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Alexandria-Fairfax Kappa League 1

KAPPA LEAGUE ROLL CALL Volume 1, Issue 3 March 2015

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

2 NESBE Competition

4 FAFSA Scholarship Workshop Recap

7 Jr. Kappa League S.T.E.M Program

8 Congratulations to Kappa League Seniors!

9 Kappa League Investment Group

10 Upcoming Chapter Events

Kappa League

Roll Call

As promised, in an effort to better

bridge the gap of communication

between the parents, the Kappa

League coordinators, and the members

of Alexandria-Fairfax (AF) Alumni

Chapter, we have created a monthly

newsletter that details events planned

for participants in the Alexandria-

Fairfax Alumni Chapter Guide Right

program—to include the Kappa

League, the AF Kappa League STEM

program, and National Society of

Black Engineers (NSBE) programs.

This newsletter will also offer a

glimpse into some of the other social

programs the AF chapter is actively

involved in and promoting within the

community.

We hope that this new form of

communication will serve as a vehicle

for open dialogue between you the

parents and the various committee

members.

Wilder Smith

Chairman, Alexandria-Fairfax

Kappa League

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

KAPPA LEAGUE MENTOR BREAKFAST

MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY

MARCH 28, 2015

10AM – 1PM


GOOD LUCK!

Parents, Thank you all for your assistance in

raising money for our NSBE team to attend the March competition in

Anaheim, CA. With your help, we successfully raised the needed $6000 to

send every member of our team to competition. We could not have done it

without you! Please wish us luck as we travel to compete and represent not only

the Alexandria-Fairfax (VA) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, but also you

as well! Again, Thank you!

Team Coordinator: Marlon Ridley (Alexandria-Fairfax)

NSBE Team:

Kofi Roberts –Product Engineer

Darius Ligon – System/Project Engineer

Caleb Allison – Electrical Engineer

Dallas Hinton – Software/Computer Engineer

Robert Lamoa – Mechanical Engineer

Kaelan Dickson – Physicist

ROBOTIC COMPETION

The 41st Annual

National NSBE

Convention from

March 25th – 29th

2015. The convention

will be held in the

beautiful city of

Anaheim, CA

WEBSITE: http://www.nsbe.org/C

onvention/2015/NSBE

41.aspx#.VGwOV410z

IU


A RESOUNDING SUCCESS!

Thank you to all who attended the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Scholarship

Workshop on February 28, 2015, at the Multi-Purpose Facility. To say the event was a success would be

an understatement. We expand the FAFSA Scholarship workshop this year by exposing kids to scholarships

that are available from local college alumni members and Greek Organizations. Last year approximately 15

kids attended the workshop. This year we had over 40 participants to include parents, HBCU

representatives, and over 20 kids! Thank you!

The featured speaker of the workshop was Ms. Maisha Challenger (DST) from the Department of

Education who is an expert in federal aid programs. In addition, we had representatives from the college

alumni associations and Greek organizations who gave short presentations on their schools/organizations

and scholarship application process. Below is a short recap of the event and the attendees.

Keynote Speaker: Ms. Maisha Challenger

School Representatives:

Alabama State Univ. – Andrea Gordon

Hampton University – Joe Nickens (Alexandria- Fairfax)

Florida A&M University – Sharon Ducan

Howard University – Shana Ervin

Norfolk State University – Tony Harrison

Tuskegee University – Justin Germany

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity – Phil Benjamin

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. – Lennell Quarles

(Alexandria-Fairfax)

On behalf of the Alexandria-Fairfax (VA) Alumni Chapter,

we thank everyone for your participation in making this

event a success!

Respectfully,

Carey Fountain

Co-chairman, Alexandria-Fairfax Kappa League

Carey Fountain

(l to r) Wilder Smith, Ms. Maisha Challenger, Carey

Fountain


FAFSA WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS


FAFSA WORKSHOP–UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVES

HOWARD UNIVERSITY

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY

ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY

TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY


FAFSA WORKSHOP–GREEK REPRESENTATIVES

OMEGA PHI PSI FRATERNITY, INC.

KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, INC.

DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. OMEGA PHI PSI FRATERNITY, INC.


The Jr. Kappa League S.T.E.M. program meets at Patrick Henry Elementary School from 10:00am to

12:00pm. The instructors are Alexandria-Fairfax (VA) Alumni Chapter’s own Tsaike Brundige (Chairman),

newly initiated Alexandria-Fairfax member Jason Duffus (Assistant S.T.E.M Instructor) and they are joined

by special guest and Patrick Henry’s science teacher Seth Maher. There are nine (9) students (4th

and 5th

graders) who participate in the program.

This past weekend the students met and were given the Owl Pallet Project. The students separated an owl

pallet to find out what the owl ate. The students found bones of rodents, skew and other small animals and

bugs. The students were then asked to identify the bones on a chart. After they found and identified several

bones, they had to design a food chain, starting with the sun, grass, animals/bugs, and owl. The students

were very intrigued with the project, especially in finding and identifying the bones. Overall, the project

went well and the students enjoyed themselves.

The final part of the session involved reading. Some students are below grade level for reading, some are at

grade level and some are well above grade level. Mr. Maher brought out reading materials and the students

were divided into groups of three where they read for 20 minutes.

Tsaike Brundige

Jason Duffus assists Jr. S.T.E.M students Seth Maher assists Jr. S.T.E.M students


CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to one of Alexandria-Fairfax (VA) Alumni Chapter’s

Kappa League Senior, Kofi Roberts!

Kofi recently competed in the DECA competition held in Virginia Beach, VA. DECA’s industry-validated

competitive events are aligned with the National Curriculum Standards in the career clusters of marketing,

business management and administration, finance, and hospitality and tourism. DECA’s flagship evaluation

process involves students in both a written component, such as an exam or report, and an interactive

component with an industry professional serving as a judge. DECA’s competitive events directly contribute

to every student being college and career ready when they graduate from high school.

Kofi competed in a role play exercise on business law and ethics involving prompting a chain of drug stores

to improve the health of employees without making them feel excluded. For his participation, he was

awarded a medal for best role play and a medal for State finalist. Kofi will also be traveling to Anaheim, CA,

this month as part of the NSBE Robotics Team.

Again, congratulations to Kofi on his ACHIEVEMENTS!

CONGRATULATIONS!

In our last Newsletter (February) we announced that

Tarik J. Terry, an Alexandria-Fairfax (VA) Alumni

Chapter Kappa League Senior was accepted to Old

Dominion University (his first choice) over the

Christmas Holidays! Since his acceptance, Tarik has

been busy applying for scholarships. We are pleased to

once again announce Tarik has procured his first

scholarship, the 2015 Jewel Scholarship from the Board

of Directors of the Joyce-Gillespie-Harrington Educational and Charitable

Foundation, Inc. We look forward to updating future Newsletters with

announcements of more scholarships for Tarik.

Again, congratulations to Tarik on his ACHIEVEMENTS!

Kofi Roberts

Tarik Terry


The Stock Market game is not a new concept;

however, the activity is new to the Kappa League Program of Kappa Alpha Psi

Fraternity, Incorporated. The purpose of the game is to introduce an activity that

fosters teamwork, research, scholastic aptitude, competition, economic exposure

and overall real world learning. This game has been researched and shows that it

has helped students in personal finance, math, economics and college and career

readiness. The Alexandria-Fairfax Alumni Chapter views our Kappa League

students as future leaders who could enjoy this activity as a tool for their future

success.

This activity is a kick starter to a

potential national game where our

AF Kappa League students may

have a chance to compete with

other Kappa League Chapters in

participating in the Stock Market

Game. Stay tuned and be ready to

Buy Low and Sell High!


ALEXANDRIA-FAIRFAX ALUMNI CHAPTER COMING EVENTS

KAPPA LEAGUE MENTOR BREAKFAST Alexandria-Fairfax Chapter House

6343 S. Richmond Hwy/ Alexandria, VA 22306

Saturday, March 28, 2015

10am – 12pm

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