Crosstown High was a cause with a champion
Marvin Stockwell
Marvin Stockwell is host of the Champions of the Lost Causes podcast on the Back to theLight network. Episodes are at backtothelight.net and on most podcast platforms. For more information, visit championsofthelostcauses.org.
Ginger Spickler saw a billboard for a foundation that was giving away $10 million to five teams who could prove they were ready to “reinvent high school.” She thought: “Memphis could really use this.”
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