MEDIA ADVISORY from the San Diego Unified School District: Knox Middle School 38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March: The Dream Lives On

MEDIA ADVISORY from the San Diego Unified School District, January 29, 2015

 

Knox Middle School 38^th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March:  The Dream Lives On

 

WHAT:   Students from across San Diego Unified School District will once again gather together at Knox Middle School to pay tribute to the legacy and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The school’s 38^th annual MLK March will begin with a program that includes a speech performance by Knox students of the civil rights leader’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. The program will be followed by a symbolic march around the neighborhood as participants sing “We Shall Overcome.”  Walkers include students, staff, parents, elected officials, law enforcement officers and community members.

 

WHEN:                 Friday, January 30, 2015

                                9:30 to 11 a.m.

 

WHERE:               Knox Middle School, 1098 South 49^th Street (92113)

                                www.sandi.net/knox

 

GUEST SPEAKERS/INTERVIEWS: 

·         Knox Middle School Principal Garry Rollins

·         Students from Knox Middle School

·         San Diego Unified Board President Marne Foster

·         State Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber

·         Councilmember Myrtle Cole

·         SDPD Officer Yovanna Gonzales

·         Members of the Montford Point Marine Association, San Diego, Chapter 12

·         Officers from the SDPD, School Police, Black Police Officers Assn, Latino Peace Officers Assn.

 

VISUALS:  Hundreds of students and adults gathered in a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Student musical, dance and dramatic performances. “I Have a Dream” student speech performance.  Hundreds walking together through the neighborhood adjacent to the school.

 

DETAILS:  Participating schools include Dingeman, Baker, Porter, Whitman and Chavez elementary schools along with Morse and Lincoln High Schools.  The parade Grand Marshal is San Diego Police Department Officer Yovanna Gonzales. Gonzales has led the school’s anti-bullying campaign.

 

CONTACT:           Linda Zintz | Communications Director | San Diego Unified School District | (619) 847-6637 (Cell)

                                Garry Rollins  | Principal | Knox Middle School |  (619) 344-5500

                               

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Linda Zintz

Communications Director

8lzintz@sandi.net

(619-725-5578 office

(619-847-6637 mobile