Real Expectations: The graduate

A look inside the Oklahoma City School District, John Marshall High School

 
BY CARRIE COPPERNOLL | Modified: April 15, 2012 at 12:53 am | Published: April 15, 2012   

Brandy Clark doesn’t accept excuses. She’s lived her students’ lives. She knows poverty. She knows racism. She also knows what is possible.

This is the first year Clark has taught at John Marshall. High School, the school she graduated from in 2000.

photo - Drama teacher Brandy Clark shows students how to prepare a wig for an upcoming production at John Marshall High School. PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN
Drama teacher Brandy Clark shows students how to prepare a wig for an upcoming production at John Marshall High School. PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN

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“I came from the exact same circumstances,” Clark said. “My mom was on drugs. My dad had a bunch of kids he didn’t take care of.”

Clark’s mom bounced the family back and...
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