Closing North Philly School wins Championship
Vaux High School beats Math, Civics & Science High School, 40-10, in the African-American History Challenge.
Fred Whiten, President of 100 Black Men of Philadelphia, poses with the winning Vaux team at the African-American History Challenge. (Photo Credit: C. Norris - ©2013)
By Christopher “Flood the Drummer®” Norris
2.24.13: Philadelphia –(Education/Nonprofit/Activism): The majority of students at Vaux High School don’t know where they’ll end up in the fall. However, three Vaux High School students know where they’ll be this summer…New Orleans! Yesterday evening, three young men - Christopher Sheppard, Christian Smith and Christian Rammseur – represented Vaux High School in the African-American History Challenge; sponsored locally by 100 Black Men of Philadelphia. With a final score of 40-10, Vaux High School was victorious over Math, Civics & Science High School in the senior round of the African-American History Challenge, and will be representing Philadelphia in the National African-American History Challenge Competition which takes place in June of this year. Hosted by CN8 on-air personality Arthur Fennell, with guest judges, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and Dr. Chuck Williams, the Vaux team successful ran through questions like: “In 1820, which two U.S cities had the largest African-American populations?” and “Why was the Royal African Company founded?" (WATCH)
“I’ve always been interested in these types of programs,” explains Arthur Fennell, who sponsored and participated in the School District of Philadelphia’s first annual scholastic “AFRAM” African-American History Challenge in 2011. “I like giving these young people a stage so we can polish them up and let th