EAST Quarterly Winter Edition

GROWING IN EAST

ONE STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE

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STUDENTS ARE FAR MORE CAPABLE THAN MOST PEOPLE THINK POSSIBLE. —Tim Stephenson, EAST Founder

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Happy New Year EAST Fam! Can you believe we are living in 2020? A time period that people use to make television shows and movies about to reflect what mythical things we would experience and be able to do with technology? We’re facing a new decade full of opportunity and adventure to take these ideas to the next level and if anyone can do that, EAST students can. We had a few interesting people recap their adventures and opportunities in EAST for us in this issue and we are looking forward to seeing all of the innovative projects EAST students have been tirelessly working on at the upcoming EAST Conference.

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Growing in EAST

The close of 2019 was pretty memorable for EAST! One of our facilitators was chosen as one of four Little Rock Family’s Amazing Educators. EAST celebrated 24 years of inspiring change AND we got to dress up as superheroes! Thank you for celebrating with us and sharing your superpowers! I like to think that one of my superpowers is telling jokes! I’ll demonstrate.

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Q&A with Jason Crader

(Takes superhero stance) What does Peter Parker tell people when they ask what he does for a living? I AM A WEB DESIGNER!

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Meet the staff

Okay, okay; I am done (ahem)! Digital learning day and EAST Conference is quickly approaching. Let us know how you’re

Thank you for celebrating our 24th birthday with us this December!

Read about one student’s reflection of growing up in EAST.

We sat down with EAST facilitator Jason Crader to learn more about one of Little Rock’s four amazing educator award recipients.

Geek Speak! Learn about the coding language python and how Raspberry Pi works!

Superpowers then and now!

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Women's Foundation of Arkansas partnered with EAST® for two events to connect young ladies with mentors in the STEM field through the national initiative Million Women Mentors.

Student Team: Annika Acebo

Technology/Skills needed to complete project: ArcGIS Project: I have been working along side our school district’s office to map all the students in our district using ArcGIS. With this map they will be able to analyze the distribution of students. I am hoping to expand connections and find ways to improve and advance the map.

Student Team: Laila Eliotti

Student Team: Jayla Smith, Makayla Wilkerson, Tiaunna Russel

Technology/Skills needed to complete project: ArcGIS

Technology/Skills needed to complete project: Web-based forms,inventory management, order delivery, team management

Project: My partners and I have been working on a sidewalk project to enhance, build, and renew sidewalks in our district.

We mapped all the sidewalks in our districts along with where new ones should go. This will allow students to travel safely to school.

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Student Team: Karen Umeora, Judy Kim

Technology/Skills needed to complete project: Photography and videography using Cannon and Nikon camera

Student Team: Hannah Hewitt

Project: O We are working on the Valley View Annual Report to the Public. In this project, we are taking pictures and videos of teachers and students so the School Board can get a glimpse of what happens at school. Once we do that, we will edit footage and photos in order to make a video for the School Board.

We would love to learn how to edit videos, so we can make a

professional finished product!

Technology/Skills needed to complete project: Video Production Project: I partnered with our school resource officer

to create a video showing the protocol for what to do in the event of a school intruder or shooter.

Our video included a scenario along with

proper ways to respond based on the situation.

Our goal of this project was to improve reaction time and student safety.

Project: The goal of our project is to supply middle school students with hygiene supplies in a way that is anonymous and private. Students complete an online form to request the supplies and they are discreetly delivered to their locker or a trusted staff member. So far, we have made over 40 deliveries. We need help evaluating our project and finding ways to expand and improve

our processes.

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STUDENT VOICE

by Mariana Garcia Hello, my name is Mariana Garcia, and I attend Har-Ber High School in Northwest, Arkansas. This is my sixth year in EAST. This organization has impacted my life since the first

year I joined. It gave me a new perspective on how to help others. As a sixth-grader, I was timid and not very vocal in academic or social settings. EAST helped me grow out of that. It showed me that I could help the people around me with my ideas and talents.

