District Gives DeBose Series Support From the Art
- December 8, 2009
In September, educators and community supporters met at Mansur’s On the Boulevard to kick-off this year’s DeBose 35th Anniversary and Fine Arts Series 2010 collaboration. The East Baton Rouge Parish School System has committed McKinley Middle Magnet School as the Anniversary host school for the three-day arts festival on campus and at surrounding public park areas. The Debose Piano Competition takes place at Southern University, and the dance festival at a later date. Present were: (back row, left to right) Myrtle David- DeBose executive director, Carlos Sam-director of Magnet Programs, Ken Jenkins-director of Student Activities, John Dilworth-East Baton Rouge Schools Superintendent, Wayne Talbot-director of Fine Arts, (front row, left to right) Theresa Porter of Innovative & Specialized Programs, Jo Garner-Talented curriculum specialist and Sherry Scardina-supervisor of Gifted & Talented Programs.
Principal Brister in Washington, D.C., to Accept McKinley Middle School’s Second Blue Ribbon Award
On Tuesday, November 13, 2012, Principal Herman Brister (pictured, left) and the school’s Teacher of the Year, Lynn Williamson (right), were in Washington, D.C., accepting McKinley Middle Academic Magnet School’s National Blue Ribbon Award from U.S. Department of Education’s Director of National Blue Ribbon Schools Program Aba Kumi (center). The event, which recognized some 314 schools from across the United States, was held at the Omni Hotel. Click herefor story.
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