- President’s Letter
- HBCU Roundtable Event - Nov. 14
- Fall Programs -Off to Successful Start
- 2023 Summer Programs Busy and Fruitful
- CABPES in the Community
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- Featured Volunteer: Juan Guzman
- Featured Partner: HDR, Inc.
- Featured Student: Marshall Lemieux
- Call for Volunteers
- Colorado Energy Day
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"Together, CABPES and your student(s) can move forward."
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2023 has been a very eventful year for CABPES. Because of our generous supporters, we offered all our programs this year at no cost to students—a record number of students registered for our programs. CABPES pilot Corporate Volunteer Program allowed us to decrease our student-volunteer ratio to 1-3:1 (students to volunteer). The pilot accomplished our goals, so we are continuing the Corporate Volunteer Program for the 2023-2024 program year.
For the first time in our 41-year history, we had to run our programs in two different locations. In addition, we paid for some of this space. This school year, the goal is to have the programs in one place. Currently, this is space that CABPES must pay for. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” To continue our mission, CABPES needs to move forward in a big way. The move forward is that CABPES is working toward purchasing our own space.
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ANNUAL HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ROUND TABLE EVENT COMING SOON! |
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November 14th | CABPES Zoom Room | 6-8p.m. MST |
Current students and alumni from Historically Black Colleges and Universities will introduce their schools and answer your questions, and students currently at an HBCU will share what campus life is like. CABPES will also share information about college entrance exams, scholarships, and applications.
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2023/2024 MATH ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
AND SAT/ACT COLLEGE PREP PROGRAM
OFF TO A SUCCESSFUL START
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The CABPES Math Enrichment Program and the CABPES SAT/ACT College Preparatory Program have been joined by 100 students from various school districts across Colorado.
CABPES is offering math tutoring in grades 5-8, algebra 1, algebra 2, integrated math 1-3, geometry, trigonometry, pre-calculus, calculus, and physics. This year's SAT/ACT College Preparatory class has 32 students enrolled, making the 2023 fall semester class one of the biggest college prep classes yet!
CABPES could not provide such robust programming for this many students without the help of the dedicated volunteers who generously donate their time and talent as math tutors at each program night throughout the school year.
At this time, these programs are full but students may request to be placed on the waiting list for either program by emailing us here. |
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CABPES 2023 SUMMER PROGRAMS BUSY AND FRUITFUL |
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Over 100 students from school districts across the state took advantage of CABPES Summer Programs this year!
Our summer programs include math tutoring in our Summer Math Boot Camp, a book club experience with a moderator in our Books and Beyond Club, and a math contest as part of our Summer Math Quest Challenge. CABPES also organized exclusive tours of the Boulder Google campus and Parker Water Sanitation District as part of our summer field trips. We also take students on an annual field trip to Lincoln Hills where they can enjoy activities such as fly fishing, a history hike, and a discussion about water conservation efforts.
CABPES looks forward to another summer of adventures next year!
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CABPES IN THE COMMUNITY THIS SUMMER |
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This summer CABPES had the pleasure of participating in both the Denver Museum of Nature and Science's Juneteenth event and in the Colorado Black Arts Festival event.
Participating in the Juneteenth event and in the Black Arts Festival is not just an organizational commitment for us; it is a celebration of culture, creativity, and community. At CABPES, we are proud to be a part of these events that highlight the remarkable contributions of the Black community to the worlds of STEM, education, arts, and beyond. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is not just a statement but a meaningful action; our involvement in these events is a testament to that commitment.
We look forward to continuing our support for these incredible organizations and working together with the Black community
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CABPES Featured Volunteer:
Juan Guzman
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Juan Guzman moved to Denver in early 2022 and was introduced to CABPES via his new employer, HDR Engineering. Juan has been a loyal and effective volunteer with the CABPES Math Enrichment Program ever since.
Juan mentions appreciating the mission of CABPES as he himself is a child of Argentine immigrants. He also mentions the sense of community between all of the students and their families and the enjoyment of the camaraderie between all of the volunteer math tutors.
Juan also says, "To me, the best part of volunteering for CABPES is the volunteer-student bond. It energizes me! It takes me out of my routine world and reminds me of what it was like to be in middle or high school again with all the trials and tribulations. The feeling I get when I help a concept click in the mind of a student and they start to answer one, two, three questions correctly in a row fills my soul and inevitably results in an enthusiastic high five."
Thank you for all the time you dedicate to CABPES, Juan!
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CABPES Featured Partner:
HDR
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CABPES is proud to partner with HDR again for the 2023/2024 school year.
HDR has awarded CABPES with grants that are used to support the CABPES after-school programs. Thanks to the financial support from HDR, CABPES has purchased brand new computers and calculators for students in CABPES programs to use.
HDR has also sent out volunteers in droves to support the CABPES Math Enrichment Program! CABPES has had the pleasure of working with HDR as part of our Corporate Volunteer Week program and has been sent dedicated, consistent volunteers who volunteer as math tutors each week.
Recently, CABPES and HDR have formed a partnership to locate HBCU graduates who may be a good fit for careers at HDR.
If you are interested in partnering with CABPES to bring our STEM programs to our communities please click here to email CABPES President and Executive Director, Dr. Dewey Brigham. |
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CABPES Featured Student:
Marshall Lemieux
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Marshall Lemiuex, a 7th-grade student at Angevine Middle School, has been a CABPES top-performing student since he joined CABPES programming in 5th grade.
Marshall joined the CABPES Future City team last year and played a key role in the team's success in the competition. Marshall is a dedicated and self-motivated student in the CABPES Junior Engineers, Tomorrow's Scientists (JETS) program. Marshall and his family are consistent and dependable CABPES volunteers and supporters.
Marshall says, "In CABPES, I have learned how to become the future engineer I would love to be, with learning from professionals, while having fun and making new friends."
We are proud of you, Marshall!
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CABPES IN THE COMMUNITY: COLORADO ENERGY DAY 2023 |
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CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!
BECOME A MATH TUTOR
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The annual Colorado Energy Day event on September 23rd brought many visitors to the CABPES booth- both new faces and familiar faces.
The interactive CABPES booth showcased several energy-based experiments including potato batteries, rubber band cars, and penny-powered DIY batteries.
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CABPES programs have experienced a 246% enrollment increase since last school year. Help us celebrate and support this success by donating your time to become a math tutor with CABPES. We offer math tutoring to 5th-12th grade students on Monday and Wednesday nights from 6-8 pm. Donate two hours of your time each week to make a BIG difference in the lives of our students.
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THANK YOU!
Thank you to all of our cooperative parents, partner schools, dedicated volunteers, supportive companies and steadfast foundations. In these unprecedented times your presence and partnership with CABPES now and throughout the year is an expression of true community and we thank you sincerely.
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CABPES | Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists | Denver CO
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