Monday, March 7, 2016

Diggs-Latham Elementary Closes Its Black History Month Celebrations with Assembly


On Friday, Feb. 26, Diggs-Latham Elementary School held its Black History Month assembly/celebration.

“It was our culminating event for our month of Black History celebrations,” said teacher Amanda Gordon. “I planned the event along with help from my committee.  Several staff and teachers were dressed in Afrocentric attire. 

“Students wore the colors of Kwanzaa or orange to represent unity. Several student groups performed including Band Honors, Orchestra Honors, and Dance Honors. The Art Honors group painted the backdrop and designed the program cover. The entire student body joined together in the songs and we wrote our own school ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. 

“Each classroom wrote one statement to go into the speech and I wrote the introduction and conclusion. We recited this before singing together ‘Free at Last.’ Retired speech pathologist Susan Ingram came back to sing a medley of Spirituals.  The dance teacher, Amanda Nelson, and her student teacher tap danced in honor of Sands. 

“Band teacher Zenyth Thomas, orchestra teacher Lisa Morris, and I sang together. Our keynote speaker was Endia Beal, director of Diggs Gallery and Art Professor from Winston-Salem State University. She talked about how we have art around us and how we can use art to convey messages. 

“Mr. Vic Johnson, Alexandra Hoskins, Steve Oates, and Jackie Pierson were in the audience. We also ended our program with a tribute to Mr. Oates for his recognition as a ‘Leader to Learn From.’”






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