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Western Academy Moving Forward as Application Deadline Looms

August 23, 2020/0 Comments/in H.L. Neblett Community Center, Western Academy at The Neblett/by H.L. Neblett Community Center

By Thursday morning, the Western Academy at the Neblett had received 10 applications from parents eager to enroll their sons.

The application deadline for the H.L. Neblett Community Center’s new pilot program is at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27.

Olga McKissic, the center’s executive director, expects a flurry of last-minute applications.

She hopes up to 30 students will be in attendance at 10 a.m. Oct. 19 – the academy’s first day of class. Early on, she set a cap of 40 kids.

“When we talk to folks, they can feel our energy. They are excited,” McKissic said.

In the beginning, Western Academy will teach black boys enrolled in third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades. They will attend two-hour classes on Saturday mornings and tutoring sessions on Tuesdays.

The project-based academic program will concentrate on science, math, technology, English, and life skills.

Western Academy will teach an Afrocentric viewpoint, and students will be introduced to highly successful black role models.

McKissic founded the school in the hopes of closing the academic gap for black boys and instilling in them the belief they are not at risk, but rather “at promise.”

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