The Killing of Michael Brown and Its Effects On St. Louis Area High School Students

ST. LOUIS, MO - NOVEMBER 18: AP Honors student Alex Anderson works on a mural honoring Micael Brown and the town of Ferguson during art class at Riverview Gardens High School on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, in St. Louis, MO. The shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old by white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, captivated the nation as a grand jury deliberates to decide whether to charge the officer with a crime. Among those most affected by the ongoing unrest are the thousands of high school students in Greater St. Louis, for reasons that include their physical proximity, Browns age. He had just finished summer school classes for his high school diploma days before the shooting. The way this story has existed in the social media worlds where American teens spend hours each day keeps them connected to and in-tuned with the story. The art instructor, Leah Westerfield, wrote, "Our Superintendent, Dr. Scott Spurgeon, our community Alderwoman Ms Tia Wells, and Assistant Superintendent, Mrs.Tamera Granger stood at my classroom door the Monday afternoon after Michael Brown's death. They asked the eleven talented AP Honors Student Class to create a mural for Peace. The eleven students sat in suspension as the class decision was made to move forward. We sat quietly in a daze at the task. The mural will be 50 feet by 8 feet tall in 14 panels. Upon completion, the mural will be displayed on tour and finally rest in the Ferguson Community. We are hoping to have a panoramic photograph for posturing the mural and a 3 copy documentary of it's making. An art display will accompany it's first reveal." (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, MO - NOVEMBER 18: AP Honors student Alex Anderson works on a mural honoring Micael Brown and the town of Ferguson during art class at Riverview Gardens High School on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, in St. Louis, MO. The shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old by white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, captivated the nation as a grand jury deliberates to decide whether to charge the officer with a crime. Among those most affected by the ongoing unrest are the thousands of high school students in Greater St. Louis, for reasons that include their physical proximity, Browns age. He had just finished summer school classes for his high school diploma days before the shooting. The way this story has existed in the social media worlds where American teens spend hours each day keeps them connected to and in-tuned with the story. The art instructor, Leah Westerfield, wrote, "Our Superintendent, Dr. Scott Spurgeon, our community Alderwoman Ms Tia Wells, and Assistant Superintendent, Mrs.Tamera Granger stood at my classroom door the Monday afternoon after Michael Brown's death. They asked the eleven talented AP Honors Student Class to create a mural for Peace. The eleven students sat in suspension as the class decision was made to move forward. We sat quietly in a daze at the task. The mural will be 50 feet by 8 feet tall in 14 panels. Upon completion, the mural will be displayed on tour and finally rest in the Ferguson Community. We are hoping to have a panoramic photograph for posturing the mural and a 3 copy documentary of it's making. An art display will accompany it's first reveal." (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The Killing of Michael Brown and Its Effects On St. Louis Area High School Students
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