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Decatur family evicted from home of 18 years By Carla Parker

Frazer; and her 3-year-old grandson, Malachi Frazer, were homeless, all of their belongings strewn about them on the street in front of the house they had lived in for 18 years. The eviction was not a surprise. The Frazers had been expecting it since their home was foreclosed last October and sold on the steps of the DeKalb County Courthouse. Occupy Atlanta activists had been monitoring the family and had been camping in Frazer’s front yard since early March in an attempt to save her home. DeKalb Sheriff ’s spokesman Sgt. Adrion Bell told WSB-TV Channel 2 news on May

It was 3 a.m. Wednesday when an insistent knock on the door woke Christine Frazer. At the door of her three-bedroom, twobathroom ranch on Wellhaun Road in Decatur were 20 gun-wearing DeKalb Sheriff ’s deputies. They had one message for her. “ ‘Grab everything and get out,’ they told me,” said Frazer, 62. They took the locks off the doors of her house and began moving her and her family to the street. In no time, her 85-year-old mother, Daisy Fields; her 22-year-old daughter, Rasheeda Please see EVICTION, page 4

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Christine Frazer with her 85-year-old mother, Daisy Fields, and their belongings on the sidewalk.

South River Canoe Trip Opens Eyes After 4.5-mile excursion, group sees possibilities By Carla Parker

On a bright and sunny morning on April 28, more than a dozen men and women set sail – er, went paddling – from Panola Shoals at Panola Road and State Highway 155 in Lithonia. In bright red, yellow, blue and multicolored canoes, they took off from the sandy shore to do something that was both historic and rare for the neglected and abused river. The canoers, mostly members of the South River Watershed Alliance and their guests, went down the river that runs 15 miles through south DeKalb County to prove a point – that the river, yes, the South River, has enormous potential to be a focal recreational point for the county. After donning life jackets, the river enthusiasts set off for a 4.5-mile trip to Everett Park on Klondike Road, where they had a light lunch before heading back to their cars at the trip’s start. Even while they were taking off from Panola Shoals, county signs still warn residents against fishing and bathing in the river, which has high fecal coliform levels because of repeated sewer overflows. The signs and wire fence were erected two years ago when families began taking their children to bathe and play in the river following parking and landscaping improvements made on the shoals for users of the multi-use South River Trail installed by the PATH Foundation. On last week’s three-hour trip were people who have never seen the South River before and others who knew of its existence but had never entertained the idea of paddling its waters. The boaters navigated through submerged tires and other trash, paddled along

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More than a dozen canoeists paddled the South River from Panola Shoals to Everett Park in order to see its beauty and warts up close.

stretches covered with beautiful tree canopies, and encountered plenty of wildlife. At the end of the trip, Jackie Echols, the South River Watershed Alliance’s president, pronounced it “wonderful.” “We saw a deer run across the river and about 30 different types of birds,” she said,

adding that it was educational for all. “They now have an appreciation for the beauty of the river and its potential,” she said. The April 28 trip was the first of many planned down the river. Echols had invited DeKalb commission-

ers, but the kickoff date conflicted with a county commissioners conference in Savannah. Some sent representatives from their offices. CEO Burrell Ellis was in town and attended the kickoff at Panola Shoals. He got into one of the canoes for photographers to take his photo but did not stay for the trip down the river. Bruce Morton, a South River Watershed Alliance member, was glad he made the trip. “It was great to see people out doing something active and addressing issues relating to health and environmental health,” he said. Echols said she wants to do a cleanup day so citizens can help clean the river. “It’s on our agenda to get trash out of the river,” she said. For more information, contact Echols at jmechols@bellsouth.net or 404-285-3756.

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Kim Cameron, immediate past president of DeKalb 100 Black Women, helps the DeKalb League of Women Voters register voters for the July 31 primary election.