From the start, my facilitator was terrific; my sixth grade year was also the first year I went to EAST Conference. This is when all EAST programs and community partners around the country come together to share what they have accomplished. When I look back at how EAST has helped me grow, that first year at EAST Conference sticks out the most. All the things I didn't think I would be able to do, I accomplished that year with the help of my peers. It is astonishing to think of how many things we created and did for our community that made an enormous impact. Attending EAST Conference opened my eyes to all the fantastic things that were in store for this organization.

A project that was a turning point in my life was the

Youth Coalition project I worked on in middle and junior high school. I worked with the Northwest Arkansas 4

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Tobacco and Drug-Free Coalition (NWATDFC) to figure out how to reduce substance abuse, like smoking, alcohol, and drugs, among teens. After reviewing the data they provided, we learned that high school students had a higher level of substance abuse than other groups. Our goal was to educate students early on the effects of substance abuse so that the number would not continue to increase in that age range. We traveled to Washington, DC, to further our mission and learn other ways to help the community. Taking this trip without my parents, just my facilitator and a peer, gave me a remarkable sense of independence. We are a close family, and I don't do much without them, so this was a big deal. I was able to attend the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) forum and I went to Capitol Hill to speak with Senator (John) Boozman and Representative (Steve) Womack to address the issues in a congressional meeting. These opportunities enhanced my public speaking skills, problem-solving skills, and maturity because it demonstrated that I had a voice and was not afraid to use it to help others. I still work with the NWATDFC at Har-Ber. EAST made it all possible.

I have had the honor of attending amazing schools

in the Springdale District. I went to Helen Tyson Middle School, Southwest Junior High, and I am now at Har-Ber High School. I think EAST has grown our school district tremendously throughout the years.

I believe we have about 26 programs now, and it's still growing. It is incredible that EAST is impacting so many lives every school year. At Har-Ber, EAST helped us change lives through our Veterans Assembly, a Driving Rodeo, and for Thanksgiving, we provided food for more than 200 families with Wooten’s Helping Hands. Collaborating with Wooten's Helping Hands required much patience and problem-solving to feed so many families and access the resources to make the event a success. It is in the midst of projects like those that EAST has helped me believe in my capabilities and enhance my knowledge and desire to help others.

students selected to assist EAST staff with making sure conference attendees have a great and memorable experience. I kept in touch with many people on the team, including those that have graduated and are now attending college. One of the many memories I have of being on the Leadership Team is welcoming all the attendees into general sessions at EAST Conference. It's always heartwarming getting to see all the emotion on the elementary and middle school students' faces as they enter the arena. Because it's a new experience, they are genuinely excited. Also, in breakout sessions seeing the starstruck eyes of students learning a new skill is beautiful. That starry-eyed moment in breakout sessions evolves into them finding their voice, establishing their independence, and implementing what they learned to be able to succeed.

As a seventh-grader, I gave my

EAST is giving me another op-

school's EAST Founder’s speech; it was nerve-racking! Just a year ago, there is no way I would have given an eight-minute speech in front of a panel of judges because I was so shy. EAST helped me discover my drive to be a leader and allowed me to meet people with the same goals.

That's one of the reasons why I love EAST; it gives me the platform to help others AND myself.

An amazing opportunity that I

loved is being on a Leadership Team for EAST Conference; the group of

portunity to grow this year; I will be a speaker at EAST Conference. As I keep growing, I'd like to see EAST grow by staying connected. I feel like EAST could start reaching out to parents more and making them aware of EAST and all it has to offer. If the parents were informed early on, they would increase the probability of students joining the program or starting programs at more schools. The more EAST grows, the more opportunity for students like me to grow in so many ways.

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An amazing opportunity that I loved is being on a Leadership Team for EAST Conference; the group of students selected to assist EAST staff with making sure conference attendees have a great and memorable experience.

