About the Project

The Lost Boyz and Bellez is a mentoring club at Robert J. Frank Academy of Marine Science and Engineering in Oxnard, CA. I, Crystal Reagan, run The Lost Boyz, which is the group for just boys and new this year is The Bellez which is a group for girls only. I am assisted by my teaching partner, Christine Simonson. The club is composed of low income, at-risk seventh and eighth grade students. The objective of the club is to not only aid the students in achieving the necessary grade point average to participate in the 8th grade promotion ceremony but to foster preparedness for college and future careers. The mission of the club is to instill in students a belief that their future is open to possibilities that can be achieved through a strong work ethic and grit. This school year the club consisted of 50 Lost Boyz and 30 Bellez. The clubs have monthly general membership meetings and weekly community circles for smaller groups in each club.