Bridges to Success Newsletter
February
February 4, 2011
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Moral Responsibility/Parent Student Symposium (West Campus) by Annie Chippa, Bridges Student Class of 2010.
February
Youth Education Day
February
High School Counselor Education Seminar
February
African American Club Unity Day
African American Soul Food Festival
Bridges to Success Program hosted the Parent Student Symposium Workshop Series for the Spring Term January 18 (West), January 19 (East) and January 20 (Osceola). The Parent Advisory Council under the leadership of Mr. Greg Miller, and Mr. Manuel Soto. Their leadership helped to make the event a success for all who attended.
The keynote speaker was Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings, who spoke about moral responsibility and how we need to give back to the community. Sheriff Demings commented on how proud he was of the students who are in the Bridges Program and how they are excelling in their studies with the data to prove it. Sheriff Jerry Demings also discussed an issue over a controversial photograph taken by Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Kevin Carter. He captured a disturbing picture of a child suffering from famine who was crawling on the ground towards a United Nations food camp in Sudan while a vulture, a few feet away, is looking at the child, and waiting to attack. Instead of helping the youngster the photographer snapped pictures of the moment and went on to win a Pulitzer Prize (1994) for the photo.
The symposium was held to solicit parent, and volunteer support, while motivating students to stay focused, as they pursue their academic, and career goals. The West campus symposium was held in the Special Events Center. There were 450 people in attendance. Photograph by Kevin Carter
Now, this is where moral responsibility comes into question. Should he have helped the child in need or was his job of capturing the moment more important? When it was published it left the world speechless. There was an outcry and people wanted to know what happened to the child, but no one, including Kevin Carter could answer that question. People need to realize that sometimes, doing the right thing is more