Partnership Development
Project KEY (Keep Engaging Youth)
Project KEY is a truancy intervention program involving BREAD (Building Responsibility, Equality And Dignity); Franklin County Juvenile Court; Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health board; Franklin County Children Services; and Columbus City Schools. The partnership with Ohio State includes campus visits designed to promote college aspiration for the students.
Spring 2009 Visit
On May 19, 2009, approximately 50 middle school students from Columbus City Schools visited Ohio State through the Project KEY program for "Scarlet Carpet Day." The day began at the Martha Morehouse Medical Pavilion with a presentation on ACL injuries and surgeries led by Gail Wadley. Students then went to the Adventure Recreation Center where Tom Summanen led a hands-on lesson on using tape to work through injuries and Mark Hammond showed them proper form when jumping or exercising to prevent ACL injury. After a pizza lunch overlooking the Olentangy River, students took an Ohio Stadium tour led by Larry Romanoff and The Ohio State University Red Coats.
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Spring 2008 Visit
On May 20, 2008, approximately 50 middle school students from Columbus City Schools visited Ohio State through Project KEY. The day began with a tour of Ohio Stadium, led by Larry Romanoff and Jeff Bordner. Seeing the lockers of their favorite players and walking on the field were some highlights of the tour for the students. Lunch in the Huntington Club Varsity O room was followed by a tour of the RPAC facilities, coordinated by Rob Jech and led by Ashley Spittle and Whitney Schoenfeld. The day concluded with hands-on physics experiments involving the camera obscura, led by Dr. Bruce Patton and his student assistants.
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