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A Note from your Program Manager, Leader Miriam (She/Her/Ella):ย
Hi Leaders,
It is with honor and gratitude to be working alongside you this year. As a Cohort 3 member myself, I know and see the importance this transitional year holds.ย
I am a proud first-generation Mexican woman raised in East Las Vegas with a deep love for social justice and literature. Growing up, my parents demonstrated to me and my siblings the value of hard work and dedication. Though they did not have the opportunity to finish elementary school, they always made sure we all knew the privilege of what it meant to go to school. As I navigated my way through school, I realized there is so much more than just getting good grades, it's also the will to persevere through challenges a first-gen student faces while still uplifting your family and community.ย
During high school, I joined LIT because of the movement. Social justice was something I knew wasnt taught in school, but with Ms. Mosca's direction, I was able to exercise my anger into change and advocating for my people. I graduated from Las Vegas High School in 2018 and continued my education at Nevada State University, Majoring in Psychology. With all of my lived experience in mind and my courage in hands, I'm determined to continue my journey to grad school through creative writing, a poetess in the making.ย
As we navigate this year together, I hope my support reaches you beyond LIT. Having seen Cohort 9 to and through the program, I know that this community is a strong one. If you ever need 1:1 time, please reach out to me and remember, we do this work together.
Leader Miriam
mgomez@litlv.org
Regular communication: message on Slack
EMERGENCIES: text or call 702.449.9005
Announcements Wk of April 28th, 2026:
Announcements Wk of April 28th, 2026:
๐ธ๐ Welcome Spring! I'm so excited to have you all for our last session today ๐ฅน๐ฉท
Senior Scholarship Celebration: Your Senior Scholarship Celebration will be THIS SATURDAY, May 2 at 9am-12pm!
REMINDERS: Senior Spring Requirements-
Apply to a minimum of 10 scholarships
Minimum of 8 schools applied to
ALL on your LIT Tracker
FAFSA COMPLETED
Senior Scholarship: May 2nd, 2026 9-12pm
Senior Speech
Share graduation dates- Leader Miriam needs a pic with you!
Update Tracker as you get your acceptances/rejections & with all scholarships
OPPORTUNITIES:ย
SOME fly-up programs are still available to seniors, check out HERE
Strike System: If you fail to turn in your grades, sign up/attend events, attend sessions, or do anything that breaches your contact, you will receive a strike. After 3 strikes, you will be removed and will not be able to return to the program. If it comes to that, you are granted an appeal process and have one week from the day you received your removal letter to advocate for your membership status. If there is something wrong where you cannot turn in your grades, attend events, or abide by your contract, you must Advocate for yourself before removal.
Cohort 11 Directory
Cohort 11 Directory
Cohort HS (20):
CSN HS: Leader Brandon & Leader Abbie
Clark: Leader Mixtli (1)
ECTA: Leader Sidney & Leader Elizabeth (1)
Equipo Academy: Leader Eduardo, Leader Kimberly(1), Leader Odalis, Leader Henry, Leader Kelary(1), Leader Joseph, Leader Jennifer
Rancho: Leader Lesly(1), Leader Melanie (2), & Leader Devhani
ATECH: Leader Alexis(1), Leader Jeimi(2), & Leader Jamilah
Shadow Ridge: Leader Ben
SECTA: Leader Valerie(1)
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Good Member Standing Reminder: The only way to lose your LIT Membership
From Member Contract on Home Page:
Attendance: Communication and accountability is an expectation as part of your participation inLIT. Add all program dates and times to your calendar (located via LIT Member Site). If you will missa session or an event, contact your Program Manager at least 3 days prior and arrange a make-upsession or event. LIT is aware of emergencies, illnesses, or pressing personal business that cannot bescheduled outside session times. If you are unable to report to session, or if you know you will arrivelate, please contact your Program Manager immediately. If you know in advance that you will need tobe absent, please communicate with your Program Manager. If you are unable to call in because of anillness, emergency or for some other reason, be sure to have your parents communicate with theProgram Manager. Unless in the case of an emergency and you inform your Program Manager withless than 24 hours notice, you must arrange 2 make-up sessions or events within the month you missed.If you no call no show, you must arrange to attend study hall to complete make-up assignments withinthe week you missed and 2 no call, no shows within a semester is automatic removal from the program.
