Students at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School commemorated this year’s MLK Day of Service by volunteering at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia in Clayton. Pictured, from left, are Isabella Caro ‘21 of Lakemont, GA; Gianna Sparks ‘21 of Long Boat Key, FL; Nichole Vanderwoude ‘20 of Franklin, NC; Natalie Jump ‘19 of Rabun Gap, GA; Daniel Dobromirov ‘19 of Nova Sad, Serbia; and Cassidy Hancock ‘20 of Spring, TX.
Upper School students and faculty at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 21 with a special convocation and day of community service.
Students started their afternoon with a service to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. They read excerpts from the civil rights leader’s famous speeches and talked about his legacy. The Rabun Gap chorus led in the singing of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” and “We Shall Overcome.”
The entire Upper School student body participated in a variety of community service activities with their advisory groups both on and off campus in honor of Dr. King. The MLK Day of Service is a national movement that encourages individuals and groups to “make it a day on, not a day off” by giving back, strengthening communities, bridging barriers, creating solutions to social problems, and moving us closer to Dr. King’s vision of a “Beloved Community.”
Rabun Gap students gave back to the communities in Rabun County, GA and Franklin, NC by serving at the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, Traces of Tiger, and the CareNet Thrift Store. More than 200 students participated in on campus work projects. These projects ranged from hauling brush at Indian Lake, maintaining the cross country trails, and mulching the Lower School playground to organizing books in the library, pruning the school orchard, and painting the stage wall in the Rearden Theater.
“Dr. King embodies what we teach our students at Rabun Gap – to love God and love others,” said Head of School Dr. Anthony Sgro. “It it important for our students to engage around acts of service, especially as we honor the legacy of Dr. King.”