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At left, CrossRoadsNews Publisher Jennifer Parker (right) presented awards to Dr. William Watley, who was voted “Citizen of the Year,” and for Saint Philip AME, which was voted “Best Large Church.” At right, expo visitor Larry Daniel of Lithonia won a $250 Mall at Stonecrest gift card in the Grand Prize drawing. Carla Parker / CrossRoadsNews

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“This is not the charge that I anticipated. … This message is not as harsh as it should be. My son had to pay with his life.”

13 face charges in drum major’s death New indictment against Lewis By Carla Parker

Charges have been filed against 13 people in the death last fall of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion. Florida State Attorney Lawson Lamar said on May 2 that 11 people are being charged with felony hazing and two with misdemeanors. At press time Thursday, seven of the 11 had turned themselves in. Robert Champion Champion, 26, was a Southwest DeKalb High graduate. He died after being hazed at the annual Florida Classic game against Bethune Cookman University in Orlando in November. Lamar said Champion was beaten to death by fellow band members while on a charter bus. Witnesses told emergency dispatchers Champion was vomiting before he was found unresponsive aboard the bus. “We can prove participation in hazing and a death,” Lamar said. “We do not have a blow or a shot or a knife thrust that killed Mr. Champion. It is an aggregation of things which exactly fit the Florida statute as written by the Legislature.” Lamar said felony hazing carries a maximum sentence of six years. He said the evidence in the case would not support a charge of murder. “Hazing is a term for bullying,” Lamar said. “It is a tradition we cannot tolerate in America.” Pam Champion, Robert Champion’s mother who lives in Decatur, said she and his father are disappointed at the charges. “This is not the charge that I anticipated,” she said. “I thought it would be a great opportunity, since all eyes are on Florida, to send a message that we will not tolerate hazing. This message is not as harsh as it should be. My son had to pay with his life.”

Among those charged were 23-year-old Caleb Jackson and 24-year-old Rikki Wills, who were both arrested on May 2 in Leon County. Wills was allowed to leave jail May 2 after posting a $15,000 bond. Bryan Jones turned himCaleb Jackson self in May 2 in Hillsborough County. He was released after posting a $15,000 bond. A Leon County judge refused Thursday to let Jackson leave jail because he’s already on probation for battery. Jasmine Alexander, who said she is engaged to Jackson and is the mother of his Rikki Wills 3-year-old son, pleaded with the judge to free him on bond. She said he is the family’s only source of income. Jackson told the judge through a video teleconference that he works at a Family Dollar store. At a news conference Thursday, Pam Champion said that the only way to halt hazing in FAMU’s program is to disband the marching band until further notice. “You’ve got to clean house,” she said. “That’s the only thing.” Lamar urged anyone with more information to come forward. He said he anticipates there could be more arrests. Authorities in Florida said one of the suspects is being sought by the GBI. Lamar said 20 other people would be charged with hazing in unrelated incidents in which there were not serious injuries. Orlando officials ruled Champion’s death a homicide after an autopsy showed he died of internal bleeding caused by blunt force trauma. Officials said on Dec. 16 that Champion had bruises on his chest, arms, shoulder and back.

By Carla Parker

A DeKalb grand jury has issued a new indictment against Crawford Lewis, accusing the former DeKalb Schools superintendent of abusing his position for “his own personal gain and the benefit of his friends, his family and his lover.” The 300-page “superseding” indictment issued May 1 replaces the May 2010 indictment of Lewis, his former chief operating officer Patricia Reid, her former husband Crawford Lewis Anthony Pope; and Reid’s secretary, Cointa Moody on charges of running a criminal enterprise that sent millions of dollars to Pope while he was married to Reid, and contracts to vendors in exchange for cash, sports tickets and other perks totaling more than $33,332.25. In the original indictment, prosecutors said Reid manipulated four school projects at Columbia High, McNair Cluster Elementary, Mountain Industrial Center, and Arabia Mountain High to benefit Pope, and Lewis signed off the changes and that they benefited from gifts of sporting and theater tickets. Tuesday’s indictment said that more than $80 million in contracts were obtained through fraud and that Pope made over $2 million on the deals. It includes four counts of racketeering, one count of theft by taking by a government employee, and one count of bribery and drops charges against Moody and the charges of falsifying a

