Presents

the Fourth District-Wide

Freeport Public Schools

with

Choruses, Dance and the Spoken Word!

Thursday, February 26, 2015

7:00 p.m.

Freeport High School Auditorium 50 S. Brookside Avenue

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

Archer Street School Language Arts, Mathematics &

Technology:

Ms. Paula Lein, Principal Karen Lettsome, Teacher

Valarie Smith, Teacher

Bayview Avenue School of the Arts and Sciences:

Ms. Odette Wills, Principal

Leo F. Giblyn School – A Passport to Learning:

Ms. Amanda Muldowney, Principal

Shannon Abramovitz ,Teacher

New Visions School of Exploration and Discovery:

Ms. Renee Crump-Dedmon, Principal

Ruth Breidenbach ,Teacher

Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate School:

Ms. Consuelo Velez, Principal

Mahendra Morales, Teacher

Stephanie Arnell, Teacher

Dr. Talonda Thomas, Teacher

J.W. Dodd Middle School:

Ms. Johane Ligondé, Principal

Vashti Burke, Teacher

Sherill Spruill, Teacher

Freeport High School:

Ms. Linda Carter, Principal

Tim Warner, Teacher

Monique Retzlaff, Teacher

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Michael Pomerico, President

Anthony J. Miller, Vice President

Ronald Ellerbe, Trustee

Debra Mulé, Trustee

Vilma Lancaster, Trustee

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Kishore Kuncham

Superintendent of Schools

Dr. Mary Bediako

Assistant Superintendent for Personnel and Special Projects

Gerard W. Poole

Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction

Louis Frontario Executive Director of Business

Mr. Michael Singleton

Executive Director of Operations

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARTS

Anne-Marie Hudley Simmons Director of The Arts

Catherine Rode-Flores, Visual Arts Facilitator

Dr. Talonda Thomas, Music Facilitator

Michele Mars, Secretary

Thank you

We would like to give special thanks to the following per-

sons for their extraordinary efforts:

Linda Carter

Doug Martines and the

Audio-Visual Tech Crew

LaMar Henson and Crew

Joel Destil and the

Freeport High School Custodial Staff

Marta Agostini

Michael Barrett

John Johnson and the

Freeport High School Security Staff

The Narrators and Dancers

The students have worked very hard to prepare for this

event and we thank them for their dedication to this pro-

ject.

We thank all of our guests for celebrating with us!

From the Freeport Public Schools’

Celebrating the African American Influence on our World: American History

Thursday, February 26, 2015, 7:00PM

Opening Remarks…………………..Anne-Marie Hudley Simmons Director of the Arts

Presentation of Colors………………….FHS Navy Junior R.O.T.C. The Star Spangled Banner……………………….Frances Scott Key

Select Chorale of Freeport High School Mrs. Monique Campbell Retzlaff, Director

Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing…James W. and Rosamond Johnson Choirs from Giblyn, Atkinson, Dodd, Freeport High School

Brandon Belizaire, Student Accompanist

Welcome……………………………………………Dr. Kishore Kuncham Superintendent of Schools

Narrators: Rajiv Chanda, Mark Chambers, Michael Desir, Kira Brizill

King of Africa………………………………………A.T.K. Dancers Mrs. Mahendra Morales, Director/Choreographer

Atkinson Intermediate School

Who Am I? Who Will Be a Witness……………Spiritual, arr. Donald Moore

4th Grade Chorus Ruth Breidenbach, Director

New Visions School

Amazing Grace………………………………………………John Newton Skye Carranza, Saxophonist, Freeport High School

Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Roun’…………………Spiritual Stephanie Arnell and Dr. Talonda Thomas, Directors

