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Ruby Bridges Visits Park
I
n May, Park students in Grades
VI – IX met a living legend. Ruby
Bridges, the little girl immortalized
in the Norman Rockwell painting
(below), walked up the steps of
the William Frantz Public School
in 1960 to become the first black
student at the formerly all-white
elementary school in New Orleans.
Now, she spends much of her time
visiting school children across the
country, speaking with students
about her story and the many
lessons to be learned from her
experiences.
Musical Horizons
M
aking good use of the 2009
Horizon Fund grant he
was awarded, Adam Young (math
and social studies 2006– ) spent a
week at a fiddle camp on Thompson
Island in Boston Harbor. Next
summer, he’s planning a trip to the
Emerald Isle to refine his fiddling
skills and jam with experienced
Irish musicians. (Former parent and
trustee, Nel Stoia, established The
Horizon Fund to provide faculty
members with special opportunities
for personal enrichment, travel
and professional development.)
2 The Park Bulletin | Fall 2009