In Memoriam: Frank N. Mickens (1946-2009)

Frank N. Mickens, the beloved principal of Boys & Girls High School in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn and also known as the "Chancellor Of Fulton Street" passed away last Thursday at the age of 63. He was the principal of Boys & Girls known as "The High" for 18 years. He rose through the ranks of New York City education and in the process became a champion for education and a crusader for children. Frank Mickens established a standard and held fast to that standard without reservation and compromise. Although he had critics, he didn't care. Frank Mickens did education his way. The fruits of his labor were the manifestation of school test results, graduation rates and success stories. Regardless of the critics he had, Frank Mickens was respected not only in education but in the community for the results he achieved. He cared for each student under his guidance as if they were his own. When he retired in 2004, he still visited the school to see how everything and everyone was doing. Frank Mickens spent every waking hour he had at Boys & Girls High School. He was the first to enter the building and the last to leave at night. The level of his committment to education and the students and staff under his watch was and still is unprecidented. Frank Mickens was loved, respected and he most certainly will be missed. There will never be another Frank Mickens. God bless his soul.

In Memoriam: Frank N. Mickens (1946-2009)