What does it take to be an old
foagie in the Freedom Project? Well, the title is usually reserved for our
seniors and this year we have an amazing bunch of "old folks." The
graduating class of 2008 consists of five students, the first group who will
have been the Freedom Project since the program was a year round program.
They've come a long, long, way and still have far to go, but this year, they'll
be completing their fellowship, applying to and enrolling in college, and
graduating from high school on May 19th! They've put together some
profiles, so you can get to know them. Check them out and keep up with their
progress as they prepare to graduate high school on their journey to college.
Let's make it happen!
Bryan Tucker
Hello everyone. My name is Bryan Tucker
I am a senior at Ruleville Central High School. I'm also in the band and i use to play baseball
for my city league as i was growing up. I have a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do and
i am two steps away from from black belt. I've also done the Student
Conservation Association, and has been camping for about six years now.
Top
Five Schools I’m applying to:
Georgia Tech, NC State,
Ole Miss,University of Arkansas, Pinebluf , and Morehouse.
What
you can look forward to from me in my senior year?
What you can look forward to from me in
my senior year is that i always try my best. No matter what the challenge is I’ll
always like to conquer it. I'm also very interested in the world of
engineering. Math and Science have always been my passion. So, i wanted to do
something that brings those two subjects together. Plus, I'm very outgoing and
willing to try anything
Tam Gordon: Hi, my name is Tambranikia Gordon, but you can call me Tam for short. I'm from Sunflower, MS and I enjoy reading, playing
basketball, being on the computer and spending time with my younger sibling. I would love to become a
lawyer and later the First Black Female Supreme Court Judge.
I stuck with the SCFP
because I see the SCFP as my way out. I see it as an opportunity to open up new
doors, so I can experience and explore new things, get out of Mississippi and do something positive with my life.
Top five Schools:
University of Southern Mississippi, Ole Miss, Spelman College, Howard University, UNC-Chapel Hill
What you can look
forward to from me in my senior year?
My senior is going to be
a challenging year, but you all can expect me maintain my excellent grades,
maintain my great behavior and get accepted to a really great college to help
me pursue my dream to become a lawyer.
Corey Johnson: Hi, my name is Corey Johnson. I'm a senior at Ruleville Central. I love football, basketball, and listening to music. I'm also a media production student at the Freedom Project and now I'm working on getting my college applications together. Wish me luck!
Top five Schools:
Mississippi State University, Southern Mississippi University,
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Auburn University.
What you can look
forward to from me in my senior year?
What you can look
forward to from me in my senior year? In my senior year, you can look forward
to determination and hard work for future success. Also while striving for
higher education and intellectual interactions with different people. You also
can look forward to hearing from me as I go through the college application
process. Let’s get it!
Cornesha Ward:(on the right)
My name is Cornesha Ward. I live in Sunflower, MS. I love to dance,sing, and hang out with my friends. When I graduate from high school, I plan to go off to college and pursue my goal of being a Pediatrician. This is a perfectly good reason why I stayed in the Freedom Project. In my hometown, there are no opportunities for us kids. The SCFP broadened my views and perspectives on education,experiences, and life!
Top Five Schools: The Top 5 Schools
that I am interested in attending are:
University of Southern Mississippi, Ole Miss, Spelman College, Howard University, UNC-Chapel Hill
What
you can look forward to from me in my senior year?
As a senior, I plan to enhance my skills in life from dealing with
classes to dealing with obstacles. I plan to exceed very far in being
all I can be! You can expect me to be a leader and not a follower. You
can expect me to follow my dreams and to give back to my community.
You can expect for me to work on my independent skills and use it for
many reasons involving my classes and so on. I am a fellow in the
Freedom Project and I will represent it well!!!!!!!!!
Qua Gordon: (on the left in the red shirt)
Hey everyone!!!!My name is Arquavious Gordon most commonly known as Quay. I am a native
of a small Mississippi Delta town, Sunflower. Yeah, I know, it's a funny name
for a town, but guess what county its in? SUNFLOWER County,HAHA!!! I am 17 years old
and is currently a senior at the Mississippi
School for Mathematics and Science.
My current obligations consist of getting into college, keeping up my grades
here (physics is hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), basketball ,step team, debate, mock
trial, and a whole bunch of other stuff. As you can see, I tend to be a very
busy person. Some of my hobbies include reading a book that I enjoy (which I
dont get to do very often now), surfing the net, and hanging out with my
friends. Although hanging out with my friends sounds so cliche, they are one of
the main reasons why I enjoy being here at MSMS.
Top Five Schools: UNC, Harvard, Howard, Mississippi State University, Ole MIss.
My future goals include
attending a four year university, graduate, work with Teach for America for two years, and then I am off to law school. That's all I have so far, but I
figure that once I get into college and get into my major, I will have more
definite plans for myself. I have been with the SCFP for 6 years now and I am
sad that I have to graduate this year. The SCFP has been like a second home to
me and now I have to leave the nest. It has opened me up to so many new and
different things and opened so many doors for me. Because of the SCFP, I have
become a more well-rounded person and at the same time, i have acquired many
new leadership skills. One of the biggest things the SCFP has done for me is
help open my eyes to all of the possibilities in the world. It has showed me
that will determination and perseverance, that I can make it anywhere. I mean this
literally. I was able to go to the Dominican
Republic over the summer and do community
service work there, and who would have thought that a delta boy would venture
into a different part of the world like that? At first I didn't, but with some
inspiration and guidance from my teachers at the SCFP, I was able to take a
huge leap outside the door and venture to the unknown!!! My favorite quote has
always been "Without struggle, there is no progress." Frederick
Douglass. I now live by this quote because my life seems to hold true to it. It
gives me the drive forward that I need when I feel that all hope is lost.
People always told me that I talk too much and now look at me, it seems like I
just wrote my life story!!!! Sorry about the long bio, but now, I have to get
back to work (Research papers!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
