Thanks to all who came out for the Metro Open House last week to help us celebrate our recent move to San Francisco’s Bayview/Hunters Point neighborhood, and our permanent new home on 1195 Hudson Avenue. It was a fun and inspirational morning and the students, teachers and administration of Metro High and Envision Schools were honored and pleased to spend the morning with you. Attendees had the opportunity to hear civic and community leaders speak, talk with members of the community, tour campus, attend classes, and meet faculty.
For those of you that missed it, here’s some highlights from the event:
- S.F. Board Supervisor Malia Cohen, who has a deep commitment to the Bayview/Hunter’s Point neighborhood gave an inspiring speech that reminded us how important gratitude is, and that San Francisco needs all of its students to succeed.
- S.F. Unified School District Board President Hydra Mendoza, who’s worked so hard, and in such partnership with Envision Schools, raised cheers from the crowd when she declared “Welcome Home, Metro High!”
- Lyslynn Lacoste, Executive Director of Bayview Magic, a collaborative, neighborhood-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to facilitate, coordinate and network community resources and opportunities that support service providers and community members in Bayview Hunters Point, talked about the importance of collaboration and partnering so that we serve all of our students.
- Tully Murphy presented Metro High with a check for $5,000 on behalf of Credit Suisse to support students in achieving their dreams.
- Metro High Students, Maurisha Finley and Shabree Williams, exhibited great poise on the podium, as they shared their Metro experience with event attendees.
All in all, it was a fantastic morning. Thanks again to all who attended and helped make this event such a tremendous success!
