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A Hula Hoop can represent a person’s comfort zone, where they do only what they’ve already been doing, according to William Johnson, teen director for the Boys & Girls Club of Sanford/Lee County. Johnson addressed a Black History Month celebration audience of about 75 students Feb. 26 at Central Carolina Community College’s Jonesboro Center for adult education. He told the audience that people, including students, also have a cruise zone where they just coast along. The Desert Storm veteran and Elks Club 2009 Citizen of the Year encouraged the students to move into their challenge zone, doing what they’ve never done before, including earning their GED or high school diploma. He also encouraged them to set goals of getting an advanced education, job, or becoming an entrepreneur. After the celebration, students said that Johnson inspired them to keep working on their education. The Black History Month celebration also included presentations and performances by students at the Center. 

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William Johnson, teen director for the Boys & Girls Club of Sanford/Lee County, spoke at the Feb. 26 Black History Month celebration at Central Carolina Community College’s Jonesboro Center for adult education. Johnson told the students there were probably some students not at school that day because they set their visions and goals based on the weather – not getting out of bed if they didn’t like it. The beginning of success is always getting out of bed and working on one’s vision and goals, he said. Johnson used a Hula Hoop to represent people’s comfort zone, where they only do what they’ve already been doing. He said there is also a cruise zone, where people, including students, just coast along. The Desert Storm veteran and Elks Club 2009 Citizen of the Year encouraged the audience members to move into their challenge zone, doing what they’ve never done before, including earning their GED or high school diploma.  He encouraged them to set goals of getting an advanced education, job, or becoming an entrepreneur. The Black History Month celebration also included presentations and performances by students at the Center. After the celebration, students said that Johnson inspired them to keep working on their education.

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William Johnson, teen director for the Boys & Girls Club of Sanford/Lee County, spoke at the Feb. 26 Black History Month celebration at Central Carolina Community College’s Jonesboro Center for adult education. Johnson told his mostly student audience that there were probably some students not at school that day because they set their visions and goals based the weather – not getting out of bed if they didn’t like it. The beginning of success is always getting out of bed and working on one’s vision and goals, Johnson said. He added that people, including students, have a comfort zone, where they only do what they’ve already been doing. There is also a cruise zone where they just coast along. The Desert Storm veteran and Elks Club 2009 Citizen of the Year encouraged the audience members to move into their challenge zone, doing what they’ve never done before, including earning their GED or high school diploma. He encouraged them to set goals of getting an advanced education, job, or becoming an entrepreneur. The Black History Month celebration also included presentations and performances by students at the Center. After the celebration, students said that Johnson inspired them to keep working on their education.

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Central Carolina Community College’s Jonesboro Center for adult education, in Sanford, celebrated Black History Month all during February. On Feb. 26, student James Annis (left) performed a Charley Pride song as student presenters (back, from left) Ana Devia (behind Annis), Phaedra Welton, Eddie Elery, Victoria Long (seated), and instructor Clara Hickey, listen. Speaker for the day was William Johnson, teen director for the Boys & Girls Club of Sanford/Lee County. The Desert Storm veteran and Elks Club 2009 Citizen of the Year encouraged the students to move into their challenge zone, doing what they’ve never done before, including earning their GED or high school diploma. He also encouraged them to set goals of getting an advanced education, job, or becoming an entrepreneur. After the celebration, students said that Johnson inspired them to keep working on their education.