Video: Morristown student Katherine Robertson ‘rises above’ for MLK Day
Posted by Kevin Coughlin on January 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Three-day weekends are great for sleeping in. Sometimes it’s tempting to do just that on Martin Luther King Day.
Yet every year we resist the impulse, and are mighty glad. Because invariably, Morristown’s celebrations leave us inspired and upbeat.
Without fail, young people take to the podium and make us smile. At the Morris Interfaith Breakfast, 13-year-old Alicia Jamison spoke from the heart.
And at Calvary Baptist Church, the 42nd annual Service of Celebration featured two Morristown High School seniors who did themselves proud.
JiVaughn Jones, a varsity football player, is more comfortable tackling opposing running backs than speeches. But he turned his apprehension into a theme, explaining that Martin Luther King Jr. assumed tough burdens for the greater good. So why shouldn’t he?
Katherine Robertson is more accustomed to the limelight. The cheerleader will star in this spring’s MHS musical production, Sweet Charity.
She spoke with fire and eloquence about rising above society’s lingering bigotry and pettiness. Determination and achievement cannot be denied, she said.
Both students are members of Union Baptist Church. The congregation has plenty to smile about this week.
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Morristown High School senior JiVaughn Jones, a defensive tackle on the Colonials football team, speaks at Martin Luther King Day service in Morristown. Photo by Scott Schlosser
Katherine Robertson, a Morristown High School senior, addresses the 42nd annual Service of Celebration on Martin Luther King Day in Morristown. Photo by Scott Schlosser.
