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35th Annual Junior High Afro Ball – An Evening of Elegance
Over 800 seventh and
eighth grade area students turned out on Saturday, May 19,
for the 35th annual Junior High Afro Ball at the SeaGate
Center. The annual event is hosted by the Grace Community
Center.
The Afro Ball brought
together students from 80 schools around the greater Toledo
area.
This annual
“rite of passage” for the youths celebrates achievement and
diversity as well as increased personal responsibility. The
theme of the Ball was “The Future Belongs to Those Who
Prepare.”
Earlier this
month, 40 students were honored at a V.I.P. Dinner Reception
along with their parents . These students were selected by
their principals to represent their schools as aspiring
leaders who embody the theme. They were appropriately the
V.I.P. of the Ball!
The Ball was started 35
years ago by Betty Amison, the original executive director
of the Grace Community Center. Elaine Page is the current
executive director.
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