The Whaling City Alternative School is where students identified as struggling with "insolence, respect and anger management" end up in the New Bedford school system. Different programs have managed to turn some of these kids around.
1manb_N8A0308 Carmen Morales, 16, and fellow Whaling City Alternative School students focus on their Biology class lecture. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
2manb_N8A0399 A student works on his literature work in a corner of his classroom at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
3manb_DSF2730 Isaiah Cepede, 16, complains of a stomach ache during class at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
4manb_N8A0420 Maidelyn Rojas, 17, speaks with councillor Markey at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
5manb_N8A0334 Science teacher Chris Blake, left, talks about DNA in biology class as Gladys Williams, 16, right, listens at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
6manb_N8A0464 David Lima, 16, is seen through the glass pane of the door to his history class at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
7manb_N8A0396 Family engagement specialist, Amanda Gonzalez, left, works with Shanyra Jenkins, 17, on her homework during their weekly guidance session at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
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9manb_N8A0445 Literacy teacher pulls a student back into class who was hanging out in the hallway at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
10manb_N8A0546 A notebook with some rap music a student wrote for a recording that he and his fellow music classmates are working on at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
11manb_N8A0364 A turtle swims around in its tank in science class at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
12manbWhalingCitySchool Science teacher Chris Blake hands Taylor Knickerbocker, 16, some water for him to use to water the plants in the makeshift greenhouse they built at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
13manb_N8A0492 Math teacher Tim Clifford works with Courtney Teves, 15, in an extra help session at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
14manb_N8A0474 Oswaldo Mariscal, 15, and David Lima, 16, work on researching their project on the whaleship Essex in history class at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
15manbWhalingCitySchool Taylor Knickerbocker, 16, waters the plants in the makeshift greenhouse that students and teachers built at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
16manb_N8A0495 Courtney Teves, 15, works on her math at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
17manb_N8A0500 Courtney Teves, 15, and Christian Castro, 17, work together on their extra help math class as teacher Tim Clifford gives Severn Williams 17, a hand with his work at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
18manbWhalingCitySchool Taylor Knickerbocker, 16, waters the plants in the makeshift greenhouse that students and teachers built at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
19manbWhalingCitySchool Principal Arnold Chamanlal looks on as science teacher Chris Blake explains polination to Darien Dobeck, 16, at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
20manbWhalingCitySchool Mason Matias, 16, left, and Darien Doberck, 16, use a paintbrush to polinate the flowers growing in the makeshift greenhouse they built at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
21manbWhalingCitySchool Science teacher Chris Blake explains polination to Darien Dobeck, 16, inside the makeshift greenhouse that they built at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
22manbWhalingCitySchool Principal Arnold Chamanla, right, holds the dorr as Taylor Knickerbocker,16, and science teacher Chris Blake, make their way back to science class after watering the greenhouse plants at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG
23manbWhalingCitySchool Alex Roman works on his history research paper on the whaleship Essex in class at the Whaling City Alternative School in New Bedford. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES/SCMG