Teacher Mack Williams, left, who started the Museum Studies program at Sumner High School, works with his students Demond Brooks, front right, Romell Calhoun, background left, and Ra'Niya Gibbs on projects for the National History Day competition in Washington, D.C., on Friday, May 29, 2026 in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´.
Sumner High School students Demond Brooks, from left, Ra'Niya Gibbs, and Romell Calhoun, are involved with the National History Day competition in Washington, D.C. They are seen on Friday, May 29, 2026 in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´. Brooks is presenting on Super Bowl winning quarterback Doug Williams. Gibbs is presenting on Mamie Till-Mobley, mother of lynching victim Emmett Till. Calhoun has previously won awards in the contest.
Teacher Mack Williams, center, who started the Museum Studies program at Sumner High School, works with his students Romell Calhoun, left, and Ra'Niya Gibbs on projects for the National History Day competition in Washington, D.C., on Friday, May 29, 2026 in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´.
Some of the items that Sumner High School student Ra'Niya Gibbs is using for her National History Day competition in Washington, D.C. are seen on Friday, May 29, 2026 in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´. Gibbs is presenting on Mamie Till-Mobley, mother of lynching victim Emmett Till. She plans to wear a black dress, hat, gloves and pearls similar to what Till-Mobley wore at the open casket funeral of her son, a key moment in American history and civil rights.
Mack Williams recalls that when he came to teach at ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´' Sumner High School four years ago, the students didn't wear Bulldog gear, participate in extracurricular activities or otherwise tout any semblance of school pride.
View life in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ through the Post-Dispatch photographers' lenses. Video edited by Jenna Jones.
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Teacher Mack Williams, left, who started the Museum Studies program at Sumner High School, works with his students Demond Brooks, front right, Romell Calhoun, background left, and Ra'Niya Gibbs on projects for the National History Day competition in Washington, D.C., on Friday, May 29, 2026 in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´.
Sumner High School students Demond Brooks, from left, Ra'Niya Gibbs, and Romell Calhoun, are involved with the National History Day competition in Washington, D.C. They are seen on Friday, May 29, 2026 in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´. Brooks is presenting on Super Bowl winning quarterback Doug Williams. Gibbs is presenting on Mamie Till-Mobley, mother of lynching victim Emmett Till. Calhoun has previously won awards in the contest.
Teacher Mack Williams, center, who started the Museum Studies program at Sumner High School, works with his students Romell Calhoun, left, and Ra'Niya Gibbs on projects for the National History Day competition in Washington, D.C., on Friday, May 29, 2026 in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´.
Some of the items that Sumner High School student Ra'Niya Gibbs is using for her National History Day competition in Washington, D.C. are seen on Friday, May 29, 2026 in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´. Gibbs is presenting on Mamie Till-Mobley, mother of lynching victim Emmett Till. She plans to wear a black dress, hat, gloves and pearls similar to what Till-Mobley wore at the open casket funeral of her son, a key moment in American history and civil rights.
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