VOE Accomplishments
2022-23 Accomplishments
2021-22 Accomplishments
- Gabby G attended The Academies by Harvard Student Agencies. The Politics Academy
- Participated in the We Reign Program, black girls in Rooting, Empowering, and Inspiring Summer internship
- Participated in the launching of the Resurgence Ministry’s Internship with Rev. Clayton Hicks at the Movie Tavern.
- Back to the Movies “Women King”, Deja Vu, Inside Man
- Little Buddies program at Erdenheim Elementary School
- Participated in the 2nd annual Strut and Stroll to stomp out Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
- Check presentation to CHOP for our involvement in the NAFLD
- Created the music entertainment for the NAFLD (Spartan Pep band and Tri-M)
- Donated 4 cases of water to the NAFLD walk
- Volunteered with Pre-Voc students at Face to Face in Germantown
- Participated in the annual Spartan tailgate
- Created the VOE Alumni Mentoring Program, Generation of Change (Ivy Greene)
- 2nd annual New Parents Meet and Greet
- Participated in the International Dinner with the ESL (English 2nd Language) team
- BOFF foundation organized the donation of 75 cases of water for Face to Face’s annual Turkey Trot walk (gave $100)
- Re-created the Face to Face Holiday Concert
- Participated in the GLAAM (Girlz Leading and Achieving Magnificently) and YK (Young Kingz) program with Mrs. Wright at Erdenheim
- Volunteered at Cradles to Crayons
- Canvassing for Anwar Muhammad in Lansdale
- Participated in the Affinity Group with Dr. Ritt
- Went to Plymouth Whitemarsh HS to meet their Black Student Union to collaborate for future events.
- 6th Annual VOE Black History Month Brunch (raised $940)
- Attended the DVCEE Leadership Conference
- Re-created the Annual Grammy Recording Contest at Montco
- Created the Black history month programs for Erdenhiem and Enfield
- Created the Maturing to Manhood program at the Middle School with Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and their Guiding Right Program
- Kayla Hamlin was awarded the Apogee Leadership Award of $20,000 from Widener University and NBC10 for her work done in VOE
- Attended “Thurgood” a 1 man play with Plymoth Whitemarsh HS
- 8th annual VOE Showcase. We made $2708
- Celebration of Life for our brother Micah Goodman
- Created Reading Buddies at Enfield Elementary
- Created the Micah Goodman Memorial scholarship for kindness and Caring. First winners are his brothers Will and Asher
- VOE banquet gave $3100 to 6 seniors and 4 underclass members
2021-22 Accomplishments
- Created the Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease PSA
- Participated in the 1st annual Strut and Stroll to stomp out NAFLD
- Participated in the annual Spartan tailgate
- Volunteered with Pre-Voc students at Face to Face in Germantown
- Re-created Little Buddies program at Erdenheim Elementary School
- Created the 1st annual VOE New Parents Meet and Greet
- Attended the 30th Annual Phila Film festival showing of Soul Kids
- Created VOE Cultural Celebration events (celebrated Jamaica, Puerto Rico, India, Ireland, Japan, Pakistan, Native American, Vietnam, Nigeria)
- 5th Annual VOE Black History Month Brunch (raised $1357)
- 7th Annual VOE Showcase 516 ppl counted in attendance and raised $3170
- Created the VOE Financial Literacy & Business Education Day at Springfield
- Attended the DVCEE Leadership Conference
- Participated in Enfield Elementary Black History Month Program for the 1st time
- Participated in Erdenheim Elementary Black History Month Program
- Participated in the Multicultural Parents Assoc Black History Month Program
- 1st time organizing and directing James Taylor’s Diversity Day
- Created Erdenheim’s James Taylor diversity day video
- VOE logo t-shirt fundraiser (raised $870)
- Created VOE Black Movie Nights (watched The Harder they Fall, Malcom X, Pursuit of Happyness, Set it Off)
- Candace was awarded the Apogee Leadership Award of $20,000 from Widener University and NBC10 for her work done in VOE
- Created history videos “As told by VOE” for Diversity Day and Black History Month
- Host and attended the Brandy Colbert, virtual visiting author tour
- Participated in the Regional Unified Track meet
- Helped Zaria with her college video project
- Helped create Music Production Club with Josh
- Created the Best Member Award. 1st recipient is Skye
- Created 2 new Board positions, music director Na’im and assistant to the executive board Isha- Gza
- VOE Scholarship Banquet gave out $2700 in scholarships to 11 seniors.
