Keyla

Player of the week: Guard Keyla Snowden, a 5-7 junior, totaled 66 points in four games, helping No. 3 Lexington (Ky.)

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On Facebook, Keyla and her team created a "Walk It Out" page to spread the word.

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With her coach, she planned her approach, and a few weeks ago, Keyla and seven other students formed a committee to organize their fight for the school.

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Keyla has been meeting with Mr. Parker once a week after school.

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Keyla acknowledged the school's poor performance, but said she believed that Ms. Mosely just needed more time.

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The message that Keyla and other students rallied around has been echoed throughout the city over the past month at hearings at the 25 affected schools, some of which were boisterous and heated.

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"Keyla will walk away understanding what it takes to make it happen."

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For Legacy High School Students, a Lesson in Activism Hits Home On a warm afternoon last week, Keyla Marte stood on a plastic step stool and addressed a herd of students, parents, teachers, TV cameras, photographers, curiosity-seekers and police officers in Union Square Park.

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"The principal made a huge difference," said Keyla, who lives in East Harlem.

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Mr. Parker said that whatever the outcome, he believed that Keyla and the other students involved in the Save Legacy campaign had participated in a valuable civics lesson.

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