Whitefield celebrated Black History Month with two very special chapels and other activities.
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On Feb. 9, Middle and Upper School students gathered for a joint assembly in the Lower School Student Activity Center, where they enjoyed listening to spoken word by two of our Upper School students and songs performed by a faculty/staff choir. They then heard from Pastor Lee Jenkins of Eagles Nest Church in Roswell who encouraged them to live in unity with all of God's people, regardless of race or other differences.
Lower School students celebrated "Dreamers" at their Black History Chapel on Feb. 10. The chorale performed a rendition of “I Believe I Can Fly," and Whitefield Director of Student Life Tyrone Johnson gave an inspiring talk. Whitefield alumna and Olympian Naomi Grand'Pierre ('15) even shared a message through video with the students and gave them some great advice, such as, “Only tell your dreams to people who you trust and dream big dreams.” Selected students from each grade level then spoke about various dreamers, such as Misty Copeland, William DeHart Hubbard, and the three women whom are represented in the recent film, "Hidden Figures."
To close the chapel, a quartet of students led the chorale in singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing." On display this year were essays written by the third-grade students telling what their dream was as inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech.
Later this month, the Black History Committee will announce the winners of the annual fourth-grade essay contest. This year’s essay prompt is, “Describe the dream of a famous African-American person that you admire. What was their dream? How does their life inspire your dreams?”
On Feb. 9, Middle and Upper School students gathered for a joint assembly in the Lower School Student Activity Center, where they enjoyed listening to spoken word by two of our Upper School students and songs performed by a faculty/staff choir. They then heard from Pastor Lee Jenkins of Eagles Nest Church in Roswell who encouraged them to live in unity with all of God's people, regardless of race or other differences.
Lower School students celebrated "Dreamers" at their Black History Chapel on Feb. 10. The chorale performed a rendition of “I Believe I Can Fly," and Whitefield Director of Student Life Tyrone Johnson gave an inspiring talk. Whitefield alumna and Olympian Naomi Grand'Pierre ('15) even shared a message through video with the students and gave them some great advice, such as, “Only tell your dreams to people who you trust and dream big dreams.” Selected students from each grade level then spoke about various dreamers, such as Misty Copeland, William DeHart Hubbard, and the three women whom are represented in the recent film, "Hidden Figures."
To close the chapel, a quartet of students led the chorale in singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing." On display this year were essays written by the third-grade students telling what their dream was as inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech.
Later this month, the Black History Committee will announce the winners of the annual fourth-grade essay contest. This year’s essay prompt is, “Describe the dream of a famous African-American person that you admire. What was their dream? How does their life inspire your dreams?”