Singer Patti Labelle Receives Portrait from McKinley Middle Magnet Student
- Jan 30, 08
McKinley Middle teacher Sean Joffroin presents Patti Labelle with a self-portrait created by sixth grader Terrani Dillahunty.
McKinley Middle Magnet sixth grade student Terrani Dillahunty recently received high praise from Grammy™ Award winning singer Patti Labelle. During a performance last month in Marksville, Louisiana, Labelle was presented with a self-portrait created by the talented art student.
The gift was arranged by Sean Joffroin, a teacher at McKinley Middle Magnet. Joffroin’s sister arranged a “meet and greet” with Labelle as a holiday gift for her brother, who is a huge fan of the songstress. Joffroin said he wanted to present Labelle with a gift and he collaborated with McKinley Middle art teacher Alan Morton to select a student to create a painting for her. Terrani Dillahunty received the honor. Joffroin says Labelle was extremely impressed with the portrait. He said she was even more impressed when he revealed a sixth grade student was the artist. “This child is talented!” Labelle said. “I see her going places with her art!”
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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