Up until now, New Hampshire prep school kids have found a cause for activism on Martin Luther King Day: the Granite State was the only state not observing the holiday. We always bussed dozens of kids to demonstrate on the Capitol lawn with all the kids from Brewster and St. Paul's. Now that that cause has been achieved, can we still find meaning for the day? It turns out that this year's observances were the best yet: focussed, student-centered, and very real. Following a whole-school exercise and dozens of elective workshops, we convened for a memorable assembly. Student performance carried the day:
Below, you see Moritz Goebel (Germany) singing with his roommate William Hutton (left) and Marcos Lopez:
Nissa recited an inspired rendition of Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a woman?" speech; South African Masaphilile Dlamini read from the words of Nelson Mandela; Marcos read from Cesar Chavez; and Lauren Thomas invoked the words of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce. The morning was focussed, the music was awesome, and the day was a real success.
