LEAD Public Schools Celebrate Black History Month: Honoring History While Shaping the Future
Throughout February, all of LEAD Public Schools honored Black History month with meaningful learning experiences, vibrant celebrations, and recognition across each campus. Schools celebrated and remembered throughout the month with Spirit Weeks, Culture Rallies, guest speakers and performers, and student-led moments of reflection. From elementary school classrooms to high school gymnasiums, students explored the impact of Black leaders past and present, while recognizing the ways they are actively contributing to history within their own school communities.
LEAD Cameron Honors its First Black, Female Principal
At LEAD Cameron, this year’s celebration marked a defining moment in the school’s story. During the Culture Rally, students and staff honored Taylor Bruner as Cameron’s first Black female principal, a milestone that represents both progress and possibility. This moment was more than recognition: it was a living example of leadership and representation for the school community. By celebrating Principal Bruner’s role in the school’s history, LEAD Cameron acknowledged that Black history is not only something to study, but something being written in real time within their own halls.
A Record-Breaking Moment at LEAD Academy
School leaders aren’t the only ones shaping Black History within our schools, our students are playing an equally important role in writing it. This month, at LEAD Academy High School, two students added their name to that history. Standout student-athletes and leaders on the boys basketball team, seniors Davyon Williams and Youhana Karial each broke a school record. Davyon scored 47 points and set the new all-time single-game scoring record, while Youhana broke the single-game rebound record with 25 rebounds.
During the school’s Black History Month Culture Rally, LEAD Public School’s CEO, Dr. Ricki Gibbs, honored Davyon with a commemorative plaque, recognizing not just an athletic achievement, but a historic moment for the LEAD Academy community.
Honoring Black History Throughout the Year
Black History Month at LEAD Public Schools is both a celebration and a call forward. Our campuses created meaningful opportunities for students to explore culture, identity, leadership, and legacy in thoughtful and engaging ways. These moments create space for reflection, learning, and pride, while also reminding our school communities of the responsibility we carry to continue building on that legacy.
As February comes to a close, we remind ourselves that Black history is not just something we commemorate for one month, but something reflected in classrooms, communities, and in the everyday experiences of our students.
