In this Washington Post article (via ASCD’s SmartBrief), Dion Haynes tells the story of two student athletes who made a pact to set an example for their peers at a DC public high school.

Jachin Leatherman and Wayne Nesbit, both star football players, turned down scholarships to prep schools in order to attend troubled Ballou High School. The article is an amazing account of the leadership and role modeling they have provided for their African American male peers, serving as peer tutors for their football teammates and challenging them to join the National Honor Society.

Read the article here.