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School After Hours

"After school a couple of students were in their teacher/advisor's office speaking about their lives. Students and teachers at my school have a [special] relationship. There's a respect but also love and friendship. Our advisories are like a small community where you can turn when things don't work out in life."

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Nadia U-R

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Life is but a Game

"Life is but a game when your school is your family. You may hate them, you may love them, but sooner or later they will have your back at least once."

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CeCe

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School Indicators

“[This photo] was taken in my brother’s elementary school. A wall shows how the school wants to prepare them for success.”

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Zudelka

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Those Days

"I remember the days I blindly wished for wings, desperately longing for the power of flight. On the really tough days, I'd have the audacity to pray for a harder, rougher shape to replace the soft, fragile form that is constantly crushed by the pain. But miracles and blessings glide above my head, walking the Earth is my destiny. Though traveling underneath it is when the curse creeps in and the pain flattens my spirit. Going to school became torture, envisioning him dying beneath that train over, and over, and over, every fucking day just to arrive at those hell gates school became. Salt was their insensitivity, their target? My very visible, open wounds. Finding myself on the edge of a dark abyss, hell's staff pushed me in. So one form of torture, followed by another, became way too much to bear. Wishes denied, most days, I lay grounded to the bed. Running from myself was easier in that lonesome abyss. The dark shielded me from the pain my older brother left me."

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Malik

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Group photo by John Shore ©

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Photo by John Shore ©, photo of Taivon

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Photo by John Shore ©, photo of Jamie, Teja and Kaivon

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Photo by John Shore ©, photo of Principal Cahall

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Process shot by John Shore ©, photo of Kaivon

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Process shot by John Shore ©, photo of Alexis P. and Principal Cahall 

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Live Free

Showing the artistic side at D.C. Met as a student throws some dope bars to the masses. When you look into the eyes of the future, do you admire what you see? We enjoy ourselves because we know there will be better days in time.

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Eugene

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Stranded on Third

Over the past year or so, D.C. Met has progressed a lot. Last year we had no sports. Well, we had cheerleading, but we didn't have any sports to cheer for. This year we have baseball, basketball, track, and a real cheerleading team. However, we still lack the school spirit we so desperately need, as shown by the empty bleachers. Hopefully by the beginning of next year we will have enough funding and also school spirit for us to create a more well-rounded school culture.

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Sharon

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Uninspired

Instead of attending class, some students choose to lounge in the hallway. The lack of inspiration causes the kids to feel less motivated to attend class. Instead of bare walls, more coloring and pictures may cause the kids to feel more inspired to attend class.

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Michele

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Community

Your community is a place you should call home. It's a place you should feel safe and free. The type of community you live in may sometimes determine your attitude and way of life. I care a lot about my school and what goes on inside of D.C. Met's walls. I have seen a good change over the last two years, but I want the change to be even better for the years to come.

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Tynia

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