This Black History Month we are celebrating African Americans who made a lasting impact on education. Joe Louis Clark, a former drill sergeant, changed disciplining in schools. His tough style was chronicled in the movie Lean On Me. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
REMINDER:
Join us on Monday, February 13 from 5:30 pm - 7 pm for an OPEN HOUSE at Robinson Middle School!
What to expect:
•Live Entertainment throughout the evening! #The Senex Jazz Band, Senator Cheer, The #SingingSenators 7th/8th Choir, and featured speakers will perform on the RMS cafetorium stage!
•6-8th grade students currently attending RMS and families will enjoy perusing the building, visiting displays showcasing programs' recent student work, and will turn in course selection forms for 2023-24 year.
•5th graders at Baker, Chenal, Lawson, & Robinson Elementary can explore elective course offerings, meet teachers, and turn in their course selection forms.
This Black History Month we are celebrating African Americans who made a lasting impact on education. Dorothy Height urged President Eisenhower to desegregate schools. President Bush awarded her with a Congressional Gold Medal in 2004. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Art students at JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE are learning about artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Students created art pieces which will be on display throughout the CALS branches during the month of February.
https://www.pcssd.org/article/987348
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This National School Counseling Week. PCSSD is so thankful for all of our school counselors, including this group from our Robinson Feeder. They continue to prove their dedication to our schools and students. Thank you! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
This Black History Month we are celebrating African Americans who made a lasting impact on education. Booker T. Washington founded the Tuskegee Institute for blacks in 1881 and taught African-Americans to help themselves by education/hard work. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
This Black History Month we are celebrating African Americans who made a lasting impact on education. Rick Kittles worked in genetics and contributed to academia by discovering ways to prevent prostate cancer in black men. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
This National School Counseling Week. Each day this week we will highlight a group of school counselors. We are so thankful for this group and their dedication to our students! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
This Black History Month we are celebrating African Americans who made a lasting impact on education. Daniel Hale Williams founded the first interracial hospital in America in 1891, which also served as the first school for black nurses in the US. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
This Black History Month we are celebrating African Americans who made a lasting impact on education. Ramona Edelin helped the National Urban Coalition to start "Say Yes to A Youngster's Future" to help black teachers and youth across America. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
This Black History Month we are celebrating African Americans who made a lasting impact on education. Benjamin Arnett was in the Ohio General Assembly in 1886. He introduced legislation to provide equal education opportunities for all children. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
This Black History Month we are celebrating African Americans who made a lasting impact on education. Esau Jenkins co-founded a Citizenship School for blacks to learn to read, which meant they could vote. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
This Black History Month we are celebrating African Americans who made a lasting impact on education. Ernest Everett Just co-founded the Omega Psi Phi fraternity at Howard University and was a biologist who changed the way cells are studied. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Tomorrow is National Wear Red Day for the American Heart Month. Remember to wear you red to raise awareness of heart disease and how to prevent it. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
Today is Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning. That means he is predicting 6 more weeks of winter! So don't put your winter coats up just yet! #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
This Black History Month we are celebrating African Americans who made a lasting impact on education. Fanny Jackson Coppin was the first African-American principal, serving 37 years in Philadelphia and elsewhere. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
This Black History Month we are celebrating African Americans who made a lasting impact on education. Nathan Hare directed the first university Black Studies program in the U.S. at San Francisco State in 1968. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
The School Choice Act of 2015 enabled students in K-12 to attend school in a nonresident district. If you would like to join our PCSSD family but live outside our zone, school choice applications are accepted through May 1.
https://www.pcssd.org/page/school-choice
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January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The U.S. State Department has compiled a list of 20 ways to help fight human trafficking. Learn more about human trafficking and how to help victims:
www.state.gov/20-ways-you-can-help-fight-human-trafficking
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Today is National Puzzle Day! PCSSD has puzzle clubs throughout the District and we all enjoy exercising our brains and the challenge of puzzles. #pcssdproud #equityandexcellence