*This includes regular session attendance reflected on the LIT Member Site and #6 Monthly Eventsbelow. For example, if you have a no-call no-show to a session and no-call no-show to an event, thisequals automatic removal from the program, because that equals 2. We want you to succeed in LIT,but we also want to prepare you for the real-world. Know what you are committing to and ifsomething comes up, advocate for yourself.
3. Grades/Transcripts: You must check and turn in your grades bi-weekly via LIT Member Site. Allgrade turn-in surveys are linked on your cohort's announcements page. You must also submit your unofficial HS transcript to your Program Manager during the first week of session. Our theory on grades is that it's up to you to advocate for yourself and improve. We help create a system where you are accountable to both looking at them, turning them in and then doing something about it. If you are struggling and need support from a tutor* or access to instructional supplies, let your Program Manager know and attend study hall. It's your job to advocate to your teachers so they know who you are, that you are trying and use all strategies from staying after school/before school, getting extra work, making up assignments, etc to fix your mistakes. Students with Ds or Fs in core courses are REQUIRED to take summer school and get the fee waiver from their school. LIT will pay for summer school only if a student's fee waiver has been denied from the school - we will need proof of the denied waiver. We all review transcripts at parent meetings so your parents know your progress and lying on grade turn-in/ not submitting transcripts only hurts yourself since this is an optional program. If you choose to lie at an optional program, our group is not for you.
*At LIT, we donโt have official tutors, so itโs up to you to advocate for yourself.
Violence against others can lead to immediate dismissal based on case-by-base basis
Attendance: Communication and accountability is an expectation as part of your participation inLIT. Add all program dates and times to your calendar (located via LIT Member Site). If you will missa session or an event, contact your Program Manager at least 3 days prior and arrange a make-upsession or event. LIT is aware of emergencies, illnesses, or pressing personal business that cannot bescheduled outside session times. If you are unable to report to session, or if you know you will arrivelate, please contact your Program Manager immediately. If you know in advance that you will need tobe absent, please communicate with your Program Manager. If you are unable to call in because of anillness, emergency or for some other reason, be sure to have your parents communicate with theProgram Manager. Unless in the case of an emergency and you inform your Program Manager withless than 24 hours notice, you must arrange 2 make-up sessions or events within the month you missed.If you no call no show, you must arrange to attend study hall to complete make-up assignments withinthe week you missed and 2 no call, no shows within a semester is automatic removal from the program.
*This includes regular session attendance reflected on the LIT Member Site and #6 Monthly Eventsbelow. For example, if you have a no-call no-show to a session and no-call no-show to an event, thisequals automatic removal from the program, because that equals 2. We want you to succeed in LIT,but we also want to prepare you for the real-world. Know what you are committing to and ifsomething comes up, advocate for yourself.
3. Grades/Transcripts: You must check and turn in your grades bi-weekly via LIT Member Site. Allgrade turn-in surveys are linked on your cohort's announcements page. You must also submit your unofficial HS transcript to your Program Manager during the first week of session. Our theory on grades is that it's up to you to advocate for yourself and improve. We help create a system where you are accountable to both looking at them, turning them in and then doing something about it. If you are struggling and need support from a tutor* or access to instructional supplies, let your Program Manager know and attend study hall. It's your job to advocate to your teachers so they know who you are, that you are trying and use all strategies from staying after school/before school, getting extra work, making up assignments, etc to fix your mistakes. Students with Ds or Fs in core courses are REQUIRED to take summer school and get the fee waiver from their school. LIT will pay for summer school only if a student's fee waiver has been denied from the school - we will need proof of the denied waiver. We all review transcripts at parent meetings so your parents know your progress and lying on grade turn-in/ not submitting transcripts only hurts yourself since this is an optional program. If you choose to lie at an optional program, our group is not for you.
*At LIT, we donโt have official tutors, so itโs up to you to advocate for yourself.
Violence against others can lead to immediate dismissal based on case-by-base basis
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