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Meet Jason Crader! A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, EAST facilitator at Carver Magnet Elementary School and one of four individuals selected as Little Rock Family’s 2020 Amazing Educator! We sat down with Jason and learned that he is a graduate of Arkansas State University, he recently ran his 16th marathon, and when he stepped into the role of facilitator, his first thought was “I don’t think I can do this!” With a quote he lives by guiding him, ’All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them’ stated by Walt Disney, he has no doubt succeeded!

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What was the mose memorable project/ moment in EAST you'd like to share

A: A project we worked on last year was the

Book Bracket Battle (www.bookbracketbattle. com). The students working on this project wanted to help improve the love of reading at our school. They had noticed that both students and teachers weren’t reading much, so they wanted to do something about it. They contacted local celebrities to partner with them in filming ’read alouds’ at our school. They recorded and edited 16 different stories that were shown to students over the course of three months in a tournament-style game. Two books/readers battled each other weekly, and students voted for their favorite books. At the end of the competition, students selected an overall book to be the Book Bracket Battle Champion. The kids working on this project learned many technical things in regards to shooting videos and editing them, but they also saw growth in reading at school. They calculated a 112% improvement in students reaching their Accelerated Reader Goals after the project was implemented. The students who created this project are in middle school now. I heard from one student recently that she used her audio and editing skills she learned while doing this project to help with a summer theater production.

Did you know Little Rock Family is a magazine that was started to help busy parents be more successful at work and home by providing a resource for family news and kid-friendly activities?

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If you could creatively compare your growth to a plant, animal, vegetable (anything that grows really), what would it be, and why?

A: I’ll relate my growth to an oak tree. I’m

still in the seedling stage...meaning I have much growth ahead of me. I’ve learned a lot this past year as a new facilitator, and I’ve grown a great deal since the beginning as a seed a year ago, but it will be quite a while before I consider myself an "adult tree." It takes an oak years of growth before it matures. My growth has been slow and steady, but I’m forming a strong taproot now that will hopefully allow this tree to be strong.

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Do you believe EAST has helped you grow as a facilitator?

A: Yes. The folks at the EAST Initiative all do

a great job in not only preparing but sustaining facilitators through outstanding professional development opportunities. These meetings are always well planned to help all of us grow.

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What advice would you give to EAST Students that are graduating soon?

A: Follow what you’re passionate about. If

you’re not passionate about anything, find out what excites you and then do it. Pursue these areas of passion, and they will lead to a full life.

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Do you believe EAST has helped you grow as a person?

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What advice would you give to an educator considering becoming a facilitator?

A: Yes. Stepping into this unknown role

A: In the words of Nike, JUST DO IT! The ex

pushed me out of my comfort zone. I didn’t know anything about EAST until my principal asked me to consider taking this position.

It’s much different from teaching in a regular classroom. I’ve had to adjust, readjust, and adjust some more, but it’s been a great move for me. It really is the ideal job for me right now.

Dallas Cowboy head football coach, Jimmy Johnson, once asked this question, "Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?" I’d probably ask them this question and then encourage them to "take a chance" with EAST.

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When you're not shaping the young minds of tomorrow, where can we find you?

A: I’m usually putting in miles on the road or at the gym..always training for my next marathon.

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What would you like to see happen with EAST in the future?

A: What would you like to see happen with

EAST in the future? I’d love to see EAST expand into every school in Arkansas. All students need exposure to this type of class, and many flourish inside EAST while they flounder elsewhere.

How do you plan to continue being an amazing educator?

A: Building relationships is key to having suc-

cess in all walks of life, but especially in education. I plan to continue building relationships with my students, parents, colleagues, and community partners.

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What's next for Jason Crader?

A: I just signed up for the Florida Ironman, so I’m

going to be doing a lot of swimming, biking and running. If I wasn’t an educator, I would definitely be an outdoor adventure athlete!

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SUPERINTENDENT GROWTH PERSPECTIVE Hester expressed that EAST is the cutting edge of innovation that the Batesville School District is looking for in their teaching pedagogy.

