Dasani might have a better shot, the principal says: She is athletic, bright, and already on the public radar. Her sister Avianna would have a harder time getting in. She failed the recent state exams for sixth graders. But both sisters must apply, Miss Holmes decides. Nothing could be worse than separating them. Either they go together or they don’t go at all. On June 23, the principal summons Dasani and Avianna to her office. “We found a school that can give you an opportunity…some opportunities…that I don’t think New York City can give you,”
