Join us for a “toast” to Link’s 50th anniversary at this year’s A Taste of Newark fundraiser which will be held on Wednesday, November 13th at NJPAC. The event will feature an hour and a half cocktail hour with “tastings” from various restaurants in the area and a silent auction followed by a sit-down dinner, students performances, and an alumni speaker. Link’s honorees at this event will include all those who launched, sustained, and continue to build on Link’s special mission – the founding Sisters of St. Dominic, board members, teacher and staff, volunteers, donors, partnering organizations, community groups, city officials, alumni, and families who sent their children to Link. The alumni speaker will be Khalid Jordan '06. This year’s event – a celebration of Link – will be a truly special evening.
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Link 6th Graders win First in Community Service Challenge Project!
Congratulations to our 6th graders for winning the Golden Broom Award in the Newark Department of Public Works’ annual citywide “Slam Dunk the Junk” community service project. Students spent several hours cleaning up Lincoln Park, right down the street from the school. Our 6th grade students, along with their teachers, filled THE MOST large bags with debris, and won first place! Congratulations! We are so proud of you for “giving back” by helping the neighborhood around the school.
Thanks for a great 50th Anniversary Block Party!
What a wonderful day! Nearly 1000 guests enjoyed an afternoon of food, fun, and community at our anniversary celebration! Thanks to everyone who supported this every special event, hosted by Link Education Partners in partnership with the Newark Department of Public Safety. Click here to read more and to view photos and videos from this amazing event!
Click here to read an article about the party published in Tap Into Newark!
LCCS Board Retreat/Meeting Postponed
The LCCS Board Retreat/Board meeting scheduled for Saturday,November 2, 2019 at 8:30 am has been postponed. The new date is to be determined shortly and will be announced when a decision is made.
Linkers participate in Newark Design Challenge
Six Link scholars participated in Schools That Can Newark‘s 4th Annual Design Day Challenge at NJIT, joining students from several Newark schools. The participants were charged with addressing a challenge facing Newark – designing the next phase of the Mulberry Street Mall. In small groups (intermixing the students from the various schools), scholars brainstormed ideas and built models of their vision of the mall. Our students had a great time engaging in real-world learning and discovered that they can make a difference in their community.
Read an article from Chalkbeat Newark about the event with quotes from a Link student.
Link Alumnus to speak at A Taste of Newark
Link is pleased to announce that Khalid Jordan, Link Class of 2006, will be the Alumni Speaker at Link’s Annual gala fundraiser, A Taste of Newark, to be held on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at NJPAC in Newark. Khalid, who is pursuing a career in the entertainment industry, will speak to the impact that Link had on his life.
After graduating from Link in 2006, Khalid Jordan attended Science Park High School for his freshman year before transferring to and graduating from Arts High School, where he was following the family legacy and majored in Television Production. During high school, Khalid played football for Malcolm X. Shabazz High School which led to an athletic scholarship to play football at Howard University in Washington, D.C. While at Howard, Khalid procured various internships with companies such as Sesame Workshop as well as BET (DC and NY) and other Viacom companies. After graduation from college, he moved to California to work in the entertainment industry, beginning his career in the mailroom at William Morris Endeavor talent agency. After three and a half years working in the Television Literary and Digital Department, Khalid gained employment as a manager at Mass Appeal and then landed his current position as a Creative Development Executive at Warner Brothers Television.
We are thrilled that Khalid will share his reflections with our guests at A Taste of Newark, and hope that his fellow Link alumni come out that evening to reconnect with him and with Link!