Fort Pierce Central High Marks Black History Month With Luncheon, Dance Performance

WHAT HAPPENED: Fort Pierce Central High School held its annual Black History Month luncheon on Feb. 20 in the Cobra Café, featuring a faculty- and staff-prepared multicultural meal, performances by the Cobra Dancers, and remarks honoring Black culture and history.

WHAT IT MEANS FOR FAMILIES: The event gave Fort Pierce Central students, faculty, and staff a shared moment of cultural recognition during Black History Month. Faculty volunteers prepared dozens of dishes representing flavors from across the African diaspora, while the Cobra Dancers performed choreography rooted in African and African American movement traditions.

WHICH SCHOOLS OR DISTRICTS: Fort Pierce Central High School, St. Lucie Public Schools. The event was open to the full school community.

WHAT WE DON'T KNOW: Attendance figures and the number of dishes served were not provided in the school's announcement.

WHAT TO WATCH: No follow-up event or next date was announced. St. Lucie Public Schools publishes future school news at lucielink.stlucie.k12.fl.us.

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Ms. Gardner, a Varying Exceptionalities teacher at Fort Pierce Central, offered the following in the school's announcement: "As usual, you put together a wonderful program that highlighted the culture and contributions of Black people in the United States. Thank you so much for all that you do to ensure that we are celebrated…and thank you [to all those that contributed dishes] for taking the time to prepare a delicious meal that represented much of the African diaspora; my stomach thanks you as well."

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