ARHS Morning Announcements

Friday, February 12, 2021

A moment in Black History brought to you by Khalila Lord Arond
Lucille Bogan-
Lucille Bogan, also known as Bessie Jackson, was born in 1897 and died in 1948. She is amongst one of the first female blues singers/songwriters to be recorded, and she is considered one of the "big three of blues music". Many of her songs have been recorded by later jazz and blues musicians, and one of her most famous songs is "Til the Cows Come Home". Bessie Jackson revolutionized the use of curses in her songs, and often sang about sexually explicit things. She was ahead of her time, because women talking about their sexuality was not accepted until at least 40 years later, though some could argue it is still taboo presently. Even though Bessie Jackson was labeled a "dirty blues artist" in her time, she did not stop empowering women through her songs and she should be remembered.
On Monday February 22, we will highlight Bishop John Hurst Adams

We’re checking in with you to see if you have picked up your books and other materials for 2nd semester. If you do not have them yet, please let us know if you plan on coming to the school to get them today, tomorrow, or Friday, during your lunch break or after school. Or if you need us to deliver them to your home if so please email Ms. Rodriguez at rodriguezl@arps.org

Teen Lounge at Jones Library is going virtual! We’re joining up with the teen departments at Chicopee and Forbes libraries to offer a virtual teen lounge for area teens ages 13-18 on our shared Discord server. You can participate in the server via text, voice, and/or video. This is a place to hang out and chat with friends and meet some new folks from around the Valley. We also have plans to offer programming such as trivia and gaming, watch parties, crafting, etc. so let us know what type of activities you want to see happen there! Join us at the kickoff party on Friday 2/12 (that's today!!!) from 3-4pm to play some games with a chance to win prizes! To get an invite to the teen-only server, please fill out this short form: tinyurl.com/joneslibteensdiscord. Send any comments or questions to teens@joneslibrary.org

Cybersecurity Externship
If you are interested in working in this field and can commit to the program during the month of June, please email me, Deidre Cuffee-Gray (cuffee-grayd@arps.org) with your interest. Here’s the link that will take you to more information about it.
https://www.experience.education/externships/

Expectations: Students wanting to attend must be interested in exploring the field and be able to commit fully. This is an all-or-nothing opportunity, meaning if a student signs up, they must see the commitment through to the end. Ideally slots will preference students underserved in STEM.

Format: The externships take place after school, typically, as well as on one Saturday. The students participate in groups in competition with other groups (often students from around the country or them world), listen to presentations from professionals in the fields, and learn about educational paths, etc. Student reviews so far are very strong.

SENIORS: Check your email for an email going out 2/12 from Miss Garrity containing the long-awaited Scholarship Book, containing over 50 scholarship opportunities! February break is a great time to start on your applications!

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!
Now in its 36th year, the ARHS Student-Written Play Festival has helped pave the way for everyone from first-time script-writers to alumni Pulitzer awardees in drama. Why not use this break to write a short play that could end up staged by the Theater Company this spring?
Even if you have only the tiniest bit of curiosity about Student-Writtens, you should definitely plan to attend a 3:00-3:30 meeting this Thursday about writing for our 2021 Festival. Details on script submissions, advice for getting started, and the format of the Festival this spring will all be addressed. Newcomers are especially welcome, regardless of your level of experience with any of this. We'd love to see you!

The meeting will be held at: https://meet.google.com/bwt-xndy-put
Google Meet Nickname: studentwrittens

Got a question or two? Contact Mr. Bechtold at bechtolj@arps.org.

Are you interested in publishing your artwork or creative writing, and are you passionate about environmental action? If so, consider submitting your art masterpieces to the Amherst Art for Clean Energy student anthology, co-created by Amherst Sunrise and Amherst Regional High School students. We are compiling written and visual art inspired by nature and/or environmental action, made by Amherst students or residents ages 5-18. After reviewing submissions, we will publish them and sell the final anthology to the general Amherst community. 100% of the profits will go toward converting coal energy to clean energy through the Beyond Coal™ organization. Submit your artwork here: www.bit.ly/artforcleanenergy! The deadline to submit is April 7, 2021. If you have any questions, please email artforcleanenergy@gmail.com.

