Friday, February 11, 2022
Today's Black History Month moment is by Ihuoma O.Gwendolyn Brooks:Gwendolyn Brooks was an African American poet. She was born on June 7th, 1917 in Topeka, Kansas. She wrote about the everyday lives of urban Black Americans. Brooks graduated from Wilson Junior College in 1936. Her early verses were in the Chicago Defender, a newspaper primarily written for the city’s African American community. She was the first African American poet to win the Pulitzer prize in 1950 and in 1968 she was named the poet laureate of Illinois. Annie Allen (1949) for which she won the Pulitzer prize is a loosely connected series of poems related to an African American girl growing up in Chicago. In 1990 she became a professor of English at Chicago State University and taught there until her death on December 3rd, 2000.
- We will be running a special schedule Weds (2/16) for course registration:
Special Early Release Schedule for 2/16/22
- The Best Buddies Club is having a Valentine's Day themed bake sale after school on Monday February 14th! Don't forget to stop by the table to get some treats for yourself or someone special!
- The Women's Rights Club will be selling flowers and stickers after school today, Friday the 11th! All profits will go to the Women's Resource Center!
- Did you know that Russian is the Language of Space? All NASA astronauts are required to learn Russian before traveling to the International Space Station. Want to be one of them? Come to Russian Club, every Tuesday from 3:35-4:55.
- Students interested in creative writing workshops may want to check out Woven Word Young Writers Workshops. They have February-March hybrid in-person/online workshops and also summer camps. For more information, check out: https://www.
wovenwordyoungwriters.com/ current-workshops.html
- Calling all cheerleaders! The Amherst Hurricane Dance Team, The Tempests, are holding tryouts for the cheer squad on Saturday February 12th at 2:30pm
Anyone interested in trying out will need to contact: Erin Edinson: edinsone1@arps.org
We ask each person who would like to try out prepare a 15-30 second piece showcasing their cheer style.
The Tempests perform at sporting events for both dance and cheer and practice two days a week; Mondays and Fridays 3:45pm-5:00pm We will also be looking for two co-captains for the cheer squad, so anyone interested in these positions should specify that in their email.