Atkinson School Chorus

The Steppers Mrs. Karen Lettsome, Mrs. Valarie Smith Director/

Choreographer Archer Street School

Select Chorale

SOPRANO 1

Victoria Baez

Juliet Frederick

Christiana Lewis

Makayla Willocks

SOPRANO 2

Chrystelle Albert

Jasmine Euell

Stephanie Rodriguez

Stefanie Workman

ALTO 1

Melissa Alverez

Modupe Coker

Avery Taylor

Tyler-Lenai Williams

ALTO 2

Adora Carr

Christina Morris

Aziah Reid

Michelle Vasquez

TENOR 1 Tyrone Cook

Christopher Fludd @

Victoria Wright

TENOR 2 Darian Brizill

Kevin Jackson

Isaiah Louder

BASS 1 Jeshurun Colon

Joel Patterson

Kristopher Saint-Louis

BASS 2 Brandon Belizaire

Skye Hamilton-Carranza

Christopher Wright

Monique Retzlaff, Director

Frederick Douglas

Giblyn Chorus

Merary Almendares Arias

Lindsay Almendarez

Jourdain Batson

Justin Benitez

Chloe Breland

Bren Brown

Destiny Brown

Nyla Brown

Alia Capellan

Christina Cornwall

Anastasia Drakopoulos

Gabriela Guidos

Jeffrey Hernandez

William Himmelberg

Jaleesa Marmol

Isabelle Menjivar

Bayview Narrators Briana Bras

Jadon Easy

Malcolm Jean-Pierre Katie Marcia

Tristan Mell

Jonquette Moore

Nevaeh Moore

Kalinnia Muller

Emani Newby

Nadia Nohar

Leilani Nunez

Kiairra Phillips

Noelia Ramos

Alyssa Rodriguez

Savannah Ruiz

Michelle Serrano

Alyssa Soto

Tymera Sumpter

Christina Wapples

Tristan Wong

Shannon Abramovitz, Director

Maya Angelou

Program Continued...

Down by the Riverside…………..….…Spiritual, arr. Kirk Franklin Vocal Tapestry

Mrs. Sherill Spruill, Director Dodd Middle School

Retrograde……………………………………………………..…James Blake Freeport High School Kickline

Ms. Jahn R. Scott, Choreographer Ms. Vashti N. Burke, Facilitator

We Shall Overcome…………………………….………………Traditional Isabelle Diaz, 1st Grade

New Visions School The Battle of Jericho……………………………………arr. Moses Hogan

Select Chorale Ms. Monique Campbell Retzlaff, Director

Finale Clip from Madea’s Family Reunion

I Need You to Survive…………………………….……..Hezekiah Walker All Choirs

Christopher Fludd, Soloist and Conductor Isaac Zellner, Liturgical Dancer

Giblyn, Ms. Shannon Abramovitz, Director New Visions, Ms. Ruth Breidenbach, Director

Atkinson Intermediate School, Ms. Stephanie Arnell, Dr. Talonda Thomas, Directors

Dodd Middle School, Ms. Sherill Spruill, Director Freeport High School,

Ms. Monique Retzlaff, Mr. Tim Warner, Directors Christopher Fludd, Student Conductor Tim Warner, Accompanist/Arranger

