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Grand Prairie celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day with parade, student participation
Summary
Hundreds of students, teachers and residents joined Grand Prairie’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade and program, which began at City Hall and ended at David Daniels Elementary Academy.
A brisk, sun-drenched Saturday morning brought hundreds of students, teachers, parents and city and state officials to Grand Prairie for the city’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade and celebration, city materials said.
The parade began at City Hall, traveled west on Main Street along MLK Jr. Boulevard, passed through the historic Dalworth neighborhood and concluded with a program at David Daniels Elementary Academy. City organizers described the event as a way to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to mark the national holiday as a day of service.
The announcement said the parade featured students and staff from elementary, middle and high schools in the Grand Prairie Independent School District (GPISD) and included a follow-up indoor program at David Daniels Elementary Academy.
City materials noted that Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed as a national day of service and that this year the federal holiday (Jan. 15) is observed locally on Jan. 20. Additional event details and participant lists were not specified in the transcript.
