This past week The Banner-Herald asked me to shoot photos about this group of minority students who encourage other minority students to take more rigorous course loads. Here are the pictures that are running in Sunday’s paper.
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| Senior Daron Walker, top talking with fellow Empowered Youth member Khadijah Nuriddin at Cedar Shoals High School, is enrolled in advanced courses at Cedar. |
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| Jarvis Bradford talks to other members of the Empowered Youth program at Cedar Shoals. The group holds Saturday study sessions at the University of Georgia. One of Empowered Youth’s goals is to change the perception among some minority students, especially black males, in Clarke County’s two high schools that academic success isn’t “cool.” |
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| Senior Daron Walker walks through the halls of Cedar Shoals High School recently on his way to his weight-lifting class. Walker is a member of Empowered Youth, a group of students aiming to change stereotypes and promote academic success among minority students. Walker said belonging to the group changed his attitude about school: “It’s a great program for pushing you to do better.” |
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Wow, way too much concomitance for one blog. Granted, you’re in Athens, but it still weirded me out a bit seeing a Demosthenian write about my old high school. (shouldn’t, there were 4 CS’ers in Demos in my day. And I’m thinking that’s an Ohio St sweat in the second picture. Who, sadly, I root for… Always enjoy your pics Josh!
Greg