2020-2021 Accomplishments
2018-2019 Accomplishments
2017-2018 Accomplishments
2016-2017 Accomplishments
2015-2016 Accomplishments:
Feb 2015 Accomplishments:
- VOE were Speakers at the Springfield Township’s Unity March in June 2020
- Participated in the River Rock Project. The River Rock Project was a music video for women’s empowerment and to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s voting rights
- Participated in “We Reign Program”, which teaches black girls about advocacy and politics
- VOE members were ask to become founding members of the Cheltenham Branch NAACP Youth Leadership
- Joined the Krimson Foundation Consortium with Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity
- Face to Face food and clothes drive collected over 1050 items
- Donated to the scholarship fund of the Greater Phila Chapter of Tuskeege Airmen
- Created VOE Mental Health Awareness Day at Springfield
- Co-Sponsored the Secure the Bag, Financial Literacy event with Rob Wilson “Hip Hop’s Financial Advisor” and Krimson Consortium
- Created a PSA for the voting process
- Participated in the Marc Lamont Hill post election town hall meeting with Krimson Consortium
- Continued Maturing to Manhood
- Participated in the Equitable Practices and Multicultural Parents Assoc Meetings
- Participated in the 2nd annual Black History Month Program for the Multicultural Parents Association created the VOE Black History Month Trivia Night
- Created Black History Month morning announcement slides concerning Prominent African-Americans from Philly
- Participated in Erdenheim Elementary Black History Month Program
- Participated in the Unified Fitness Heptathlon
- Participated in the ACT-SO competition with the NAACP. Gabrielle G (Poetry), Jordan (S.T.E.M), and Treasure (Music Vocals) for winning the Bronze medal in the Cheltenham NAACP ACT-SO program
- Participated in MLK Day Virtual Town Hall with Montgomery County Community College
- Attended the DVCEE Leadership Conference
- Skye was awarded the Apogee Leadership Award of $20,000 from Widener University and NBC10 for her work done in VOE
- Participated in the Wissahickon HS CASA Pop-Off event, where the students discussed social issues and action plans
- VOE Virtual Showcase on booktix.com.
- VOE Scholarship Banquet gave $2600 in scholarship
- VOE co-founder Natalie Lewis inducted into Springfield Township Hall of Fame
- Helped Create the Multicultural Student Mentor program
- Helped Create the African-American Studies Course for Springfield
- Created the Face to Face Holiday Concert
- Created the Mercy Neighborhood Ministry Preschool Holiday Concert.
- Bless Our Families
- Donated to Alicia Mole donation for her classroom (T) $100
- Donated to the Stu and the kids fundraiser $50 (T)
- Donated to Harley D’Amico group Hydrocephalus walk $25 (T)
- Collected over 700 items of Food and Clothes for Refuge Evangelical Baptist Church for their Thanksgiving give away.
- Participated in the Equitable Practices Meeting with Drianna Jones
- Movie “Harriet”
- Attended the DVCEE Leadership Conference
- Helped Penndale Middle School (North Penn School District) create a VOE chapter for their school called Voices of Empowerment
- Helped Centennial School District Secondary Equity Teacher Leaders establish a minority leadership group
- Helped with the PMEA District Chorus Festival
- Created the VOE Business Education Association
- Created the VOE Financial Literacy & Business Education Day at Springfield
- 4th Annual Black History Month Brunch (raised $560)
- Little Buddies Program at Erdenheim
- Maturing to Manhood program partnered with Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and their Guiding Right Program
- Volunteered with Pre-Voc students at Face to Face in Germantown
- Participated in 1st annual Inclusivity Week (created the thumbprint board)
- STHS Hall of Fame coordinators and host
- Nina Ivey was awarded the Apogee Leadership Award of $20,000 from Widener University and NBC10 for her work done in VOE
- Attended Holocaust Symposium at Gratz College
- 4th annual VOE Grammy Contest new partnership with Montco Community College
- Participated in George Washington Carver Black History Month Showcase
- Participated in the Multi-Cultural Parents Assoc 1st Black History Month Program
- VOE Scholarship Banquet
- CORONA VIRUS Stopped US
2018-2019 Accomplishments
- Created the VOE Board of Directors
- Created the VOE Student/Teacher Program for Mr. T’s Environmental Sci class
- Created the VOE Civil Rights Symposium
- Ivy Greene was awarded $20,000 for Widener University and NBC10 High School Leadership Award for her work in VOE and the Civil Rights Symposium
- 3rd Annual VOE Black History Month Brunch (raised $915)
- Presentation at the NAACP September Board Meeting
- Hurricane Florence Relief Drive (North Carolina)
- Volunteered with Pre-Voc students at Face to Face in Germantown
- VOE Coat and Hat drive for Face to Face (We exceeded our goal by collecting 104 coats, 5 hats, 6 gloves, 2 pairs of ski pants, 3 scarfs, and 2 pairs of underwear)
- Movie “The Hate U Give”
- Created the VOE Select Singing Group with Puntel
- Re-Created Little Buddies program with Social Leadership Club at Erdenheim
- Representative at Multi-Cultural Parents Association
- Donated $175 to face to face for their annual Turkey Trott
- Attended Delaware Valley Consortium for Excellence & Equity leadership conference
- Attended George Washington Carver High School International Human Rights Day celebration