public document against the group. Moody is now expected to testify as a witness. The new indictment alleges that Lewis used his public office for illegal private gain and to conceal waste, fraud, abuse and corruption. “Rather than operating in the best interests of DeKalb County’s children, Lewis, [Pat] Pope and [Tony] Pope stole or facilitated the theft of millions of dollars, performed or approved payment for substandard work, blocked legitimate contractors from receiving or completing contracts, and manipulated projects to meet their own unlawful objectives,” the indictment said. It also includes new evidence of emails about Hawks basketball tickets, letters about Falcons football tickets, and an invoice and check to cover Pope’s legal fees. The indictment names Audria Berry as the female employee with whom Lewis allegedly had an affair and said he used his position to “initiate and facilitate” an affair with Berry, who was then executive director of school improvement. Berry is now a secondgrade teacher at Flat Rock Elementary in Lithonia. “Specifically, he paid for a room using his P-Card at the Ritz Carlton in Greensboro, Ga., on March 12, 2008, which he used exclusively for personal use with a female subordinate accompanying him,” the indictment said. The indictment also said that on Dec. 22, 2008, Lewis said in a meeting with school officials that Reid had tried to blackmail him, but he denied it to investigators but tried to stop the DA’s investigation of Pat Pope.

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“They treated my client like some kind of drug dealer or criminal. They came as if they were executing a warrant to find drugs.”

By Carla Parker

More than 100 DeKalb School System employees will have to apply for other district jobs after the School Board voted April 27 to eliminate 133 school-based positions at a savings of $9.3 million. The jobs on the chopping block are graduation coaches, 20 assistant principal positions, physical education teachers and other non-core teaching positions. School system spokesman Walter Woods said notices will be mailed May 11 to affected employees, four days before the district is required by state law to let teachers know whether their contracts will be renewed. He also said the employees with teacher certifications will have first crack at the 250 or so jobs that come open each year as teachers change positions and retire. “Each year we have at least 120 teachers that retire, so we hope to have those positions refilled,” Woods said. District staff members initially recommended 182 school-level jobs be eliminated at a savings of $12.7 million, but a review determined that 49 of those jobs still were needed. Tekshia Ward-Smith, the district’s chief human resources officer, said the graduation coach

jobs had been funded by money from the state but that funding was eliminated several years ago, and the district continued to cover those costs. Ward-Smith said other school officials will handle the duties performed by graduation coaches and specialists. The cuts came after the district moved to a new zero-based budgeting system that adds funding and staff based on how much is needed to carry out future tasks, not on how much was used to carry out those tasks in the past. The district also recently consolidated more than 380 job titles into 17 job classifications and aligned the district salary structure as part of a district-wide reorganization approved by the School Board on April 18. Woods said the focus is now all about student allotment. “We took a hard look at student budgeting,” he said. Woods also clarified that Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson will not recommend pay cuts for teachers. On April 30, teachers were notified that their contracts for the 2012-2013 school year may be 6.25 percent less than their current contract. Woods said the letter sent to DeKalb teachers explained that salaries would be adjusted after

the School Board approves the budget. “This has been the standard practice for the last three years,” he said. “We had to put that in the contract before the budget is done.” In a May 1 e-mail to the Organization of DeKalb Educators members, ODE President David Schutten said he met with Atkinson on May 1 and she “reaffirmed her commitment to craft a balanced budget with the same calendar as this school David Schutten year.” “There is little, if any, likelihood there will be a 6.25 percent pay cut,” Schutten said. “Once again, the 6.25 percent figure represented a worst-case scenario.” Schutten said $60 million to $70 million must be cut to balance the 2012-2013 budget. “DCSS used $38 million of its $44 million Reserve Fund Balance to offset deficits in the 2011-2012 budget,” he said. DeKalb has delayed approval of a budget, which was to be voted on in April. Woods said he wasn’t sure when the budget will get done. “We’re getting there, but we’re not quite done yet,” he said.

