Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Monday, January 20, 2025, 8:30 a.m.
Robinson Park Recreation Center
1081 N. Fair Oaks Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91103

Poly looks forward to celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 20, 2025. In partnership with the Pasadena Unified School District, Pasadena's Martin Luther King Community Coalition invites you to join us at the 2025 King Day Celebration. The event will honor student essay writers and artists from our public and private schools. In the lead-up to the celebration, our MLK celebration committee, chaired by Middle School History faculty Dr. Robert Farrar, met with the founders of Pasadena's MLK Community Coalition. 

Drs. David and Jackie Jacobs are civil rights activists who personally knew Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., attended his church, and marched with him to Selma during their days living in Alabama. They started the Pasadena MLK Coalition 35 years ago after coming to Pasadena. For the past 10 years, they have hosted essay and art contests for Pasadena's fourth through twelfth graders. 

Poly thanks members of its faculty and staff, Renée Larios, John Bracker, Rance Smith, Jennifer Cardillo, Jennifer Raftery, and Flo Siegel, for supporting this partnership.
 We look forward to continuing to celebrate and honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s life.
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