Celebrating Richards graduates for Black History Month

To celebrate Black History Month, District 218 will graduates from Eisenhower, Richards, and Shepard high schools who have achieved noteworthy success academically, professionally, artistically, in public service, or in some other field of endeavor.

This story, the first of several this month, features graduates from Richards High School.

• Independent Filmmakers Club, President 2011-2012
• Cinema Society, Secretary 2012 -2013
• Best Set Design – KNWT Penguin Awards Ceremony, 2012
• Best in Show –KNWT Penguin Awards Ceremony, 2012
• Created the 2013 Football Introduction Video
• Produced advertisement for United Way NWMSU Film Festival, 2014-
• Movie- Rage of Judgment Best Horror and Best Thriller Best Short Film, KNWT Penguin Awards Ceremony 2014
• Co-Host KZLX 106.7 ALL That 90's show
• 2012 Technical Director at News Press Gazette
• 2016-2017 Video Technician at Digital Sound Systems Inc
• 2017-2019: Video tech/director/videographer during Northern Invasion 2017,Rocklahoma 2017,Rockfest kcmo 2017 , 107.5 summer jam 2017, Big Slick 2017-2019, MO Pop 2019.
• Done video work with Yellow Claw, tech nine, def Leppard, lil Wayne , big time rich, and many more. Audio engineer for Kansas City Chiefs 2018-2020 NFL 101 Awards 2017-18, College Basketball Hall of Fame 2107-18

Cameisha Hurst, Class of 2014

Cameisha graduated with honors from the University of Iowa with a bachelo's degree in finance. Today she works for Wells Fargo as a Compliance Consultant.

Ji'Vone Freeman, Class of 2013

Ji'Vone earned a presidential scholarship to Philander Smith College, a private historically black college in Little Rock, Arkansas. At Philander, he participated in leadership roles in multiple student organizations such as Student Government Association, National Institute of Science, and First Year Experience Mentoring. In 2015, he was initiated into the Pi Sigma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

• In 2016, he was named the Arkansas Scholar of the Year for Omega Psi Phi. In 2017, he was named as the 9th District Scholar of the Year, the top scholar for the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. In addition,
• Ji’Vone participated in research every summer of his undergraduate career, interning at the Scripps Research Institute at the University of South Carolina, and Arkansas State University.
• He graduated from Philander Smith College Summa Cum Laude with a Distinction in the field of Biology in May of 2017.

• In May of 2018, he graduated from Duke University School of Medicine with a Master of Biomedical Sciences. Prior to starting medical school at Howard University in 2019, Ji’Vone worked as an Emergency Medical Technician, Clinical Research Specialist, and Patient Care Technician. Currently, Ji’Vone is a 2nd year medical student with plans to work as a pediatrician.
• He currently holds leadership positions in Howard’s Student National Medical Association (SNMA) and Pediatrics Interest Association, while also volunteering for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Teen Promise Project, an initiative to combat rising teen pregnancy rates through sexual education. As a physician Ji’Vone intends to dedicate his time towards creating opportunities for young African Americans in medicine.

Ashley Edwards, Class of 2008
Ashley works as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Childbirth Educator. "I do a lot of work within the prenatal world and working with women and children," she said.