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Bayard Rustin - Bayard Rustin was an activist in numerous social movements, including civil rights, socialism, nonviolence and gay rights. Rustin worked with A. Philip Randolph on the March on Washington Movement in 1941 to challenge racism in employment. He once was a member of the Communist Party but left when they did not support integration. In the midst of WW2, he served 2 years in jail for his anti-war efforts. He was an advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and taught him about nonviolent practices and Ghandi. He organized the first Freedom Rides and also helped organize the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Rustin also was one of the main organizers of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where Dr. King delivered one of his most famous speeches. Rustin faced much discrimination and criticism for being an openly gay man so he usually acted as an influential advisor and organizer behind the scenes. He spent his life advocating for human rights. Mr. Rustin was awarded the Medal of Freedom posthumously in 2013 by President Barack Obama. A moment in Black History brought to you by Nandi Chivende, Talvin Dhingra and Ava Mendelsohn Tomorrow, we will highlight Lucille Bogan

Hey Seniors you are all invited to a 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. See you ALL then 2021!
Now in its 36th year, the ARHS Student-Written Play Festival has helped pave the way for everyone from first-time script-writers to alumni Pulitzer awardees in drama. Why not use this break to write a short play that could end up staged by the Theater Company this spring?
Even if you have only the tiniest bit of curiosity about Student-Writtens, you should definitely plan to attend a 3:00-3:30 meeting this Thursday about writing for our 2021 Festival. Details on script submissions, advice for getting started, and the format of the Festival this spring will all be addressed. Newcomers are especially welcome, regardless of your level of experience with any of this. We'd love to see you!

The meeting will be held at: https://meet.google.com/bwt-xndy-put
Google Meet Nickname: studentwrittens

Got a question or two? Contact Mr. Bechtold at bechtolj@arps.org.

Are you interested in publishing your artwork or creative writing, and are you passionate about environmental action? If so, consider submitting your art masterpieces to the Amherst Art for Clean Energy student anthology, co-created by Amherst Sunrise and Amherst Regional High School students. We are compiling written and visual art inspired by nature and/or environmental action, made by Amherst students or residents ages 5-18. After reviewing submissions, we will publish them and sell the final anthology to the general Amherst community. 100% of the profits will go toward converting coal energy to clean energy through the Beyond Coal™ organization. Submit your artwork here: www.bit.ly/artforcleanenergy! The deadline to submit is April 7, 2021. If you have any questions, please email artforcleanenergy@gmail.com.

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Wednesday, February 9, 2021

A moment in Black History brought to you by Anajisa Robinson- Bessie Coleman was an early American civil aviator. Born January 28, 1892 in Atlanta, Texas, she was the first African American Woman and the first Native American to hold a pilot license. She was also the first African American to hold an International Pilot License. Known for performing flying tricks, Coleman earned the nicknames Brave Bessie and Queen Bess. Her goals and dreams of opening a school for African American Women to become pilots were unfulfilled. On April 30, 1926, she tragically fell out of an open aircraft, while testing it with mechanic William Willis. Yesterday's moment on Fritz Pollard was brought to you by Brandon Stewart Tomorrow we will highlight Bayard Rustin
Are you interested in publishing your artwork or creative writing, and are you passionate about environmental action? If so, consider submitting your art masterpieces to the Amherst Art for Clean Energy student anthology, co-created by Amherst Sunrise and Amherst Regional High School students. We are compiling written and visual art inspired by nature and/or environmental action, made by Amherst students or residents ages 5-18. After reviewing submissions, we will publish them and sell the final anthology to the general Amherst community. 100% of the profits will go toward converting coal energy to clean energy through the Beyond Coal™ organization. Submit your artwork here: www.bit.ly/artforcleanenergy! The deadline to submit is April 7, 2021. If you have any questions, please email artforcleanenergy@gmail.com.
Congratulations to Sofie Montti and Ruthie Weinbaum, who were accepted into the Massachusetts All-State Chorus! They scored high enough on their video auditions that they will now be participating in a virtual choral piece conducted by Dr. Jeffery Redding, 2019 GRAMMY Award Music Educator of the Year.
The Environmental Action Club has partnered with an organization called Tree-Plenish to plant trees in the Amherst community! Our goal is 230 trees, which will offset the school’s yearly paper consumption. If you’d like to request a tree, go to https://www.tree-plenishevents.org/amherst. You can also volunteer for our planting event on April 24th. Trees are only $5, and we’re offering red oak, red maple, or river birch saplings.

