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East High School's Eastside Players.

East High theatre program secures multiple wins at state competition

January 10, 2025

East High School’s theatre team took home several awards at the Speech and Dramatic Arts Festival.

Eastside News Stories, Neighborhood News, Teens

Chocolate Shoppe partnering with TEENworks and is donating treats for Thanksgiving Baskets

November 7, 2024

Chocolate Shoppe’s new flavor, Apple Cider Donut, will be created in partnership with GCC’s very own TEENworks program.

Eastside News Stories, TEENworks, Teens, Thanksgiving

Goodman Community Center partners with DAIS on MENS Club.

Boys in MENS Club discover freedom in defining masculinity for themselves

October 31, 2024

Goodman partners with DAIS to offer the evidence-based program Men Encouraging Non-violent Strength Club in local schools together.

Lussier LOFT Middle School, Eastside News Stories, Teens

Howard Hayes (center), Goodman Community Center's assistant director of youth and community development, received Madison Out-of-School Time's 2024 Legend award.

MOST honors Goodman’s Howard Hayes

September 11, 2024

Madison Out-of-School Time names him a Legend of Out-of-School Time.

Lussier LOFT Middle School, Eastside News Stories, Lussier LOFT, Teens

Spotlight on two graduating Goodman teens

June 6, 2024

A pair of high schoolers, Madison La Follette’s Kiara Lillie and Madison East’s Lydia Olson, who have been longtime, dedicated participants graduate June 8.

Lussier LOFT High School, Eastside News Stories, TEENworks, Teens

Goodman’s 2024 LOFT HBCU trip was memorable

May 15, 2024

The tour was not just about academics — it celebrated culture and tradition, and a deep appreciation for Black heritage.

Lussier LOFT High School, Eastside News Stories, Teens

LOFT youth make cat beds for Dane County Humane Society

January 12, 2024

LOFT participants volunteer to create cat beds for the Dane County Humane Society.

Lussier LOFT Middle School, Eastside News Stories, Teens

The student staff of "Tower TV" video tape a segment for an episode.

East High ‘Tower TV’ is must-see TV

November 20, 2023

For the past 16 years, Madison East High School has had a student-run monthly YouTube program “Tower TV.” It’s time to add it to your watchlist.

Neighborhood News, Teens, Community Stories

GCC teens stand in front of a statue of a panther at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

LOFT assisting teens with college prep

November 16, 2023

A LOFT program seeks to help teens break down the college application process into manageable steps.

Lussier LOFT High School, Eastside News Stories, Teens

Goodman Community Center teens Shayla and Kiara outside the center.

Goodman Community Center is a special place to these 2 amazing teens

November 3, 2023

When GCC is a student’s ‘third place’ — offering a deep sense of belonging — they create a more secure future for themselves.

Lussier LOFT High School, Letesha Nelson, Eastside News Stories, Teens

Naomi Wetzel, a Scout from Troop 747, leans on the Goodman Community Center's Little Free Library.

Eagle Scout project will fix Goodman’s Little Free Library

September 15, 2023

Little Free Libraries have become beloved. The one at GCC will be fixed up and the community can help by adding books to the library.

Eastside News Stories, Neighborhood News, Teens, At the Center

Two high school seniors who are in Goodman programming will graduate June 9. Read their profile.

Spotlight on two graduating Goodman teens

June 7, 2023

A pair of high schoolers, Madison East's Greta Craemer-Meihsner and Madison La Follette's Thomas Tatus, who have been longtime, dedicated participants graduate June 9.

Lussier LOFT High School, Eastside News Stories, TEENworks, Teens