On April 30th, Gary Middle College, a second-chance high school located in Gary, IN, honored five students for their reading achievement:Keith Rose, Fantasa Smith, Shirley Smith, Lisa Guy, and Shonese Holmes. Each of these students earned an academic credit and received a framed certificate and a copy of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Congratulations! The people […]
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Cozell and Damon Thomas sat on the bleachers in the 21st Century Charter School gym and joined the sea of applause for the school’s 31 graduating seniors, including their daughter Devan. The Gary school called the May 14 event “signing day.” It’s a celebration because all 31 seniors in the Class of 2015 have been […]
Educator has a soft spot for Gary students
Apr 08, 2015
Segregation shaped me; education liberated me. Nora Glenn has taught school on and off for 15 years. For the past two years she has taught English at Gary Middle College, a charter school near the Genesis Center in Gary. Glenn is a graduate of Andrean High School and Valparaiso University who lives in the Miller […]
One of the leading student groups at Gary Middle College (GMC) is a chapter of SAAB, a national network of Student African American Brotherhoods. Founded in 1990, the SAAB community now includes over 200 chapters at middle and high schools, colleges, and universities in 39 states. SAAB seeks to provide social, cultural, and spiritual enrichment […]
On the evening of January 28th, a crowd filed into the 21st Century Charter School @ Gary gym for the mid-year Gary Middle College graduation. They were greeted at the door by programs for the event by members of the SAAB/B2B chapter at GMC (Students African-American Brotherhood/Brothers 2 Brothers), who had donned black and white […]
Shonese Holmes dropped out of high school because of a pile-up of outstanding unpaid waivers when she was in her senior year, just four credits away from graduating. But I really wanted to go to school, Shonese sighs. I have always been in school, ever since 94, when I dropped out. Ive struggled a lot […]
Rahim Hill is a newly enrolled student at Gary Middle College, an alternative high school that offers a second chance for people of all ages to go back to school and earn their diploma. At 19, Rahim is younger than most GMC students. But he reflects on his journey and realizations hes made in the […]
Omar Musinovic found Gary Middle College on the internet and has been attending as a 10th grader since November 2013. He initially left George Rogers Clark High School because he had trouble keeping his grades up and was struggling with family issues. Currently at Gary Middle College, hes earning A and B grades, and gets […]
Ebony Nicholson dropped out of Portage High School at the end of her sophomore year, but at Gary Middle College, she’s an inspiration. She’s currently a junior at GMC, and she’s working on earning her high school diploma, in spite of pressure by family to forget high school and get a job. “I am my […]
Happy Mother’s Day from GMC!
May 06, 2014
Happy Mother’s Day from Awanii Nicholson and Gary Middle College! My white mama is named Ms. She’ll figure it out. She’s an awesome lady! Happy Mother’s Day from Awanii Nicholson and Gary Middle College! “My White Mama” My white mama is named Ms. Glenn She’s a mother, teacher and a friend She’s all […]