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High School Alumni To Receive ‘Lamp Of Knowledge Award’
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
On Monday, December 12th, the Robert W. Saunders Library Foun- dation will present its “Lamp Of Knowledge Award.” The presen- tation will be the final presentation of the honor this year. It will take place at the library at 1505 N. Ne- braska Avenue, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
The final recipient of the “Lamp Of Knowledge Award” is the George Schroeder Middleton Senior High School Alumni Association. Mrs. Luvator Nelson is the Presi- dent of the Alumni Association and Dr. Kim Moore is the Principal of Middleton High School.
Middleton Senior High School opened in 1934, as a means to edu- cate African American students in the Eastern area of Tampa. The school was named in honor of George S. Middleton, a Mail Car- rier for the U. S. Postal Service.
An active member of the commu- nity, Middleton served as the Sec- retary-Treasurer of the Central Industrial Life Insurance Company and was active in numerous commu- nity organizations. He was the Chair- man of the committee responsible for bringing noted scientist Booker T. Washington to the Tampa Casino in 1912. Four years later, he was instrumental in bringing Dr.
GEORGE S. MIDDLETON
W. E. B. Du Bois, founder of the NAACP Crisis Magazine to Tampa’s popular Central Avenue.
An advocate for education, Mid- dleton served on the Tampa Urban League Education Committee Chaired by Andrew J. Ferrell, Sr., that worked with Mrs. Blanche Armwood, Supervisor of Negro Education and the Hillsbor- ough County Board of Public In- struction to open Booker T. Washington Junior-Senior High School in 1925.
A new high school that opened in August 1984, was named in honor of Mrs. Blanche Armwood.
Middleton continued to fight for education until his death in 1933. The following year, when a new
MRS. LUVATOR NELSON President, Middleton High School Alumni Association, Inc.
school opened, the Hillsborough County School Board named it in his honor. The name of the original Mid- dleton High School was changed into a middle school in 1971.
In 1991, twenty years after Mid- dleton High School closed, Alumni Ken Anthony and Debra Smalls co-chaired a Middleton High School All Class Reunion Committee. The reunion drew more than 500 alumni and supporters. It also led to the founding ot the Middleton High School Alumni Association.
Fred Hearns, Tyrone Brown, Carol Lawrence, Calvin Sim- mons, and Luvator Nelson have all served as Alumni President.
DR. KIM MOORE Principal, Middleton High School
When a new school was built in East Tampa in 2002, it was named in honor of Middleton. The former Middleton was named Andrew J. Ferrell, Jr., Academy for Girls, in honor of A. J. Ferrell, Jr., another African American educator.
The “Lamp Of Knowledge Award” as part of the Black History Experience Series.
David Iloanya is the President of the Robert W. Saunders Library Foundation, Inc. Fred Hearns is the Chairman of the Black History Experience. Mrs. Carrie Hurst is the Principal Librarian at the Robert W. Saunders Public Library.
The event is free and open to the public.
FYI
Hillsborough County Park Passes Available On Line
Purchasing an annual pass used to require going to the regional park administrative office and completing the paperwork and pay- ment on site. Outdoor enthusiasts now can skip the trip and buy an annual pass from their computer or mobile device.
An annual pass allows free access to the County’s 10 regional parks. The permit is issued in the form of a transferrable tag that hangs from a vehicle’s rear view mirror.
The new, more convenient system comes just as prime camp- ing season begins in Hillsborough County. Regional parks include: Alderman’s Ford Park, Edward Medard Park, E.G. Simmons Park, Eureka Springs Park, Lake Park, Lake Rogers Park, Lettuce Lake Park, Lithia Springs Park, Upper Tampa Bay Park, and Upper Tampa Bay Trail.
For more information, call (813) 987-6240.
New Mouth Guards Used To Study Impacts Of Concussion Of Young Athletes
Researchers at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital want to learn more about the effects concussions have on the growing brains of young athletes. Over the course of three years, re- searchers will study concussions and changes in brain function by monitoring hits to the head through unique mouth guards.
The mouth guards, equipped with special sensors, will track the location and force of the hit. The sensors store data which is then retrieved for researchers to study. Researchers are also per- forming neuropsychologic assessments to monitor changes in cog- nitive, emotional and behavioral function over time.
Additionally, they are collecting bio-specimens, including urine, blood and saliva, with a goal to discover whether there may be new biomarkers that indicate a brain injury and how a young athlete’s body might respond.
Last year, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Sports Medicine Con- cussion Clinic treated more than 500 concussion cases.
The concussion study is made possible by a $500,000 grant from the All Children’s Hospital Foundation.
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