George McKenna
Who would want to be principle of a predominately black gang ridden South Los Angeles High School? George McKenna did; he is a courageous, young black man who wants to change this school into a proud educational institution. McKenna was a very intelligent man, he worked very hard in pursuing what was right, and above all he wants to make a difference in the community.
How do you go about changing a school that's been bad for so long? You have to be smart and you have to have a plan. George McKenna had both. The principle can't make the students work, they have to want it on their own. Convincing the students and their parents that an education is most important wasn't easy. I thought one example of George's intelligence was the ways he made the school safer by his attempts to limit gang activities. He put his own life at risk. Thus causing honor students like Student Council President Cynthia Byers to want to return. Although, change will not happen......

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