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Submitted Photos Erika Martin, program director, gives students an overview of the program's goals, objectives and activities. Teens ready to take part in UL summer jobs program SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The Urban League held the kick-off for its 2013 Summer Youth Employment Internship program on Tuesday, June 25 at the Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools Career Center. The 89 high school stu dents selected for the program were visibly excited about the oppor tunity to earn some money this summer while developing new skills and knowledge. Participants are ages 15-19. They were select ed from hundreds of pro gram applicants. The application process required that students write a personal state ment explaining why they should be picked for the program. Two letters of reference and school records were also required. In their personal state ments, some students expressed their desire to be in the program in order to help their parents out financially. Such statements by teens demonstrate the tough times that families are experiencing trying to make ends meet in this economy, according to Urban League officials. Some of those who grad uated from high school in June and are headed to college expressed the need to earn money for college expenses. For the next six weeks, the teens will be placed at local businesses and nonprofits, where they will do various tasks while engaging in career exploration and gaining life skills training, lead ership development and real work experience. The program will also feature a STEM compo nent designed to heighten students' interest in math and science careers. Students will be placed in work experience sites based on their career choices. Participants will report to their work expe rience sites Mondays through Thursdays and report to the Urban League on Fridays for training. The students will be paid through the Summer Youth Employment Internship Program, which is sup ported by the City of Winston-Salem. Wells Fargo's Shamalle Higgins assists a student participant in opening a bank account. Program Deanelle speaks. participant Thompson Program participant Milady Robinson speaks. Sorority supports 1 students' water project SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE During the spring, Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy students, under the direc tion of eighth grade sci ence teacher Janel Sharpe and language arts and fine arts teachers, learned about the countries around the world experi encing the ravages of drought and limited access to clean drinking water. As part of the project, Elizabeth Kwaku-Hill appeared before students in clothes from her native Gambia to share firsthand her experiences living in a country where access to clean water is restricted for half of the year. This conversation engaged the students to begin thinking about what they take for granted and how they receive water. The presentation helped the students focus their research on coun tries suffering from water shortages. As part of the research, students created posters and wrote essays. Thanks to the Winston-Salem Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, cash prizes of $75 (first-place), $50 (sec ond-place) and $25 (third-place) were award ed during a May 17 reception. The essay contest winners were: first-place - Samantha Woods, sec ond place - Iris Torrence and third-place - Tanita Brunson. The poster contest winners were: first-place - Iris Torrence, second place - Samantha Woods and third-place - Kristina Thompson. The contest judges included WSSU art pro fessors Dr. Alison Fleming and Leo Morrisey, retired science teachers, Margaret Brandon; Lisa Faulk and Pamela Bradsher, an employee of Corn Products of Winston Salem and a sorority member. Winston-Salem Prep's eighth-grade dance troupe performed an African dance and liturgical dance during the ceremony. Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools Assistant Superintendent Carol Montague-Davis and Science Area Manager Benita Thompson joined Assistant Principal Carolyn Brown in thank I ing the sorority for reach ing out to Winston-Salem Prep. Chapter President Lisa Smith referenced the sorority's 100 years of community service and its emphasis on interna tional awareness. Other projects under taken by the sorority's International Awareness Committee this year include a canned food drive for the AIDS Care Services Food Pantry that collected over 1,500 items; spearheading a Little Dresses For Africa campaign that resulted in 152 dresses for deserving little girls and a donation to the Haiti Foundation of Hope. Committee mem bers are: Chairwoman Peggy Moore, Brenda Johnson, Cynthia Jeffries, Freeda Ward, Tawanna Gates, LaVern Gaither, Sherlane Hill, Lacine Smalls, Daphne Holmes-Johnson and Linda Dark. Submitted Photo Sorority members (from left) Linda Dark, Peggy Moore, LaVerne Gaither and Sherlaine Hill. ?mnmUMMM group lienors Carter - - ? ? /" _ j i SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association rec ognized Dr. Clarice Graham Carter with the Pen and Quill Award for "outstanding achievement in communication" on May 18. The honor was presented at the Annual Hypno-Expo Conference in Daytona Beach, Fla. The IMDHA is an interdisciplinary organization that aims to further knowl edge, understanding and application of hypnosis in complementary healthcare. "Attending the IMDHA Conference provides extraordinary opportunities for me to explore and dis cuss the unlimited power of the mind with hypnotherapists worldwide," said Carter, a former elementary school teacher. A native of Winston-Salem, Carter is Carter a professional educator, cenmeu Hyp notherapist, neurolinguistic program mer, lecturer, writer, Reiki master teacher, certified "laughter leader" and "hypnotic fat ban practition er." The recipient of several teaching awards, she is listed in the "Who's Who Biographical Record: Child Development Professionals" and is a diplomat of IMDHA, a member of the International Association of Counselors and Therapists, the National Federation of Neurolinguistsic Programming and the Michigan Association of Counselors and Hypnotherapists. Carter is the author of several books, including "Win-Win Attitudes for Kids" and "I Can Keep You in My Heart," in Which she translates cognitive research in neuroscience into student-friendly, hands-on experiences and routines. Submitted Photo (From left, front row) Dorothy Jordan, Alice Carmon, Dr. Darryl Aaron, Shannon Martin (NC Council of Churches), Lois Turner, (second row) Fontaine Kirk-Graham, Deborah Massenburg, Debra Norwood, Wyrine Doris, Doris Moore (back row) Olaf Massenburg, Malissa Dance and William Fulton take part in the certificates presentation. First Baptist receives Strive to Revive certificates SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE On Sunday, June 30, Shannon Martin of the NC Council of Churches' Partners in Health and Wellness pre sented Dr. Rev. Darryl Aaron and the Health and Wellness Ministry of First Baptist Church on Highland Avenue Strive to Revive certificates. The requirements for the Strive to Revive program, which is sponsored by Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina, the American Red Cross and the NC Council of Churches, were met after First Baptist members Rev. Glen Pettiford, Deacon William Fulton and Doris Moore completed an adult CPR/AED course at the Forsyth County chapter of the American Red Cross. The church will receive an AED (automatic external defibrillator) and a mini-grant to continue to improve the overall health of its members and the communi ty Fontaine Kirk-Graham and Debra Norwood, coordinators of the health initiative, are members of the FBC Health and Wellness Ministry (formerly the Healthcare Ministry), which was developed by the late Annie Alexander The mission of the group is to improve the mental, physical and spiritual health of each member through faith, love, devotion and the work of God. The Health and Wellness Ministry provides education on health issues, nutrition, healthy lifestyles, home safety and emergency care. The Chronicle ?Like us on (j facebook Go to www.facebook.com/ wschronicle U 1 7
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