The Pandemic has not allowed students who have graduated or are being promoted to be recognized and celebrated, so Shiloh wants to show love and congradulations to all students for their academic achievements. 

Please submit your graduates for 2021 to Sis. Artesia Dupree or Sis. Alma Bryant. 

Due to Covid we will be forgoing our normal recongnition service and school supply donation. 

 Shiloh is Proud of You!

2020

We are touched by the honest and open submissions of our Shiloh Students. Words won't allow up to tell them personally how proud we are of them and their achievements. 2020 will go down in history as one of the most tremultious times we ever thought we would live to see and live through. May God continue to bless them and guide them through this journey.

      Working hard for twelve years just to get up to this point was very upsetting for me. I felt like I gave dedication and time to school for so long and because of that, I was let down to not get a full graduation. Since they told us we couldn’t come back to school, we knew we weren’t going to get a graduation given the state the country is in now. This gave me no motivation to continue school on my laptop OR even get ready/study for all three of my AP Exams. I didn’t want to do my homework or online test but thankfully my teachers gave me mercy because they all knew I was going hard for my AP Tests and knew I was just ready to get my diploma. I went through a cycle of emotions which are: sadness, procrastination, and tiredness. It was very hard to push through but my only motivation was getting my diploma and to say I have completed high school. I definitely will say that this pandemic taught me a lot of characteristics and values that I will take with me into the next four years of my education. I am happy to announce I will be attending an HBCU & Black Ivy League, Dillard University located in New Orleans, Louisiana. I will be majoring in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Pre-Law. There, I tend to take the things I’ve learned throughout the 12 years of education that I did have and apply them to myself as I am now a Freshman in College. I know that my motivation in college will as well be my diploma and then furthering my education even more to Law School. In the future, I aspire to be a Civil Rights Attorney and then become a Judge. I am excited about the future as I know that going to an HBCU and focusing on criminal justice is the right path for me.

The Clark Twins Graduated ~ High School Bound

Semaj T. Clark - My Journey

If I had one thing to say about 8th grade, I would say it was a journey. I know you ask, “Why a journey?” I have said that because I have had a lot of experiences of  not having a lot of friends because of me being very shy, but in 8th grade, I have met and made a good amount of friends that I am satisfied with. I am proud of having good grades and friends. These 3  paragraphs are going to be about my future plans, how I feel about what is going on in the world right now, and how I feel about graduating high school.

To be honest, I have a lot of future plans for the future. My first plan  is to successfully get an education, which means to me is going to college. My second plan is to become a successful veterinarian. I really don’t know what kind of veterinarian I want to be but I have a feeling I want to be a vet specialist because they work on a lot of domestic animals and pets. My third plan is to have my own vet business. Probably when I have successfully finished college, one of the first things I would do is to try to develop a business. Even though I have those 3 future goals, I never know if they will change over the years. My most important goal of all is to become a successful man.There are a lot of things happening in the world right now. How I feel about them right now… very sad. I feel sad about what is happening right now because this pandemic is really taking over the whole world. There is a lot of racism that is going on a lot right now that is very sad. George Floyd was an innocent black african american who died by a police officer who put his knee on his neck. There are lots of people who are showing their emotions about how they feel about this death. It is very emotional for me because I am a black boy who has to experience this kind of trauma. 

When I graduate, I will probably feel accomplished for middle school. How that is going to feel for me is completing a 15 mile hill walk, but I still need to climb the major hill and mountain. What I mean by that term is I still need to finish off the remaining grades which are high school and college. I really want to grow up, but I have a long way to go. The question was how do I feel about graduating 8th grade, how I really feel about it is very happy. I am so excited to move up a grade.

Christian Clark - 2020 Life Evaluation

In 2019 I knew 2020  was going to be different than the rest. I know I would be graduating from St. Leo’s and would be going to a high school.  I also would know I would be trying new things learning new things. Going to St Leo’s was very cool because I gained a lot of knowledge that would help me in the future.  Also because I made a lot of friends there and they have supported me throughout the years. 8th grade has been very fun, I went to different high schools and saw old friends but also learned about the high schools and what they believe each student should complete before graduating.  I applied to one school which was called Moreau Catholic I liked everything about the school and it is close to home too and the teachers and students seemed really nice.  In March we got our acceptance letter I saw that I got into the school and I was super happy and was relieved. 

In  high school, I plan to do a couple of things. I  firstly want to play football, I want to play football because it seems very fun and many people think I would be good at it too. I also want to do Debate because I like to discuss about topics and expand on what I think about them and I like to hear other opinions on things. Two other things I would like to try to do is art and band. I would like to try band because I have always wanted to learn how to play an instrument and I thought it was always cool. I would want to try art because it is a good way to express yourself and it teaches patience and it shows beauty in different ways. But right now there are two more serious things to talk about. 

In the world right now there is a virus taking away lives by the day. It has affected and has taken the world by storm. It has affected the way people live and the way people interact. In January nobody was worried about the disease but now America has to stay at home and change the way we work and the way we go to school. For the last 3-4 months, I have been at home doing my school work virtually and have been learning to use my computer better than ever and I have also learned how to use zoom and google classroom.  For others, it has been harder a lot for other people in America they are filing for unemployment and they are living off of stimulus checks. I just wish this can be over and we can have back to our normal lives.

Right now the most serious event in America and in every state is the discrimination and racial profiling of Black Americans in the U.S.  It has gotten thousands of Black Americans over the last 100 years killed. The police unlawfully kill and hurt Blacks because of what they look like and what they wear. Police Brutality is a big problem in this country and White America is not doing anything about it. They think this will just go away and we can just move on. They will not understand how for Blacks every time they do not cooperate with the police we get hurt or even killed and it’s just sad what they do to others. It won’t stop but what cities and governments are doing now could really help they are planning to fund social justice foundations instead of a bunch of money going to the police departments and they are not even doing their jobs right. This stuff only happened in 6 months and this is my life evaluation.

Anyla Blodger is High School Bound

     Been out of school for so long I've gotten used to not being with my friends, but I am grateful that I'm still able to talk to them and see their faces. So far this month has been going well; school has ended meaning my promotion ceremony is coming up. Sadly because of social distancing I won't be able to wear a fancy dress or a see balloons and walk across the stage alongside my friends making the experience less enjoyable. Whether I'm with them or not I still am proud of myself for making it this far with all the struggles of not being in the classroom and receiving help with this new school year. I will be going to a different school and be in a higher grade;  it's scary but I feel that I'll be ready. I'll be so glad when this experience is over.

 Jana Phillips -Berkeley College of Music

     I decided to attend Berkeley College of Music to further my music studies! I haven’t decided on a major yet but I am thinking of Music Business or Performance. I won’t be shipping off to Boston until next year because my first semester is going to be online. I dislike the thought of having virtual exams, orientations and performances but nonetheless I’m very excited! Initially, I was super frustrated and disappointed that my move to Boston has been pushed back by at least 6 months. But now I see it as a blessing in disguise because not only do I have more time to mentally and physically prepare myself but I also get to spend more time with my family.

Gerald Blodger is on is way to Bohannon Middle School 

        I was sad when I couldn't see my friends at school because it was fun playing with them. And I miss going biking with them to the stores and going out to eat with them. I really wish that I had a graduation with my friends and family and I would have had an awesome time. I am sad that we couldn't go back to school, but I am happy that now I'm a sixth grader and going to Bohannon Middle School. I am also glad to know my other friends are going to really handle it so when I first get there I won't be by myself. I hope we have the same periods and I'm kind of getting ready and I'm trying to getting used to the new seven classes. 

  Zharia Armstrong

 Dillard University Freshman

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