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JPS Selects Eight Scholars to Participate in Year Two of Global Citizenship Project
December 20, 2022
Jackson Public Schools has selected eight high school scholars for its Global Citizenship Project. The project, which is in its second year, is funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and offers scholars in-depth exposure to peers from across the country and around the globe, creating robust exchanges about various social, cultural, and academic issues.
During the seven-month program, JPS scholars will learn how scholars in other cities and countries learn, live, and respond to social and cultural events by visiting schools and communities in a large urban school district in the United States and in Lagos, Nigeria. Additionally, scholars will develop their skills in team building, research, journalism, social activism, and public speaking throughout the program. At the end of the program, the scholars will create a multimedia project that explores an issue that affects young people across the globe and propose solutions their generation can help move forward.
The eight scholars selected to participate in the project are:
- Jaylon Fell, Forest Hill High
- Alana Harp, Murrah High
- Mikenzey Hodges-Woods, Lanier High
- Kristopher Gaylor, Murrah High
- Dejah Granderson, Tougaloo Early College High
- Faith Malembeka, Tougaloo Early College High
- Arielle Brumfield, Tougaloo Early College High
- Arianna Brumfield, Tougaloo Early College High
"This opportunity to be immersed in learning—and in different cultures and contexts—is one of the many ways we are making education relevant for our scholars,” said JPS Superintendent Dr. Errick L. Greene. “Our scholars will be exploring and examining what equity looks like in their communities and in communities that look like theirs around the world, ultimately making what they are learning in their classrooms come to life. We’re grateful for the investment the W.K. Kellogg Foundation is making in our scholars and our schools.”