CEREMONY HELD FOR LEGACY WALL DEDICATION
On April 6th, members of the community gathered at Booker T. Washington Elementary School for the Legacy Wall Dedication Ceremony. The purpose of the Wall is to showcase the history of the school and highlight some of its students from throughout the year. Some information about the original Booker T. Washington High School was taken from a 1931 Yearbook donated to the school. The event was well attended by former students such as Mrs. Doris Ross Reddick and Mr. James Hammond, both of whom are featured on the Wall. Among those in attendance were student participants: Jahquez Louis, Kimberly Hernandez, and Briana House, shown on the front row from left to right. Shown on the second row from left to right are : Ms. Jaime Gerding, Principal of Booker T. Washington Elementary School; Ms. Lynn Gray, Hillsborough County School Board member; Ms. Ersula Odom, who provied the Creative History of the Wall during the dedication; Ms. Tamara Shamburger, Hillsborough County School Board member; and Harrison Peters, Chief Of Schools for Hillsborough County. (Photograph by Frederick Harris).
