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Ghana Session: Remembering Pearl Harbor

Last Friday, the students from Ghana along with the students from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School had a session on remembering Pearl Harbor

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Ghana Session: Remembering Pearl Harbor
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Last Friday, the students from Ghana along with the students from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School had a session on remembering Pearl Harbor.

Ghana Session on Pearl Harbor

This session had two special guests. One guest returning from heart surgery was Lou Parisi. Lou Parisi served in the Pacific theater of World War II. The other guest served in the Korean War and that was Alfonso Freda.

Chorus

This session began with Ms. Elgart’s chorus singing three songs, the National Anthem, God Bless America, and America The Beautiful. Lou Parisi, Alfonso Freda, and all the students thought that Ms. Elgart’s chorus did a great job.

Pearl Harbor presentation

After Ms. Elgart’s chorus was finished with their musical presentation, Juna Weedon presented a power point presentation created by Xaturiha Simms.

The presentation went into how the Japanese surprised attacked the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 which “a date which will live in infamy” (Franklin Roosevelt 32nd President). The attack brought the United States into World War II.

This attack was avenged by Lieutenant Colonel James “Jimmy” Doolittle, leading the Doolittle raid over Tokyo and the United States dropping the atomic bombs on Japan. Atomic bomb code named Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima. That took place on August 6, 1945. The second atomic bomb code named Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.

War Comparisons

After the power point presentation, Lou Parisi spoke to the students about Pearl Harbor and made a comparison to the attack that brought the United Stats into World War II to the American Civil War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the current wars of today.

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Lou Parisi told the students in Ghana and at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, that we need to find a way to have ever lasting peace.

Taking over the presentation was Alfonso Freda who also told the students that we should not give up and continue to try to have peace in the world because war was not the answer.

The students from Ghana asked the two guests multiple questions regarding their service in the military and their thoughts regarding Pearl Harbor.

Dream Academy students:

Juna Weedon

Alejandra Garcia Chavez

Hasley Clemente

Jimya Davis-Sloan

Vah’Kyla Esdaile

Enjonae Griffin

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Guadalupe Hernandez-Nava

Abira Hodge

Amaya Hodge

Tiviana Kenney

Javon King

Kayla Lewis

Ariana Linares

Joseph Lopez-Barrios

Andrew Martinez

Tysion Murchison

Hailey Perez

Principal Supervisor of this event: Mr. Gerbino

Vice Principal: Zakiya Del Orbe

Below is a video on Pearl Harbor:

 


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“Philly in Paris” Collective needs your help to send Philly youth to Paris

Philly in Paris: Youth Travel Abroad” was formed and created as a hands-on and innovative solution to the violence epidemic that Philly youth face.

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Philly in Paris is seeking the public’s support in sending some Philadelphia youth to Paris.

About Philly in Paris

The collective supports youth with violent prevention and conflict resolution through travel.

Organizers are looking to give the youth cultural experiences that include history tours, museums, and leadership development activities.

“Philly in Paris: Youth Travel Abroad” was formed and created as a hands-on and innovative solution to the violence epidemic that Philly youth face.

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Led by various organizations and individuals, the collective’s goal is to take Philly’s youth on global excursions, beginning with Paris, to increase their exposure to the world and the world’s exposure to them.

GoFundMe

“We believe that in helping young people to explore diverse perspectives through travel, we can contribute to peacebuilding in Philadelphia”, the GoFundMe reads.

The GoFundMe outlines expenses such as airfare, lodging, and ground transportation.

To learn more about the initiative and to donate, visit the GoFundMe.


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The College Gurl Foundation inspires underserved minorities to pursue higher education opportunities

The College Gurl Foundation inspires underserved minorities to pursue higher education opportunities.

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The College Gurl Foundation (CGF) was founded by Jessica Brown in 2017 to support underserved minority students within Washington, DC by providing them their first experience with college, educational programs, scholarships, recreational programs, and mentorship opportunities that create life-changing experiences.

About The College Gurl Foundation (CGF) and college tour

Since 2017, CGF has partnered with AT&T, Dark & Lovely, DC DOES Office of Youth Program, and the Department of Parks and Recreation. As a result of the impactful work, CGF has awarded over $150,000 in scholarships, has a 100% graduation rate from high school, 90% enrollment in college, and 10% of our students have secured professional careers.

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The College Gurl Foundation (CGF) is raising funds for the annual college tour.

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“The goal of this tour is to inspire underserved minority DMV students to pursue higher education opportunities as many of our students are the first in their families to consider college,” the GoFundMe reads.

This year, the organization aims to provide 26 students the opportunity to attend the 6 institution visit tour in the Southeast region, giving them a real-world experience of campus life and the possibilities that higher education can offer.

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“We are hoping to raise $50,000 to cover for travel, lodging, activities, and food accommodations. Our students are from underserved areas within the Washington Metropolitan area. Hence, without CGF they will not have the opportunity to experience this.”

For this initiative, CGF has started a GoFundMe. If you wish to support this worthy cause, please visit the fundraiser here.


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Texas educator blinded following student incident, GoFundMe started

Texas educator Candra Rogers was seriously injured by a student during a classroom altercation, making her lose her right eye. A GoFundMe has been started to help with recovery expenses.

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On August 15, Texas educator Candra Rogers was seriously injured by a student during a classroom altercation, making her lose sight in her right eye. A GoFundMe has been started to help with recovery expenses.

“This is an arduous situation and will take time. Please continue to pray for me, my family, my school, and my district, even the child who caused this incident and his family,” the fundraiser reads.

TX Educator Loses Sight in Right Eye

Rogers, an assistant principal at at Collins Intermediate School, was responding to a call for assistance from a behavioral teacher when she found one student who had reportedly been assaulted by a classmate outside the classroom with the teacher and other students.

Upon entering the classroom, Rogers encountered an “irate” student in a “ransacked” room. Despite her attempts to de-escalate the situation, the student threw multiple chairs and ultimately a wooden hanger. The hanger struck Rogers in the right eye and knocked it out of its socket, causing Rogers to be airlifted to a Dallas hospital for emergency surgery. School officials released the student into the custody of his parents and have prohibited him from returning to campus.

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“I grabbed my face while blood was pouring out of my head and stumbled out of the classroom door,” Rogers recounted in a press conference. Doctors were able to reinsert her eye, but they believe the damage is permanent, and Rogers may ultimately lose the eye entirely.

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“I will have to have an additional surgery to repair my eyelid, and because doctors are believing my blindness to be permanent, removing my eye may have to be an option,” Rogers said. “I still believe in God for a miracle for restoration of my sight.”

Rogers has been surrounded by her loving husband and children as they help her during this difficult, trying recovery process.

To donate towards Rogers recovery, visit the GoFundMe page here.


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