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  • "CHUNK"<br />
Life for 17-year-old "Chunk," James to his family, is not easy. He lives with his mother, a six-year-old sister and two recently born twin boys. The family is on welfare and his stepfather has been jailed for drugs. As with many teens like him, the high school junior has difficulty getting work or keeping a job.<br />
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The lure of the gang lifestyle, with its drugs, money and sense of kinship, constantly tugs at him. Chunk feels the weight of the world on his shoulders, and feels it is getting heavier by the day. He sees his escape as when he graduates high school and attempts to join the Marine Corps.<br />
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"Chunk" as James is known among his friends, cleans the family car every weekend even though he cannot drive it. The family cannot afford car insurance, thus no license.
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  • Jayleen Myers, 17.<br />
Portraits of eight students who are graduating from Renaissance Academy in 2016 — after a school year where three students were killed, including one inside the school.
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  • Santonio Jolley, 20.<br />
The brother of Ananias Jolley, who was attacked and killed by a fellow student in the building. Santonio, a dropout, returned to school after the death of his brother.  <br />
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Portraits of eight students who are graduating from Renaissance Academy in 2016 — after a school year where three students were killed, including one inside the school.
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  • Ameer Smith, 19.<br />
Portraits of eight students who are graduating from Renaissance Academy in 2016 — after a school year where three students were killed, including one inside the school.
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  • Shawn Nelson, 17. He was attacked and stabbed multiple times on Feb. 5, 2015.<br />
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Portraits of eight students who are graduating from Renaissance Academy in 2016 — after a school year where three students were killed, including one inside the school.
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  • Jon Boyd, 18.<br />
Portraits of eight students who are graduating from Renaissance Academy in 2016 — after a school year where three students were killed, including one inside the school.
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  • Arnold Smith, 18.<br />
Portraits of eight students who are graduating from Renaissance Academy in 2016 — after a school year where three students were killed, including one inside the school.
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  • The Hemp Kings, Chunk's party crew, gather for lunch each day at the high school. Usually without enough money on hand to buy his own meal, Chunk gets food or money from the others.
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  • Acoyea Booze, 19. <br />
Portraits of eight students who are graduating from Renaissance Academy in 2016 — after a school year where three students were killed, including one inside the school.
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  • Twins Kristen Horsman and Kate Horsman play lacrosse for Dulaney High School. They will separate as they go to different colleges.
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  • MoeShawn Brooks, 18.<br />
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Portraits of eight students who are graduating from Renaissance Academy in 2016 — after a school year where three students were killed, including one inside the school.
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  • Long Reach senior long jumper Tiffani Long will be attending the University of Maryland with a full scholarship for track. She jumped 17 feet, 11 1/2 inches, at the Nike Indoor Nationals for high school athletes.
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  • Being stoned, Chunk says, is the only time he forgets his troubles. He and his friends get high when the marijuana is available. That means when they have enough money.
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  • Because his grades were not high enough the year before, Chunk was cut from the football team. He has worked to raise his marks, but often resorts to cheating. A classmate passes him a crib note during a biology quiz. "Every test I get his answers, but change them a little so the teacher won't know," he said.
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  • Grant School principal David Wedemeyer talks with second-grade student Shaniqua Fort as she and her classmates prepare to return to their classrooms after an assembly. One of the reasons for closing the school is the high price of upgrading the gym and its facilities. Wedemeyer will transfer to Hillcrest Elementary School.
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  • Home after spending a Friday night searching for a party never found, Chunk' sister Christina curls up with him in his bedroom as his friends play Nintendo.
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  • After smoking $20 worth of weed in celebration of a friend's birthday, each of the boys takes turns hitting her on the leg sixteen times-once for each of her years.
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  • A moment of contemplation stops Chunk cold after playing football with friends on a Sunday afternoon. "Nothing" he sternly simply replis when asked what he is thinking.
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  • "Just more stuff I have to do," Chunk says of the twins. He resists caring for them when asked to do so, but appears quite fond of the newborn siblings.
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  • Cynthia gives Chunk a stern lecture after he came home and mouthed off to her. She tries to keep a tight leash on her son and has strict rules, particularly when it comes to curfew.<br />
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The 31-year-old mother recently gave birth to twins alone because their father, Chunk's stepfather, is in jail for drug possession. She divorced his first father when he was six.
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  • With the bedroom window his only way into the apartment after getting locked out, Chunk manages to get in after forgetting his keys and wallet. He did not get far with his friends before realizing he did not have the two items.
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  • Like many teens, Chunk is dissatisfied with his family life. He is more at ease and finds more comfort with friends, particularly outside of the house.
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  • Chunk does not realize his own strength as he plays or horses around with friends. This is evident as he chokes Benito Chavez too tightly.
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  • A former high school music teacher from South Carolina, Joseph Young is the first recipient of The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's conducting fellowship co-sponsored by the Peabody Institute. He will make his first appearance conducting the overture in Mozart's The Magic Flute.
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  • The Sentenial High School baseball team celebrates after winning the 3A Maryland State Baseball championship. They beat C.M. Wright 10-1 in the game at Joe Cannon Stadium in Severn.
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  • The story of Narmin Al Eethawi, a student at Baltimore's Patterson High School.<br />
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http://bit.ly/unsettled_journeys_narmin
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