TORCH Happenings
TORCH Music Fest 2012 has officially launched!
With a theme that gives a call of action for everyone to get off their couches, put down the remote and creatively express themselves – auditions for TORCH Music Fest are quickly filling up!
Scroll down to see all the creative work for auditions.
Be sure to let every high school student you know about TORCH Music Fest!
Don’t forget to Like TORCH Music Fest on Facebook & Follow @TORCHMusicFest
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2011 TORCH Benefit and L.I.G.H.T. Awards Recap
This year’s annual benefit on November 9th at Marquee was filled with new and old faces celebrating TORCH and the L.I.G.H.T. (Leadership, Inspiration, Guidance, Heart and Teaching) of our 2011 honorees. Supporters and TORCH alumni enjoyed refreshments, the popping photo-booth set up by Popchips and of course the interactive multimedia projects our current high school junior and senior participants created.
Check out the video below for a visual of the 2011 TORCH Benefit and L.I.G.H.T. Awards.
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2011 TORCH Benefit & L.I.G.H.T. Awards
Save the Date: November 9th 2011!
If you’re interested in volunteering for the event and/or submitting your artwork for the TORCH Alumni & student display email francis@thetorchprogram.org
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TORCH Tales from the Campus IX: Real Students, Real Answers
Check out the Slideshow Highlight Reel from TORCH Tales from the Campus IX below!
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TORCH Tales from the Campus IX!
As TORCH Alumni we’d love to have you participate in our TORCH Tales from the Campus IX and represent your college/university! Tales from the Campus is an amazing opportunity for students from TORCH and other students in the NYC area to get an insiders view of what college life is really like. Last year, over 40 MAIP’ers & TORCH Alumni representing more than 35 institutions participated, giving honest answers about the application, financial aid, and college life.
If you are available to join us or if you know any NYC high school students who are interested in attending email francis@thetorchprogram.org.
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TORCH Music Fest 2011 Highlight!
This years TORCH Music Fest was definitely unlike any other! In a new venue (New World Stages), with a new production team, new talent and of course the inspiring mentor-ship of Draftfcb, TORCH Music Fest was said to be an overwhelming success! Check out the Video Highlight Reel from TORCH Music Fest 2011 below.
If you know any high school students interested in auditioning for next year’s TORCH Music Fest have them visit the website at http://www.torchmusicfest.org/contact.php
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TORCH Participants Advertising Project For A Cause
This year, the first year TORCH participants where challenged with the task to create awareness and increase donations for Huru International‘s sanitary pad kit program. Mentored by volunteers at advertising agency JWT, the high school students produced two videos for Huru International‘s viral and social media campaigns. Check out the videos below.
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TORCH Participants Screen their Film Documentary 30 Feet Apart on Tuesday, May 31st at BBDO
30 Feet Apart is a documentary film that illuminates the disparities between two high schools, Lab and Humanities (currently known as B.R.E.C.), that are merely 30 feet part. The TORCH participants worked with mentors from BBDO to research the history of these schools and conduct interviews with students, teachers, alumni and businesses in the surrounding areas. This documentary is one that hits home for many and creates awareness for others.
Click below to watch the film.
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The First Annual TORCH Poker Tournament Fundraiser is this Wednesday!
If you want to Volunteer or Play:
Check out the website at http://www.thetorchprogram.org/poker/
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Meet the TORCH Music Fest 2011 Crew!
Singers, Rappers, Bands, Spoken Word artists, and even a Bollywood dancer showed up to audition for the most anticipated high school talent show in NYC! But the Music Fest crew hasn’t seen it all yet, they have one more audition left and we’re all excited to see what other talents New York City high school students have to Turn It Up & Let it Out at TORCH Music Fest 2011!
Check out the following sites for more information on TORCH Music Fest 2011:
Follow @TORCHMusicFest on twitter!
TORCH Music Fest blog at http://torchmusicfest.org/index.php
Click here -> to check out the TORCH Music Fest 2011 Facebook Page
Willy Fung, Raymond Camacho, Elizabeth Carrero, Andy Chia, Kayleen Garcia, Wendy Chen, Maggie Louie & Taiquan Wells
TORCH Music Fest 2011 Directors Kayleen & Elizabeth
Maggie, Andy, Joy Lynn & Ray
Andy, Joy Lynn, Ray, Kayleen and Elizabeth
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TORCH students are well on their way to creating the creative material for their film documentary, “30 Feet Apart”. Many of our current students and of course alumni come from B.R.E.C. high school and Lab high school, which are literally across the street from each other. Despite the short distance these two schools have vast disparities within their internal school communities.
Stay tuned for more updates on “30 Feet Apart”.
Documentary Film Group
TORCH Participants, Francis & TORCH mentor Billy
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TORCH Music Fest 2011 is here! So let’s Turn It Up & Let It Out!
Follow @TORCHMusicFest on twitter!
Check out the TORCH Music Fest blog at http://torchmusicfest.org/index.php
Click here -> to check out the TORCH Music Fest 2011 Facebook Page
Special thanks to:
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TORCH Shadow Day Week is now available for all TORCH Alumni! This will be a great way for you to explore your career(s) of interest. Shadow Day Week is from February 22nd to February 25th this year. If you are interested in shadowing someone click here -> thetorchprogram.org/images/SDstudentpref11.pdf to get the application! Once you’ve filled it out please email it to francis@thetorchprogram.org.
