
In
celebration
of
Black
History
Month,
Marsteller
Middle
School
hosted
an
evening
of
remembrance.
Faculty
and
students
created
educational
displays
in
the
halls
of
the
school.
The
many
accomplishments
and
contributions
of
African
Americans
in
all
fields
were
showcased.
Nuclear
engineer
Henry
Sampson,
musician
Rosetta
Thorpe
and
President
Barack
Obama
were
among
the
people
featured.
Several
displays
included
QR
codes
to
scan
for
more
in-depth
information
about
the
historical
figures.
Janika
Worthington,
eighth
grade
language
arts
teacher,
was
a
member
of
the
committee
that
organized
the
event
and
made
displays.
She
even
contributed
a
quilt
made
by
her
great-grandmother,
a
unique
family
heirloom.
Other
committee
members
provided
original
records,
eight-track
tapes
and
VHS
tapes
of
prominent
African
American
musicians
and
actors.
Worthington
said
that,
"working
with
Marsteller
Middle's
faculty,
students
and
community
to
prepare
for
this
celebration
was
exhilarating!
Being
a
lifetime
learner,
this
experience
gave
me
the
opportunity
to
gain
more
knowledge
about
African
American
history."
Other
members
of
the
committee
included,
Anne
R.
Washington,
Asia
Hines,
Arusha
Morgan,
Ebbony
Hunter,
Lindsay
Bouldan
and
Richard
Krauser.
In
addition
to
working
on
some
of
the
displays,
students
also
served
as
tour
guides
during
the
event.
Cedar
Point
Elementary
School
fourth-grader
Angela
Carrington
came
to
help
out.
She
said,
"I
enjoyed
being
a
junior
tour
guide.
I
learned
so
much
about
the
Divine
Nine
and
other
important
things
about
Black
History."
Sa'Diah
Hendershot,
sixth-grader
at
Marsteller,
enjoyed
being
a
tour
guide.
He
was
inspired
to
see
historical
figures
that
are
his
same
race.
"Everyone
is
my
kind
but,
seeing
the
history
of
people
that
look
like
me
is
so
good."
Marsteller
seventh-grader
Katori
Martin
added,
"I
got
to
learn
more
about
my
past
and
background
and
the
many
things
African
Americans
have
done
for
America."
Throughout
the
month
of
February,
a
digital
presentation
was
shown
during
student
lunches.
It
included
significant
moments
in
Black
History
such
as,
Dr.
Martin
Luther
King
Jr.'s
"I
Have
a
Dream"
speech.
Works
of
art,
educational
music
videos,
and
information
about
inventions
by
African
Americans
were
also
featured.