Meet the Youth Commissioners

Andy Pham, Chair
Martha Ellen Stilwell School of Fine Arts

   

“Whenever you are creating beauty around you, you are restoring your own soul”. – Alice Walker

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Jerel Clark, Vice Chair
Elite Scholars Academy

Don’t be motivated by the fear of failure be motivated by the possibility of success – David Goggins

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Aidan Brooks, Secretary
Jonesboro High School

“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic.” – John Lewis

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Judah Whaley, Parliamentarian
Jonesboro High School

“Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him”. – James 1:12

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Sophia Nguyen, Historian
Elite Scholars Academy

“If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything” – Malcom X

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Makayla Hodges – Student Ambassador Chair
Jonesboro High School

“Success is a journey. Not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome”. – Arthur Ashe

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Eriana Ahmad
Jonesboro High School

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.“– Eleanor Roosevelt

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Iteoluwa Ajayi
Elite Scholars Academy

“Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.” – Maya Angelou

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Anaiah Allen
Home School

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar

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Morgan Baxter
Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts

Anything’s possible, you gotta dream like you never seen obstacles.  – J. Cole

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Ta’Nyla Booker
Jonesboro High School

“She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness”.  –  Proverbs 31:26

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Sheniya Burton
Charles Drew High School

“You can have it all you just can’t, have it all at once” –  Oprah Winfrey

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Michael Davis
Mundy’s Mill High School

“Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success”. – Kobe Bryant

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Kadiatou Diallo
Elite Scholars Academy

“If you don’t turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else’s story.”⁃ Terry Pratchett

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Maliah Harris
Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts

“Though I’m not sure what’s ’bout to happen next, I ask for strength from the Lord up above” – J. Cole

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Jeremiah Janvier
Elite Scholars Academy

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.”

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Kyla Johnson
Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy

“You become what you believe. You are where you are today in your life based on everything you have believed.” –  Oprah Winfrey.

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Graciella Mpanzu
Elite Scholars Academy

 “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou

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Isatou Njie
Morrow High School

“To survive is to stay alive in the face of opposition.”– Ms. Lauryn Hill

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Deborah Okwara
Elite Scholars Academy

“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” – Mark 10:45

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Princess Okwuono
Elite Scholars Academy

It is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain. – Vivan Greene

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Rosalie Owusu
Elite Scholars Academy

“Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything revolves, everything flies and goes away.”  – Frida Kahlo

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Keila Rodriguez- Porras
Elite Scholars Academy

“Be there for others, but never leave yourself behind.” – Dodinsky

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Kirah Shepard
Jonesboro High School

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” – Philippians

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 Fatmata Sow
Elite Scholars Academy

“Hope will never be silent.” – Harvey Milk

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Jeremy Stephens
Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts

“I like to think of ideas as potential energy. They’re really wonderful, but nothing will happen unless we risk putting them into action.”  – Mae Jemison.

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Autumn Thompson
Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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 Zahion Mikell
Charles Drew High School

Growth can be painful, change can be painful, but nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” – Charles Spurgeon.

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Richard Williams
Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts

When you change your perspective, that’s when miracles happen – Kevin Gates

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Krystal Zarate- Hernandez
Elite Scholars Academy

 “Accepting the matter of all occurrences, whether good or bad, is how you heal from constant fear and negative expectations” – Jaunurys Zarate-Hernandez