Mr. Alston & LeToya Luckett
The atmosphere was abuzz with electricity at McNair Senior High School as students went on with their daily routines, all the while, eagerly awaiting the festivities for the afternoon. Some were more lackadaisical, exhibiting more of a demure than the other students; others toted a more frantic calm. The separation between the senior class and their successors, the junior class of 2010, was as wide any chasm in the Grand Canyon, and for good reason. For weeks McNair’s Junior Class has endured hours of studying, constantly being drilled and grilled by teachers on the basics of the education that they have received thus far, all in the hopes that they will turn a stellar performance on what many faculty members and administrators have deemed the “D-Day” for all tests in the State of Georgia, the Georgia High School Graduation Test. With noble intentions and the hope of inspiring the class of 2010 to meet and defeat the challenges of the GHSGT, several teachers enlisted that aid to Curtis “Curt” B., the pioneer of the revolutionary “Its Cool To Be Smart” campaign to cap off their weeks of teaching and encouragement. With so much at stake and disappointment not an option, B and his campaign did what it has always done, show up and show out!
Looking for the best way to empower the mostly female audience, B. reached out to R&B superstar Letoya Luckett to drive home the prevailing message of the day. Instantaneously igniting the room ablaze with her mere presence, Luckett held the attention of the crowd captive as they clung to every word that she uttered, imparting key wisdom to the students in a language that they understood. “I know that there are a lot of things out there distracting you right now and that there are a lot of hard decisions that are being made where you’re at. But there is a bright side to things and that the most important things is to have self confidence and to be able to put yourself first at a young age”, Luckett exclaimed to the enchanted members of the upper-class student body.
An avid volunteer in the community, Ms.Luckett is a firm believer in the sentiment that musical artists, as well as parents, need to take responsibility in the lives of today’s youth, especially young women. “I think that leaders have fallen by the waste side. Instead of seeing good examples daily, they try to follow in our [music artists] to guide them through life, and they shouldn’t because we are not perfect. There needs to be a stronger presence, a stronger mentorship, at home.”
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