Sonia Szymanski, Germantown Friends School class of ‘91
May 20th, 2010“A world where education is valued above all else and all things seemed possible.”
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Bill Anderson, Germantown Friends School class of ‘89
May 6th, 2010For Philadelphia radio host Bill Anderson, the struggle was outside the ivy tower.
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Oscar Gonzalez, Kent Denver School class of ‘04
April 29th, 2010Oscar Gonzalez turned his struggles into life lessons for himself and others. He is currently the Education Director for Breakthrough Kent Denver whose mission is to increase the educational and social opportunities for motivated, under-resourced, urban middle school students and to motivate and train talented high school and college students for careers in education.
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Dorothy Height, Civil Rights Leader (1912-2010)
April 21st, 2010Ms. Height received three dozen honorary doctorates, from institutions including Tuskegee, Harvard and Princeton Universities. But there was one academic honor — the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree — that resonated more strongly than all the rest: In 2004, 75 years after turning her away, Barnard College designated Ms. Height an honorary graduate.
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Dwayne Green, Porter-Gaud School class of ‘87
April 15th, 2010Dwayne Green, a Charleston-based trial lawyer, attributes his academic success and career path largely to the educational foundation he received at the Porter-Gaud School, where he now serves as a member on the Board of Trustees.
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Sundi Lofty, Episcopal High School class of ‘94
April 8th, 2010Sundi Lofty is a freelance television writer/producer whose work includes television specials such as the NAACP Image Award winning show, “In Conversation: The Michelle Obama Interview.”
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Maya Francis, Friends’ Central School ‘03
April 1st, 2010Catholic school was the initial preparatory experience for freelance journalist Maya Francis. It was her mother’s choice. She came from a family of Catholic school students. But once given the chance, Maya chose a different path.
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John D. Hollis, Woodberry Forest School ’85
March 25th, 2010John Hollis, a former sportswriter-turned-author, often reminisces about his days as one of the few faces of color while attending prep school. In his recently released first novel, “Life in the Paint: The Story of a Black Man Fighting for His Identity”, Hollis chronicles the many challenges he faced – both expected and unexpected – from both the black and white communities as he came of age while vacillating between the two worlds.
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Johara Tucker, Peddie School class of 2000
March 11th, 2010Brooklyn native Johara Tucker never thought she’d fit in at a prep school. Once she got there her perspective was changed forever. Today, Johara has returned to prep school as a staff member at Pomfret School’s community service department, continuing the act of service and giving she learned as a student.
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Kimberly R. Drew, St. George’s School class of 2008
February 25th, 2010“You cannot be going to AP classes, AP English and be like, ‘Yo, What up?’”
That’s Kimberly Drew in a scene from The Prep School Negro, describing the social do’s and don’ts she quickly had to learn when her dream came true – to attend an elite private high school. Kimberly, now in her second year at Smith College, shares with us what happened when her dream became reality.
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