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Eye On Education: Roxbury School Kids Perform At White House Talent Show
Students from the Orchard Gardens elementary school in Roxbury performed at the first-ever White House talent show in celebration of the nationwide Turnaround Arts Program.
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Students from the Orchard Gardens elementary school in Roxbury performed at the first-ever White House talent show in celebration of the nationwide Turnaround Arts Program.
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