This year has upended life 和 required everyone to adjust expectations 和 plans. For our recent grads just starting out in college or careers, it posed an additional layer of uncertainty 和 we wanted to see how they were navigating COVID-19 at college 和 beyond. We hope Poly prepared them for life’s challenges. If you’re an alumnus 和 would like to share your story with our community, please 联络校友办公室. 我们很乐意听到你的消息.

来看看我们的第二个侧写 J空气Froome, 15岁 谁在2019年以优异成绩毕业 杜克大学 和 currently works as a Financial Product Analyst at 布隆伯格L.P.

J空气Froome ’15

杜克大学, Froome “competed on the Duke Mock Trial team, served as an on-air host for Duke Student Broadcasting, saw Zion Williamson’s jaw-dropping ability in real time, 在黑人文化中心工作, conducted research for two projects under the Duke Department of Political Science, 加入兄弟会(喊出APhiA), served on the President’s Council on Black Affairs, slept in the blistering cold for multiple nights for Duke vs. UNC比赛门票, placed first in three consecutive intra-fraternity state 和 regional debate tournaments, 还有更多.” But he says his proudest achievement was his senior thesis through the Duke Department of History: “Black Citizenship, White Terrorism, 和 Federal Ambivalence in the Reconstruction South: 1865-1900.他说, “Though the process of collecting research 和 ultimately writing the nearly 80-page work was grueling, 回报是甜蜜的. 当然, I was particularly grateful 和 privileged to take advantage of the bevy of academic 和 extra curricular resources that the university offered. 然而, I am most grateful for the relationships that I built, 和 the individual moments that I experienced 和 continue to re-experience within my memory, almost always with a slight smile on my face. 有趣的是, many of these memories feature my 2015 (Poly) 和 2019 (Duke) classmate, 兄弟(兄弟会) 卡利夫·耶利米15岁. 总之, 我的大学生活很美好, 和 I truly empathize with students who have been unable to create 和 continue creating their own memories on campus given the p和emic.”

How well did Poly prepare you for your college experience?

我特别感谢 Ms. Lori Redell P ' 10 ' 11和 Ms. 约翰娜·罗德里格斯 ’00 for offering acceptance to a loud-mouthed child with a history of mischief back in 2007,弗鲁姆说. 我很感激 Ms. 盖尔Karpf for being one of the first Poly teachers that I considered to be in my corner. 我很感激 Mr. B [克里斯Benvegna), Mr. 丹的 for entrusting me with MCing the musical festivals—even though I botched it one time (a very formative experience). 我对两者都很感激 Ms. 莎拉·贝茨 和 Ms. 苏珊胆汁酸 for spurring my interest in history as an academic discipline. 我很感激 Mr. 肖恩·穆林 for giving me confidence in my oratorical ability. 我很感激 Mr. 亚当斯 和 Mr. Baloche for providing me with the direction to exercise that ability on the state 和 national levels through the 保利预科 演讲 和 辩论 team. 我进一步感谢 Mr. 汗 for his phenomenal guidance with regards to leadership development 和 personal authenticity, 以及 Mr. 泰勒 for helping me begin to impart values of introspection, work ethic 和 discipline. 我很感激 the Poly football team for helping me to realize that sports were not, 事实上, 我的使命. 我很感激 Ms. 桑娅Baehr for encouraging me to audition for the 上学校 musical. 我很感激 Ms. 玛丽莎·戈麦斯 for significantly strengthening my academic writing ability. 我很感激 Mr. 芽考克斯 for always offering a smile, 和 a word of encouragement no matter the time or place. There are honestly far too many individuals for me to name each one individually, but it is safe to say that I would not be where I am today without the unique Poly experience that I had 和 everyone who contributed in one way or another. 然而, to answer the question directly, Poly absolutely prepared me for Duke. 从学术的严谨性, 时间管理, to knowing when to stop working 和 go party with the homies, 我拥有成功所需要的一切.”

What does the future look like for you in 2021?

After graduating from Duke, Froome began working at the 全国有色人种协进会法律辩护和教育基金—the nation’s leading civil rights law firm—where he worked as a Research 和 Operations Associate under the 瑟古德马歇尔研究所该公司的“智囊团”部门. “While at LDF,弗鲁姆说, “I worked on a number of meaningful projects. 一个是建筑, 发射, 和 maintenance of the National Police Funding Database, an online repository which tracks 和 displays data on federal grants awarded to over 150 local law enforcement agencies. It also provides information on police misconduct complaints filed by individuals, 以及和解金额. [弗鲁姆是 视频解说员 在LDF网站的登陆页面上找到.] I also assisted with LDF’s voter education efforts, 和, 2020年夏天, I served as the operational lead in planning 和 executing a convening of policy experts, 研究人员, 和 community organizers regarding best approaches to maximize voter participation 和 combat voter suppression given the additional challenges that the COVID-19 p和emic presented. Ultimately, my interests shifted toward the business realm. 2020年9月，我搬到了 布隆伯格L.P., where I currently work as a Financial Product Analyst. Honestly, working remotely has been quite enjoyable for me. I really like the fact that I can get more out of every day due to my lack of commute. 工作之余，我做志愿者 Chionesu卡里仅, an organization which provides mentorship for young Black men, 15年前我自己也是其中一员.”