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  • Portsmouth High School
  • Portsmouth, OH
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Skateboarding is no longer a "fringe" activity, and children (and adults) are finding the joy of "playing on a skateboard." It provides physical activity as well as transferable skills such as communication, problem solving, and goal setting. Skateboarding also provides a sense of community and helps build friendships that can last a lifetime. It is with that mindset that I chose to develop and supervise the Bridges with Boards activity as part of the Portsmouth (Ohio) City Schools After School Mall program. In an effort to build positive mentor/mentee relationships between the staff and the student body as well as the community at large, this program will teach children and teens the basics of skateboarding. To give these students ownership of the program, I would like to give each participant a skateboard of their own to learn on, enjoy, and take with them to skate outside of school, at the new skate park the city is building, for example. While a skateboard company (Cosmic Skates from Detroit, MI) gave me decks, I am requesting help with getting these students trucks and wheels to "finish" the boards for the students. While there is an associated Amazon shopping cart, in-kind donations of skateboard wheels, bearings, trucks, as well as safety equipment for the students to use while they skate. While I do have "loaner equipment," in the age of Covid, I would greatly prefer students using and keeping their own equipment instead of sharing.

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Skateboarding is no longer a "fringe" activity, and children (and adults) are finding the joy of "playing on a skateboard." It provides physical activity as well as transferable skills such as communication, problem solving, and goal setting. Skateboarding also provides a sense of community and helps build friendships that can last a lifetime. It is with that mindset that I chose to develop and supervise the Bridges with Boards activity as part of the Portsmouth (Ohio) City Schools After School Mall program. In an effort to build positive mentor/mentee relationships between the staff and the student body as well as the community at large, this program will teach children and teens the basics of skateboarding. To give these students ownership of the program, I would like to give each participant a skateboard of their own to learn on, enjoy, and take with them to skate outside of school, at the new skate park the city is building, for example. While a skateboard company (Cosmic Skates from Detroit, MI) gave me decks, I am requesting help with getting these students trucks and wheels to "finish" the boards for the students. While there is an associated Amazon shopping cart, in-kind donations of skateboard wheels, bearings, trucks, as well as safety equipment for the students to use while they skate. While I do have "loaner equipment," in the age of Covid, I would greatly prefer students using and keeping their own equipment instead of sharing.

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