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THURSDAY, October
28, 2010
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ranked for
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Alumni
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Local school takes strong
stance against bullying
BY l-AYI-A I ARMI R
THE CHRONICLE
When it tomes to bullying. Ashley
IB Magnet Elementary School is taking
matters into its own hands
The school, home to a population of
roughly 5<M) pre kindergarten through
fifth graders, is slated to culminate its
first-ever Anti-Bully ing Week today.
Staged during the Winson
Salem Forsyth County School system's
Safe Schools Department's Red Ribbon
week. Ashley 's initiative consisted of a
slate of activities
from an anti-bully
inp poster contest,
to a presentation
by students from
W i n s t o n - S a 1 e m
State University
and the school's
annual staff versus
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The week,
which was funded
by an SI.K(K) grant from the National
Parent Teacher Association (PTA). was
centered around promoting tolerance
and parental involvement, explained
Home-School Coordinator Angela
Miller. Ashley was one of only two
schools in the state to receive funding
for the program from the National PTA.
"The IB (International
Baccalaureate) traits that we stress pret
ty much focus on inclusiveness and cel
ebrating diversity," said Miller. "If we
celebrate diversity. I feel that there
won't be much opportunity for bullying
because nine times out of 10. bullying is
kind of inspired by those differences in
others, those things that stand out."
With the rash of teen suicides that
have taken place across the nation
recently, bullying is at the forefront of
many people's minds, but for those who
work on the ground at schools everyday.
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Fitness enthusiast
Anthony A. Johnson
makes his way down the
WSSU Homecoming
Parade route, alongside
floats, motorbikes and
vehicles. Johnson is an
advocate for those with
disabilities. He strives to
show through his own
actions that people with
physical limitations can
still be healthy and
active.
'Hot Dog Lady'opens cafe
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\ew businessowners Cheryl and Tarus Clark.
East Winston eatery offers Island
classics, meatless options and more
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Before Cheryl Clark began selling hot dogs on the
streets of Winston-Salem, she and her husband. Tarus. were
living in a rental home and working for minimum wage.
Now. the two Winston-Salem natives are the proud owners
of a house and a new restaurant, the Eastway Cafe.
The restaurant, which is located in the Eastway
Shopping Center on New Walkertown Road, serves a vari
ety of dishes hailing from a unique fusion of cuisines that
Cheryl has dubbed "Jamaican Soul Food." Many of the
dishes, which range from fried chicken to ox tails, are
accompanied by greens and other sides that are not cooked
in meat, as is often the soul food tradition. This is because
Cheryl, ironically, doesn't eat meat. The restaurant also has
veggie burgers and veggie hot dogs on the menu, all cooked
with Tarus' custom blend of spices, which the restaurant
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'Transformers' lives up to name
Men graduate from lives of
addiction , hopelessness
BY TODD LUCK
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Men, many of whom struggled with addiction
and were once homeless and hopeless, attested
to the power of faith and good guidance last
Friday at a graduation ceremony for the
Winston-Salem Rescue
Mission's Transformers
Program
The Rescue Mission
operates a Christian
based homeless shelter
for men recovering from
alcohol and drug addic
tion. Its regular recovery
program lasts 90 days.
The Transformers
Program, which is housed
Cooney in the Rescue Mission's
newly-built New Life
Center, is for men who need more time on their
roads to recovery. ,
Those in the program live at the shelter for at
least a year. They work on their sobriety while
also taking classes on subjects like leadership,
health, financial management and career devel
opment. They also take adult education classes
in computer skills and GED preparation.
"The purpose of the New Life Center is to
really see their lives transformed by the grace of
God and to see them become productive mem
bers of society." said Rescue Mission Programs
Director Greg Cooney.
Intensive "Giant Killers" counseling sessions
are also part of the Transformers program. For
the sessions, each program participant picks four
obstacles or "giants" in his life to overcome.
The six men who graduated last week over
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Above:
Graduates (front ,
from left ) Allen
Greene. Paul Lee,
Wesley Wells. ( back
row) Daryl Martin.
Arthur Saunders
and Thomas
Duggins.
Left: Wesley Wells
marches into the
ceremony.
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Couples livelihood , health, relationship intersect
BY LAYLA FARMER
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Twenty-six year old Leonard
Atkins can scarcely remember a time
when he wasn't hitting the gym
The former football player and
amateur body builder began lifting
weights as a pre-teen to get in shape
for sports, and he hasn't looked back
since.
Last year. Atkins, a certified per
sonal trainer, took his obsession with
fitness to a whole new level when he
stepped out on his own to open Elite
Physique 365, a personal training
facility on Northwest Boulevard
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Elizabeth and Leonard Atkins show off their bodybuilding trophies.
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