July 28, 2012

PHOTO: Hip-hop help

From staff reports

The rapper Spose, aka Ryan Peters of Wells, performs for members of Project AWARE on Friday at Scarborough High School, helping them to create a music video to his song "Jimmy!" in the fight against bullying.

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The rapper Spose, a.k.a Ryan Peters of Wells, performs for members of Project AWARE on Friday at Scarborough High School, helping them to create a music video to his song "Jimmy!" in the fight against bullying. Among those participating in the project are, front from left, Aleah Graham, 15. The New School in Kennebunk; Levi Smith, 16, from Maranacook Community High School in Readfield; and Hanna Langley, 15, from Thornton Academy in Saco.

Tim Greenway / Staff Photographer

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Spose brainstorms with kids about a music video to his song "Jimmy!", which he's using in the fight against bullying.

Tim Greenway / Staff Photographer

Among those participating in the project are, front from left, Aleah Graham, 15. The New School in Kennebunk; Levi Smith, 16, from Maranacook Community High School in Readfield; and Hanna Langley, 15, from Thornton Academy in Saco.

"Jimmy!" tells the story of a teenager bullied in middle school. It will be used in a video as part of Project AWARE's Reel Life Program, which works with teenagers to produce high-quality videos about health issues that concern their local communities.

 

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