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Having fun at recess are: (L -R), Kristin Payne (teacher’s aide), Keyasia Meade,
William Bradley, Kyree Tucker, Ebony Goodine, Aalias Ellis, Kolson Ellis, Troy Clement, Jasmine Candler, and Isabel Inman.
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Staff Reports
“There was a school here before, and I’ve always wanted there to be a school here again,” remarked Reverend John Brewster. So, in the fall of 2006, this expressed desire of Rev. Brewster of Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church on Walton Street became a reality.
Once the site of St. Anthony of Padua School, 56 Walton Street is now home to New City Christian School. The schools have each had a strong sense of mission: to offer children in the heart of Asheville’s African-American community a top-notch education in a spiritually nurturing environment.
St. Anthony of Padua School was begun in 1936 by a small group of nuns from New York. They started a Catholic church and school specifically for Asheville’s African-American population, desiring to offer the highest quality education possible. Alumnus Lonnie Gilliam recalls, “Failure was not an option. Even though all the students in the school were poor, our families wanted us to have this great education.” The school continued for over thirty years and produced dozens of community leaders including doctors, lawyers, educators, ministers, and nonprofit and corporate executives.
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Friday, 11 July 2008 |
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Please Reserve July 19, 2008 and Participate!
Saturday, July 19, 2008 - 9:30 am to 12:30 afternoon. Breakfast Served: 8:30 am to 9:15 am. Lunch Served (with Q&A Session): 12:30 to 1:30 pm
Location: Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Asheville, Inc, 47 Eagle Street, Asheville, NC 28801. For more information, please call (828) 252-0515, or e-mail:
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Conducted by Rev. Clarence Lumumba James, Sr., Founder & President, Youth Leadership Development Programs, Inc., Chicago, IL. Visit www.revcljsr.org for additional information.
Co-Sponsoring Organizations: Baptist Ministerial Union of Asheville & Vicinity, Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Asheville & Vicinity, Mount Zion Community Development, Inc., Up-Front Management Sports, and many others.
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Harvard University announced over the weekend that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard’s president Lawrence H. Summers said, “When only 10 percent of the students in elite higher education come from families in the lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution.”
If you know of a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. From now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free... no tuition and no student loans!
To find out more about Harvard offering
free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year visit Harvard’s financial aid website at: www.fao.fas.harvard.edu or call the school’s financial aid office at (617) 495-1581.
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Some of the Vendors:
Progress Energy, Eaton - Cutler-Hammer, J. Crew, Ingles Corporate & Warehouse, ARP/Phoenix, Sisters of Mercy - Urgent Care, Mission Hospital Systems...and more!
Tell Your Friends - Neighbors - Family Members - Graduated College Students!
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Generation NOW 
