Members of the Kappa League mentoring program at Wyandanch Memorial High School in Long Island, NY are preparing for an educational trip to Ghana. Principal Paul Sibblies is on a mission to enrich his students' lives to put some of them in touch with their roots. "When you invest in young people, then it's the greatest investment you can make," he said.

On a Positive Note

On a Positive Note: High Schoolers Headed to Africa to Connect with Their Roots

Principal Paul Sib started Cappa League at Winda Memorial High School eight years ago to keep young male students out of gangs. When this mentoring program was formulated, we had no more of those issues with that goal accomplished. Sib is now on a mission to enrich the students lives with a trip to Ghana to put them in touch with their roots. It was a dream trip for me win high school, Alum Darryl. Matthews went to Ghana for the first time in 2020. Matthews says the experience will be life changing for the students, for the boys to learn their history, learn where they came from, learn their culture. It's one thing reading it from a book or looking at it online and it's another thing to go to a whole different continent. Members of Capel League are excited about the chance to broaden their horizons from wine da to Africa. We came from Africa a long, long time ago. So I think it's important in our history. I feel like uh Ghana will give me a wider perspective of the world and understand where people come from and some challenges that they may face sly says the trip will enrich the boy's lives and they in turn, will pay it forward. When you invest in young people, then it's the greatest investment you can make because you can develop them to come up and make a tremendous change.