Script written by Ms. Anne-Marie Hudley Simmons Edited by Dr. Talonda Thomas

A special note of thanks to all of the Art Instructors of

The Freeport Public Schools for the Exhibit

Atkinson Chorus

SOPRANO I

Tatiana Andre

Nicole Bailey

Corrine Boco

Phoenix Boone

Destiny Bowers

Symone Butler

Sheree Chery

Emily Cluckies

Raymonii Cowan

Joanna Destil

Jaszyn Fuentes

Mia Fustero

Cedenia Henry

Khair Hill Genevieve Himmelberg

Kymora House

Anulyesa Issurdatt

Halima Jex

Jacquelle Joseph Akira Lambert-Watkins

Ariana Louis-Jean

Vanessa Marciano

Destiny Martin

Vanessa Mendoza

Kristie Quezada

Ruth Patterson

Karina Rios

Sophia Rodriguez

Katelyn Sewcharran

Elise Smith

Mia Sorrentino

Kayla Stuparich

Ariana Turcios

Emani Temmer

Jurnee Warren

SOPRANO II

Vielka Abreu

Isabelle Acevedo

Jillian Bliss

Gianna Bonilla

Sophia Canales

Fatima Carrillo

Genesis Carrillo

Jennifer Cartagena

Jacqueline Ellis

Lesley Fernandez

Shyanne Gardner

Nia Glacken

Aaliyah Gonzalez

Brenna Igneri

Jillian Igneri

Savannah James

Zuri Johnson

Leandrina Marmol

Janel Martinez

Karla Martinez Alyssandra Membrano

Kylie Noboa

Angelica Olivo

Jayda Pollard

Jasmine Quezada

Rayne Montague

Laila Roberts

Brianna Singh

Melania Stokes

Aileen Valenciano

Natalia Vega

Aslyn Velasquez

Nailah Walton

Stephanie Arnell, Director

Talonda Thomas, Director

ALTO

Deyadiris Almonte

Katherine Argueta

Paris Brown

Jaylyn Cruceta

Antonio Cruz

Aaliyah Daniels

Dillon DeBourg

Javien Drapeau

Tasheena Evans

Lavay Foster

Lisbeth Grenados-

Velasquez

Ashley Hernandez

Makhenzie Jinks

Sameerah Lawal

Raven Morgan

Kiara Narvaez

Nayeli Nunez

Yuliana Nunez

Nyomi Perkins

Dianna Ramirez

Nancy Reyes

Bianca Tamayo

Ryan Batson

Linton Brown

Jamal Byuha

Johnathan Ferrera

Steven Flores

Jafari Jones

Jerry Lee

Steven Legerme

Shagari Lewis

Xavier Peralta Olivo

Eric Peralta

Kristofer Richberg

New Visions Dalton Alfaro

Neyda Benitez

Alexandra Branch

Sydnie Browne

Daniela Canales

Tiana Cororreal

Michael DeAngelis-Ruiz

Ana James

Daniel Lopez

Anthony Martinez

Linsey Matthews-Correia

Chinwe Okike

MarcusRhymes

Williana Serve

Jada Rose Simmons

Jakai Smith

Jasmine Torres

Sonia Villalobos

Genesis Arieta

Julian Awalom

Genesis Chavez

Joselyn Cruz

June Cumento

Kimberly Diaz

Analia Espinal

Isis Garcia-Munoz

Christian Gutierrez

Kiara Hernandez

Eric Lopez

Travis Manning

Amber Marquez

Ancelin Menjivar

Brianna Molina

Milton Quintanilla

Nancy Soriano

Keila Banegas

Tayla Baskin

Cameron Beckett

Emelin Castro

Emelin Castro-Burgos

Michael Joseph Cruz

Lisbeth Dighero

Matthew Drayton-Thomas

Shakyyra Dwyer

Jayla Farmer

Jose Flores

Xavier Lamar

Gabriella Negron

Destiny Payne

Nicole Reyes

Brian Valerio

Brianna Valerio

Giovanni Vidas

Kamar Wallace

Shieir Bryant

Jonathan Canela

Jose Diaz

Talia Gunter

Nia Hall

Sayge Hawkins-Curtis

Imani Holland

Elijah Hope

Maliyah Johnson

Jemima Makanga

Arianna Manfrelotti

Aaliyah Oliveras

Merari Perez

Gabriella Phillips

Alexandra Rodriguez

Samantha Sobrevilla

Ruth Breidenbach, Director

FHS Mixed Chorus

SOPRANO Nya Brizill

Tanesea Butler

Deanna Carroll

Sabrina Guerrero

Lucia Guillen

Chioma Okike

Abigail Rodriguez

Nicolle Salazar

Ashley Santos-Siguenza

Ashley Sewer

Yasmin Soto

Jessica Strong

Chelsea Thornton

Alexa Traconic-Manzano

Sorangel Vasquez

Breanna Wilson

ALTOS Beatris Castillo-Nevarez

Gabrielle Chester

Jasmine Clemetson

Jasmine Ferrer

Cynthia Gutierrez

Taniah Hamilton

Deonna Horne

Ebony Hubbard

Sadieah Millwood

Malaysha Moore

Alyssa Moreno

Shanice Morrison

Jenell Muir

Emely Puello

ALTO CONT. Daniela Rivera-Portillo

Abigail Rodriguez

Toni Ross

Jodi-Ann Scott

Aniyah Senatus

Brianna Smalls

TENORS Terryl Cowans, Jr.

