2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly
On Tuesday, January 17, 2017, the entire student body joined together to pay homage to the life and work of The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. The performers were a selection of students from across both the middle and upper school. Below is the listed cycle of performances and performers. Above you can see selected photographs from the event and below is a video highlight reel composed by Mr. Rob Fogg.
Thank you to all those who performed, and all those who attended and respected the value of the messages given during the assembly.
Assembly Line-up:
-Let America Be America Again poem by Langston Hughes
- Recited by Anna Mae Murphy '17 and Katherine Kittler '17
-Glory song by John Legend
-Performed by Isaias De Los Santos '17
-Reading Selection from The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
-Reading Selection from Melba Pattillo Beals, author of Warriors Don't Cry
-Read by Jackson Carlberg '21
-Reading Selection from a speech by Activist Malala Yousafzai
-Read by Kelly Collins '17
-The Abolition of Slavery a selection from Five Days That Changed The World by Bob Chillot
-Performed by the student vocalists who were selected to attend the All New England Choral Festival back in November 2016
-Jakov Schwartzberg '18, Benjamin Wickett '18, Nicholas Briccetti '18, Damion Neth '17, Kassidy Ford '17, Kelly Collins '17, Paige Voss '17, and Madeline Kasten '17
-Reading Selection from The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.
-Read by Henna Malik '18 and Jakov Schwartzberg '18
-MLK song by U2
-Performed by Upper School's Select Choir, Encore, with soloist Nicholas Briccetti '18
Highlight reel from the Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly on January 17, 2017. Composed by Mr. Robert Fogg