Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Middle School &
Breakthrough Magnet School – North
RE-OPENING CEREMONY
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
25 Ridgefield Street, Hartford, CT 06112
To take a Virtual Video Tour of the building, please visit: hartfordschools.org/VirtualTour
PROGRAM
Welcome: Superintendent Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez
Pledge of Allegiance, led by Breakthrough Magnet School – North students:
Jon-Sherman Ponder, Grade 2
Destinee Mitchell, Grade 2
Julissa Cruz, Grade 2
Roniya Malik, Grade 3
National Anthem, performed by Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School students, led by Music Teacher, Ronald Acosta and Social Studies Teacher Danielle Griffith
Marcus Edmonson, 8th grade
Jhanielle Grant, 8th grade
Leilonie Nestor, 7th grade
Aisha Aktar, 7th grade
Teresa Colon, 6th grade
Kadian Megee, 6th grade
REMARKS
Introduction of Mayor Luke Bronin: Superintendent Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez
The Honorable Luke Bronin, Mayor, Hartford, CT
Leslie Torres-Rodriguez, Superintendent, Hartford Public Schools
Doreen Crawford, Principal, Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Middle School
Katherine Leonard, Principal, Breakthrough Magnet School-North
Weaver High School Alumnus, William (Rab) Smith, Class of 1944
Pastor A.J. Johnson, the Center for Leadership and Justice
RIBBON CUTTING
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School Students
Marcus Edmonson, Grade 8
Kadian Megee, Grade 6
Breakthrough Magnet School – North Students
Kayden Glasgow, Grade 5
Lauren Preddie, Grade 5
Additional Pictures and Press Questions/Interviews
3:00 PM – Event ends