Inauguration captivates Brockton High students

The Enterprise of Brockton, Mass.
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For an hour on Tuesday, Brockton High School fell silent as more than 4,000 students and teachers watched the inauguration of the nations first African-American president.

In the auditorium, Zeyanna Defortunato, 18, saw part of the ceremony with hundreds of seniors as video streamed on a wide screen. It gives us all the strength to go on. Anything is possible, she said.

In a second-floor art room, Scheleda Grimes, 17, teared up as she and other students gathered around a television. I want to cry right now. ... It is something that is serious and it means a lot to all of us, Grimes said.

In a computer classroom, Kimberny Henry, 16, sat watching streaming video of President Barack Obamas inaugural speech in a computer classroom. I witnessed history right here: the first African-American president. All of the stuff that Martin Luther King said, all that kind of stuff, it finally came true, Henry said.

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[babycome2]

OMG

I'M IN THIS

WOW

I LOOK GUD

[wweking225]

i'm proud to be a student of brockton high DR zack is the best principal

[Kimboy321]

wooo i'm in this!!

[tomuchtoyoung71]

At my high school most of the students were gathered in the auditorium. There were people crying, i mean sobing, and when ever they panned to Obama one African American student would always stand and clap. And while he was being sworn in everyone stood, i mean everyone. It was truly a great day to be in school.

[iggyfan12]

This is beautiful to see. As a teacher, it touches me even more.