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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 7
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
SSU Students Attend Congressional
Black Caucus Foundation’s
39th Annual Legislative Conference
Pictured left to right are: Justin Anderson, Bianca Rainwater, Jeff Johnson,
Correspondent, Black Entertainment Television, Deniscia Scott, and Brittany Jester
Local Students Named National
Achievement Scholarship
Semi-Finalists
Kir ah Nelson
Two SCCPSS students
have been named National
Achievement Scholarship
semi-finalists. Rebecca J.
Chester and Kirah J. Nelson
are both seniors at Savannah
Arts Academy.
Chester and Nelson join
the ranks of more than 1,600
African American high
school seniors who have
been selected as semifinalists
Rebecca Chester
in the 46th annual National
Achievement Scholarship
Program.
These scholastically
talented students now have
an opportunity to continue in
the competition for approxi
mately 800 Achievement
Scholarship awards, worth
some $2.6 million,to be
awarded in April.
More than 160,000
high school juniors from all
parts of the United States
requested consideration in
the 2010 National
Achievement Scholarship
Program when they took the
2008
Preliminary SAT/National
Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test.
Semifinalists were designat
ed within geographic regions
and are the highest-scoring
program entrants in the states
that make up each region.
The National
Achievement Scholarship
Program was initiated in
1964 to recognize academi
cally promising African
American students through
out the nation and to provide
scholarships to a substantial
number of the most outstand
ing program participants.
By: Bianca Rainwater,
Tribune Student Intern,
Savannah State University
Five seniors, accompa
nied by an advisor, traveled
to the nation's capital for the
39th annual legislative con
ference hosted by the
Congressional Black Caucus
Foundation, Inc.
The conference was
held September 23, 2009
through September 26, 2009,
with the students attending
three days.
The theme for this
year's conference was
“Reinvest.. .Rebuild.. .Rene
w.” The theme is a commit
ment to continue working
towards a more perfect union
in government. It addresses
many challenges the nation is
facing and seeks to ensure
that no community is left
behind when progress hap
pens.
The conference fea
tured over 70 sessions and
many networking receptions.
The opening panel discus
sion addressed poverty and
pathways out. Panelists
addressed how poverty is
defined, federal solutions,
and the CBCF's responsibili
ties. Marian Wright
Edelman, children's activist,
asserted the belief that “we
don't have a money problem,
we have a priority and values
problem, here in America.”
The audience was encour
aged to join the fight against
poverty and demand the fed
eral government take action.
The following days of
the conference featured more
discussions on subjects as
diverse as economic recov
ery, African Diaspora, envi
ronmental responsibility and
co-curricular activities.
Panelists for these dis
cussions included state repre
sentatives, actors, media pro
fessionals, and the like. The
students were granted access
to in-depth discussions on
current and future legislation
while hearing the viewpoints
of experts in different subject
areas.
The students were
selected to attend as mem
bers of the press. Justin
Anderson, Brittany Jester,
and Kareem McMichael
were representatives of Tiger
Eye News, a campus news
cast.
Bianca Rainwater and
Deniscia Scott represented
The Tiger's Roar, student
newspaper. Sonya Howard,
who serves as the advisor for
both organizations, accom
panied the students.
Since the students went
as members of the press they
were afforded the opportuni
ty to interview many of the
panelists. The students
recorded interviews with
Walker to Keynote
Carver Village-Heights
Annual Banquet
Walker will serve as the
keynote speaker for the
Carver Village-Heights 27th
Annual Banquet on Friday,
October 23, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
at the Con-Ed Banquet
Room, 714 Martin Luther
King, Jr. Blvd.
Walker is a native of
Savannah, and the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Willie James
Walker.
The donation for this
event is $20.00.
For reservations, please
call Dorothy Bames-Pelote
at 232-4659.
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Willie J. Walker
Attorney Willie James
authors, congress members,
company executives, and
other participants. Donna
Edwards, congress member,
Neil Seldman, waste compa
ny executive and Bernadette
Stanis, actor and author were
among those, interviewed.
Those and others inter
views will be aired on chan
nel 96 and featured at
www.tigersroar.com
The CBCF was estab
lished in 1976 with the goal
of advancing the global black
community through the
development of leaders,
informing policy, and educat
ing the public. It has become
affectionately known as “ the
conscience of the congress”
because of its commitment to
every community and the
country as a whole. Today it
tackles issues such as unem
ployment, home foreclosure,
and education disparities.
The foundation also offers
scholarships, internships, fel
lowships and leadership pro
grams to facilitate the success
of young people.
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