Stories/Essays: First Class: 0605_malo_George_graduation02

May 22, 2016 - With a loud cheer Zearius Jenkins (center) joins his fellow seniors as they jubilantly toss their caps following the graduation ceremony on the St. George's Independent School's Collierville campus. Jenkins started at the school's Memphis campus in Orange Mound as a senior kindergartener after the school was challenged with a massive donation to help serve more than just students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)

May 22, 2016 - With a loud cheer Zearius Jenkins (center) joins his fellow seniors as they jubilantly toss their caps following the graduation ceremony on the St. George's Independent School's Collierville campus. Jenkins started at the school's Memphis campus in Orange Mound as a senior kindergartener after the school was challenged with a massive donation to help serve more than just students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal)