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Contributed by: William Bond on 2/7/2008

Jefferson High School held a kick-off party for its "Lights on After School" program on Feb. 6. The after-school program designed for students from Lumberg Elementary, Edgewater Elementary and Jefferson High School aims at improving their performance in the classroom. The Lights On After School program gets students involved in after-school activities like hip-hop and Latin dance, community choir, clown classand Japenese anime, video production, tutoring classes and robotics. Sponsored by the Mile High United Way and The Jefferson Foundation, this program has proven that students who regularly participate in after-school activities have better success in school, improved attendance records and higher CSAP scores. These particular Jeffco school communities have a high mobility population and involving students in activities after the school bell rings helps keep them engaged and staying in school through graduation

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