Agenda Item
o. Recognition: Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. High School Track and Field Athlete Braylin Grier
Summary: Presented by: Tiffany Hogan, Ph.D., Board Member, District 5
P R O C L A M AT I O N
RECOGNITION
HONORING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HIGH SCHOOL
TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE BRAYLIN GRIER
WHEREAS: The DeKalb County School District is dedicated to developing students academically and
athletically. The Martin Luther King Jr. High School track and field competitor Braylin Grier is
committed to working hard and representing DeKalb athletics; and
WHEREAS: Martin Luther King Jr. High School senior Braylin Grier won Class 4A boys’ gold medal in the
800-meter run with a time of 1:54.85; and
WHEREAS: He was coached by Martin Luther King Jr. track and field coach Fred Hammond; and
THEREFORE: We, the DeKalb County Board of Education, acknowledge the outstanding athletic
accomplishments of the Martin Luther King Jr. High School track and field athlete Braylin Grier for
having achieved one of the highest levels attainable by a high school track and field participant.
In official recognition, we affix our signatures on this 9th day of June 2025.
Mrs. Vickie B. Turner, Chair Mr. Diijon DaCosta, Vice Chair
Mrs. Cheryl Watson-Harris, Superintendent