ROME — Black History Month will be celebrated Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 14-15, at Strough Middle School, 801 Laurel St.

Their “Woven Together in History” historical and educational event, sponsored by the Strough PBIS team and Connected Community Schools, will see the school gymnasium turned into an interactive museum showcasing the ways Black Americans have impacted the culture of the United States over the years.

The idea came from a vision of Student Support Specialist Grady Faulkner to help support Black History Month. He worked in collaboration with administration and Strough staff to make that idea a reality.

There will be posters around the gym with photos and information of impactful people made by Administrative Intern Vanessa Vaccaro and Strough students. Technology teachers William Willson and Jeffrey White and art teachers Stacy Finney and Jennifer Schaffauer have created a replica of the famed bus where Rosa Parks defiantly refused to give up her seat to a white passenger.      

Rome Free Academy students, under the direction of Michele Rushford, will be singing “Stand Up” by Cynthia Erivo. There will be artifacts of history on display at a table sponsored by the Afro-American Historical Society. A video of the NAACP history will be shown and NAACP members will be available to talk. A table on the history of Rome will be set up by the Jervis Public Library.

The exhibit is open for Strough students from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, and Wednesday, Feb. 15, and for the public from 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14.