Dunbar Dedication Week Program

DeDication of

the Paul laurence Dunbar

Senior high SchoolWaShington, Dc auguSt 19 - 23, 2013

Official Dedication Program.indd 1 8/5/13 1:42 PM

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DeDicAtioN of the New PAul lAureNce DuNbAr SeNior high School

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The Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School101 N Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001 officiAl DeDicAtioN iN the theAtre

Monday, August 19, 20133:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Rally to Order .................................The Dunbar Band of Students & AlumniWelcome ..................................................................... Stephen Jackson, Principal............................................................................ Carrie Thornhill, Class of 1961Invocation ............................................................. Reverend H. Lionel Edmonds..............................................................Pastor, Mount Lebanon Baptist ChurchPosting of the Colors ................................................................. Dunbar JROTCNational Anthem & Lift Every Voice & Sing ......................................AudienceThe Occasion ......................................The Honorable Mayor, Vincent C. GrayThe New Dunbar Building .................................................................. Allen Lew..................................................................................................City Administrator.............................................................................................................Brian Hanlon...........................................................................Department of General Services............................................................................ Chancellor Kaya M. Henderson.................................................................................................... DC Public SchoolsThe New Dunbar Academic Program & The Vincent C. Gray 9th Grade Academy .........................Principal Jackson...................................................................................................... Semanthe BrightMusical Selection ............................................................................Guest ArtistStudent Speaker ....................................................................................9th GraderGreetings ..........................................The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton..............................................................................................................DC Delegate ......................................................................... The Honorable Kenyan McDuffie............................................................................................ Councilman Ward FiveRecognition of School Improvement Team ...................... Joyce Robinson Paul............................................................5e05 Advisory Neighborhood CommissionRecognition of Living Legends & Museum .............................James E. Pittman.................................................................Chairman, Dunbar Alumni FederationA Poem of Dedication ............................................................. Dolores Kendrick............................................................................ DC Poet Laureate, Class of 1945Alma Mater ...............................................................................................AudienceBenediction .......................................................... Reverend H. Lionel Edmonds..............................................................Pastor, Mount Lebanon Baptist Church


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Stephen Jackson, Principal

Carrie Thornhill, Class of 1961

9th Grader, 10th Grader, 11th Grader, 12th Grader

Chancellor Kaya M. Henderson, DC Public Schools

Allen Lew, City Administrator

Brian Hanlon, Department of General Services

The Honorable Mayor, Vincent C. Gray

The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, DC Delegate

The Honorable Kenyan McDuffie, City Council, Ward Five

Joyce Robinson-Paul, 5E05 Advisory Neighborhood Commission

Sylvia Pinkney, 5E04 Advisory Neighborhood Commission

Ada Johnson, President, PTSA

James E. Pittman, Chairman, Dunbar Alumni Federation

Teddy Gebremichael, Project Manager, DC Partners for the Revitalization of Education Project

Sean O’Donnell, Eastman Perkins, Architects & Engineers

Mark S. Cain, Smoot/Gilbane Joint Venture

Paul Choquette,III, Smoot/Gilbane Joint Venture

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SecoND DAy DeDicAtioN iN the theAtreTuesday, August 20, 2013

12:00 – 3:00 pm • Guided Tours of New Building for Alumni Classes of 20’s, 30’s & 40’s

led by Architects & Builders• Guided Tours of the Dr. Lawrence E. Graves Museum of Dunbar

History Led by Principal Stephen Jackson, Curator Terry Miller, Cynthia Jones, James Pittman, Blanche Smith

• Planning Committee & JROTC – Hosts & Hostesses3:30 – 5:30 pm Rally to Order .................................The Dunbar Band of Students & AlumniWelcome ....................................................Angela Skinner, Assistant Principal................................................................................... Elmer Brooks, Class of 1949Invocation ......................................Reverend Leonard N. Smith, Class of 1981Posting of the Colors ................................................................. Dunbar JROTCNational Anthem & Lift Every Voice & Sing ......................................AudienceThe New Dunbar Academic Program ................................. Principal Jackson & ..........................................................................................................Angela Skinner

focuS oN Dr. ANNA J. cooPer eDucAtioNAl cAreer AcADemy iN ADmiNiStrAtioN & couNSeliNg

Student Speaker ................................................................................10th GraderRecognition of the Planners of the New Dunbar Building ...................................................... Carrie Thornhill........................................................................................................James E. Pittman

The Honorable Vincent C. GrayCity Council of the District of Columbia, Phil Mendelson, Chairman

City Administrator Allen LewDepartment of General Services Brian HanlonChancellor Kaya Henderson, DC Public Schools

Principal Stephen JacksonAlma Mater ...............................................................................................AudienceBenediction ...............................................Reverend Leonard N. Smith, Pastor .............................................................................Mt. Zion Baptist, Arlington VA

