GILBERT ALUMNI HONORED AT GRAND REUNION
Article written by the Florida Star
This year’s Matthew W. Gilbert Grand Reunion was again an outstandingly fabulous affair. Held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, the Grand Reunion is more like a family reunion than a school reunion. This was the 11th Annual Event. Chairpersons Curtis Roberts and Mrs. Patricia Butler Dobson did a tremendous job! The OLE GILBERT SPIRIT was resounding!!
Presiding at the 11th Grand Reunion was The Honorable Larry B. Seabrook. The Honorable Seabrook, along with being the brother of Duval County School Board immediate past chairperson Mrs. Betty Seabrook Burney, was the 1st black to represent the Bronx 82nd District and is the only black to have served in three areas of government as New York State Assemblyman, New York State Senate and currently New York City Councilman. Councilman Seabrook organized the recent Jacket/Ring and Recognition Luncheon, honoring the accomplishments of the 1958 Matthew W. Gilbert Statewide Championship Football Team and Coaches.
Each year, the first weekend of the New Year, the Matthew W. Gilbert Grand Reunion brings together its principals, teachers, staff, and students who were there from 1952-1970. It is a marvelous event. The members of the class of 1959, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of their high school graduation, each wore corded tassels in their school’s colors. The 2009 Legend Honorees were: Mesdames Deborah Mosley orman and Eddie Lois Farmer Pugh. The 2009 Humanitarian Award Honorees were Mrs. Almetya Johnson Lodi and Coach athaniel Washington!
We await the12th Grand Reunion that begins on the first Saturday January 2010. We will see you then!
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Betty Seabrook Burney represents District 5 and joined the Duval County School Board in November 2004. She is a Raines High School graduate, holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami and a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Northern Illinois University. Currently, Ms. Burney is an education consultant for TPG, Inc., and Seabrook and Associates. She is a member of the NAACP Education Committee, Wayman Chapel AME Church and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. 
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