Tuesday, February 23, 2021

 Tuesday, February 23, 2021

• Edward Alexander Bouchet –

  Edward Bouchet was the son of a former slave and was born in New Haven, CT. Despite having very limited educational opportunities as a youth, he earned admittance to Yale and became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in 1874 and was ranked 6th in his class. He was among the first 20 Americans of any race to receive a Ph.D. in Physics, the 6th at Yale. Because of racism, Dr. Bouchet was unable to find a University teaching position. He moved to Philadelphia in 1876 and began teaching at Philadelphia’s Institute for Colored Youth (which is now Cheyney University) for 26 years. He spent another 14 years teaching at the high school and college levels. He served as an inspiration to generations of Black Youth. Dr. Bouchet died in his childhood home in New Haven in 1918 at 66 years old.

  A moment in Black History brought to you by Jaxson Smith

  Tomorrow we will highlight Claudette Colvin

• DIAL/SELF AmeriCorps is collaborating with Community Action Youth Programs to bring the annual YELO Forum, 3/31/21 from 4-6pm. YELO = Youth Engage Legislators & Officials. This year will be a virtual forum. Youth and DSAP members will lead an interactive flow of engaging activities to generate dialog around issues such as mental health, climate justice, and racial justice.

   

  Here is a YELO Forum Flyer! (and the logo below!)

   

  Please share this with any youth you think may be interested in attending. 

   

  To receive the YELO Forum Zoom link, youth must register: https://forms.gle/F3Fr5LtMu1k6Vx4VA 

   

  Registration opens March 1st. The YELO Forum is on March 31^st, from 4pm-6pm 

  The 1st 30 youth to register (& participate in the forum) will receive an e-gift card.

   

  Community Action Youth Programs is hosting 2 pre-YELO Workshops to prepare and collaborate with youth on creating the content of the forum. These will be on Wednesdays 3/3 and 3/17 from 4pm-6pm. For those interested in participating in pre-YELO workshops, please reach out to Allison Scott ascott@dialself.org

   

   

  

• Join us for Social Justice month at ARHS this March! Every Tuesday in March starting on the 9th, different clubs will be presenting student-led discussions on issues that are important to them. You have the power to make a difference in Amherst, and there is no better time than now. Check out the whole list of topics and dates right here: bit.ly/arhssj
  
  Meeting links will be added shortly. If you want to get involved or have any questions, email baxterer@arps.org, vanhornsh@arps.org, or rueschemeyerbaileynr@arps.org.

• Sports registration for the 'floating season' is now open! We will be offering 'indoor track' (practices only; 9th-12th grade), football (9th-12th grade) and swimming (7th-12th grade). Please note that 'indoor track' will be mostly outdoors unless using the weight room. There is a possibility that we offer practices only, with a chance of a couple outdoor meets towards the end of April.  Please continue to check the athletic webpage, as I do my best to update it frequently. 
  
  
  

• Hey Seniors you are all invited to a virtual senior meeting on February 26th at 9:00am! You will hear from administrators and other adult leaders regarding prom, graduation, scholarships, senior exemption etc. You will also have the opportunity to network with some of your peers as well. Check your email after break for the GoogleMeet link. See you ALL then 2021!