Brighton High School — Rochester, New York
Our Partnership Began in 2009
⭐️ Dr. Thomas Hall ⭐️
Named the Top High School principal in New York by the School Administrators Association of New York State in 2017
♥ Dr. Thomas Hall became Principal of Brighton High School in 2012.
♥ Dr. Hall was the former Principal of French Road Elementary, recipient of the U.S. Department of Education’s Blue Ribbon Award.
♥ Dr. Hall successfully implemented the Purple Hands Pledge® at French Road Elementary in 2009. That same year, the Pledge was introduced to Brighton High School with the help of Lance Mitchell, Social Worker, Prevention/Intervention Specialist.
♥ Students spotlight an Annual Purple Week where all high school clubs unite and host events throughout the week focused on human kindness.
♥ Students involved in the Friends of Rachel Club and the Care Team invite and encourage all students to take the Purple Hands Pledge®
♥ At their big fall assembly each year, the students recite the Purple Hands Pledge® in 27 languages that represent the diversity of their city.
♥ The 27 Languages Include:
African Languages, Arabic, Chinese, English, French, French Creole, German, Gujarati, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbo Croatian, Spanish, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.