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Changing the World One Game at a Time
On December 2, McDonogh welcomed Luma Mufleh as this year's first speaker in the Character in Action lecture series. Featured in the popular book Outcasts United by Warren St. John, Mufleh told her extraordinary tale of starting a refugee youth soccer team in conservative Clarkston, Georgia, home to many families fleeing war zones from around the world. Mufleh, an American-educated Jordanian, founded the Fugees, the players' name for their team. She addressed how she handles prejudices in Clarkston, how she builds relationships with her players and their families, and how she helps the families become more independent.
The soft-spoken, unassuming coach spent part of the afternoon speaking candidly with McDonogh’s eighth graders who recently read Outcasts United. Prior to her visit, the students discussed the difficulties refugees face adapting to life in America, and they wrote poems connecting their own experiences with some aspect of the Fugees’ story. The poems were bound in a book called “Common Ground,” which they dedicated and presented to Coach Luma.
While on campus, Mufleh also met with student leaders before addressing an audience of 400 athletes, students, parents, faculty, and young adults from area schools in the Ceres M. Horn Theatre. She talked about growing up in an affluent family in Jordan, about what brought her to the United States, and jokingly referred to her “riches to rags” story saying, “I never want to live that way again.”
Over 3,000 mostly impoverished refugees from war-torn countries resettle in Clarkston, Georgia every year. Without a command of the English language, the children, in particular, struggle against almost insurmountable odds. Mufleh found that “soccer is a universal language.” By establishing the Fugees, she said, “I’ve found what drives me…..my life is significantly better because of them.”
In addition to starting the soccer team, Mufleh established a cleaning business to help refugee women support themselves and a private middle school and after-school tutoring program to further help the children.
Speaking from the heart with both humor and solemnity, Mufleh urged the students in the audience to go out in the community, learn from others, stay involved, and reach out. “I stood up for my kids because it was the right thing to do. I love coaching my kids and can’t see myself doing anything else.”
Her message was appreciated. Said an eighth grader of the opportunity to learn from Mufleh, “This is one of the things that makes me appreciate McDonogh!”
Learn more about the Fugees Family.
The Character in Action lecture series was established in 2009 to raise awareness of the fact that one committed citizen can make a difference and to inspire others to look beyond personal boundaries for ways to serve. The McDonogh Parents Association generously provided the funds for Mufleh’s visit. Eighth grade English teachers Cathy Schorreck and Jon Aaron were instrumental in arranging her appearance.
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On December 2, McDonogh welcomed Luma Mufleh as this year's first speaker in the Character in Action lecture series. Featured in the popular book Outcasts United by Warren St. John, Mufleh told her extraordinary tale of starting a refugee youth soccer team in conservative Clarkston, Georgia, home to many families fleeing war zones from around the world. Mufleh, an American-educated Jordanian, founded the Fugees, the players' name for their team. She addressed how she handles prejudices in Clarkston, how she builds relationships with her players and their families, and how she helps the families become more independent.
The soft-spoken, unassuming coach spent part of the afternoon speaking candidly with McDonogh’s eighth graders who recently read Outcasts United. Prior to her visit, the students discussed the difficulties refugees face adapting to life in America, and they wrote poems connecting their own experiences with some aspect of the Fugees’ story. The poems were bound in a book called “Common Ground,” which they dedicated and presented to Coach Luma.
While on campus, Mufleh also met with student leaders before addressing an audience of 400 athletes, students, parents, faculty, and young adults from area schools in the Ceres M. Horn Theatre. She talked about growing up in an affluent family in Jordan, about what brought her to the United States, and jokingly referred to her “riches to rags” story saying, “I never want to live that way again.”
Over 3,000 mostly impoverished refugees from war-torn countries resettle in Clarkston, Georgia every year. Without a command of the English language, the children, in particular, struggle against almost insurmountable odds. Mufleh found that “soccer is a universal language.” By establishing the Fugees, she said, “I’ve found what drives me…..my life is significantly better because of them.”
In addition to starting the soccer team, Mufleh established a cleaning business to help refugee women support themselves and a private middle school and after-school tutoring program to further help the children.
Speaking from the heart with both humor and solemnity, Mufleh urged the students in the audience to go out in the community, learn from others, stay involved, and reach out. “I stood up for my kids because it was the right thing to do. I love coaching my kids and can’t see myself doing anything else.”
Her message was appreciated. Said an eighth grader of the opportunity to learn from Mufleh, “This is one of the things that makes me appreciate McDonogh!”
Learn more about the Fugees Family.The Character in Action lecture series was established in 2009 to raise awareness of the fact that one committed citizen can make a difference and to inspire others to look beyond personal boundaries for ways to serve. The McDonogh Parents Association generously provided the funds for Mufleh’s visit. Eighth grade English teachers Cathy Schorreck and Jon Aaron were instrumental in arranging her appearance.