Six Year-Old Albuquerque Student To Say Pledge In Spanish; Children To Receive Special Gift And Dance “Electric Slide,” “Cha-Cha Slide” & “Two Step” With New Governor
Albuquerque – Today, Governor-elect Susana Martinez’s Inaugural Committee announced new details regarding the Inaugural swearing-in ceremony and the first-ever Children’s Ball.
Six year-old Coronado Elementary School Student, Susanna Martinez, will deliver the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish at the public swearing-in ceremony. Governor-elect Martinez visited Susanna’s Albuquerque school shortly after Susanna was the subject of a column published in The Albuquerque Journal following the election. Governor-elect Martinez delivered Susanna a custom-made t-shirt that read, “SusaNNa Martinez for Governor – 20Something,” and spent time talking with students from the Spanish-language immersion magnet school.
In addition, the Inaugural Committee announced that children who attend the first-ever Children’s Ball will have the opportunity to dance the “Electric Slide”, “Cha-Cha Slide” and “Two Step” with Governor Martinez. Every child will also receive an illustrated children’s story about the life of New Mexico’s new Governor as a special gift. Further details about the children’s book will be released at a later date.
“I’m so pleased that our Inaugural celebration includes exciting and historic events for the entire family,” Governor-elect Susana Martinez stated. “I look forward to dancing with children from throughout New Mexico and hope that this event serves as a memorable kick-off to our collective efforts to provide them with a quality education and a more prosperous future.”
The Inaugural Swearing-in Ceremony will be held outdoors on the Santa Fe Plaza at 10:00 a.m.
The Children’s Ball will be held at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. It is open to children ages five to eleven years old with one adult chaperone per child. The chairwoman of the Children’s Ball is Agnes Maldonado.