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Springfield Prep Charter School celebrates Black history

by | Mar 19, 2026 | Springfield

A student walks in the school’s Drip Club fashion show.
Reminder Publishing photo by Sarah Heinonen

SPRINGFIELD — A couple of hundred people honored Black history at Springfield Prep Charter School’s second annual Black History Month Celebration.

The Feb. 27 event, a partnership between the school and the community, explored Black culture through traditions of dance, song, food, fashion and entrepreneurship.

Area restaurants shared food traditions that are a part of Black culture, while small business owners and local artisans set up tables to sell their products. Meanwhile, students from the school sang on stage and performed a dance routine. The school’s Drip Club used repurposed cloth to create a fashion show highlighting looks throughout Black history.

  • A family is served food from Top Fusion Smokehouse. Reminder Publishing photo by Sarah Heinonen
  • Christin Mundy, Ava Lenon and Ariana Keefe participate in crafts at the Black History Celebration. Reminder Publishing photo by Sarah Heinonen
  • The Springfield Prep Charter School dance team performed a series of routines. Reminder Publishing photo by Sarah Heinonen
  • Lenny Underwood, owner of Upscale Socks, shows his products at the Black History Celebration. Reminder Publishing photo by Sarah Heinonen
  • Students show off flags for local colleges and historically Black colleges and universities. Here two people carry the flag for Howard University. Reminder Publishing photo by Sarah Heinonen
  • Third, fourth and fifth graders sing “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Reminder Publishing photo by Sarah Heinonen
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