GSB Vol. 17, NO. 1, Pg. 60. High School Students Participate in the Fourth Annual State Bar Diversity Pipeline.

• Author: by Marian Cover Docker

Georgia Bar Journal

Volume 17.

GSB Vol. 17, NO. 1, Pg. 60.

High School Students Participate in the Fourth Annual State Bar Diversity Pipeline

GSB JournalVol. 17, NO. 1August 2011High School Students Participate in the Fourth Annual State Bar Diversity Pipelineby Marian Cover DockerSixteen local high school students convened at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School for nine days beginning May 31 to participate in the Pipeline Program. This program presents a unique opportunity for diverse students to prepare for college and ultimately law school.

Greater Atlanta Adventist Academy valedictorian Danielle Hayes is the first Pipeline student to attend four years of the program. When asked about the program, she said:

"When 1 think of all the Program has done for me, 1 am utterly speechless. 1 have been afforded opportunities that 1 would have never thought of in my wildest dreams."

Other students shared their impressions of the Pipeline Program: * "Being a part of this program has been an amazing experience. 1 have been able to network with people who 1 never would have had the opportunity to meet. 1 am sure the writing classes that we had will allow me to do better on the SAT." - Henderson Johnson 11 * "1 must say, this program was so much more fun than 1 thought it would be, and 1 still learned so many new things. All of this exposure to law firms and different places and people was amazing." - Daryl G. Mitchell * "When 1 first came here, 1 was shy and didn't talk that much. Now, 1 am more comfortable talking in front of people and 1'm a better person because of it. 1 can now make friends easily and 1 have come out of my shell." - Terrence McKenzie * "Besides the grammar skills, I was able to obtain lifelong skills in the areas of effective writing and public communication." - Gabrielle Richie * "Pipeline has always been the most memorable memories of the summer for me." - Diana Xu

Three Atlanta teachers, Keelah Jackson of Hapeville Middle School, Nikki Seales, a former teacher at Skank and Lumumba Seegars, a member of the Teach for America Corps at Benjamin E. Mays High School, taught students an intense curriculum of grammar and writing.

Attorneys from Atlanta taught daily speech classes and critiqued students. Their presentations covered current events and topics of interest. Classes were taught by: Suzanne Alford, Troy...