Joy Huertas

PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com Features Esperanza’s Housing and Economic Development Division.

June 16, 2017Joy HuertasEHED, Feltonville, Hunting Park, Neighborhood, Philadelphia

The Executive Director of Esperanza Housing and Economic Development (EHED), Philip Dawson, spoke about the work Esperanza is doing in the community, transform Hunting Park and surroundings into a destination in PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com. The article highlights EHED’s outreach approach to the community, Dawson’s outlook on Feltonville and Hunting Park, EHED’s vision for the North Fifth Street corridor,…

Honoring The Past, Embracing The Future!

June 15, 2017Joy HuertasBob Casey, Class of 2017, education, Esperanza Academy Charter School, graduation, North Philadelphia

Below a nearly 11,000-pipe Curtis organ, 176 Esperanza Academy Charter High School students celebrated the end of a very important chapter of their lives and embraced life after high school with a special address from U.S. Senator Bob Casey Jr as commencement speaker. Families, teachers, students, and alumni congratulated the graduates for accomplishing this important milestone…

EA Engineering and Dance Majors Featured on Fox 29 Philly “Kelly’s Classroom”

June 8, 2017Joy HuertasBob Kelly, Bob Kelly Traffic, Esperanza Academy Charter School, Fox 29 Philly, Kelly's Classroom

Emmy Award winner Bob Kelly visited Esperanza Academy Charter School last Tuesday, June 6. Kelly highlighted the Esperanza Academy high school engineering and dance majors during his live Good Day Philadelphia segment “Kelly’s Classroom” on Fox 29. Esperanza Academy Charter School has been serving the young members of its community for 17 years. The school, having…

Sen. Bob Casey Jr. to Address Esperanza Academy Class of 2017 as Commencement Speaker

June 7, 2017Joy HuertasCharter Schools, Class of 2017, Esperanza Academy, Senator Bob Casey, UPenn

Tweet this: Join @SenBobCasey as commencement speaker of the @Esperanza_CS #ClassOf2017 at @Penn Irvine Auditorium June 9, 7pm! http://bit.ly/CaseyEAGraduation Philadelphia, PA – June 7, 2017. Sen. Bob Casey Jr of Pennsylvania will join Founder, President and CEO of Esperanza, Rev. Luis Cortés Jr and David Rossi CEO of Esperanza Academy Charter Schools to celebrate the…

Esperanza Academy Students Exhibit Their Stories at The National Museum of American Jewish History

June 5, 2017Joy Huertasancestry.com, Charter Schools, Esperanza Academy, national archives, national museum of American Jewish history, nmajh, Philadelphia

NATIONAL: Esperanza Academy Charter High School students will showcase their personal histories in the My Home, My History exhibit at the National Museum of American Jewish History on Tuesday, June 6 at 5:30 P.M. Tweet this: @Esperanza_CS students share their stories at the My Home My History exhibit at @NMAJH!Free reception June 6, 5:30pm.http://bit.ly/myhomemyhistory FOR IMMEDIATE…

Former President of Eastern University Calls Esperanza College Graduates To Be “Salt and Light” To The World

June 1, 2017Joy HuertasChristian Colleges, Eastern University, Esperanza College, graduation, Philadelphia

Former President of Eastern University and Co-Founder of Esperanza College Dr. David Black addressed this year’s Esperanza College graduates at the ceremony held last Friday, May 26 at Esperanza Center. Dr. Black charged students to be a living example of Jesus and live in accordance to God’s plan for them. “In life, we must remain salt…

Esperanza Hosts “On The Table Philly” Conversations With Hispanic Focus

May 30, 2017Joy HuertasCommunities, development, Hispanic, Open Table Philly, Philadelphia Foundation

Esperanza was proud to participate on the city wide initiative of The Philadelphia Foundation, On The Table Philly, last Tuesday and host various rounds of conversations throughout the day which included the participation of the President and CEO of the Philadelphia Foundation Pedro Ramos as well as several members of the The John S. and James…

Dancing With The Esperanza Stars!

May 24, 2017Joy HuertasArt, Charter Schools, dance, education, Esperanza Academy

Although the season of the TV show, “Dancing with The Stars” has come to an end, at Esperanza we are still celebrating our very own dancing season with performance worth of any televised show. The Esperanza Academy dance majors performed last Saturday, May 20 at the Academy auditorium a wide range of styles from Latin…

Esperanza Academy Students Participate of Good Citizen Day at The Union League of Philadelphia

May 18, 2017Joy HuertasEsperanza Academy Charter Schools, Good Citizen Day, The Union League of Philadelphia

Esperanza was proud to partner with The Youth Work Foundation to support this year’s 71st Annual Citizen Day at The Union League of Philadelphia where two Esperanza Academy Charter High School students, previously nominated by their teachers, participated along nearly 298 exceptional high school juniors from the Greater Philadelphia region on May 10. “This is…

Esperanza Academy Students Visit The Philadelphia Orchestra

May 16, 2017Joy HuertasEsperanza Academy Charter Schools, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Music Education, Verizon Hall

The students from Esperanza Academy‘s music major visited the Kimmel Center for The Performing Arts to be delighted with the performance of The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Cristian Macelaru featuring Violinist Renaud Capuçon last Friday, May 12. The trip highlight was a visit by former Esperanza Board member and orchestra cellist Udi Bar-David who greeted the group during…

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