By: Mary Perren, WKVI
Published: April 29th, 2014
The Starke County Youth Club aims to be a support system for
children, families and the three county school corporations.
“We know that schools are under tremendous pressure to have
kids succeed academically, and that a lot of funding for schools is tied to how
kids perform on standardized tests. That’s really a lot to ask of a school
community. It is part of our job to ensure we are supporting what the schools
need to accomplish.”
Executive Director Irene Szakonyi says the Starke County
Youth Club does that by providing after school enrichment programs for 600
youngsters at four sites across the county. All of the programs are based in
local schools, so Szakonyi says the staff is in constant contact with teachers,
administrators and others to make sure students are getting what they need. She
says children who succeed academically have a greater likelihood of being
successful adults.
As a result of budget cuts, many schools have had to
increase class sizes. Szakonyi says the Starke County Youth Club focuses on
having a low student-to-staff ratio in order to facilitate its hands-on
approach to learning.
The Starke County Youth Club’s 7th Annual WKVI Radiothon
will take place Friday, May 2 starting at 10 a.m. CDT right here on WKVI. They
hope to raise $40,000. Find more information about the club on their website,
http://www.thescyc.org/index.html. We’ll also feature more information about
the programs and services they offer each day on the news.
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