Yonkers Insider: City of Yonkers: YONKERS MAYOR SPANO TO RECOGNIZE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ACADEMY STUDENTS WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE DURING 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR- Wed., 6/7 @ 12:15 P.M.

 

YONKERS MAYOR SPANO TO RECOGNIZE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ACADEMY STUDENTS

WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE DURING 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR.

 

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano will recognize the students of Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy who achieved perfect attendance this school year, Wednesday, June 7 at 12:15 PM at Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy in Yonkers (Gymnasium, 135 Locust Hill Avenue). Last fall, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano challenged the students of Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy to accept and sign Pledge 180, which asked the students to commit to attending school each day and on time.

 

As promised, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is returning to the school and hosting a pizza party for the students who achieved perfect attendance during the 2022-2023 academic school year.

 

Research shows that students who miss 10% of the school year (18 days or 2 days per month) are not as academically successful through their school years and have a more difficult time graduating. Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy's attendance rate increased from 87% to 90% in one year.