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Midlands Class II, Spring 2009

Midlands Class II, Columbia, SC

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The group, Fusion, pulled together students from Clarenden Hall and Scotts Branch High Schools
Fusion project: Students from both the schools united to work together
Fusion Project
Percy Mack
Rhonda Midgette
Ray Drew and Rhonda Midgette
Juan Johnson, President, Juan Johnson Consulting and Facilitation
Jo Anne Anderson
Cindy Nixon Witt from Children's Trust of South Carolina with Cheryl Behymer in background
(l-r) Jerome Hanley and Tim Ervolina
(l-r) Cynthia Walters, Miriam Wilson and Ivan Segura
City Year-Columbia, SC
City Year volunteer motivates the members of Midlands Class II
Elliott Epps, Midland I graduate
Kimberly Davis
Trip DuBard speaking, Kimberly Davis and Amy Love
Rose Wilder and James Darby
Tony Cooper speaking
Fusion High Five!
(l-r) Marie Goff, Monnie Singleton and Lisa Hayes
Carole Fearrington (guest), Mary Balbach, Susan DeVenney and Irene Henderson Albritton
Ken Trogdon
Rosalyn Frierson and Kim Bowman. "Take a Second Look" group project
Michael Beal taking a second look
(l-r) Kim Bowman, Khushru Tata and Monnie Singleton
Diversity Leaders Initiative Midlands Class II
Row 1 (l-r): Annaclair Kiger, Rhonda Midgette, Sue Berkowitz; Row 2 (l-r): Jim Head, Ray Drew, Percy Mack, Leighton Lord III
(l-r) Ivan Segura, Jo Anne Anderson, Cheryl Behymer, Marie Goff, Miriam Wilson, Cynthia Walters, Tim Ervolina, Jerome Hanley
Elliott Epps, Midlands I graduate, and City Year-Columbia, SC
(l-r) Carole Fearrington (guest), Susan DeVenney, Dalhi Myers, student guest, Irene Henderson Albritton, student guest, Mason Hardy, Jeannette Glenn, Ted Speth, Mary Balbach, Ron Swinson, Leroy Chapman, Jr.
Row 1(l-r): Khushru Tata, Kim Bowman, Lisa Hayes, Rosalyn Frierson, Michael Beal; Row 2 (l-r): Rita Cullum, Monnie Singleton, Ray Sharpe, Ken Trogdon
(l-r) Rose Wilder, Ben Boozer (guest), Tony Cooper, Trip DuBard, Paige King, Kimberly Davis, Amy Love, James Darby

Merge

Members of Merge emphasized addressing the current needs of non-profit organizations in Columbia that utilize the diverse talents of local professionals. Their focus was to give beyond monetary donations by also giving of their own time and talents. Members of Merge achieved this goal by creating a pool of volunteers consisting of themselves and colleagues to volunteer at various non-profit organizations that would most benefit from advisory work.

Prism

Members of Prism focused on a desire to ensure that all young people have the opportunity to embrace, learn, and grow from their individual diversity. They sought to unify the community by raising awareness about the experiences of children in South Carolina.

Fusion

With the general belief that young people are the future leaders of South Carolina and must be taught diversity issues, members of Fusion geared their interest towards the seniors of Clarendon County’s public and private high schools. Their goal was to build leadership skills, relationships, and community among these high school seniors by planning a community service project. Members of Fusion partnered with City Year Columbia and the Clarendon community to achieve their goal.

Tween

Recognizing, valuing, and respecting the differences between themselves and others, members of Tween came together to share their own diversity with the students of Midlands Middle College. Members of Tween visited the Midlands Middle College to learn more about the school and its students. As a result of the visit, they set their goal to use the diversity of their strengths, life experiences, and vocational journeys in order to provide assistance to the students.

Monnie and the Magical 8

Members of Monnie and the Magical 8 sought to teach young people to “Take a Second Look.” Understanding that discrimination begins in middle school, members of Monnie and the Magical 8 set their goal to urge middle school students to look beyond their classmates’ clothes, hair color, weight, or height.