On Thursday night fourteen veterans of the Civil Rights Tour gathered at Bobbie Hardaker's house for a "Back on the Bus" reunion dinner. Following through on the promises they made to each other during this year's moving Tour, the group had researched local service opportunities and spent part of their evening discussing them.
Their discussion eventually landed on Durham Nativity School, a school with an inspiring mission to "educate tomorrow's community leaders" by serving "socio-economically disadvantaged and at-risk boys who might not otherwise have access to a quality education in East Durham." Founded in 2002, this free middle school already has several key ties to Durham Academy:
• Dr. Joe Moylan (DA parent of alumni) is the founding President and current Board Chair.
• DA Director of Business Services Jerry Benson has consulted with DNS since its founding on faculty benefits, school policies, services, supplies, and facilities.
• DA parents Barbara Potter, Hector Hidalgo, Mark Anderson and Diane Lanevi are among the many active volunteers at DNS.
• The valedictorian of DNS's second graduating class is currently a DA sophomore, successful in the classroom and emerging as a leader in the Upper School.
• Alex Nozick is teaching photography each week to a DNS sixth grade class in the Upper School darkroom.
The Civil Rights Tour alumni are looking forward to an October visit to DNS and to deepening our relationship with the school.
As Anthony Clay wrote in his follow-up email: "David & Owen together have led us on a powerful journey. To use King's words, we formed a "beloved community" in our short time traveling the highways & byways of the South. I'm so grateful that so many of you seem interested in staying on the bus, as it were. More mighty things are possible if we endeavor to sustain the "beloved community" beyond those days & those miles on the bus. I look forward to what we can do together in the months to come."
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Which Duke Women's soccer player was voted by her teammates as "most likely to earn a 4.0 this year?" Which player was voted "most likely to win at Jeopardy!" The answer to both: DA alumna Kendall Bradley. According to an article published this week in The Chronicle, Kendall is a key part of "a freshman class that has not only racked up playing time but has elevated their team's level of play." To see the article and several of Kendall's quotes, click here.
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Several teachers and parents have asked about the progress of Conrad Zaborowski, the East Chapel Hill High student injured in May in a car accident. Concerned friends and well-wishers can follow Conrad's progress through the blog maintained by his sister, DA alumna Daphne Zaborowski: http://www.thinkingofconrad.blogspot.com/
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Looking for a cool opportunity in science, math or computing? Shodor is a non profit organization serving students and educators, improving math and science education nationally through computational science. Their office is located in downtown Durham. For more info, visit www.shodor.org.
Until September 25, Shodor is accepting applications for their SUCCEED Apprenticeship Program, funded by the National Science Foundation. Students in grades 9 – 11 who are interested in science, technology, engineering and math are eligible to apply. Individuals who are accepted into the program enter a two-year learning experience, gaining a variety of essential skills for a technology-intensive career path. Classes will begin Saturday, October 20, 2007. There are no fees or other costs to participate, and stipends will be awarded as levels of achievement within the program are completed. Also, successful participants may apply for paid internship positions at Shodor.
Students must apply online at http://www.shodor.org/succeed/apprenticeships/application.html All applicants must be interviewed. Candidates may attend one interview session on either Wednesday, Sept. 26th or Thursday, September 27th from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.shodor.org/succeed/apprenticeships or call Shodor at 530-1911.
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Asta Smith sent this fascinating self-test: Studies show people can be consciously committed to egalitarianism, and deliberately work to behave without prejudice, yet still possess hidden negative prejudices or stereotypes. So even though we believe we see and treat people as equals, hidden biases may still influence our perceptions and actions. Psychologists at Harvard, the University of Virginia and the University of Washington created "Project Implicit" to develop Hidden Bias Tests — called Implicit Association Tests, or IATs, in the academic world — to measure unconscious bias.Take a test at Project Implicit's website and see what may be lingering in your psyche.
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