Name: Carnegie Bound: Inside Ramsay High's state-of-the-art choir class by Ramsay I.B. High School
Duration: 5 min 15 s
Description: Reign Jones, Darrious Moore and Joselynn Walker, ninth graders at Ramsay I.B. High School, discuss the value of a choir program that's preparing students for a trip to Carnegie Hall.

This group of seniors at Ramsay IB High School in Birmingham, Alabama explores the differences between going to an HBCU and a PWI after having attended predominantly Black schools in K-12.  Through interviews and personal analysis, these students are able to make their final decisions on what kind of school they want to go to for college.

What are the effects of going to an HBCU versus a PWI?

How does racism affect Black students at a young age? This group of 9th graders at Ramsay IB High School in Birmingham, Alabama interviewed counselors and students who've experienced racism in K-8. They also explore what it means for them to go to a predominantly Black high school surrounded by students who look like you.

Effects of Racism at Predominately White K-12 School

New 9th graders were thrown into the fire last year after two years of virtual and hybrid schooling. In their first full year or in-person school since 7th grade, this group of freshmen at Ramsay IB High School in Birmingham, Alabama explores how the mental health of their peers has been affected through interviews with students, counselors, and teachers.

A 2021 High School Freshman's Mental Health

Reign Jones, Darrious Moore and Joselynn Walker, ninth graders at Ramsay I.B. High School, discuss the value of a choir program that's preparing students for a trip to Carnegie Hall.

Carnegie Bound: Inside Ramsay High's state-of-the-art choir class

Ramsay I.B. High School

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