When we were shooting at Locke, I spotted Patt Morrison strolling around with a couple of girlfriends. Or is this a Patt Morrison lookalike?
You decide.
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Inside Locke High - Angela Shelley - For years, Locke High School in Watts has been a poster child for failing inner city schools. In the summer of 2008, a charter company - Green Dot Public Schools - took over from L.A. Unified and vowed to turn the troubled school around. This is the story of three typical Locke students told in their own way. In their own words.
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oh that is so cute! i bet being compared to patt morrison made her day. does
she have anymore hats? if not i bet she buys some now
patt doesn't look much older than that student either.
I am an educator in the Watts community. I work at the middle school, feeder school to Locke high school. This KCET piece chronicalling 3 students lives at Locke high school under Green Dot, was well done. The snippets of those students are the many stories of struggle, love, life, and resiliency our students face on a daily basis. Telling stories of our students lives enlivens the harsh reality that our students come to school with a lot of emotional and psycho-social behaviors. Schools run with holistic boundaries and high expectations can in the long run envelop hope, strength, and perseverance for young people. Our students deserve a better tomorrow for academic success and positive career opportunities.
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John M. says :
Yeah...but can she write like Pat Morrison?