Administrators, teachers and supporters of the Science and Technology Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut mingle during a dinner celebrating the school's 10th anniversary at Connecticut College Friday, August 21, 2015. Director of the Science and Technology Magnet High School Laurelle Texidor, right, greets Gussie Patterson, left, of the Historic Black College Alumni Association of New London and Jaye Wilson, center, a member of the school's advisory board.(Tali Greener/Special to The Day)

Louis Allen, former director and founding member of the Science and Technology Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut greets guests as they arrive at a dinner celebrating the school's 10th anniversary at Connecticut College Friday, August 21, 2015.(Tali Greener/Special to The Day)