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Monday, January 14, 2008
Students speak out
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The good news is Clayton’s class of 2008 will graduate from an “accredited” school system.
The bad news? While immediately affecting 3,217 juniors’ chance at graduating high school, every student’s education and future is at risk if accreditation is lost.
Meet Marcel Smith, who is already considering colleges such as Duke and Georgia State. When he is not studying or playing basketball for Morrow High School, he is serving as an assistant coach at Rex Recreational Center. The junior plans to study medicine and pursue a career as a sports doctor or psychologist.
“I work hard in school so that I can get into college. All of my work will be in vain if we lose accreditation, because I am aiming for an academic scholarship,” says Smith, who hopes to use his basketball skills to gain acceptance into a good Division 1 college. “The school board needs to get their priorities straight because this really is affecting a lot of the students that are working hard,” added Marcel.
Jonesboro High School junior, Chelsea Bivins, left a lasting impression on all in attendance at a recent school board meeting.
Bivins’ accomplishments include, among many other things, being a member of the Future Business Leaders of America, the National Honor Society and non-profit 21st Century Leaders. Chelsea and her 3.8 GPA are looking into the University of North Carolina, University of Florida, Georgia Southern and UGA, with a possible major in either broadcast journalism or law.
“I’ve done my part. I’ve worked really hard to achieve the things that I’ve achieved. Because of the actions of someone else jeopardizing my opportunity to do whatever I want to do in life, that is unfair,” says Bivins. “I haven’t done anything wrong, I’ve actually done everything right. They are adults and it upsets me that they can’t be better role models for myself and every student in Clayton County.”
Clayton students, how do you feel about the accreditation issue?
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