Three dozen teenagers, all failures at other schools, bring the troubles of the streets into three cinder-block classrooms in Orange, NJ, where teachers work for a turnaround.
Matt Rainey

AdventHealth,
Orlando, FL
Matt Rainey
Last Chance High

Graduation,
Orange, NJ 2003
Valedictorian David Tingoli (right) spends the last few minutes before graduation alone, as his classmate Ronnie Davis (center) greets family members entering the school. Tingolie , a loner spent 4 years at the school after being thrown out of standard public school in Orange due to violent behavior. In October, 2004, Davis was shot in the head and killed during a dispute over a woman.
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