BLCI Alumni Reunion

On January 4th BLCI organized an “Alumni Kickback” which reunited our current seniors and 35 alumni. A “kickback” is essentially a get together with friends. The alumni kickback was an opportunity to reunite our alumni, many of whom have never met each other. The event served as an opportunity to strengthen the importance of continued alumni engagement with BLCI and instill the importance of their leadership within the community. The event was crucial in strengthening a sense of community among alumnus and provided visibility to BLCIs alumni services component of the College Success Program.

The event was held at The Roots Factory, an art gallery and performing arts venue in Barrio Logan. The Roots Factory is a grass roots organization which hosts screen print workshops and classes. Their purpose is to promote culture, self-empowerment, tolerance and awareness through art. By hosting the event at the Roots Factory our alumni were exposed to the thriving arts district within Barrio Logan, local artists and the art of silk-screening.
Silk screening is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh onto which a design is imposed and the open areas on the screen are coated with ink transferred onto the printing surface creating a print. The artists at the Roots Factory created a custom print for BLCI. Each alumnus was given a black hoodie by BLCI and the artists from the Roots Factory showed our students how to silk screen our custom design onto their hoodie.

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Thanks to our friends at the Roots Factory for supporting BLCI.  Check out their website by clicking here.

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