This article was written by Yusuf Abdullah, Henry High principal
I was on a panel a few months ago and I was asked what I wanted people to know about our Northside students. So, I wrote a poem as a way to get my message across to anyone that didn’t know. It goes like this…
What we know about our Northside students!!!
They are BRILLIANT and they are EXCELLENT.
They are FUN and INSPIRING.
They are TEACHERS and LEARNERS.
They are SMART and SAVVY.
They are HUMAN!
They are STRONG and VULNERABLE.
They are BOLD and SCARED.
They BELIEVE and they have DOUBT.
But best believe…They are HUMAN!
They are QUIET and they are LOUD.
They KNOW IT ALL and they are CURIOUS.
They CRY, LAUGH, get FRUSTRATED, and they CARE just like the rest of us.
They have SWAG like no other and you better not say anything about their mother.
But one thing for sure…They are HUMAN!