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Media mogul Oprah Winfrey surprised students at West Side High School in Newark, N.J. on Friday with a visit, and to support a program that’s changing lives. “Blessed. Oprah gave us $500,000 dollars for ‘Lights On,’” Principal Akbar Cook posted on Instagram with photos. Cook is dedicated to supporting his…
Akbar Cook continues to exemplify leadership by example as the principal of West Side High School in Newark, New Jersey. The beloved administrator launched “The Lights On” program four years ago. The program is an intentional effort to protect students in his community. On Friday nights from 6-11 p.m., Principal…
Akbar Cook is the principal of West Side High School in Newark, New Jersey and he takes his job and responsibilities as an educator and administrator seriously. In a school where 81% of the students come from low-income homes, it isn’t difficult for a student to become another statistic when…