College Round-Up Weekend Kicks Off with Rally in NW
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Inspirational students and parents recognized for outstanding achievement
Today, hundreds of students rallied at a District high school to promote higher education and inspire students to apply for and attend college. At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown joined students, parents, teachers and principals to demonstrate the power of education to change lives. Outstanding students and parents were recognized for their achievements and engagement in education.
“For too long we’ve been celebrating the problems, now it’s time we celebrate the students,” said Councilmember Brown. “As a father with two children in public school, I was moved by the compassion and commitment shown by everyone at the rally. Our hope is that this will motivate students to get a college degree and get more parents involved in their children’s education.”
The rally was hosted at the Ideal Academy Public Charter School and Kamit Institute for Magnificent Achievers Public Charter School in Northwest, DC. Kamit Academic Director Ms. Makini Niliwaambieni, Ideal Principal Dr. George Rutherford, and Academy for Ideal Education Principal Ms. Paulette Jones-Imaan led their student bodies at the rally. The students, parents and faculty who attended the rally expressed that no students should be left behind and no one should be counted out. Everyone has the capability to go to the next level.
“Students have unlimited potential and passion,” said Ms. Makini, known as “Mama Makini” to her students and school faculty. “Their capacity to achieve never ceases to amaze me. Students who make the commitment to complete a college degree will be our next generation of leaders and an example for students with dreams of going to college.”
Tomorrow, students from nearly every public high school in the District will embark on a trip to Tarboro, North Carolina for the College Round-Up. For the third straight year, Councilmember Brown is hosting free bus rides to the College Round-Up for students who live in the District. This year’s trip will take place on Saturday, March 13, 2010. It is an all day trip starting at 4:00 a.m.
For more information or to interview Councilmember Brown, please contact Press Secretary Michael Price at 202-445-4510 or mprice@dccouncil.us.
