Graffiti Board

Graffiti board encourages writing

Keon, 16, left, and Rozzell, 17 jot ideas on the graffiti board at the Henrietta G. Lewis Campus School.

The board is used to encourage students to express their feelings, beliefs and thoughts in writing. There’s a different theme or question each week. Some of the themes and comments include:

What makes you You?
“Live, Laugh, Love” by Jaileen
“The thing that makes me is my attitude and my determination. Never let anyone get me down.  Oh and my Hawaiian looks.”  by Shavan

What or who inspires you?
My nephew, because he looks up to me.”  by Dave

 

June 2009

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