Five Years of First Saturday, 1998-2002

FIVE YEARS OF FIRST SATURDAY
1998 - 2003

1. Practice proficiency tests begin academic year 1998-1999. This picture shows elementary students taking practice test in the cafeteria of Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School.

2. Fall 1999 - First Saturday practice test begins at Rocket Hall, University of Toledo, attended by nine students.

3. Summer 2000, Stan Woody of Toledo Public Schools joins First Saturday summer B-B-Q and announces TPS will supply busses to support First Saturday.

4. Glenwood School principal Mrs. Redmond leading her students to take the First Saturday practice test at Rocket Hall during the 2000 - 2001 academic year.

5. Volunteers for First Saturday include from right to left, Karen Daugherty, faculty, College of Education; Rev. Albert Reid, pastor, St. Antioch Baptist Church; Debbie Hamilton, director, W.J. Murchison Community Center; Terry McGreevy, local businessman.

6. University of Toledo student volunteers from College of Arts & Sciences, College of Education, Health & Human Services, and various student service organizations.

7. Principals and teachers from Glenwood, Lincoln, Fulton, Cherry, King, Nathan Hale and Warren Schools.


2002
The 2002-2003 First Saturday Project serviced over 1,200 students from Northwest Ohio. Toledo came out in force to wish us well and share in our success. These photographs were taken at our last practice test in March of 2002 at Rocket Hall, University of Toledo, where over 300 4th thru 10th grade students took the practice proficiency test that day.
Toledo Mayor Ford
UT President Johnson
TPS Superintendent Sanders

2003

Photos coming