Sanford Middle School Celebration 2009
WHERE:
On the web: sanford.mpls.k12.mn.us/
SPECIAL THANKS to the following individuals:
Meredith Davis - Principal
Althea Fernandez - Assistant Principal
Vicki Jones - Site Coordinator, Family Liaison
Eric Sparks - Social Studies Teacher
Joanna Reeves - Planning, Tech Support, Quilts
Nadine Sehnert - Program Director, Community Celebration of Place
Anthony Galloway - Movement, West Metro Education Program
Rhonda Lund - Choreographer
Joey Adamji - Intern to Larry Long
Nick Cross - Tech Support, Publicity
Tony Nelson & Dana O’Malley - Photography
Sandy Beltran - Lending of Quilts for Elder Photos
Building Engineers:
Lee Maki, Givonni Pizzuti, Dennis O’Shea, Bill Sepple, Donald Buchanan
And a great big thanks to all the wonderful students, teachers, staff, & community at Sanford Middle School who made this possible.
Don’t Let No One Ever Stop You (Honoring William Lewis Dye, Jr.)
Words & music by Larry Long with 7th Grade Students “Tiger Section”
Lac Courte Oreille (Honoring Cleo Mustache)
Words & music by Larry Long with 7th Grade Students “Cheetahs Section”
Hey! Hey! Maha-Dah-Ta! (Honoring Said Salah Ahmed
Words & music by Larry Long with 7th Grade Students “Panthers Section”
Si Se Puede, Yes I Can (Honoring Rosario De La Rorre)
Words & music by Larry Long with 7th Grade Students “Leopards Section”
African American alumnus of Sanford Middle School who chose to serve his country as a Sergeant in the Marines and later became an anesthesiologist.
Advocate for Latino Families and Director of Casa de Esperanza
Raised on the Lac Courte Oreille Reservation in the 1940s, and spent her life teaching the importance of taking of yourself and opening your heart to others
