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This week's segments:
Return to Locke High - Producer Angela Shelley - Locke High School sits in the center of rival gang territory in Watts. Fights. Graffiti. Truancy. Apathy. All daily occurrences at the notorious, sprawling campus where students were more likely to drop out than graduate. But now there is a new sheriff in town. Can the charter company Green Dot also transform the lives of the kids?
The Year of Living Dangerously - Update - Val Zavala - Val Zavala talks via web cam with Zac Sunderland in the Carribean.
Web Original:
Green Dot to the Rescue? - By Web Team - Here's a guy who savors a tough challenge. We talk to Steve Barr, the founder and chairman of Green Dot Public Schools.
From the Blogs:
Val's Blog: Outtakes from My Interview with the Teen Sailor - Val Zavala - I did a webcam interview with Zac Sunderland who is sailing around the world solo, hoping to set a record as the youngest person to do that. Here are some bites that didn't make it on air.
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Thank you KCET and producer Angela Shelley for bringing us this compelling story. Locke High is the kind of programming we need to see more of. Because of its presentation, I found myself both riveted and moved by these young students. I hope there are many more seasons of SoCal Connected!
Your producers got to the heart of the matter by getting us to care about the stories told in this episode. We saw their victory as ours and their pain like our own, and nobility in unexpected places. Your producers were insightful and imaginative in getting to the heart of the matter and allowing these stories to unfold. We can see dedicated faculty and articulate students, whose lot it is to be in the reality of a tough environment. We see how they draw from each other and are like wildflowers growing in a desert, altogether lovely and triumphant over its surroundings. May your excellent programming continue to seek out these kind of stories. They are the stuff change is made of. Elder Nichols
This piece brought tears to my eyes and really touched my heart. It was told in the most prophetic, honest way.
I certainly hope we see more stories like this!