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IMPACT Club shows support of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 28, 2004 8:00 AM
By Stefan Eady - Faculty
Members of the IMPACT Club once again honored Martin Luther King Jr. Day by making their annual trek to participate in Rome’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day March and by conducting the Martin Luther King Jr. chapel service the following Wednesday.
Their presentation during chapel was well received. Students appreciated the completely student-led service. “I liked the fact that the kids shared how they feel about all that Martin Luther King Jr. did and stood for, rather than trying to teach us about him,” Austin Rieley, senior, said.
Senior Brandon Goodman’s poem was the liveliest of the presentations, as he shared a poem he had composed about the way discrimination makes him feel. Ecko Steadman, also a senior, pointed out to students that there is still much work to be done in breaking down barriers, giving the example that many students still sit together by race and culture in the dining room.
IMPACT stands for Inspiring Minds to Promote Appreciation of Cultures Together. Led by adviser Skip Saunders, the club's goal is to educate and support students and faculty in their efforts to encourage living in harmonay and appreciating diversity.
Their presentation during chapel was well received. Students appreciated the completely student-led service. “I liked the fact that the kids shared how they feel about all that Martin Luther King Jr. did and stood for, rather than trying to teach us about him,” Austin Rieley, senior, said.
Senior Brandon Goodman’s poem was the liveliest of the presentations, as he shared a poem he had composed about the way discrimination makes him feel. Ecko Steadman, also a senior, pointed out to students that there is still much work to be done in breaking down barriers, giving the example that many students still sit together by race and culture in the dining room.
IMPACT stands for Inspiring Minds to Promote Appreciation of Cultures Together. Led by adviser Skip Saunders, the club's goal is to educate and support students and faculty in their efforts to encourage living in harmonay and appreciating diversity.
