United Students Jr.

United Students Jr was established to develop middle school students' leadership skills, promote college awareness and civic engagement in order to build a strong voice for students to take ownership over their education. We also provide academic support to our student membership by developing individual academic achievement action-plans in order to successfully transition into Roosevelt High School and Mendez Learning Center. We currently have a campus club at Hollenbeck Middle School.  We serve students attending all Eastside middle schools.

Program Overview

• Leadership Development: Weekly lunch meetings at school sites consist of interactive activities that explore the educational conditions in East Los Angeles schools and raise awareness of college access. After school meetings train youth in facilitation skills, public speaking, critical thinking, oral and written communication & conflict resolution.

• Academic Services: Core student members (students involved in after school program) are assigned an Academic Advisor that  meets regularly with students and develops an academic action plan to prepare their transition into high school as well as prepare for their A-G requirements.

• Algebra Readiness Academy: We provide an intensive  Algebra Readiness Academy that consists of a lecture, team math exercises and group mastery challenge that focuses on a social justice issues to strenghthen Algebra skills.
  

• Summer Leadership Academy: We provide a six week Summer Academy open to all US Jr members. Students meet at our community center and receive training on conducting action based research and support in developing a project to improve education and college awareness on the Eastside.