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Rochester City School District honors student leaders at Women’s History Month celebration
Summary
The Rochester City School District celebrated Women’s History Month by honoring high school student leaders from across the district and presenting a community service award to Dr. Myra Henry of the YWCA Rochester and Monroe County.
The Rochester City School District held its annual Women’s History Month celebration, honoring students from multiple high schools for leadership, academic achievement and community service. Beatrice Lebron, commissioner of the Board of Education, opened the evening and framed the program around the theme “Leading the Change, Women Shaping a Sustainable Future.”
Lebron urged students to be bold and visible, saying, “Sisters, don't you dare be quiet. Don't you dare shrink.” Deputy Superintendent Dr. Wright delivered welcoming remarks and introduced Taylor Phillips of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum and House, who placed the event in historical context by recounting Susan B. Anthony’s activism and urging multi-generational action. Phillips closed her remarks with a line from Anthony: “we women must be up and doing.”
The program then moved through award…
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