Long Beach High School Ready for Prime Time TV

Story and Photos by Rosemary Leonetti

Long Beach High School is headed for prime time.

The school will be featured on a segment of REAL Change, a program that will air nationally on CBS at 7 p.m. April 23, along with notable musical artists such as Quincy Jones, Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus, who recognized teachers who have inspired them.

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During filming of a CBS television special program earlier this year, LBHS graduate and REAL Change producer Liam Murphy visited the school with Office Depot and Adopt-A-Classroom to donate $20,000 worth of school supplies, as well as provide teacher grants.

The REAL Change Artists for Education Project is a nationwide campaign focused on the importance of education in America to promote and to inspire people to become involved in supporting education, according to the Long Beach School District.

The one-hour, prime time television network special on Tuesday will detail stories of students and their teachers, who will share the challenges and hardships they have faced and overcome in their lives. The story of Long Beach and its schools, students and teachers in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, will be part of that story. The special will also stream for a few weeks on the REAL Change website.

Through May 31, anyone wishing to be part of the REAL Change movement can visit here to make a donation. Office Depot will match all donations made during this period. Every dollar donated will go directly to aid the adopted classroom. Many Long Beach teachers have registered their classes for direct donations.

Go here for a video clip of Long Beach High school.

For the REAL Change web site, visit here.

For the Office Depot matching grant web site, visit here.

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