WEST ORANGE, NJ - Mt. Pleasant Elementary School held its seventh annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Jan. 12, giving students in grades K-5 to mix-it-up, collaborate, work on different projects, and celebrate the many different cultures in the school.
Students spent the day in their mix-it-up classes (comprised of students from each grade), with fifth grade students leading activities about service and Dr. King's legacy in the morning. In the afternoon, members of the parent community came in to facilitate cultural presentations.
Presentations included:
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Kanna Taneja |
Indian culture |
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Jessie Mc Kay |
Canadian and Bermudian culture |
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Fabiola Ettienne |
Haitian culture |
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Mariana Celeste |
Brazilian culture |
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Claudia Maya & Mr. Tello |
Peruvian culture |
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Sophie Moyer |
Jewish culture |
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Wakae Kawatani |
Japanese culture |
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Renata Ruiz |
Brazilian culture |
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Mduduzi Madela |
South African Zulu culture |
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Minisiah Gbor |
Liberian culture |
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Koran Garner Sr. |
MLK Poetry |
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Culture: |
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Dwight Williams |
African American culture |
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Merline Barrington |
Haitian culture |
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Norville Barrington |
South American Guyanese |
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Marcos Tipacti |
Peruvian culture |
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Martha Vallejo |
Columbian culture |
See photos from the morning sessions HERE.
Guidance Counselor Lisa Struncis, teacher Wendy Japaz, Principal Marc Lawrence, and students
