
The Creativity of Mathematics
My name is Tayina Sylvain. I am in the 10th grade at Sherwood High School. I was born in the U.S. in Silver Spring, Maryland. I am...


Importance of a College Degree
My name is Samrawit Kelkay, I am currently a senior at Montgomery Blair High School. I was born and raised in Gondar, Ethiopia, until I...

My Favorite School Subject
My name is Selama Tesfamariam. I am in the 10th grade at Montgomery Blair High School. I was born in Eritrea, which is located in east...
Political Apathy: How Do We Cure It?
A part of my morning ritual is to skim through news media outlets. I am not a fan of any one news channel in particular nor of any one...
School Year Blessings and More!
Hello Readers, It has been a few months since GOFY’s last blog. For many of you, the school year has just begun so as you are adjusting...


GOFY’s Team Cares About Youths and the Community, Do You?
I am honored to have the opportunity to start this great organization which is addressing the school dropout crisis and delivering self...
Four-Step Leadership
Engaging readers in the very first sentence is the key to all blogs, so of course it is never an easy task. As you’re reading this, I...


The First Year Down and Many More to Come
GOFY’s first annual anniversary that was held on Saturday, March 19th at the Quince Orchard Library was a success! Before talking more...
GOFY’s Progress & Why Youth Empowerment is Important
I am thrilled and honored to have this opportunity to write my first blog for GOFY! My experience as the secretary has been a positive...
Why Invest in GOFY?
2015 has ended and your support means the world to me. The GOFY had a great year of programming the startup process. The Board Of...