Maynard Jackson High School senior, Bendsondy Pierre was 15 years old when he and his family traveled to America in pursuit of greater opportunity. After a 20 year wait, the Pierre family were finally able to begin their journey as U.S. citizens, but for Bendsondy that meant a complete reset. Starting over for Bendsondy forced […]
Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy, Necye (pronounced Na-kya) Griggs, 18, has experienced her share of adversity. Not long ago, her great-grandmother and uncle each suffered strokes, her father had two heart attacks, and her home was riddled with bullet holes following a drive-by shooting. Yet again, that forced her family to move for […]
It was at Carver STEAM High School where 17-year-old Mekenzi Banks found her passion for medicine. A former Las Vegas resident, Mekenzi moved to Atlanta during her freshman year of high school. She believes that if she did not transfer to Carver, she would not have changed her mindset about school. After a year of […]