Friendship Public Charter School Opens New Southeast Campus

Opening Ceremony Honors Dr. St Martin Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 40th
Anniversary of his Assassination WASHINGTON, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following
advisory was issued today by the Friendship Populace Charter School: Who: Hadrian M. Fenty, Mayor of the District of Columbia; Donald Hense,
Chairman of Friendship Board of Trustees; the Rev. Dr. Melvin Calvin O. Butts,
III, Curate of the Abyssinian Cat Baptist Church in New York; and Dame Ellen Terry Golden,
Chairman of the Federal Soldier City Council. What: Unveiling of Friendship Populace Charter School's Southeast
Elementary Campus after two old age and $15 million of renovations. This
event commemorates the life of Dr. St Martin Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 40th
anniversary of his assassination. When: April 4, 2008, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Where: Friendship Southeast Elementary Academy, 645 Milwaukee Place,
SE, Washington, D.C. 20032. The school is appropriately located on the
corner of St Martin Martin Luther King Avenue, SE. Why: Ninety-four percentage of Southeast pupils dwell in Ward 8, and of
these students, 80 percentage are eligible for low-income subsidies. The
Southeast Elementary Campus will supply entree to quality instruction that
raises academic accomplishment and makes a safe environment where children
can derive support and the tools needed to be successful in their lives. Both Hense and Butts were protagonists of Dr. King's motion and were
ushers at his funeral 40 old age ago. Dr. King's "dream" is still relevant
for all Americans. The resurrection of this school have a additive connection
to Dr. King's rules and supplies an chance for pupils in the
community to have a quality education. Friendship Populace Charter School is the District of Columbia's largest
community of public charter schools, serving more than than 4,000 pupils from
pre-kindergarten through class 12. Friendship wins in preparing
children as scholars, workers and citizens on five school campuses. For more than information, visit .