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Back to School Teacher Spotlight: Stephen Ritz

Back to School Teacher Spotlight: Stephen Ritz

August 28, 2014

It’s not every day you see attendance go from 43% to 93% in the classroom. Stephen Ritz, a teacher in New York’s tough South Bronx district is an inspiration and we’re excited to put the spotlight on this teacher’s unbelievable success is turning around not only his classroom, but uniting...

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Our first event with Aly was a huge success!

December 14, 2012

As you saw on Monday, the Ask, Listen, Learn team added an exciting new Superstar to our team: Aly Raisman. Today, the 18 year old hosted her very first Ask, Listen, Learn event at Persell Middle School in Jamestown, NY, and boy, was it a success! The auditorium was packed with...

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Ask, Listen, Learn with Debbie Phelps in New York!

June 21, 2012

June is a busy month for Ask, Listen, Learn!  Earlier in the month we sat down with Debbie Phelps and local DC bloggers.  Yesterday we traveled to New York with Debbie and appeared on TODAY to talk about our Ask, Listen, Learn program and the vital role parents, educators, and coaches play in influencing youth to adopt...

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A busy day on the road with Ask, Listen, Learn

May 22, 2012

Today was another busy day for the Ask, Listen, Learn team! We were in Medford, NY with Congressman Tim Bishop at Oregon Middle School at 1:30pm. An hour later (one time zone over) in Centralia, IL, we were with Congressman John Shimkus at Centralia Junior High. Both events were packed...

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Thank you, Strough Middle School!

April 3, 2012

This morning, the Ask, Listen, Learn team was in Rome, NY at Lyndon Strough Middle School. We enjoyed talking to the kids with Congressman Richard Hanna and hope you all had fun playing our Xavix game and winning sunglasses and bag giveaways for answering questions about healthy lifestyles. Thank you...

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Thank you, Van Wyck Jr. High

March 12, 2012

The Ask, Listen, Learn team would like to send a special thank you out to Van Wyck Junior High in Wappingers Falls, New York for hosting us on Friday. We hope you enjoyed your time with Congresswoman Nan Hayworth and had fun answering questions and winning prizes along with our...

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Apolo Anton Ohno NYC Event Video!

March 12, 2010

Today, the Ask, Listen, Learn tour will bring Apolo Anton Ohno to his hometown, Seattle. The Ask, Listen, Learn team and Apolo are very excited about this hometown event! As you all know, Apolo has been travelling up a storm to inspire kids all around the country. Seattle will be...

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Apolo Anton Ohno visits Robert Wagner Middle School!

March 4, 2010

He’s won eight Olympic medals. He’s the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian in history. He’s mastered the intense competition of short track speed skating. He’s the star of the 2010 Winter Games. But can he withstand 430 hyper sixth-graders? Today, Apolo Anton Ohno participated in an Ask, Listen, Learn event with The Century Council at Robert...

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