Lunch Bunch

The lunch rap is a group for black male students at Lexington High School. The crux of our conversations focus on issues of unity, accountability, and achieving excellence in the face of adversity. In addition, we attempt to ascertain issues that are important to the students and discuss them. Finally, it is an opportunity for students to connect and relate to faculty who look like them. (faculty of color). This group meets at least once a month during lunch blocks.

The history:In the winter of 1998, the late Adrinell Dye Washington set out to establish a racial affinity group for black male students in grades 9-12. His vision for "Black Men United" was to allow young black men the opportunity to talk about issues that uniquely affected them and as a result gather strength from similar experiences. He sought to help the students explore their feelings about their life challenges, and to implement strategies that could change the communities in which they reside. Our Lunch Rap group is an outgrowth of Black Men United and is facilitated by Mr. Lester Eggleston, Guidance Counselor at LHS.

For further information, please contact Mr. Eggleston in the Guidance Office or Mrs. Prescott-Walden in the METCO Office at Lexingotn High School.

Boys To Men Empowerment Seminarswolfrum@sch.ci.lexington.ma.us

The Boys to Men Program is a series of monthly workshop/seminars which were developed for our middle school boys in the METCO Program. The seminars brought Clarke and Diamond boys together (grades 6-8) on a monthly basis to work with and learn from men of color around specific identified topics. Seminars were held at the high school in the Media arts classroom on Tuesday afternoons. The series ran for six months (January to June) with a beautiful closing ceremony held at Northeastern University in June.Workshop leaders were drawn from the Boston community, the METCO fathers, and the Lexington Public Schools Faculty (Men) of Color groups. Two high school male students volunteered as videographer and program assistants.Seminar topics included:

• The Cycle of Oppression: Turning It Around
• Relationships and Character
• Conflict Resolution and Problem Solving
• Academic Achievement: Reaching for the Stars
• Career Exploration and Goal Setting
• The Future Is Me! Rites of Passage

This Program was sponsored by the Lexington METCO Program. Developed and Coordinated by Cheryl Prescott-Walden and Gail Cody. Financially supported by the Lexington METCO Program, METCO Parents Group and Clarke Middle School.

Lexington High School, Afternoon at the Movies

The following movies were show after school free to all students and facult with a discussion following the film (2001-2002).

• Remember the Titans
• Chicken Run
• Men of Honor
• Tuskegee Airmen
• Down in the Delta

Bridges Programs