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Rowe celebrates Black History Month program
Rowe students paraded on stage as famous black people, announced their accomplishments and then named the character they portrayed. Some were easier than others; when one student came to the microphone with golf club in hand, he didn't have to say a word before the audience shouted, "Tiger Woods." James Gilford Jr. brought everyone to their feet singing "This Little Light of Mine." Gilford also served as emcee to introduce speakers Ethel Brooks, former mayor R. C. Horn, John D. Hardin, Rodney Norsworthy, James Riley and Maurice Berry Jr. Norsworthy quoted a speech Martin Luther King made more than 50 years ago, "If you can't be a highway be a trail, if you can't be the sun, be a star. It isn't by size that you win or you fail. Be the best of whatever you are." Berry told the students, "A life without discipline is doomed for destruction... Allow the teachers to teach you." Brooks recounted her career as the first black woman to work at First National Bank, and told the students how important math was to her success. Horn said he was proud to the first black president of the Deep East Texas Council of Governments, but one of his proudest accomplishments was teacher Mamie Aplon, his daughter. Hardin told students he needed their help. "You ought to plan your life right now," he told them. "You can get these for nothing," he said, holding up a pair of handcuffs, and then invited them to choose a Bible instead, by making the right choices. As the assembly concluded, Principal Sherida Barnes asked the students what they had learned. It seemed Riley's message was the one they most took to heart. They said, "I am somebody." Riley told them never let anyone take that away from you. |
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