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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - 7
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
21st Century Community
Learning Centers Serving
Savannah’s Public Schools
Our primary concern is
to provide a safe place for
youth to be after school. We
offer a variety of activities to
assist young people with
their academics as well as
introduce them to new ideas
and experiences, which they
can carry with them in the
future. It is our hope that
every child can develop a
life-long love for learning,
which will carry them
through to high school grad
uation, a college education,
and into their adult life.
All students that partic
ipate will receive a snack
after school, homework
assistance and bus trans
portation, if needed. There is
no fee to be a participant in
the after school program. If
you are interested in partici
pating in any of the after
school program activities,
please contact the site coor
dinator at the school.
For more information
about the 21st Century
Community Learning
Centers and locations, con
tact Aldric Dekle at (912)
395-5686.
StoryCorps, The National
Oral History Project
comes to Savannah
Georgia Public Broadcasting
hosts StoryCorps during its
26-Day stay in Savannah as
its tours the U.S. to capture
stories of everyday
Americans.
SAVANNAH - StoryCorps, a
national initiative to document
everyday history and the
unique stories of Americans,
will arrive January 26, 2009 in
Savannah to collect the stories
of the “First City” residents as
part of its cross-country tour.
StoryCorps is an independent
nonprofit project in partner
ship with NPR and the
American Folklife Center
(AFC) at the Library of
Congress.
The StoryCorps
MobileBooth — an Airstream
trailer outfitted with a record
ing studio — will be parked on
the west side of President
Street off of Telfair Square,
just outside of the Telfair
Academy of Arts & Sciences
from Tuesday, January 27
through Friday, February 21,
2009 and will be open every
day except Tuesdays and
Wednesdays, by appointment.
StoryCorps plans to collect
approximately 120 interviews
during its stay in Savannah.
The first round of reservations
open on January 13 at 10 AM
and additional slots will open
on January 28 at 10 AM. A
waiting list will be available
once all slots are filled for last
minute cancellations.
Reservations can be made by
calling 800-850-4406 or
online at www.storycorps.net
StoryCorps was created
by award-winning documen
tary producer and MacArthur
“Genius” Grant recipient
Dave Isay. This unprecedent
ed project has traveled to
every corner of America,
instructing and inspiring indi
viduals to record their stories
in sound. StoryCorps is the
largest multi-year oral history
project ever undertaken.
Since its launch in October
2003, StoryCorps' mobile and
stationary recording studios
have collected interviews in
over 100 towns in 48 states —
over 20,000 stories in all.
In Savannah,
StoryCorps is partnering with
Georgia Public Broadcasting,
Savannah's NPR station,
WSVH 91.1 FM, which will
air a selection of the local sto
ries and create special pro
grams around the project.
Selected segments may also
air nationally on NPR's
Morning Edition.
At the MobileBooth,
interviews are conducted
between two people who
know and care about each
other. A trained facilitator
guides the participants
through the interview process
and handles the technical
aspects of the recording. At
the end of a 40-minute ses
sion, the participants walk
away with a CD of their inter
view. With their permission, a
second copy becomes part of
an archive at the American
Folklife Center at the Library
of Congress for future genera
tions to hear.
“The Savannah commu
nity is filled with culturally
rich and diverse stories that
GPB and WSVH 91.1 FM are
proud to bring to our loyal lis
teners and members,” said
See Oral History, page 9
A.E. Beach Class of '54 Celebrated It's 54 th Reunion
Alfred E. Beach Class of '54
Reunion Highlights Hail,
Hail, the Blue and Gold
Class of 1954!
Alfred E. Beach High
School Class of 1954 wishes
each of you a Happy New
Year! We are growing
stronger each year. The Class
of '54 Celebrated it's 54th
Reunion during the Holiday
Season 2008.
To highlight:
Hospitality was held on
December 25, 2008, at the
Desoto Hilton, downtown
Savannah. The local alumnae
welcomed all of those who
traveled back to participate in
this celebration.
On Friday evening,
December 26th, we held a
banquet. Invocation was
given by Mrs. Betty C.
Taylor. The hosts for the
evening were Mr. Jerill
Johnson and Mr. Elijah
McGraw. Mr. McGraw
brought the house down with
his jokes and his rendition of
Louis Armstrong's "Oh
Yeah"! Mrs. Mignon
Williams serenaded the cele
brants with a beautiful solo;
Rededication by Mrs.
Albertha Collier; and History
was given by Mrs. Barbara
Caper Howard. Closing
remarks were made by the
president, Mr. John Owens.
Colorful and beautiful
in our blue and gold, on
Saturday, December 27th, we
shook-a-leg or two during
our semi formal dance. The
hostesses and host were Mrs.
Emma Lue Preer, Mrs.
Albertha Blue McHatten,
Mrs. Delores Hunter, Mrs.
Mary Thompson, Mrs. Vivian
Johnson, and Mr. William
Moultrie. A wonderful time
was had by all.
On Sunday, December
28th, the alumni worshipped
at St. Paul C.M.E. Church at
1601 Barnard Street, with Sr.
Pastor Rev. Henry R.
Delaney and Rev. DaHenri
Thrumond Pastor. Turnout
was excellent and the wor
ship was a blessing.
To wind up the celebra
tion for 2008, we enjoyed a
delicious picnic at the
Progressive Recreation
Center on Sunday afternoon.
The picnic committee includ
ed Mr. Bobbie Benyard, Mr.
Johnnie Bacon, Mr. Moses
Calhoun, Mr.. Roland
Denegall, and Mr. Carl
Middleton.
What a beautiful cele
bration it was. We are looking
forward to more celebrations
throughout the coming years.
We appreciate all of you who
took part. May you and your
families have a prosperous
New Year.
Mrs. Claretha Bivins
Reporter
Alfred E. Beach '54 Alumni Officers:
President, John Owens; Vice President, Irene
Booker; Secretary, Barbara C. Howard;
Corresponding Secretary, Earl Myers; Financial
Secretary, Naomi Robinson; Chaplain, Josephine
Jones; Parliamentarian, Albertha W. Collier;
Treasurer, Fred Ford; Sergeant at Anns, Alphonso
Scott; Sunshine Chairperson, Delores Hunter; and
Reporter, Claretha Bivins.
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