Wow! We have a great group of new students to kick off our Summer Youth Media Challenge this year!  Yesterday we welcomed 21 new students from across the five boroughs of Manhattan to our program, and we expect a few more to trickle in.  Shelise and Matt took everyone out for ice-breakers in the sweltering heat and today the kids begin with their multi-media classes.

We are excited to welcome Jason from AOL's StudioNow network as our newest menteer!  He begins teaching video classes today!

And I can't sign off without thanking Nico Rosario (Program Manager) and Shirley Toussaint (Business and Marketing Manager) for their tireless efforts to make our recent transition a smooth one!  Great job guys - we have an awesome team!

Its going to be a great summer...

~ Vanessa Hylande

    Executive Director, HL