Family owed more on house than when it was bought in 1994 from page

2 that the large number of deputies showed up at the home in the wee hours of the morning because they expected Occupy Atlanta activists to be there. It took the deputies six hours to move Frazer’s possessions from the home to the front yard. Animal Control also came and removed her three dogs from the home. Members of Occupy Atlanta spent the day helping Frazer pack up her belongings. Frazer said she fell behind on her payments after losing her job at Orkin Pest Control in July 2009. She has been living off retirement payments and Social Security. She owed $145,000 on the home, and with interest, penalty and attorney fees, the total rose to

It took sheriff deputies six hours to put the family’s belongings on the sidewalk.

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$176,000. Her late husband bought the house in 1994 for $105,800. It was appraised last year for $57,360, and New York-based mortgage company Investors One Corp. now values it at $40,000. Frazer said she made several attempts to get Investors One to modify the loan. “They wouldn’t work with me

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at all,” she said. “At one point they asked me for $20,000. That’s not right.” Frazer and her lawyer, Joshua Davis, filed an unlawful foreclosure lawsuit in early March in federal court. At a news conference later that day in Frazer’s old driveway, Davis said he has worked with clients dealing with foreclosures but had

never had any get evicted at 3 a.m. “They treated my client like some kind of drug dealer or criminal,” he said. “They came as if they were executing a warrant to find drugs. It makes no sense.” Standing behind him were Occupy Atlanta activists and former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney, who is the Green Party’s candidate for the 4th Congressional District election in November. McKinney did not speak during the news conference. In spite of the lawsuit, a judge went ahead and signed off on the warrant for an eviction on April 27. Frazer said she doesn’t know where she will live now. “I’ve lived at this house for 18 years. My daughter was raised in that house. My husband died here. My grandson came home here,” she said. “This is my home.”

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Still Waters concert honoring Tuskegee ‘Red Tails’ 8

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West End mural, seed funding from Wells Fargo 6 Historic images of students and scenes from the Atlanta University Center now adorn the wall of Wells Fargo’s West End University bank branch.

Demo touts benefits of composting

Gardeners and aspiring green thumbs can attend a free composting demonstration at the Exchange Park Recreation Center.

CBC Spouses scholarships are available 9 High school and college students have until May 31 to apply for the Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Foundation Educational Scholarships of $1,000 to $2,000.

District loses Fernbank Forest lease

The DeKalb School System has lost its lease on the 65-acre Fernbank Forest but will continue to operate its Fernbank Science Center, which is located nearby.

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"Through this, we will inspire and create a more viable entrepreneur class and generate jobs in the African-American community.”

25 employers for West End mural, seed funding from Wells Fargo sorority’s job fair Job seekers can speak with about 25 employers, educational institutions and other agencies on May 9 at a free Career and Resource Expo at the Community Achievement Center in Decatur. During the 10 a.m.-to-1 p.m. fair, professional workers and skilled laborers can interact with employers who are hiring for vacancies and discussing future employment opportunities. Participants are asked to bring resumes and be prepared to fill out applications and to interview for job openings, including part-time, full-time, entry-level, supervisory and management positions. The event is co-hosted by the Decatur Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta and the North Metro Career Center of the Georgia Department of Labor. Among organizations expected are Aflac, Art Institute of Atlanta, Avon, Belhaven University, Bobby Dodd Enterprise, Comcast, Community & Southern Bank, DeKalb Police Department, DeVry University, Dover Staffing, Employment Seeker Publication, Executive Marketing Team, Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism, Goodwill of North Georgia, Hire Dynamics, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Jupiter 7 Management, Knowledge Universal, Mary Kay Cosmetics, MSC Industrial Supply Co., RR Donnelley, Securitas, Southern Radon Reduction, the Trinity Group, UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Volt Workforce Solutions, Wells Fargo, and Westin Atlanta Perimeter North. The Community Achievement Center is at 4522 Flat Shoals Parkway. For more information, e-mail janice.black@dol .state.ga.us or call 404-679-0507.

