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REPORTER
September 9, 2011
Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana
In
Volume 63, Issue 2
Remembrance
Americans across the country will stop to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday. Visitors look toward the recently completed Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa. (above). At the World Trade Center site, the footprint of the North Tower is part of the soon-to-be-completed 9/11 Memorial. See pages 14-15 for details on how LC students and staff commemorate this day. Cub photos/ MCT Campus
Fullen wins first place in national speaking competition JacobHelmus jacobhelmuscub@gmail.com
Asmaa Fullen
Junior Asmaa Fullen took first place and the grand prize of $1,000 for a speech in the 33rd annual National BIG (Blacks in Government) oratorical competition in Boston Aug. 25.
She competed against 17 others from the United States, each who explored and examined one theme: “African American males in America’s schools: endangered or ignored?” “It was a great achievement to me,” Fullen said. “I trained for three months prior to the event
with my speech coach, Ivan Walker.” An earlier performance of Fullen’s speech can be found on YouTube. It’s titled “Asmaa Detroit speech.” Blacks In Government was founded in 1975 by a small group of African Americans in Rockville,
Md., as a non-profit organization. BIG’s goals are to promote equity in all aspects of American life, excellence in public service, and opportunity for all Americans. Fullen and her family were in Boston just ahead of Hurricane Irene; it arrived two days after they left.