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Teen Open House at
Y this evening
The Winston Lake Family
YMCA, 901 Waterworks Rd.,
will be hosting an open house
on this evening (Aug. 14) from
5-7 p.m. in the Y's Teen
Room. There will be hot dogs
and performances by the Jazzy
Jumpers, Boss Drummers and
Y Movements. The event is an
excellent time for teens to visit
the YMCA to learn about its
wealth of programs.
Forsyth Academy
Open House
Forsyth Academy, 5426
Shattalon Dr., will have an
Open House Monday, Aug. 18
as part of its 10 year anniver
sary celebration. The event
will include a hot dog supper,
free family portraits and gift
card drawings. This will be a
floating event from 4-8 p.m.
in the gym. The school starts
back on Aug. 20.
? Big Four tickets for sale
Tickets for this year's Big
Four Dance will go on sale
Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m,
at the Carl H. Russell
Recreation Center on Carver
School Road. The dance will
be held on Saturday, Oct. 25 at
the Benton Convention Center.
Tickets are $25 each. Personal
checks will not be accepted.
This year's Big Four
Celebration, hosted by the
Atkins High School Alumni
Association, will feature activ
ities Oct. 23-26. The Big Four
Celebration is a reunion of
alumni and friends of the
cities' four historically black
high schools - Anderson,
Atkins, Carver and Paisley.
For additional information or
ticket sales, contact Sheila
Astrop at 336- 744-1228.
Support group for women
with murdered loved ones
Broken Hearts, Better
Days, a new support group for
women 18 and older who have
experienced the murder of a
loved one, will hold meetings
on the second and fourth
Tuesday of every month start
ing Aug. 26. Meetings will be
from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at Green
Street Methodist Church, 639
South Green St. Broken
Hearts, Better Days is not
allied with any sect, denomi
nation, political entity, or
institution. Members of any
faith, or no faith, are welcome.
Light refreshments will be
provided. For more informa
tion, call Paula at 336-749
4691 or go to
www.vigilsforhealing.org.
School supply collection
The Downtown Winston
Salem Farmers' Market will
host a Back-to-School Supply
collection effort on Tuesday,
Aug. 12, Thursday, Aug. 14,
Tuesday, Aug. 19 and
Thursday, Aug. 21 from 9 a.m.
- 2 p.m. each day. Supplies
can be dropped off at the
Market, which is between
Cherry and Sixth streets.
School supplies collected will
be donated to the Winston
Salem Forsyth County Schools
to assist students in need. For
more information, call 724
2474.
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Rep. Womble presents the Work Ethic Award to B retina Peck. Mayor Joines presents Keenan Mc Mahan with an award.
Job Well Done
Teens complete summer jobs program
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Several Carver High School students were
honored for work well done last week as their
summer jobs program came to an end.
Eleven students were assigned to summer
jobs through an experimental YWCA program
called STRIDES. The program aims to prevent
students from dropping out of high school, and
includes tutoring and self improvement activi
ties. This summer, the STRIDES teens were
placed at local businesses and agencies for
eight- week paid.
Saturday at the Glade Street YWCA? the
teens celebrated the end of their work experi
ences at a luncheon. STRIDES Coordinator
Michael Hall said he was pleased with the com
munity's involvement in the program. The Goler
Community Development Corp., Grace
Healthcare and The Children's Home were
among those that took on an intern. Centenary,
United Methodist Church allowed STRIDES to
use its facility for the tutoring component of the
program.
"It just doesn't take that motivation from the
home, it takes motivation from within our own
personal communities," said Hall.
Dana Suggs attended the luncheon to sing
the praises of the intern that worked at, her Trade
Street boutiqufe. Body & Soul, which she owns
and operates with her husband, Michael.
Suggs said she had become jaded towards
the work ethic of young people, until the disci
plined and conscientious Brain Thompson
changed her perspective. Suggs said STRIDES
taught her lessons as well.
"It's not just for you guys, it's also for us, to
keep us in check, to keep us fresh," she said.
Kenny Vqdah speaks.
"We need to work along with you and to be there
for you because you're not alone."
The interns had positive" things to say about
their experiences as well. Keenan McMahan,
who hopes to pursue a career in counseling,
interned at the Children's Home. He said his job
required doing a lot of research and wisely man
aging his time.
"It just gave me a big experience . It was
challenging," said McMahan.
Kenny Uqdah interned at the YWCA, work
ing with the agency's youth program. He said
that it was a big responsibility that taught him
how to communicate with young people.
"This STRIDES program is a big success in
helping me be a responsible person and a leader
to other youth," said Uqdah.
N.C. Representative Larry Womble and
Mayor Allen Joines attended the luncheon and
urged the teens to keep in mind all the things
they've learned this summer. Both local leaders
told the teens that it took the guidance of others
to get them where they are today.
STRIDES is a collaboration of YWCA, the
city-county school system and
Exchange/SCAN. It's funded by a grant from the
N.C. Department of Public Instruction.
Currently, plans are in the works to have
STRIDES again next year in at least one high
school in Winston-Salem.
Tilden Wilson accepts his award.
Chris Douglas receives the Team Player medal.
Dana Suggs praises the program.
Mayor Joints presents an award to Kadeem Young-Kelly.
I Charlie Gilbert, who worked at The Chronicle, with his moth
er , Nancy McGee.
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