Students said the programs made them accountable and gave them more confidence. Grants and community donors fund the programs. LEESBURG — Synia Hughes needed help controlling her temper. The sophomore found it when she joined Delta Gems — a mentorship group for young women of color at Leesburg High School. "I would pop off if you said something or if you looked at me a certain way, then I got into this program and I don’t really get in trouble,'' Hughes said. "It was a great [outcome].'' LHS Principal Michael Randolph and assistant principal Monique Griffin-Gay have emphasized the imp...