Change the World

East Palo Alto Phoenix Academy is a charter high school located in an extremely underprivileged community surrounded by great affluence. Mixed grade students embarked on a project to change their community by sending positive messages. They began by researching the issues plaguing their community: gangs, drop-out rates, poverty, health care, education etc. After spending a few weeks on research, they create messages to change East Palo Alto. This group of students, from freshmen to seniors, worked collectively to generate a series of positive, community-building messages that they felt were needed in the