Brown was one of several guest speakers at the 19Keys event, and Romain realized she had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to directly make the case for the Celtics superstar to come by and meet her students. Romain was also well-aware that her students would soon be devastated to learn that Brown visited Brooke High during a time when they weren’t present. “When the kids saw on social media, they were like, ‘Oh my gosh, Jaylen Brown was in our building, and you didn’t tell us,’” Romain told CelticsBlog with a chuckle. “They hated me for that.” So, without hesitation, she approached Brown at the event and shot her shot. “I was like, ‘Hey, this is great that you’re here as a guest speaker,’” Romain said. “But, this is who we are. This is our school community. These are our kids. I would be honored if you could come back and speak to them directly in that capacity.’”