Anderson City-Wide MLK Celebration held at the Paramount Theatre Monday. These students from Excel Academy performed their version of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's I HAVE A DREAM speech which at the end with raised hands, and voices, they proclaimed "Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty, I'm free at last!".
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Excel Academy preschooler Christian Burke raises his hands as well as his voice as he sings "Lift Every Voice and Sing" with his classmates during the program Monday afternoon.
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Dr. Tim Long, former superintendent of Anderson schools, was honored with the inaugural James Cameron Honorary Award for his service in the community. The award was presented by Donald Volk.
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Anderson City-Wide MLK Celebration held at the Paramount Theatre Monday. Anita J. Harden, president of Community Hospital East of Indianapolis, was the keynote speaker for the program.
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Harden closed her speech with a few words of inspiration.
“Love one another to the fullest extent possible ... and hold fast to your dreams,” she said.