Boston Celtics Slammin’ Trivia: A Celebration of Black History Month

Monday, February 08 2010

by Adam Fleischer

I won’t lie. Any time that there was a reason to miss class in high school, I took advantage. Problem was, I realized that going to class was important both for my grades and my overall education, and legitimate excuses to miss class were few and far between.

Last Thursday, a little more than twenty freshmen from Boston English High School had a pretty good reason: they were going to meet the Boston Celtics.

In honor of Black History Month, the C’s decided to host the freshmen boys and girls basketball teams from English at their practice facility in Waltham, MA, roughly a half hour outside of the school’s Boston location. For the afternoon of “Boston Celtics Slammin’ Trivia: A Celebration of Black History Month,” the kids were joined by soldiers from the Massachusetts Army National Guard, who were usually stationed around various offices throughout the state, as well as players and (briefly) coach...
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