'08March

Valiant Voices Sing Their Way to Plains, Georgia

by: Juile Cruz (Class of '08)

It wasn’t long ago that St. Genevieve took its first trip to Plains, Georgia. Our first journey to Plains, Georgia was in October, 2005. Four students traveled to Atlanta to address a National Convention on Character. Our goal was to inspire more schools to adopt character educations as part of their curriculum. Then the group decided to seek some inspiration themselves and decided to travel the three hours to Plains, Georgia to hear former President Jimmy Carter speak.

The following year, in 2006 a group of our teachers and students filmed a documentary on our 39th president, Jimmy Carter. In addition, we presented Mr. Carter with a check that would help aid the Carter Center. This was the first time St. Genevieve experienced real southern hospitality. Soon after, our African American students received the opportunity to visit the African American colleges in Georgia, such as, Spellman, Morehouse, and Clark Atlanta. Then in February St. Genevieve opened the doors to the friendly people of Georgia. It was now their turn to see what our school was all about.

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'06December

A Wonderful Friendship Begins

by: Andrea Bedoy (Class of '08)

At St. Genevieve High School, one can say for sure that size does not matter. The minute you step through the doors of this high school, there are a truckload of opportunities ready for you to enjoy. One of the opportunities that I participated in was the chance to fly across our nation to the wonderful state of Georgia to film a documentary about Jimmy Carter and his rise to the presidency. His story was so special to us because he was a peanut farmer who came from a small town and, later in life, became the President of the United States. We hoped that this documentary would make young people aware of how capable they are of becoming who they want to become. We planned on getting interviews from all the locals in Georgia and any close friends and family of Jimmy Carter. Their shared personal experiences would help us spread the word of this President's fairy tale story.

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