“EAST is student-centered, and that puts STUDENTS FIRST! You always win as a school district when you are student-centered with teaching and learning.”

Batesville, Arkansas, is the oldest township in the state. A place that is known as “The Christmas City” of Arkansas and recognized for its natural beauty, outdoor recreation, and historical site seeing and is now becoming a place known for an excellent education. Meet Michael Hester. Current Superintendent of the Batesville School District, an avid supporter of EAST, and most importantly, a believer that equity in society starts with investment in education. Batesville, one of 10 school districts in the state of Arkansas that has EAST at every level (elementary, intermediate, junior high, and high school), has been a part of the EAST network since 2009. When asked about the growth of the district and the role EAST played in its expansion, Superintendent Hester was more than happy to share his mission and passion for EAST and the students of Batesville.

As he serves his third year in the role of superintendent, Hester shared that he and the district allow the motto ‘students first’ to guide them as they strategize for success. The district outlines its goals for student achievement, attracting and retaining staff, efficiency and innovation, and better networking with partners.

With Arkansas being a state that implements school choice’, school districts look for ways to remain competitive by using programs like EAST to attract and retain students and staff.

Research shows that when teachers are student-centered, students form deeper connections inside and outside the classroom. Once students feel connected, educators can help them maximize their potential and facilitate customized individual learning to the students’ interests. “Putting students first is what is happening at Batesville. EAST is a natural driver of that agenda, which has grown our district an additional 245 students in the last three years,” according to Hester.

Growth has been an essential part of the district’s success. Even with the additional students, Hester and the district leadership continue striving to create an environment where students feel safe and empowered to take a responsible risk with learning. That is why they believe programs like EAST are imperative to continued improvement. “Cultivating the climate of responsible risk-taking is a science and art much like teaching. Our mission in Batesville School District is to ‘Empower Today’s Students For Tomorrow’s Challenges.'' If students and teachers don’t see responsible risktaking modeled in their schools and community or are not empowered by their leaders, then we’ve missed the most significant opportunity we have in education, to influence the future.”

When Hester moved to Arkansas nearly four years ago, he had heard of EAST but had never experienced the program up close. He shared that his past experiences with other innovative programs made him excited about EAST. He describes himself as an instant fan of EAST because it is student-driven, and he was elated to learn that the district has been a member of

DID YOU KNOW? Arkansas is one of 21, soon to be 22, states with ‘school choice’? School Choice giving parents the power and opportunity to choose the schools their children attend based on their needs, interests, and learning style rather than their address. www.edchoice.org

the EAST network for 11 years. “Our Batesville Junior High School was the first EAST program that implemented in our area in 2009-2010, and we have continued to expand due to the excitement exemplified by students and parents.

We believe that all students should have access to the ‘good stuff ’, and EAST is the good stuff,” said Hester.”

Superintendent Hester recalls visiting with students to get feedback on how to improve the school district and set a strategic plan when he first stepped into the role. He expressed that he would reach out to EAST students first because they were known for problem-solving and taking risks in their daily learning. “They have become the leaders of our campus because of their innovation and independent learning skills.

Creating a culture of responsible risk-taking is contagious once you empower students and staff.” The EAST students were not only helpful in developing the strategic plan but served as community liaisons and allies when changes were met with resistance from the adults in the community. Their message was to give the new thinking a chance and listen to all the details before judging it. Hester valued their tenacity and attributed the district being able to move the community forward because the students convinced the adults to take a risk themselves.

Two projects that the EAST students of Batesville school district have completed that have significantly impacted the community have been in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce and Pioneer Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in Arkansas. Because of these student-led projects, Batesville now has extensive bike trails and signage and has become a big economic development factor for the city in tourism.

Pioneer Cemetery holds a lot of Arkansas history that is now more efficiently and creatively documented via a map. From past governors to civil war veterans and native Americans, the cemetery is now more visitor-friendly in efforts to preserve Arkansas’s history for generations to come.

