Keeping the Dream Alive Assembly
The 'Keeping the Dream Alive' assembly takes its name from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic speech. It has been reserved as a day of collective remembrance, contemplation, discussion and celebration at City Honors School since its inception in 1981 (two years before the federal declaration of the MLK holiday). The Keeping the Dream Alive Assembly was founded by Mrs. Irene Taylor McVay, a City Honors teacher assistant.
2026 Assembly
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[POSTPONED toTuesday, January 27, 2026 at 9:00 am]
The students of City Honors School present the 46th annual "Keeping the Dream Alive" assembly .
Our students will express their vision of the ideals of a just and egalitarian society through presentations of poetry, dance, speech, music, attire, and visual art.
The 'Keeping the Dream Alive' assembly takes its name from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic speech. It has been reserved as a day of collective remembrance, contemplation, discussion and celebration at City Honors School since its inception in 1981 (two years before the federal declaration of the MLK holiday). The Keeping the Dream Alive Assembly was founded by Mrs. Irene Taylor McVay, a City Honors teacher assistant for 42 years. As a high school student in Virginia, Mrs. McVay directly contributed to events of national historic significance at the dawn of the modern civil rights era.
Community members are warmly invited to join us. Kindly RSVP.
History
City Honors School
Faculty/Staff Recipients
“Keeping the Dream Alive” Award
1991 Irene McVay
1992 James Duggan
1993 Michael Anelli
1994 Kenneth Higgs
1995 Keith McInnis & Linda Ennesser
1996 Rev. Bennet W. Smith*
1997 Richard Miodonski
1998 Lyndell Lipscomb
1999 Barry Soffin
2000 Rose Cianciosa
2001 Floetta Washington
2002 Linda Appleby
2003 John Grandits & Cindy Silverstein*
2004 Dianna Rochford
2005 Robert Higgs
2006 Maureen Izquierdo
2007 Mary Kiefer
2008 John M. Granville* (posthumously)
2009 Wallace Odden & Willie R. Evans*
2010 Paul Lepo
2011 Valerie Davis
2012 Florence Ford & Mary Luongo
2013 Terrence Chesson
2014 Patricia Prokes
2015 Jean Hess
2016 John Kudla
2017 William Hoffman
2018 Angela Hannah
2019 David Howson
2020 Sharon Bertucci
2021 Adriana Didas
2022 Sean Ross
2023 Jon Zasowski
2024 Carla Gibson
2025 Erik Hecker
*denotes community member