Wednesday, March 10, 2021

 Wednesday, March 10, 2021

  • Serena Williams is an American tennis player who was born on September 26th, 1981. Williams transformed women's tennis with her many accomplishments, including winning 23 Grand Slam singles titles which is more than any other man or woman in the current era of professional tennis. In 2016, she earned almost $29 million which made her the highest paid female athlete at the time. And in 2017, she was the only woman on Forbes’ list of the 100 highest paid athletes with $27 million in prize money and endorsements. Throughout her career, Williams has always been very vocal about social justice issues, specifically those involving women of color. “The cycles of poverty, discrimination, and sexism are much, much harder to break than the record for Grand Slam titles,” she wrote in 2017. She is also known for advocating against double standards in sports when she was fined $10,000 for verbal abuse during a match. Williams believes that male and female athletes are held to different standards when they show emotional reactions and that male athletes are often not penalized in the same way. Serena Williams continues to speak on injustice today and is an inspiration to young girls everywhere.

    WRC Women’s History Month presented by Jaeden Case

  • Coretta Scott King was born on April 27, 1927 in Marion, Alabama. When she was little, she was known for singing and playing violin. She graduated from Antioch College in Ohio, and in 1951 enrolled at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Working towards a degree in voice, she met her future husband Martin Luther King Jr. They married in 1953 and had four children together. Later, they became civil rights activists by participating in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and making efforts to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act. She worked independently as a public mediator and with peace and justice organizations. After her husband died, she founded the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. In 1969 she established a Coretta Scott King Award to honor an African American author of a text for children, and in 1979 another award to honor an outstanding African American illustrator. She remained active after her husband's death through fighting against apartheid in South Africa, and by expressing her voice and views as a columnist to CNN. She died on January 30, 2006 in Rosarito, Mexico.

    WRC Women’s History Month presented by April Schilling

  • Great summer opportunity for current 10th and 11th graders:  Includes tuition and cost of books.    In the Great Jewish Books Summer Program, students read, discuss, argue about, and fall in love with modern Jewish literature.  The 2021 program will be fully remote, connecting students from across the country and beyond to create a friendly, engaging online community of readers.     The program includes dynamic seminars led by college faculty, a deep-dive into modern Jewish literature and talks with contemporary writers as well as social activities.  For more info:  https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/educational-programs/great-jewish-books-summer-program.  Applicatoin DUE: March 29

  • 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, dates, and meeting links right here: bit.ly/arhssj

    This week: Tomorrow from 12-12:40, the Antisemitism Awareness Project will be leading a discussion on the history of antisemitism and its implications on modern life. If you have any questions, email baxterer@arps.org, vanhornsh@arps.org, or rueschemeyerbaileynr@arps.org.







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