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QEA celebrates the Class of 2016
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Quality Education Academy I
(QEA) held its eighth commencement I
ceremony with an audience of over I
500 family, friends, and community I
members. The graduating class, I
marked by its 100 percent graduation I
and 100 percent college acceptance I
rates, enjoyed the inspirational words
of State Rep. Edward Hanes Jr. on
Saturday, June 4.
Hanes shared his personal and inspira
tional story of how he overcame obstacles
and how he had to start over several times
before achieving his goals. He also spoke
about how dependent the world has
become on science, technology, engineer
ing and math (STEM). Hanes emphasized
how the fields of STEM are imperative to
every job that will be available to college
graduates in 2020. While encouraging stu
dents to get involved in STEM, Haynes
reminded them of the importance of work
ing hard, being respectful, and never for
getting to thank those who helped you
along the way.
Scholarships were awarded to students
from The Winston-Salem Foundation,
Crosby Scholars, The Skinner Foundation,
as well as several full academic and athlet
ic scholarships from a variety of colleges
and organizations.
Rebecca Stuckey (Winston-Salem
State University - WSSU) and Brandon
Wilson (Universal Technical Institute)
were awarded the MVVP scholarships.
Morris
Stuckey
Reyes
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at $5/XX) each, the MVVP Scholarship is
awarded for completing the Mission,
Vision, and Values of Quality Education
Academy while also achieving academic
success. The scholarships were provided
by the Simon and Dollean Johnson
Scholarship Fund and the J. Luther
Covington and Family Scholarship Fund.
TaAndrea Morris is the 2016 recipient
of the Jonathan LaRon Skinner
Scholarship. She will attend WSSU in the
fall.
Many of the students graduating from
QEA have attended the school since pre
school. They are all excited about leaving,
however, some are a little nervous. Class
president Dina Reyes (Catawba College)
stated "This school is my second home.
The teachers, administrators, and my
counselor support me in everything I do. I
feel prepared to go to college, work hard,
and bring home a degree."
Student athlete Renathan Ona-Embo
(Tulane University) stated, "I have never
come to a school that makes each student
feel
important. They value my
opinion and they push me
to work hard. 1 think I am
going to be able to be suc
cessful as long as I reflect
on what I have been taught
here. I am going to miss my
school."
All seniors received
dorm packages from the
staff with items such as lap
tops, printers, digital cam
eras, irons, coffee makers,
toasters, toiletries, spend
ing money, books, school
supplies, calculators, tow
els, bedding and other
much needed items to help
them begin their journey to
success.
Each student has a staff
member's contact information for support
throughout their college journey. The staff
members also will make campus visits to
check
on the students' progress. Quality
Education prides itself on providing a
holistic education that does not stop at gra
dation.
Simon Johnson, left, and State Rep. Edward Hanes
take a break. Hanes spoke at Quality Education
Academy's (QEA) eighth commencement ceremony.
Summer camp starts at Emmanuel Baptist Church
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Instructors and Elders of the
Kemet Academy Summer Camp
completed the first week of classes,
which began on June 13 and will con
tinue until Aug. 18. The program lasts
from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
The program is open to students
ages 6-13. It is held at Emmanuel
Baptist Church, 1075 Shalimar Drive.
Dr. Felecia Piggott-Long, the pro
gram director, is excited about work
ing with the program.
"I directed the program 10 years
ago before I completed my doctorate
degree in African-American
Literature. Some of my students have
already graduated from high school
and college. I am very proud of their
success," said Piggott-Long. "We
want to support objectives, from the
Common Core that will help students
become strong students in the fall.
Statistically, students lose skills they
have gained during the regular school
year if they do not continue to
strengthen their skills during the sum
mer months."
This summer, the curriculum is
focused on reading, writirig, math
skills, and African-American History.
In addition, the students will partici
pate in community service projects,
field trips, social science projects and
theatre arts.
The instructors include Piggott
Long, an English instructor at Carver
High School, a historian, playwright
and actress. Richard Rowell, an entre
preneur, writer, and lover of reading,
will focus on enhancing reading com
prehension. The mathematics con
cepts will be taught by Asha Piggott,
a junior at North Carolina A&T State
University. Piggott has a 3.6 GPA,
and she majors in Graphic
Communication Systems with a con
centration in architecture.
The Kemet Academy is a part of
the church's Ujima Community
Development Corporation. Hobart
Jones, Mildred Peppers and Wanda
McEachern, members of the CDC,
are supportive of the school's devel
opment.
For more information, call
Piggott-Long at 336-692-0258 or call
the church at 336-788-7023. The
Rev. Dr. John Mendez is the pastor of
the Church.
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Kemet Academy Summer Camp has started. Shown
left to right are Richard Rowell, Wanda McEachern,
Mildred Peppers, Asha Piggott, Felecia Piggott
Long and Hobart Jones. Not pictured: Jackie
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The Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (CMSTE) NC
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When: July 11 -15,2016; 8:00 am - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Winston-Salem State University
Cost: $150.00 (lunch will be provided each day)
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