Join Joey Geehreng on Saturday, August 12th at 7:00 p.m. when this Poolesville native and student documentarian shares his film “Ten Days in September – 1956”. His remarkable documentary details the experience of 15 African American students who were the first to desegregate Poolesville High School in 1956 following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision to desegregate public schools.
Former Representative and PHS teacher Constance Morella, Sugarland historian Skip Etheridge, Monocle Editor Rande Davis and one of the two surviving students who attended PHS in 1956 are all interviewed in the film. Please pre-register for this in-person event. Snacks provided.
Location: Speer Hall, Poolesville Presbyterian Church, 17800 Elgin Rd. (109)
Joey Geehreng has lived in in Poolesville his entire life and attended school . He graduated from Poolesville High School in 2022 and is currently attending Virginia Tech studying Film and Business. He was motivated to find the true story concerning Poolesville’s role in the county’s desegregation.