- Continued Worthy Lifestyle Girl’s Group HS
- Created Worthy Lifestyle Girl’s Group at the middle school
- Continued the Maturing 2 Manhood program
- Participated in NAACP MLK day of service program at Arcadia
- 3rd Annual Grammy Recording Contest with our new partner Phil Nicolo
- Attended Holocaust Symposium at Gratz College
- 5th Annual VOE Showcase (raised $3013)
- Native American museum in D.C. trip
- Chipotle fundraiser (raised $337)
- Coordinate 3rd bi-annual Career day
- Volunteered and helped organize the 7th annual Unified/Life Skills Spring Dance
- Participated in the Pretty Brown Dolls at Erdenheim
- Founding members of the Spartan Culture Committee
- Members attended the Spirit Summit at Coatesville HS with Culture Committee
- Participated in the Town Hall meeting done by the Spartan Culture Committee
- Scholarship Banquet gave $3350 to 11 seniors (raised $532 along with the candy)
- Alexis Kingcade was awarded the Book Scholarship from the NAACP because of her work she’s done in VOE
2017-2018 Accomplishments
- Organized and directed the Hurricane Relief Collection with Mr. Hence (collected over 10,000 pounds of goods for Texas)
- Organized the collaboration with Pre-Voc students to help at Face to Face in Germantown
- Partnership with Worthy Lifestyle and created the Worthy Girl’s group
- Created Maturing to Manhood group
- Bless our family foundation
- Organized Worthy Lifestyle homeless coat drive
- Made sandwiches for face to face
- Gave 80 cases of water to face to face for the turkey trott
- Gave 20 cases of water for the Spring Dance
- Group trip to see the Movie “Marshall”
- Cherrydale Fundraiser (collected $1473)
- Created James Taylor’s diversity day at Erdenheim
- Helped organize James Taylor day at HS
- Attended Delaware Valley Consortium for Excellence & Equity leadership conference
- 2nd Annual Black History Month Brunch (made $810 for scholarships)
- 4th Annual Showcase (made $2800 for scholarships)
- Volunteered and helped organize the 6th annual Life Skills Spring Dance
- 2nd Annual Grammy Recording Contest at Breed Studio
- Volunteered with the Intermediate Special Education unit to help with their students
- Helped organize the NAACP MLK program at Arcadia University
- Participated in the Pretty Brown Dolls event at Edenheim.
- Gave $1900 to 4 seniors at our annual VOE Scholarship Banquet
- Mr. T was awarded the Education Achievement Award from the Cheltenham Area Branch of the NAACP.
2016-2017 Accomplishments
- Organized and directed Career Day
- Created the Bless Our Families Foundation
- Went to Fairview Care Center to pass out holiday cards
- Donated to families in need within the school
- Donated to coat drive
- Donated to homeless food drive
- Created the VOE Black History Month Brunch (raised $800 for scholarships)
- Created the VOE & Spartan Sings Grammy Recording Contest
- VOE Annual Scholarship Showcase (raised $2600)
- Group trip to the movie “Birth of a Nation”
- Attended Delaware Valley Consortium for Excellence & Equity leadership conference
- Organized the Voter Registration drive at Springfield
- Group trip to the African-American museum in Washington DC
- Step team performed for the AP Plan show on April 1st at Voltage Lounge
- Volunteered at the 5th Annual Life Skills Spring Dance
- Cherrydale fundraiser
- Gave $2350 to 6 graduating seniors at our annual VOE Scholarship Banquet
2015-2016 Accomplishments:
- Created the Little Steppers at Erdenheim elementary school. High School Students teach step to the elementary school students (2014-2015)
- Created the Jr. Steppers at the Middle School. High School Students teach step to the middle school students
- Created School wide VOE Career Day. There were 63 professionals presenting their profession to the school.
- VOE Showcase. Talent show that made $1100 for scholarship purposes
- Created Middle School Jr. VOE which is a mentoring program where high school student teach leadership skills to the middle school students
- Created a Political Awareness Committee which was integral in getting the first African-American county commissioner elected in Springfield Township.
- Created Little Buddies program at Erdenheim Elementary.
- Created Maturity to Manhood program (working on implementation)
- Created the Jr VOE decade dance. Will be having the 1st Jr. VOE dance for the school on Apr 21st.
- Participated in Peace Day Rally in Philadelphia.
- Helped Organize James Taylor Diversity Day at the high school. In charge of the religious cultural session
- Attended the 200 yrs. of African American Art display at the Art Museum
- Attended Delaware Valley Consortium for Excellence & Equity leadership conference
- Attended 39th Annual Youth Symposium on the Holocaust
- Group trip to see the movie “Selma”
- Step team performed at the Reach 1 teach 1 college fair at Montco and school board
- Raised $2200 for VOE Annual Scholarship funds, presented at our banquets
- Gave $2900 to 9 graduating seniors at our annual VOE Scholarship Banquet
- Mr. T was awarded the Promoting Academic Excellence from the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. (ZOL Chapter)
Feb 2015 Accomplishments:
- Mr. T became VOE advisor
- African-American historical trip to the art museum
- Created the Step Team with Ms. Keeys
- Group trip to see the movie "Selma"
- Created the 1st Annual VOE Showcase
- VOE Schollarship banquet. Created Natalie Lewis Leadership Scholarship
- Gave $1600 to 4 seniors at our annual VOE Scholarship Banquet