OCSD 5, Claflin, SCSU chapters of NSBE participate in banquet

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Members of the Orangeburg Consolidated School District Five National Society of Black
Engineers Junior Chapter are pictured with Dr. Carl B. Mack, executive director of the society, at the NSBE
Annual Banquet recently at Claflin University’s Minister’s Hall. Shown are, from left, Torrey Simpson,
Rameshwar Pathak, Rommie Williams, Joseph Fields, speaker Dr. Carl B. Mack, Jeremy Haigler, Daniel
Myers, Theodore Reed and Khalil Frye.
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The Orangeburg Consolidated School District Five National Society of Black Engineers Junior
Chapter recently participated in the NSBE Annual Banquet, along with the chapters from Claflin
University and South Carolina State University.
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Dr. Carl B. Mack, NSBE executive director, spoke to the students and other audience members
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about the importance of getting a good education, but related everything in his presentation to the
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NSBE theme of “Working Together to Positively Impact the Community.”
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He spoke of the low college graduation rate of black males (52 percent) and how, of the 85,000
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engineering degrees awarded last year, only 3,457 were awarded to African-Americans. Of that
number, only 811 were awarded to African-America females, Mack said.
He lauded the efforts of two former OCSD 5 students — Angel Spigner and Darian James,
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recognizing them for pursuing nuclear engineering at S.C. State.
“You must have passion and be willing to change or transform,” Mack said. “And you must be a
visionary. Blockbuster Video is out of business because they didn’t want to change. Amazon used
to sell just books; now they sell everything. Create the change, be the change.”
He went on to talk about the struggles of those who came before them to change things and how
from that change came the NAACP and Brown v. the Board of Education and eventually the first
black dean at Georgia Tech University and the first African-American president.
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Mack ended with a story of how slaves in Mobile Bay, Ala. had a custom of going to the river at
high tide and throwing their babies into the river. If the child didn’t struggle, they let them die. If
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they struggled, then all of the people would jump into the river to save the child.
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“I challenge each of you in this audience: Who is willing to jump in the water and help the children
who are struggling?” Mack asked. “I am impressed with the talent, achievements and everything
else that goes along with the children I have met here tonight. I praise you all for what you are
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The following students and parents received recognition and awards at the banquet: Keith Black,
president; Achrysaleyah Fields, vice president; Kadijah Spell, secretary; Angela Robinson,
treasurer; Theodore Reed, Mr. NSBE; Angela Robinson, Miss NSBE; Tyrik Vogt, most dependable;
Rommie Williams, wittiest; Khaliya Davis, nicest; Rameshwar Pathak, smartest; Daniel Myers, most
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talented; Jequetta Zeigler, NSBE Student of the Year; and Ike Haigler, father of Jeremy Haigler,
NSBE Parent of the Year.
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