Kelly Wissman is a doctoral student in the Reading/Writing/Literacy Program in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests include feminist pedagogy, adolescent girls, and arts-based education. She can be reached at kwissman@dolphin.upenn.edu.

High Tech High Sistahs Club
Ashley Clinkscale is a first-year student at High Tech High Philadelphia Charter School. She loves to write and loves to read. She enjoys math and science. She loves to express how she feels, what's going on, and the past in her writings. She is a dedicated student and her own unique individual.

Sadé Cohen is a first-year student at High Tech High Philadelphia Charter School. Her name is pronounced "Sade" like the singer, not "Shardae." She likes to braid hair and to party. She also likes to hang out with her man. She likes to keep her cool and not act a fool. She's 5'1 with dark brown eyes. Her smile is beautiful. It brings joy in the world.

A former student at High Tech High Philadelphia Charter School, Madonna Delfish currently attends Overbrook High School.

Michele Diaz is a second-year student at High Tech High Philadelphia Charter School. She enjoys being silly, but sometimes she's shy. She loves talking, eating, and she especially loves her family. She loves representing her culture (Puerto Rican). The best thing of all she loves being herself.

Kassie Edmondson is a first-year student at High Tech High Philadelphia Charter School. She is a beautiful person and loves to write love poems. She is intelligent and has a great sense of humor.

Julia Harden attends High Tech High Philadelphia Charter School in Center City. She enjoys reading, writing, and studying her African heritage. She is unique in her own way.

Nichole Henshaw is a second-year student at High Tech High Philadelphia Charter School. She is an outgoing person who likes to have fun. Also, she is a beautiful being spreading her beauty to all she comes in contact with.

Yasmein James is a second-year year student at High Tech High Philadelphia Charter School. She enjoys singing and writing poetry. She expresses how she feels and leaves her readers in awe. Read her masterpieces and enter Yaszy's world.

Shanté Johnson is a unique individual. She is a first-year student at High Tech High Philadelphia Charter School. Sometimes she likes to express herself in writing. She spreads joy to anyone she comes in contact with.

Jasmine Miller is a second-year student at High Tech High Philadelphia Charter School. She's very funny and enjoys writing poems for fun. She is a nice and unique female.

Jessica Patterson is a first-year student at High Tech High Philadelphia Charter School. She is a fun person who enjoys reading, writing poetry, and just having fun. She is very unique and proud. She enjoys learning about her heritage.

She is a strong black African American. She is unique in her heritage. She is a second-year student at High Tech High Philadelphia Charter School. She is 5'4 with brown eyes. She is that chick. Her name is Shamika "Tiny" Smith. She is…she is…Me.

Lauren Vaughn is a second-year student at High Tech High Philadelphia Charter School. She loves writing, listening to music, and getting good grades in school. She's a very respectful, intelligent, generous young lady.