2. In 2005, concerned citizens in Asheville began to dream of a new school specifically designed for students from Asheville’s under-resourced communities
3. In the fall of 2005 an after school tutoring program was started in space that is owned by Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church on Walton Street
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5. Only 25-36% of black males in Asheville graduate in 4 years. There has been a dramatic rise in gangs, drug activity and violent crime in Asheville.