Historical Background

Alpha Omega Tutoring services began in the year 2002 with main focus on teaching students the Greek language. The founder of Alpha Omega Tutoring Services is Elisabet Tassis. The parents of students were in need of after school help for their children who were learning the Greek language at the St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Bethesda, MD.  The Greek school director of St. George began referring parents to Elisabet.  Elisabet had graduated top of her Greek School class, excelling in speaking, reading and writing the Greek language.  Almost every year Elisabet spends her summer in Greece, interacting with the native students and local population. The school director felt confident that Elisabet was well versed in all aspects of the Greek language to be able to teach children from kindergarten through seventh grade with great success. Elisabet accepted the challenge head on, and Alpha Omega Tutoring services was born.  Gaining parent satisfaction, in seeing their children progress in the Greek language, word of mouth referrals spread and clientele began to increase over the years. The Alpha Omega Services began to diversify from teaching just the Greek language, to other subject areas. Due to the extreme satisfaction of our clients, all students that attend Alpha Omega Services are through referrals.

Biography

Elisabet Tassis is currently a student at Johns Hopkins University. She is pursuing studies in the field of medicine and Entrepreneurship Management. From 2004-2008 Elisabet attended high school at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland. She graduated Valedictorian of her class and as a distinguished Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar.  During her high school years she was involved in several activities and clubs.  She was in five Honor Societies including the National Honors Society and the National Society of High School Scholars.  She was an active participant in the Math, Science and Technology Academy, a school ambassador representative in addition to serving on the school’s SGA board as the Montgomery County Region Representative (MCR rep).  She also worked and campaigned for Precinct 15, Senator Joe Garagiola to win the 2006 election.  She was a Varsity Cheerleader and a singer/dancer in Churchill’s "Blast from the Past" musical performance. In the summer of 2006, Elisabet had been offered and accepted a paid pharmaceutical internship and for the summer of 2007 she was chosen for a paid internship with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in the Hematology department.  Elisabet's work is published in the November, 2007 issue of the medical Journal of the American Society of Hematology. In volunteering her time to the community in helping others, Elisabet was honored by Montgomery County with the Meritorious Service Award and by Congressman Chris Van Hollen with the Public Service Award.

Evan Tassis is currently a student at Winston Churchill High School and a tutor for Middle & High school students in addition to tutoring special needs students. He is involved in many activities at his school while maintaining a 4.0 GPA with his all honors and AP courses. He serves as his class' MCR representative on the SGA board. He serves as the historian of the Greek Club and is a member in the American Red Cross Club.  Evan volunteers many hours to his community.  Throughout the school year, Evan helps teachers and students in the classroom at Potomac Elementary.  He is a regular volunteer with the American Red Cross during Montgomery County blood drives and organizes and carries out other fundraising events. Evan also volunteers at the Manna Food Drive every month where food for the hungry & homeless is packaged and delivered to families. For his voluntary services he was honored with the Montgomery County Superintendent’s Student Service Learning Award and the President’s Volunteer Service Award. In his spare time, Evan plays in several lacrosse leagues.

Philosophy

“Children need to feel comfortable with their tutors.  Children need to speak their mind and not be afraid of making mistakes.  Children learn from their mistakes.  I have been tutoring students of all ages now for 7 years and know how to make them feel at ease.  I can relate to them because I also used to be in their shoes. Students learn better from other students who have gone through the same classes. I believe that when a student is comfortable with their tutor, they are in a healthier environment to learn and retain information and feel great about themselves and their accomplishments.  Our goal is to make them confident in their work, bring out their abilities and become independent without the need of a tutor.”