Morris Brown College President Stanley Pritchett helps unveil an African American mural depicting historic at the West End University bank branch in Atlanta. From left, he is joined by Atlanta City Council member Michael Julian Bond, Wells Fargo’s Beth Currie and the bank’s Atlanta Regional President Mike Donnelly.

Historic images of students and scenes from the Atlanta University Center now adorn the wall of Wells Fargo’s West End University bank branch. Bank and college officials from Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse, Spelman and Morris Brown colleges helped unveil the 13-foot-wide and 7-foot-tall indoor and outdoor mural on April 27. During the ceremony, Wells Fargo announced a $145,000 grant to the independent nonprofit Opportunity Funding Corp. to start Project Launch, a new incubator fund to help create jobs and new businesses. The Opportunity Funding Corp. hosts Venture Challenge, an annual business plan competition in which teams of MBA graduates from 24 historically black colleges and universities across the Southeast compete. With this grant, the winning team can

apply for funding to start its business. Mike Donnelly, Wells Fargo’s Atlanta Regional president, said the bank, which has 200 metro branches, is pleased to recognize the contributions of the local HBCUs. “And we’re proud to help business graduates of historically black institutions through this new fund for emerging businesses,” he said. The double-sided mural depicts 18 images. It is the newest in Atlanta and is among 50 already installed or shortly to be installed across the metro area. Nationwide, the bank has murals in more than 1,800 in Wells Fargo bank branches. Each turn-of-the-20th-century mural depicts the story of the area in which the branch is located. All are developed with the aid of local archives and historians. Last week, Wells Fargo also unveiled

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The Balm in Gilead says that with prayer, education, testing and treatment, the end of the AIDS epidemic is in sight. Children explore a compost bin at a recent composting demo at Panola Mountain Park. On May 8, adults can learn how to build a composting bin at Exchange Park in Decatur.

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Demo touts benefits of composting Gardeners and aspiring green thumbs can attend a free compostmaking demonstration on May 8 at the Exchange Park Recreation Center in Decatur. The 6:30-to-7:30 p.m. session is hosted by the DeKalb County Natural Resource Management Office and Keep DeKalb Beautiful and is held in recognition of International Compost Awareness Week, whose theme is “Replenish the Earth for Generations to Come.”

The week showcases composting, composting products, and the sustainable impact composting has on the environment. At DeKalb’s event, participants will learn the importance of organics and how composting can easily be done at home. An outside demonstration will teach residents how to make their own compost bin. The hands-on demonstration will provide them with information on obtaining, managing

and using an outdoor compost bin; growing vegetables using compost in the soil and fertilizing using “compost tea”; differentiating between compost and mulch; and soil sampling and vermicomposting. Edible plants will be given away during the event. Exchange Park Recreation Center is at 2771 Columbia Drive. For more information, visit www.keepdekalb beautiful.org or call 404-371-2654.

Chi Walking session at Shoal Creek Park DeKalb residents can take an Eastern approach to walking at the Healthy Belvedere Progress Party on May 12 at Shoal Creek Park in Decatur. The Chi Walking Experience, from 9 to 11 a.m., will teach participants how to eliminate discomfort and make walking easier on the body. Sandy Bramlett, a certified Chi Walking instructor, will lead a 30-minute practice walk. Chi Walking is based on the principles of tai chi, which focuses on body alignment and use of core muscles. The Healthy Belvedere Initiative is a neighborhood effort to reduce health disparities associated with chronic illnesses through environmental and policy changes. It hosts monthly progress parties to educate the community on health and nutrition. Events are free and open to all who live, work, play, worship or learn in the Belvedere community. Shoal Creek Park is at 3642 Glenwood Road. For more information, visit www.healthybelvedere.org.

