Daedream Mentor takes COMMUNITY ACTION! Tyrese Coardes helps kids "Go Red" for health!

Reposted from New Haven Register

Photo Credit:  Arnold Gold, NHR

Tyrese Coardes, 5-year veteran Daedream Mentor, pictured here in recent New Haven Register article about New Haven Public Schools Healthy Heart efforts!

Congratulations to Tyrese for his involvement.

You can read the entire article here:  http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20160226/2-new-haven-schools-go-red-for-the-day-to-share-lessons-about-good-health

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Member of the Week:  Snigtha M.
Mentor of the Week:  Torey Robinson
Junior Mentor of the Week:  Des'Tahnee M.H.

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In The Spotlight: Torey Robinson - The first program alumn to take Daedream fully into college

Recently promoted to Co-director of Daedream, Torey Robinson is more than just a "kid that can dance."  With the theater program now going into its 28th season, Torey has been part of it in both times of upswing and lag.  Currently, he made the decision to continue to be part of this growing and popular after-school theater company as he also continues his college life, while working as a paraprofessional at Mauro-Sheridan.

Q:  How do you manage your other job, school and Daedream?


"To me, the point is I have work, dance and my education.  The way that I manage all this is thinking about the hours or time spent in each place.  I know it's hard, because the hours I'd like to dedicate to one thing, I may not be able to get.  When I'm dancing, it's not working to me, even if I'm paid.   It's doing something that I love and working on my craft. When I am at work, I'm not working for myself really, aside from making money. I'm learning basic skills, but it's not what I want to do for the rest of my life.  With School, I need my education to better myself and to become what I really want to be.  Now, realizing that I have only so many hours in the day, and so many days in a week,and so many weeks in a year, I've come to see how to prioritize and make the best use of my time.  I love dancing more than school and work, but sometimes, dancing is not what I do most in my day.  With that being said, I have to make that the best of the time I have when I can.  My passion is dancing, and I know my own goals down the road will include dance because it's something I've always loved to do.  My  hours of dance are worth it, because I feel it's beneficial to me, whereas the job sometimes just seems like a bit of money, but not something I love.  This makes the whole thing difficult because it doesn't lead to perfecting your craft, but it has to happen.  You have to put yourself into what you are doing to advance yourself, whatever that takes."

Q:  What impact has Daedream had on your life choices and career path?  Watch the video below to see Torey's response.

Q:  Since you're the first mentor who included Daedream in your daily life post-high school, what would you say to the now-graduating high school seniors this year?

I'd say, remember everything you learned and that motivated you - the things that got you through tough times and how you were helped.  Think back on how you handled situations with the support of people you had around you.  You're going on to the next step in life, and what you do is solely upon you.  No one can tell you where you are or where to be.  For me, I love working with kids and I love the surroundings that Daedream brings me.  Being that I fell in love with teaching and love doing what I do ever since 8th grade, why not continue after high school to be part of a program that brought me up, so I can bring others up.  I feel not many people have the right guidance or the best life, and because of that, it makes it that much more enjoyable knowing that we can make their lives better, by the energy we bring to the table and how much they like being around us.  Being a role model you have that responsibility that you take on, by choice, knowing that you can mean more to people than you think.  

My direction and guidance came from Ms. Francis, and then I could reach others.  There's a line, you know, of being at the right place at the right time as far as how things fall into place.  When I started, there was really only me choreographing.  That year, Ms. Francis and I were the choreographers, because she had just started a new version of the program when the school merged.  Now, I have Kevin, Deandre, Des'Tahnee, Aissatou and others helping me and of course Ms Francis, to achieve our goals with the program.  And who knows where we we can go, and who they'll bring with them as they role model for others.  The whole thing just shows growth.

Q:  What is your goal for the kids in the program?

Torey is currently a sophomore at Gateway Community College, who will graduate this Spring.  He will be attending SCSU in the Fall with a major in Math Education.

NEWS: First 8th Grade Promotion, 2016!

Congratulations to Des'Tahnee, who was promoted today to JUNIOR MENTOR status and presented with two staff shirts!

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Great work and welcome to the team!