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Civil Rights Crusader Highlights Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
The New Hampton School community is in for a treat on Monday. With an alternative schedule planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the School will embrace a wonderful opportunity to share, celebrate, and reflect on the legacy of Dr. King. History Department Head Matt Fisk is thrilled the School will welcome Rev. Dr. Arthur Hilson keynote speaker.
Dr. Hilson is President of the American Baptist Churches of Vermont & New Hampshire, and Pastor of New Hope Baptist Church of Portsmouth. He also serves as a Commissioner of Human Rights for New Hampshire. During the 1960s, he marched in the South with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He is the founding president of the Portsmouth Chapter of the SCLC and the Amherst Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. Dr. Hilson currently teaches history at Portsmouth High School. He has also taught at University of Massachusetts and University of New Hampshire. He has facilitated over 500 workshops for educational groups, corporations, and the Government.
Below is a complete schedule of the day:
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Dr. Hilson is President of the American Baptist Churches of Vermont & New Hampshire, and Pastor of New Hope Baptist Church of Portsmouth. He also serves as a Commissioner of Human Rights for New Hampshire. During the 1960s, he marched in the South with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He is the founding president of the Portsmouth Chapter of the SCLC and the Amherst Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. Dr. Hilson currently teaches history at Portsmouth High School. He has also taught at University of Massachusetts and University of New Hampshire. He has facilitated over 500 workshops for educational groups, corporations, and the Government.
Below is a complete schedule of the day:
MLK Day Agenda:
Breakfast goes until 8:45 am
8:50 - Gather in theater.
9:00 – Mr. Menke gives a welcome to the community
9:05 - Mr. Fisk goes over a brief history of the causes of the Civil Rights Movement.
9:15 – Music (Mr. Little and Ms. Grosart)
9:20 - MLK Life and Words (Student Leaders)
9:30 - Music (Organized by Mr. Masterson)
9:35 – Pastor Arthur Hilson (Introduced by M. Little)
10:00 - Video Clip “I Have a Dream Speech”
10:05 - What does MLK mean to me? (Diversity Group & School Community)
10:10 – Music (Organized by Mr. Masterson)
10:15 – Gallery Walk (9th and 11th Grades)
10:30 – Paired Advisor Groups: Discussion and Art
11:45 – Gallery Walk (10th and 12th Grades)
Lunch ends at 12:45
12:55 – Film: “The Ernest Green Story”. (Introduced by A Fana)
2:45 – Mr. Fisk thanks faculty, staff, and students.
3:00 – Afternoon Activities
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