MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A ribbon cutting was held Thursday at Shelby County Schools' new Medical District High School.
The Division of College, Career, and Technical Education officially opened the early college high school Thursday morning on Southwest Community College's campus on Union.
SCS will manage the collegiate school. It’s an opportunity for high-performing students to earn a high school diploma and an associate degree from Southwest at the same time.
Students can choose to get their degree in allied health or information technology.
All rising 9th graders in Shelby County are eligible to apply to attend this school.
Heal the Hood takes its 'Wake Up' tour to Memphis schools to show students a brighter future
Wednesday, the tour stopped at Westside Middle School to surprise a young essay winner with $300.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn — Heal the Hood is on a mission to invest in the future of Mid-South children. So the group is currently holding a ‘Wake Up’ tour through 30 Memphis schools.
The goal is to inspire children to stay out of gangs and make drastic lifestyle changes. For an hour, students listen to positive musicians, actors, motivational speakers, and more.
Wednesday, the tour stopped at Westside Middle School to surprise a young essay winner with $300.
"When I first started writing the essay, I started thinking about what the kids in my school go through, what I'm going through and how it is living in Memphis and the environment that you’re surrounded by,” said essay winner Miracle Coleman.
Coleman said she’s going to give the money to her mother and grandmother, because they are her ‘first ladies.’
The tour is in its 16th year. It has reached more than 500,000 children in the Mid-South to date.
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