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Photo by Jacquelyn Carlisle
"Reflections of Carver's legacy" continued during the Annual George Washington
Carver Arts and Crafts Festival on Saturday, April 21. Amelia Boykin Robinson, 101 and a civil
rights icon for her role with voter registration, and Aiden James Robbins, 4, of Pinson share a mo-
ment. For more !nformation and pictures, see Page 6.
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Significant changes
for Macon schools
could be in future
By GUY RHODES
Editor/Pub]isher
Restructuring is a .word
that can bring fear to school
districts and individual
schools if not placed in the
proper perspective.
A recent restructuring of
Robert E. Lee High School
in Montgomery resulted in
wholesale changes of ad-
minstration and faculty be-
cause of the school's
inability to make adequate
academic progress:
But that's not always the
case with restructuring, as
pointed out by Macon
Co.unty Schools Superinten-'
dent Dr. Jacqueline Brooks.
'SNe are considering re-
structuring in a positive
way to provide more options
for. our students," Brooks
said Tuesday.
Those discussions involve
State School Superinten-
dent Dr. Tommy Bice and
his top two assistants, Dr.
Craig Pouncey and Dr.
Sherrill Parrish. Brooks met
with those officials Friday,
April 20 to go over some op-
tions for Macon schools.
"I will meet with them
again with a proposal for
changes, then go to the
school board (Macon
County) with a recommen-
dation in May," Brooks
stated.
"We want our students to
develop career paths. That
may mean some who want
to pursue college careers
and others following a ca-
reer tech course," she ex-
plained.
She emphasized there is
no plan to close any addi-
tional schools in Macon
County. South Macon and
Washington Elementary
Schools have been closed in
recent years.
Brooks said there is a pos-
sibility that Booker T.
Washington (BTW) and No-
tasulga High Schools (NHS)
could be specialized in their
course offerings.
Those two schools and
Tuskegee Institute Middle
School (TIMS) are possible
targets for restructuring,
which BTW basically under-
went this Year after failing
to achieve Annual Yearly
(See SCHOOLS, P. 8)
Mentoring program gives Macon 1 lth graders historic perspective
By MARK WILSON
Special to The Tuskegee News
Twenty-four Macon County llth
grade students are part 9 f a men-
toring program with Auburn Uni-
versity students and graduate
assistant Raven Conwell.
The project is funded in part by
the Appalachian Regional Commis-
sion, and the work these students
do together revolves around work-
place and college readiness.
With thanks to Dr. Melvin Lowe
and the Macon Board of Education
for help arranging this field trip,
all 24 of the students arrived at
the Tuskegee Human and Civil
Rights Multicultural Center on
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Contributed photo
Tuskegee "native Andy
Hornsby, blue shirt, shares informa-
tion with Macon County students par-
ticipating in mentoring program.
Wednesday, April 4 for a unique
experience in local history.
The Center's exhibits tell the sto-
ries of the three cultures -- native
American, European American,
and African American -- that
shaped Macon County and
Tuskegee over time. Many of the
exhibits are interactive, using
video, audio, maps, and historic
photographs.
A timeline that includes notable
events from around the world re-
minds visitors of the larger oontext
for local material. The museum is
a living monument to the survivors
of the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis
Study, and names of the study par"
ticipants are arranged in the cen-
ter of the first floor, underneath
the light of a beautiful chandelier.
Upon arrival, center director
Deborah Gray greeted students
and asked them to share what
they are learning through their
part-time jobs as part of the pro-
gram. Being able to articulate to
someone an experience's impact is
important, and the impromptu dis-
cussion with Gray reminded stu-
dents that they should always be
ready to speak when called upon.
(See PERSPECTIVE, R 8)
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• Deiny Caldwell
Caldwell. achievements
connue o be impress
By FF_JCIA HILL
Tuskegee'News Correspondent;
Destiny Caldwell is an example of
what children from our community
can accomplish. A soon-td-be 19-year-
(See CALDwELL, E 8) I