At 6PM tonight at Sierra Meadows in Awahanee (close to Yosemite and Oakhurst), eight ARC students will be performing beautifully-crafted stories of hardship and success. The event is deeply moving and the students have been preparing for Voices of Youth since their first wilderness expedition over a month ago in Hetch Hetchy. Four staff have […]
Tahoe Staff Team Guides Students Through 34 Days of Adventures!
Our Tahoe course is nearing its close and the group is at Sagehen Creek Field Station for their final basecamp! On day 30 of 34, we would like to acknowledge the incredible work of the Tahoe staff team. The team has guided the students on three wilderness expeditions, led them in creative writing exercises, journaling, and […]
Meet ARC’s 2019 Sequoia Staff Team
ARC’s Voices of Youth performance for the 2019 Sequoia 25-day Course will take place in Three Rivers at St. Anthonys Retreat at 6PM this Thursday, July 18th. Three dedicated and hard-working staff members have guided the students through their experience, including two backpacking expeditions and two academic basecamps. The staff helped students navigate through snow on […]
A Warm Hello – Kelsey Porter
Hello ARC and Aim High Community! I am the new Tahoe Outreach and Student Support Coordinator for both ARC and Aim High. I was born and raised in Truckee and graduated from Truckee High School. After high school, I attended U.C. Berkeley and attained degrees in Social Welfare and Spanish. During college I also studied […]
Jesus Alejandre, Intern Extraordinaire
As a high school freshman, Jesus Alejandre was a shy student who didn’t look his teachers in the eye. When asked to speak in front of a classroom, he lowered his gaze to the floor and spoke quietly. “I didn’t like speaking in front of people because I was worried about how I sounded as […]
Meet Sean McAlindin, Program Coordinator
Sean (middle) and his energetic team: Mel Hoffman, Yami Gutierrez, Anna Greenberg, and Salvador Meza Lemus Whenever Sean McAlindin has a tough day or is struggling to find an answer to one of life’s many problems, he spends the day in the woods, on a hike, camping or rock climbing. Working with Adventure Risk Challenge […]