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thirD DAy DeDicAtioN iN the theAtreWednesday, August 21, 2013

12:00 – 3:00 pm• Guided Tours of new building for Alumni Classes of 50’s, & 60’s led by

Architects & Builders

• Guided Tours of the Dr. Lawrence E. Graves Museum of Dunbar History led by Principal Stephen Jackson, Curator Terry Miller, Cynthia Jones, James Pittman, Blanche Smith

• Planning Committee & JROTC – Hosts & Hostesses

3:30 – 5:30 pmRally to Order .................................The Dunbar Band of Students & AlumniWelcome ............................................... Julian Dotson, Teacher & Debate Team.............................................................................Ronald Crockett, Class of 1952Invocation ...................................................................... Reverend Tyrone Queen..........................................................................Pastor, Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Posting of the Colors ................................................................. Dunbar JROTCNational Anthem & Lift Every Voice & Sing ......................................AudienceThe New Dunbar Academic Program .......Principal Jackson & Julian Dotson

focuS oN eleANor holmeS NortoN leADerShiP AcADemy iN buSiNeSS AND Public Policy

Student Speaker ..................................................................................11th GraderSelection ........................................................................................Mt. Sinai ChoirRecognition and Presentations to Designers of New Academic Programs ................................. Carrie Thornhill........................................................................................................James E. Pittman

Principal Stephen JacksonAssistant Principal Semanthe Bright

Assistant Principal Morrall ThompsonAssistant Principal Angela Skinner

Lead Teacher Julian Dotson

Guest Speaker .................. Bill Cosby, Ed.D, Comedian & Education ActivistAlma Mater ...............................................................................................AudienceBenediction ................................................................... Reverend Tyrone Queen

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fourth DAy DeDicAtioN iN the theAtreThursday, August 22, 2013

12:00 – 3:00 pm• Guided Tours of new building for Alumni Classes of 70’s, & 80’s led by

Architects & Builders• Guided Tours of the Dr. Lawrence E. Graves Museum of Dunbar

History led by Principal Stephen Jackson, Curator Terry Miller, Cynthia Jones, James Pittman, Blanche Smith


3:30 – 5:30 pmRally to Order .................................The Dunbar Band of Students & AlumniWelcome ........................................Claude Nadir, Instructional Technologist.................................................................................... Calvin Smith, Class of 1970Invocation ....................................................... Bishop Lyle Dukes, Class of 1983Posting of the Colors ................................................................. Dunbar JROTCNational Anthem & Lift Every Voice & Sing ......................................AudienceThe New Dunbar Academic Program ....... Principal Jackson & Claude Nadir

focuS oN Dr. chArleS r. Drew Stem AcADemyiN bio-meDiciNe AND eNgiNeeriNg

Student Speaker ..................................................................................12th GraderSelection .................................................................................................NEW ERARecognition and Presentations to Project Managers, Architects, Contractors ..................... Carrie Thornhill........................................................................................................James E. Pittman.................................................................................................Teddy Gebremichael...............................................................................................................Mark S. Cain ..................................................................................................Paul Choquette, III

Perkins Eastman, Architects & Engineers Smoot/Gilbane Joint Venture

Sub Contractors

Alma Mater ...............................................................................................AudienceBenediction ....................................... Reverend Deborah Dukes, Class of 1983

recePtioN for New DuNbAr ProJect mANAgerS, ArchitectS & Sub coNtrActorS iN Armory



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fifth DAy ceremoNy iN the theAtreFriday, August 23, 2013

12:00 – 3:00 pm• Guided Tours of new building for Alumni Classes of 90’s, & 2000’s led

by Architects & Builders• Guided Tours of the Dr. Lawrence E. Graves Museum of Dunbar

History led by Principal Stephen Jackson, Curator Terry Miller, Cynthia Jones, James Pittman, Blanche Smith


3:30 – 5:30 pm

Rally to Order .................................The Dunbar Band of Students & Alumni

Welcome ............................................. Morrall Thompson, Assistant Principal................................................................................. Blanche Smith, Class of 1969

Invocation ............................................Reverend John T. Fowler, Class of 1971

Posting of the Colors ................................................................. Dunbar JROTC

National Anthem & Lift Every Voice & Sing ......................................Audience

The New Dunbar Academic Program ................................. Principal Jackson & ....................................................................................................Morrall Thompson

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Guest Speaker ................................................................................Surprise Guest

Parents Speak ......................................................................... Ada Johnson, PTSA

Alma Mater ...............................................................................................Audience

Benediction .....................................................Reverend John T. Fowler, Pastor.................................................................................Capitol View Baptist Church

Come and meet Alison Stewart, author of First Class: The Legacy of Dunbar, America’s First Black Public High School and enter the raffle for the opportunity to win a personalized copy of First Class. And join Alison Stewart on Monday, August 26th, at Politics & Prose for First Class’s launch event.


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