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		<title>Awareness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Simon Youth Foundation teacher is a breath of fresh air in her non-traditional classroom “I have never seen anyone put herself before others the way Kara does. She volunteers her heart and her time to these students because that is what she is called to do,” wrote Katie Burton. Burton’s words were part of a personal tribute to Kara Larkin that was one of many submitted on Larkin’s behalf when she was nominated as one of Central Indiana’s best teachers. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 SCHOLARSHIPS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Applications for 2012 Simon Youth Foundation Community Scholarships are being accepted until Thursday, March 1. Follow the instructions included in the application packet for submitting your documents to the scholarships program&#8217;s independent administrator. DOWNLOAD THE 2012 SIMON YOUTH FOUNDATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION HERE Students from any school or district in communities that are home to a Simon ® property are eligible to apply for a Simon Youth Foundation Community Scholarship. Applications can be obtained at the Guest Services desk inside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nashville&#8217;s WTVF: Simon Youth Academy graduation brings students back from the brink</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Simon Youth Academies in six nationwide communities celebrated mid-term graduation ceremonies in December, 2011, and January, 2012. On Wednesday, Dec. 14, a proud group of 88 students crossed the stage during the commencement event for the Simon Youth Academy at Hickory Hollow Mall in Nashville, Tenn. Each of the graduates had dropped out or were on the verge of dropping out of their traditional high school before enrolling at the Academy. Their stories of triumph and hope were covered by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Programs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SYF experience empowers student to paint new future for himself Walk through the Simon Youth Academy at Westminster Mall, and you’re likely to run into Matthew Linville with paint brush in hand. Linville, a student at the non-traditional high school for at-risk students that is supported by Simon Youth Foundation and the Huntington Beach Union High School District, has spent recent semesters decorating the school’s walls with hand-painted murals. The largest of his creations decorates a long hallway and features [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Results</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SYF graduate earns scholarship abroad There’s a lot going on in the world in late 2011. National revolutions, economic worries, pending political seasons all dot the global landscape, and for Sonia Davis being a part of the international goings-on is her professional dream. This is why the 18 year old will pursue a degree in International Relations when she begins college this January, 2012. It’s also why the university she selected is located abroad. “I was accepted by Richmond, The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Awareness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A teacher from the Simon Youth Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy at Knoxville Center in Knoxville, Tenn., was named East Tennessee’s Educator of the Month for October, 2011. &#160; Jannice Clark teaches mathematics at the Academy, which serves students who are at risk of dropping out of school because of serious illness, pregnancy, and a range of other unique personal circumstances that make it too difficult to connect with learning in a traditional classroom setting. &#160; The East Tennessee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Support</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Simon Youth Foundation rolled up three major donations in October, 2011, from bowling tournaments and silent auctions hosted in three Simon Property Group regions over two weeks. SPG is the Foundation&#8217;s top corporate partner, and the company hosts Bowling for Education tourneys throughout the year. The back-to-back events in October raised a total of nearly $300,000 to support SYF&#8217;s two major initiatives: Simon Youth Academies and Simon Youth Scholarships. To raise funds, SPG malls that operate in a particular region [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simon Malls® wrap up a big holiday gift for Simon Youth Foundation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On top of making 2011 holiday gifts look great this year, the gift wrap centers at 35 nationwide Simon Malls are pledging their seasonal proceeds to Simon Youth Foundation and other local charities in their communities. The gift wrap program is expected to raise more than $192,000 with half of that total going to SYF to benefit its two major initiatives: Simon Youth Academies and Simon Youth Scholarships. Click here to read more and see a complete listing of participating [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.syf.org/2011/12/09/simon-malls%c2%ae-wrap-up-a-big-holiday-gift-for-simon-youth-foundation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=simon-malls%25c2%25ae-wrap-up-a-big-holiday-gift-for-simon-youth-foundation</link>
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		<title>Peterson to lead Education Services for Simon Youth Foundation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Arleen Peterson has been named the Vice President, Education Services, of Simon Youth Foundation, the Indianapolis-based nonprofit that supports non-traditional high schools with its public school partners in 13 states.  At the Foundation, Peterson will manage all SYF services related to the Simon Youth Scholarships program and the national network of 23 Simon Youth Academies, which are non-traditional high schools primarily located in Simon malls that serve at-risk youth in partnership with local public school districts.  “As a long time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simon Youth Foundation best practices featured at series of national and state conferences</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Simon Youth Foundation President and CEO J. Michael Durnil, Ph.D., was a featured panelist at the University of Indianapolis Center for Excellence in Leadership of Learning (CELL) Conference, Nov. 14-15, 2011. The CELL Conference presentation was the third in a series of national presentations made by SYF in the Fall of 2011. The Foundation also was asked to present at the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities National Conference and the Kappa Delta Pi International 48th Biennial Convocation in October. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.syf.org/2011/11/22/simon-youth-foundation-best-practices-featured-at-series-of-national-and-state-conferences/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=simon-youth-foundation-best-practices-featured-at-series-of-national-and-state-conferences</link>
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