COLVIN HOUSE

Marlon P. Williams, Principal

"Welcome back! We have so many exciting new things happening this year! The Uzzo Theater, summer 6th grade orientation, new houses, new staff…WOW!! Talk about a great start!! Thanks everyone for an amazing start to yet another terrific school year."

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Claudette Colvin, Activist

Our College Affiliate: Mercy College

House Mantra: “Stand Up & Speak Out”

Claudette Colvin was born on September 5, 1939, in Montgomery, Alabama. Growing up in one of Montgomery's poorer neighborhoods, Colvin studied hard at school. She earned mostly A’s in her classes and even aspired to become president one day. On March 2, 1955, in Alabama, Colvin was riding home on a city bus after school when a bus driver told her to give up her seat to a white passenger. The fifteen year old refused, saying, "It's my constitutional right to sit here as much as that lady. I paid my fare, it's my constitutional right." Colvin felt compelled to stand her ground. "I felt like Sojourner Truth was pushing down on one shoulder and Harriet Tubman was pushing down on the other—saying, 'Sit down girl! “I was glued to my seat,” She also served as a plaintiff in the landmark legal case Browder v. Gayle, which helped end the practice.

“I knew then and know now that, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can’t sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, “This is not right.”

MR. COREY DICKER, assistant principal

Mr. Dicker is the assistant principal overseeing the Colvin School. He has been at MS 180 for close to 20 years. He also leads the Science Department.

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