2011-2012 Contract Signing

What a wonderful and moving evening!

It was great to see all of our incoming students accepting their responsibility of maintaining a 2.5 GPA, staying crime and drug free and meeting with their assigned mentor weekly. 

I believe one highlight of the night was seeing the emotion on T.J. Mill's family as Lisa Bechtold, Take Stock in Children executive director announced all 14 of our Emma E. Booker students would be receiving the T.J. Mills Memorial Scholarship. The testimonies from T.J.'s mentor, Eric Dunn and childhood friend, Terrance Gillam brought tears to many eyes.

Another TSIC first was the tradition of signing a class pledge. After the students received their certificates, they all agreed to sign a pledge in honor of the three main principles of Take Stock in Children. This pledge will be hung in the TSIC office and presented again at Celebration of Hope when the students graduate from high school.

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