Churches asked to hold HIV testing in June Congregations of every faith are urged to hold an HIV testing event during June. The nonprofit Balm in Gilead is seeking to register at least 1,000 congregations nationwide to offer testing and support for people with HIV/AIDS. The Richmond, Va.-based group’s 2012 Our Faith Lights the Way National Faith-Based HIV Testing Campaign supports National HIV Testing Day, observed on June 27. The Balm in Gilead says that with prayer, education, testing and treatment, the end of the epidemic is in sight. Churches should register their HIV/AIDS events at www.balmingilead.org. For more information, contact Cary Goodman at cgoodman@balmingilead.org or 804644-2256.

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“This jewel of artwork is attributed to the vision and creativity of artist and teacher Hale Aspacio Woodruff.”

Clark Atlanta Still Waters concert honoring Tuskegee ‘Red Tails’ The Still Waters Youth Sinfo-Nia’s 22nd Annual Art Galleries Spring Benefit Concert on May 6 will pay tribute to the “Red Tails” of the Tuskegee Airmen. to unveil catalog realThe concert begins at 5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole will be the guest speaker when the CAU Art Galleries unveils its catalog, “In the Eye of Muses: Selections From the Clark Atlanta University Art Collection,” on May 6 in Davage Auditorium. Cole, director of the National Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian Institution, is a former president of Spelman. She will speak about “Great Art Collections at Our Historically Black Colleges and Uni- Johnnetta Cole versities: To Whom Do They Belong?” at the 2 p.m. event. A reception will follow in the Art Galleries in Trevor Arnett Hall. Cole assumed her post at the Smithsonian in 2009 after a stellar career in higher education, including serving as president of Bennett College. CAU President Carlton E. Brown said Clark Atlanta is excited about the unveiling of the catalog, which commemorates the 70th anniversary of CAU’s historic permanent collection and the 60th anniversary of the unveiling of “The Art of the Negro” mural series. “This jewel of artwork is attributed to the vision and creativity of artist and teacher Hale Aspacio Woodruff, and we are grateful for his legacy,” Brown said. Davage Auditorium is in Haven-Warren Hall at 223 James P. Brawley Drive S.W. in Atlanta. For more information, visit www.cau.edu or call 404-880-6102.

Capitol Conference Center at 450 Capitol Ave. near Turner Field. A number of Tuskegee Airmen and their families are expected to attend. As a part of the tribute, the world premiere of a selection composed by Sinfo-Nia founder David Robinson, “Into the Wind, Into the Air,” will be performed. Some of the Red Tails will share their stories. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students. The Still Waters Youth Sinfo-Nia of Metropolitan Atlanta provides opportunities for talented students to become successful in the orchestral music world. For more information, call 404-328-0840 or visit Still Waters founder David Robinson will unveil his new composition, “Into theWind, www.stillwatersyouthsinfo-nia.org. Into the Air” as part of the tribute to the Tuskegee Red Tails at the May 6 concert.

Television series leading the way to finding your roots The 10-part series “Finding Your Roots” that is airing on GPB through May 20 will offer family historians tips on family searches and insights into celebrity genealogy. Cultural critic and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. hosts the series, which airs at 8 p.m. on Sundays. The series journeys deep into the ancestry of a group of remarkable individuals and provides new understanding of personal identity and American history. Among those featured are Samuel L. Jackson, John Legend, John Lewis, Branford Marsalis, Kevin Bacon, Cory Booker, Angela Buchdal, Geoffrey Canada, Margaret Cho, Harry Connick Jr., Robert Downey Jr., Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Yasir Qadhi, Condoleezza Rice, Michelle Rodriguez, Kyra Sedgwick, Wanda Sykes, Ruth Simmons, Martha Stewart, Barbara Walters and Rick Warren.

