Septima Poinsette with Avery yearbook staff, 1916 ID: 509 | This file appears in: Education: Septima Poinsette Finds Her Calling, 1912-1919 Septima Poinsette was one of the yearbook’s editors during her senior year at Avery. Her teachers recognized her academic ability and encouraged her parents to send her to Fisk University, but she knew the tuition was more than they could afford, so she began her teaching career, enabling her to help support her family. | Source: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC. Download Original File SourceAvery Research Center for African American History and Culture, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC. "Septima Poinsette with Avery yearbook staff, 1916 " appears in: Education: Septima Poinsette Finds Her Calling, 1912-1919