It's back to school for kids in Baltimore city. Students at Dunbar High School in East Baltimore got a warm welcome on their first day back. The governor, Lt. Governor, Mayor Dixon, and city schools CEO were all there to greet them.
Dr. Ben Carson from Johns Hopkins Hospital was the guest speaker, using some humor to inspire the students. He told the crowd, "I started out as an adult neurosurgeon but I quickly discovered no matter how good an operation I did on those chronic back pain patients they didn't get any better until they got their settlement.... Where as with the youngsters what you see it what you get."
Dunbar High underwent a $32 million renovation adding new computer labs and high tech classrooms to support the school's health professions curriculum. Gov O’Malley says it’s "One of the best high schools in Newsweek, to have a 100% graduation rate. Those are not things that happen by chance, they happen by choice. Not only the choices you make but the choices we make together."
Students and parents are excited to make their mark. Lakiesa Mclean, a senior this year says her goal is to "pass all my classes so i can walk across the stage." Cynthia Mobley, a parent says, "I came down on Saturday and the improvements on the new school are really nice and I think the kids should do really well down here."
Dr. Carson went on to say, “The person who determines whether you will be successful or not is you by the choices you make. And we are depending on you to come up with the great ideals."