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“Many students have enjoyed learning experiences during our long relationship with Fernbank Forest.” Thirteen students learned CPR, first aid and sports evaluations as part of the sports medicine program at Stephenson High in Stone Mountain. It also offers nursing.

CBC Spouses scholarships are available High school and college students have until May 31 to apply for the Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Foundation Educational Scholarships of $1,000 to $2,000. The national program awards scholarships to students pursuing full-time undergraduate, graduate or doctoral degrees. Applicants from the 4th District must have a GPA of at least 2.5, exhibit leadership abilities, and participate in community service activities. Along with completing the application, students must write a personal statement essay of 500 to 1,000 words addressing four topics listed on the application and have two letters of recommendation; a copy of a detailed Federal Student Aid Report, which comes from the U.S. Department of Education; a one-page resume listing extracurricular activities, honors, employment, community service and special skills; and a recent photo suitable for publication. Graduating high school seniors must provide proof of enrollment into an institution of study for 2012. Students also must provide an official sealed transcript from all institutions attended. Freshman-level students also must submit high school transcripts to CBC Spouses Education Scholarship – CBC Foundation at 1720 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20036. For more information and to apply, visit www.cbcfinc.org/scholar ships.

Sports medicine field explored By Carla Parker

Sports medicine is not on every high school curriculum, but at Stephenson High, students are exploring a field in which minorities are greatly under-represented. The program, which began at the Stone Mountain school last fall as an option in the health science department, offers nursing. Careers in sports medicine include personal trainer, athletic trainer, physical therapist and sports physician. Coach Donald Sellers said they lobbied for the program after requests to him and information science health teacher Vickie Spencer-Berry. With the approval of principal Brian Bolden, the school invited Dawn Myers, clinical director of ProActive Fitness in Decatur, to teach about the field. Dr. William Craven, who owns an Alliance Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine practice in Decatur, also was a part of starting the program without cost. Myers, who met with the 13 students twice this school year for an hour, taught

them CPR, first aid and sports evaluations. “The students really love the class and they really have an interest in the field,” she said. Sellers is hoping the program will lead to scholarships and careers for students. “We’re trying to bridge the gap between high school and college,” he said. “We visited the University of Georgia this year and the students got a chance to tour the sports medicine program and the facility.” Senior Khristie Smith said the program helped her get a jump-start into the field. “I plan on majoring in athletic training at the University of Florida,” she said. “I was very excited when I found out about the program here. I like it a lot.” Senior Brittany Rennalds aspires to be a sports medicine physician for an NFL team. “I’ve really learned a lot from Ms. Dawn,” she said. “I’ve learned how to tape knees and I got a chance to work with the patients.” Myers said she hopes the program will be in all DeKalb high schools in the future. “Once we get it started here full time, hopefully we can invite other schools,” she said.

District loses Fernbank Forest lease The DeKalb School System has lost its lease on the 65-acre Fernbank Forest but will continue to operate its Fernbank Science Center, which is located nearby. Officials said April 30 that Fernbank Inc., which owns the property, will not renew the district’s 45-year lease of the preserve that ends on June 30. More than 6,000 students visit the forest and its nature trail annually. The district said Fernbank Inc. did not give the district the option to renew. Schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson said the district will continue to operate the

Fernbank Science Center, which the district has provided as a learning experience for students and the public since 1967. She said the district is working to partner with DeKalb County and other entities to provide students with other outdoor learning experiences. “Many DeKalb students have enjoyed memorable learning experiences during our long relationship with Fernbank Forest,” Atkinson said. “The school district will continue to provide hands-on, exploratory experiences for students at the Fernbank Science Center.”

Follow schools on social media Twitter and YouTube users can now follow the DeKalb School System for up-tothe-minute district news, photos, and video promoting students’ achievements. The district launched its first Twitter and YouTube channels on May 3 during its 2012 Valedictorian and Salutatorian Recognition Program at its Tucker headquarters. Schools Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson said DeKalb’s social media channels will be

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