Brian Guzman

Chad James

Justin Jones

Gabriel Lemmie

Shaina Parker

Isaac Zellner

BASSES Dgerdy Alabre

Rajiv Chanda

Narciso Dos Santos

Jordan Gardiner

Monique Retzlaff, Director

A-T-K Dancers

Gabrielle Briggs

A'nyla Brown

Zahria Brown

Yeslyn Calvo

Amelia Collado

Dillon DeBourg

Javien Drapeau

Nicholas Fludd

Ryan Francios

Jamari Gaskins

Tamara Green-Gunter

Christian Grierson

Jazzmyn Hall

Myya Hardy

Zaniah Harris

Cedenia Henry

Alyssa Hernandez

Jillian Igneri

Jenyla Jarvis

Makhenzie Jinks

Breanna John

Jacquelle Joseph

Chole Lamond

Jasmine LaRocca

Destiny Martin

Janel Martinez

Amaya McLean

Karla Membreno

Alexa Mitchel

Rayne Montegue

Raven Morgan

Geniah Murry

Na'llah Myricks

Jillian Neblett

Angelica Olivo

Ruth Patterson

Dejah Paul

Dharla Pun

Karla Quezada

Kristie Quezada

Jackeline Ramos

Kayla Robb

Alexis Rodriguez

Melania Stokes

Kayla Stuparich

Reginai Tucker

Ariana Turcios

Aleesha Willis

Mahendra Morales,

Choreographer

Dodd Tapestry Vocal Jazz

Ensemble

Sopranos

Kaylin Bey

Abagail Brown

Hailey Brown

Ashley Perez

Altos

Jacqueline Clukies

Krystal Curry

Leah Hochman

Selina Marciano

Emmy Veloz

Tenors

Leila Bermudez

Simone Louder

Alia Nunge

Sincere Williams

Baritones

Trevon Campbell

Trentin Chalmers

Elijah Hollingsworth

Isaiah Liriano

Sherill Spruill,

Director

Atkinson Narrator

Reginai Tucker

Langston Hughes

Dr. Carter G. Woodson

History of Stepping

Stepping is a rising art form and an important part of Ameri-

ca’s artistic and cultural heritage. In stepping, the body is used

as an instrument to create intricate rhythms and sounds

through a combination of footsteps, claps and the spoken

word. Stepping is based on a long and rich tradition in African

-based communities that use movement, words and sounds to

communicate allegiance to a group. It draws movements from

African foot dances, such as Gumboot, originally conceived by

miners in South Africa as an alternative to drumming, which

was banned by authorities. The stepping tradition in the Unit-

ed States grew out of song and dance rituals practiced by his-

torically African American fraternities and sororities, begin-

ning in the early 1900s. The form is also spreading its wings to

new venues and participants, such as Latino and Asian Ameri-

can Greek-letter organizations.

Black History Month

Americans have recognized black history annually since

1926, first as “Negro History Week” and later as “Black

History Month.” What we may now know is that black history

had barely begun to be studied or even documented when the

tradition originated. It was not until the 20th Century that

blacks gained a minuscule presence in the American history

books. We owe the celebration of Black History Month, and

more importantly, the study of black history, to Dr. Carter G.

Woodson. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard. The scholar was

disturbed to find in his studies that history books largely

ignored the black American.

Dodd Tapestry Vocal Jazz

Ensemble

Sopranos

Kaylin Bey

Abagail Brown

Hailey Brown

Ashley Perez

Altos

Jacqueline Clukies

Krystal Curry

Leah Hochman

Selina Marciano

Emmy Veloz

Tenors

Leila Bermudez

Simone Louder

Alia Nunge

Sincere Williams

Baritones

Trevon Campbell

Trentin Chalmers

Elijah Hollingsworth

Isaiah Liriano

Sherill Spruill,

Director

Atkinson Narrator

Reginai Tucker

Quotes:

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable net-work of mutuality tied in a sin-gle garment of destiny. Whatev-er affects one directly affects all indirectly."

"We must use time creatively, and forever

realize that the time is always ripe to do

right." "Frankly I have never yet engaged

in a direct action movement that was

"well timed . . ."

"We know through painful experience

that freedom is never voluntarily given

by the oppressor; it must be demanded

by the oppressed."

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where igno-rance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that so-ciety is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor prop-erty will be safe.

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.

Frederick Douglass

Freeport Kickline Members

Sandarius Benito-Nance

Kira Brizill

Maya Brown

Aleah Carter

Brittany Jackson

Zakea Joseph

Alyssa Moreno

Timothy Phillips

Kayla Sewer

Annika Springs

Vashti Weatherspoon

Jahn R. Scott, Choreographer

Vashti N. Burke, Facilitator