DISTRICT AGENDA: • • • • • • •

Strong Instructional Leadership Clear & Focused Mission Safe & Orderly Environment Climate of High Expectations Frequent Monitoring of Student Progress Positive Home-School Relations Create Opportunities to Learn & Time on Task

RESULTS THUS FAR: • Maintained the best district student achievement test scores in the area.

• Progressed from last place to first place on teacher salary in the Independence County area because we found money in our innovation and efficiencies.

• Implemented a 1:1 Chromebook initiative in grades PreK-12 and grades 6-12 is a 24/7/365 day initiative to close the digital divide in our rural community for higher student achievement.

• Batesville has the state’s first solar energy project and are pursuing a “Net Zero” utility bill status as a district to free up budget funds for teacher salaries.

• Implemented the state’s largest energy efficiency project to help find money for teacher salaries.

EAST WAS SUCH A SUCCESS AT THE BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH THAT THE DISTRICT WANTED ALL SCHOOLS TO HAVE THE ‘GOOD STUFF’ SO THEY EXPANDED TO ALL FIVE CAMPUSES. • • • •

Batesville High School - 2010-11 Sulphur Rock Elementary School - 2013-14 Eagle Mountain Elementary School - 2014-15 West Elementary School - 2017-18

“EAST has international projects where we network with other students and communities across the globe. These projects create networks and opportunities outside the state of Arkansas that students never knew where possible before they enrolled in EAST. The projects are handson learning with real-world experiences; it doesn’t get any better than that.”

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GEEK SPEAK! WHAT IS RASPBERRY PI? HOW DOES IT WORK?

BY ZACKARY SPINK

In this edition of Geek Speak, we learn about the rapid popularization of Raspberry Pi. In the last five years, Raspberry Pi has become the third most popular general-purpose computers on the market. Zackary Spink, Computer Science Specialist, and EAST Student Training instructor help us understand a little more about Raspberry Pi and how it works.

I am Zackary Spink, a Statewide Computer Science Specialist in Arkansas housed at Northeast Arkansas Educational Cooperative. Initially, I taught high school science and computer science in Northeast Arkansas.

While I was a teacher, I taught myself video compositing, 2D/3D animation, 3D modeling, game development, and programming using various software, including Adobe After Effects, Autodesk Maya, and Unity. In my current position, as a Statewide Computer Science Specialist, I travel throughout the State training/assisting educators and students in all things computer science. The trainings range from incorporating computer science in the classroom to creating virtual reality worlds in the Unity software for the Oculus Rift or creating wearable electronics. I also get to explore new hardware and software related to computer science. I have met and worked with various individuals of the EAST staff through my current job, and I encounter

EAST students often during my student-centered trainings around the state.

The Raspberry Pi can is used in similar ways as a desktop PC, such as browsing the internet, watching HD videos, playing games, or word-processing, to name a few.

However, what sets the Raspberry Pi computer apart from a desktop, is its physical computing capabilities. Pins on the Pi can be programmed to take in sensor information, send information out to connected devices/hardware, or simply turn on an LED light. The Raspberry Pi can be used to create dancing Christmas light displays reacting to the music, Nerf gun motion tracking turrets utilizing image processing and machine learning, weather stations, hobby robotics, and much more. Also, due to the newer versions of the Raspberry Pi having WIFI built-in, they are becoming more popular with creating IoT (Internet of

WHO WEARS STEAMPUNK GOGGLES? Steampunk Goggles were usually worn by aviators and drivers during the Victorian age.

The goggles help to protect the eyes from dirt, oil, steam, and sparks. They are commonly used in various industrial activities including woodworking and welding.

The Turtle module is a Python adaptation of the Turtle graphics that are used for teaching kids to program in the Logo programming language. The name, Turtle, came from a robot that was programmed to draw by using an attached pen. The Turtle module allows newbie programmers to develop their skills my controlling Turtles (little cursors that represent the virtual robot) on the screen into drawing lines and creating shapes. These things make the journey in learning to program visual and more engaging for new learners.

