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As seen on the show, Tyra is proud to be working with Brooklyn's Lincoln High School through the nonprofit organization PENCIL. PENCIL builds and supports relationships between business leaders and principals to inspire innovation and transform New York City public schools. Find out how you can start a PENCIL partnership of your own at www.pencil.org.











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Hey My name is Suehaley and I go to Lincoln high school. I still remember the day you came. I really wish I could've met you but Im still glad you came =]
Posted by: Haley | May 2, 2008 6:35 AM
Tyra,
I'm really happy that you did a show where you went back to high school and saw many of the problems we face everyday. I especially found Brittany's story about her alopecia disease to be truly inspirational and I was crying throughout it. It shows that all you need to do is be nice and befriend someone to make all the difference in the world. Honestly, tomorrow when I go back to school I am going to find someone who is being teased and befriend them because Brittany's story really made a difference. I want Brittany to know that I think it was really brave to share your story and it inspired so many people who have similar stories as well as others to learn to be more sympathetic and warm-hearted.
Posted by: hayley | May 1, 2008 6:55 PM
Tyra,
I just saw your show about the issues kids face in high school. The 17 year old girl who was in the abusive relationship really hit home. Almost one month ago, a childhood friend of mine was found dead. Although we were only friends when we were kids, it was so hard to hear that she was dead. She was killed by her ex- boyfriend. He would hit her and yell at her but she never told anyone. A few days before she disappeared, she showed up to work with bruises on her and a black eye. The day she went missing, her ex-boyfriend picked her up promising to bring her to a memorial grave site for her friend who had just passed away. Although the real story hasn't been revealed, supposedly they got into a fight and he ended up strangling her and dumping her body in the woods. The next morning she was found. Her ex-boyfriend is in jail awaiting his trial. What I would like is for you to help teens against abuse. I'm so happy you had Jaslene come on the show to tell girls her story.
Girls who are abused need to speak up before something like this happens. No one ever deserves to go through what my classmate went through. She didn't get to live life. She was only 19 years old and her life was cut short. Her wake was the saddest and hardest thing I've ever dealt with. Please speak up. Even if you are scared you need to speak up. There is ALWAYS someone who can help you.
Posted by: Ashley | May 1, 2008 2:39 PM
Hi Tyra my name is Josephare, i'n 17 years old, I'm a junior at Brooklyn International High school. My friend and I who are originally from Haiti always had this idea of helping our country, who are in a food crisis right now. we would like to have a fundraising to help people in Haiti who need help, but we need a little to start. So I'm wondering if you or anybody out there would be will to help. For more information please email me at lector8@gmail.com. Hope to hear from you soon, thank you.
Posted by: Josephare | May 1, 2008 10:42 AM