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From a therapeutic day school in Urbana to the first META24-DYS graduation at Arkansas Baptist College. From the South Side MZUZI storefront to the Adler Planetarium gala. Every chapter, told in the words of the people who covered it.

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FEATURED STORY · 2025KARK · FOX 16 · ARKANSAS ONLINE

Arkansas Baptist College graduates first META24 class — aimed at diverting at-risk teens from incarceration.

First cohort: 9 students · 3-week boot camp · 9 college credit hours · Department of Youth Services partnership

FOX 16 BROADCAST
Broadcast courtesy of Fox 16 Arkansas · See original at fox16.com →

“It's three weeks of intensive, 12-hour-day studies to try to reprogram the mind and give the kids light where darkness existed.”

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Dr. Fitz Hill
CEO, Arkansas Baptist College Foundation

“These are the young people who are going to change Little Rock and change the face of the next generation.”

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Dr. Flavian Prince
Founder, META24 Institute
FROM THE GRADUATES THEMSELVES
Barrett Bondurant — “Since I've been here, I got interested in 3D printing, X-Tool laser engraving, making my own clothing brand and learning how to weld.”
Cayden Foreman — “The program has meant a lot to me. It really inspired me to do more in my life than what I've been doing.” Performed an original rap about his time in META24 during the ceremony.
Reid Ozment — “It's definitely uplifting to know that a lot of them have been in the same situations as I was.”
Read on KARK →Watch on Fox 16 →Arkansas Online →
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