Here is an actual Raspberry Pi. It is about the length and width of a credit card.

Things) devices (e.g., automated plant watering systems). A quick internet search of “things to create with a Raspberry Pi� will shed some light on the versatility, creativity, and usage of these devices.

One of the significant roles I utilize the Raspberry Pi for is in helping students and educators become familiar with programming and physical computing and embolden them to consider exploring further these areas. One training I provide involves students and educators dabbling with the Python programming language utilizing its built-in Turtle module, a graphical programming module that allows code to come to life on the screen. They learn the physical computing capabilities of the Pi to create a physical controller that steers the turtles as they move across the screen by connecting various hardware components (e.g., buttons, wires, and LED lights). It allows them to interact with their code in the physical world outside of the computer and its standard input/output devices. The Raspberry Pi makes this possible due to it being created with programmable GPIO (General Purpose Input/ Output) pins that can take in physical actions, like the push of a button, or output information like turning on LEDs. A future project I plan to begin working on is leveraging the Raspberry Pi and other various hardware to create a personal weather station that can be checked over the internet from anywhere around the world. I have received many requests from school districts that are interested in building and implementing weather stations. The best way for me to help is to build one myself, learn from the experience, and share the knowledge with the schools.

The Raspberry Pi is a small, credit-card sized computer that is relatively inexpensive that makes learning how to program more accessible; sorry if you were expecting a food item. The device got its name from the old tradition of naming microcomputers after fruit in the past, and it was initially planned to run the Python programming language (Raspberry Pi) solely. It is a very popular computer for education, hobbyist, and DIYers.

The best way to contact me is via email at zspink@nea.k12.ar.us

A great resource to start exploring Raspberry Pi is the website: www.raspberrypi.org.

It provides lots of information in regards to the Pis and shares a lot of beginner-friendly projects that can be created with the devices.

Looking for more things to do with Raspberry Pi? Visit https://www.cnet.com/howto/25-fun-things-to-do-with-araspberry-pi/ for 25 fun things to do!

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MEET THE

OPERATIONS TEAM See how they respond to the ‘Meet the Staff Question’ about having SUPERPOWERS! Melanie Ridlon

Senior Director of Operations melanie@EASTstaff.org

Chaska Richardson Designer

chaska@EASTstaff.org

When I was a kid I believed my superpower was mastering the clarinet.

Now I believe my superpower is optimism. I can find the bright side in most things.

When I was a kid I believed my superpower was invisibility. Now my superpower would be to stop bad guys in their tracks. Blinding them with colors and shapes until help arrived. My superhero name would be Kaleidoscope.

Jessica Dunham

Lani Jennings-Hall

Director of Events

jessica@EASTstaff.org

Marketing and Events Coordinator lani@EASTstaff.org

When I was a kid I believed my superpower was bossing people around.

Now I believe my superpower is "flying over" an event to see the big picture from 30,000 feet.

When I was a kid I believed my superpower was Patience (Definitely not the case these days). Now I believe my superpower is Action (Life Motto: Don’t put off until tomorrow what can be done today.)

Apryl Jackson

Whitney Croy

Communications Coordinator apryl@EASTstaff.org

Opperations Coordinator whitney@EASTstaff.org

When I was a kid I believed my superpower was anything Storm from the Xmen or Yellow Ranger from the Power Rangers could do. Now I believe my superpower is creativity and support!

When I was a kid I believed my superpower was quick metabolism. Now I believe my superpower is quick wit.

Melissa Clemons

Precious Scott

Student Training Coordinator melissa@EASTstaff.org

When I was a kid, I thought my superpower was talking to animals because I made friends with every creature I met. I still believe this is my superpower!

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Events Intern

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When I was a kid I believed my superpower was invulnerability.

Now I believe my superpower is invulnerability.

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