NCCS students had a tremendous opportunity on Tuesday. Due to a generous grant from the Hutchinson Foundation, Mixed Blood Theatre from Minneapolis brought one of their multicultural performances to New Century. The performance was entitled Black Eagle, and was based on the life of Dr. Ronald McNair, an African American astronaut who was on board the Challenger space shuttle that exploded 73 seconds into its flight on Jan 28 1986. The play consisted of recounting the day of the Challenger explosion, preparing to launch. He responded to questions posed by students at an elementary school, and in responding, told his story of coming from a segregated town in South Carolina to go on and graduate with a PhD in physics from the MTI. His inspiration was his mother and a high school principal who told him to never quit. He persevered in spite of many setbacks, and went on to become one of a select group of astronauts.
NCCS students were fortunate to have had this experience of professional theatre right here in the building. This is one of many ways that the faculty and staff of NCCS go to great lengths to bring to students a variety of learning experiences.
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