‘Abbott Elementary’ creator Quinta Brunson receives key to Philadelphia, dedicates mural at alma mater

Philadelphia (WPVI) – It was an incredible and emotional day for Queena Bronson in her mother mother, Andrew Hamilton School, in West Philadelphia.

This is the city that I raised, and on Wednesday, on stage in the middle school hall, Bronson received the key to its city.

Photo: The creator “Abbott Elementary” Queena Bronson received a key to her original city in Philadelphia during a party on May 28, 2025.

“Queta Bronson, this is your city and you are our city,” said the Maydelphia Sherrill Parker mayor.

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Bronson had a complete circle, a kind of fully Feli.

Bronson said: “Even when I first entered the door, I was like,” Oh, I’m at home, “Bronson said. I’m at home. I am in Philly. “

Andrew Hamilton school inspired its “Abbot Elementary” show.

“It is funny to be in this gym, which looked very large when I was a child,” she says. “I am thinking about what was the case to be a child and to inspire all this.”

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Joyce Abbott, the sixth grade teacher, inspired the name of the show.

“It is incredible,” said Abbott. “I always knew that she was heading to greatness, like all my students, but it is surprising to see this.”

They also celebrated a new mural around the school, which was designed by Quinta with Philadelphia murals.

She was contacted by the idea of ​​the presence of characters from the actress in the mural, but she wanted to focus on the real stars in West Philadelphia.

“This was very important to me,” says Bronson. “Initially, there were typical models that included the show, which I thought was very nice. But for me, I grew up in Feli and seeing these murals, it was important for me that the compact mural from this neighborhood, faces from this school.”

Bronson took enough time to give screaming to a few extension of its width.

Her mother, Norma Jean, former kindergarten teacher, inspired Barbara Howard, who was played by Sherrill Lee Ralph.

And her old colleague Gregory Wright, now the teacher, is the source of the source of Eddie.

Wright is also a show consultant, and they are now working in the fifth season.

“We are in the book room now,” says Bronson. “We have just started last week. It was very pumped, and I love what we have already we have already yet.”

As part of this celebration, it also donates a total amount of $ 50,000 for two different charitable societies for the Philadelphia region: one provides music education and another provides fresh groceries for children in society just like them.

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