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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Former Graduate Wilson Agramonte Signs With the New York Yankees!

 

Here is a picture taken earlier this month of former Upper Room Christian School graduate Wilson Agramonte signing with the New York Yankees. Wilson graduated in June and was signed in December. This was his dream as a young boy growing up in the Dominican Republic.
 
 

Wilson's Dad, who lived in Manhattan, heard of Upper Room Christian School's baseball program and wanted his son to spend his last year in high school at Upper Room playing for Coach Passalaqua. Wilson is a left hander throwing at about 89 mph making him a real asset to any program. Coaches Passalaqua and Jackson both worked hard with Wilson getting him ready and getting him before the scouts.
 
Coach Passalaqua of URCS also partners with his son Anthony at Long Island Baseball a baseball training facility they founded to enhance and promote young baseball players here on Long Island. They also put together Long Island's only Baseball Showcase where 25 of Long Island's best players come for the day to be observed by Major League and College Scouts.
 
When I contacted Wilson to congratulate him he was so happy and said, "Thanks for everything"! Wilson, it was our pleasure and we will be cheering you on throughout your professional baseball career!
 








Thursday, December 13, 2012

Community Service

Yesterday we took our band and choir to the Carillion Nursing Center in Huntington for our annual Christmas Concert. We have been going there for three years now. The students get a feel for how fortunate they are to be well and with their families during the holidays and they enjoy bringing smiles to those who are less fortunate.

We did a series of Christmas songs and ended with a medley of Christmas Carols that had most of the ambulatory residents up singing and dancing. In the spring we will be taking the group to a senior center in Nassau County for a Spring Concert.

Part of the education process must include teaching the students the value of what they already have and the importance of "giving back". Community service is an important component of the educational process here at Upper Room.

Be Blessed and Be a Blessing,
Ed