What does artificial intelligence (AI) have to do with engineering? Come find out at a free virtual AI camp hosted by Western New England University (WNE) on Feb. 15-19 from 3:00-4:15pm. Each day, you'll hear from WNE faculty about their engineering specialty and learn some AI basics. Join one day, or join all of them. Free registration here and more information here. Hope to see you at the camp!

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Fritz Pollard- Frederick Douglass Pollard, nicknamed “Fritz,” wah s born in 1894 in Chicago to a Native American mother and West Indian father who made a name for himself during the Civil War as a champion boxer. Pollard attended Brown University, where he emerged as a star football player despite experiencing racial prejudice in the form of slurs shouted at him during games, even from his own team.That same year, Pollard became the first African-American to play in the Rose Bowl and the second African-American college football player to be named an All-American (behind William Henry Lewis). Pollard’s pro football career began in 1919, when he became a member of Ohio’s Akron Pros, who eventually joined the American Professional Football Association, which was renamed the National Football League in 1922. Same as in college, Pollard experienced racism from fellow players who didn’t want him on the field. One of those skeptical counterparts was none other than star player Jim Thorpe, even though both he and Pollard shared a similar background, with each having Native American mothers.At 5-foot-9 and 165 pounds, while playing in an era long before football became a passing game, Pollard’s speed and athleticism made him a natural halfback — the same position for which he’d ultimately be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Yet when he signed with the Hammond Pros in 1923, he became the team’s signal-caller, marking a new era in the young history of the NFL as the league’s first black quarterback. In 1921, two years before pioneering the quarterback position, he was named the co-coach of the Akron Pros, making him the first African-American head coach in NFL history. Pollard went on to coach three more NFL teams — the Milwaukee Badgers (1922), the Hammond Pros (1923, 1925), and the Providence Steam Roller (1925) — before leading his most famous pro team, the Harlem, New York-based Brown Bombers, from 1935-38 after a “gentleman’s agreement” enacted by the NFL owners in 1933 segregated the league. In an effort to preserve Pollard’s coaching legacy and extend the trail he blazed in 1921 as the league’s first black head coach, the Fritz Pollard Alliance was established in 2002 as an affinity group consisting of NFL personnel dedicated to creating more opportunities for candidates of color in search of coaching and front-office positions. A moment in Black History brought to you by Brandon Stewart Tomorrow, we will highlight Bessie Coleman

Are you interested in publishing your artwork or creative writing, and are you passionate about environmental action? If so, consider submitting your art masterpieces to the Amherst Art for Clean Energy student anthology, co-created by Amherst Sunrise and Amherst Regional High School students. We are compiling written and visual art inspired by nature and/or environmental action, made by Amherst students or residents ages 5-18. After reviewing submissions, we will publish them and sell the final anthology to the general Amherst community. 100% of the profits will go toward converting coal energy to clean energy through the Beyond Coal™ organization. Submit your artwork here: www.bit.ly/artforcleanenergy! The deadline to submit is April 7, 2021. If you have any questions, please email artforcleanenergy@gmail.com.
Congratulations to Sofie Montti and Ruthie Weinbaum, who were accepted into the Massachusetts All-State Chorus! They scored high enough on their video auditions that they will now be participating in a virtual choral piece conducted by Dr. Jeffery Redding, 2019 GRAMMY Award Music Educator of the Year.

The Environmental Action Club has partnered with an organization called Tree-Plenish to plant trees in the Amherst community! Our goal is 230 trees, which will offset the school’s yearly paper consumption. If you’d like to request a tree, go to https://www.tree-plenishevents.org/amherst. You can also volunteer for our planting event on April 24th. Trees are only $5, and we’re offering red oak, red maple, or river birch saplings.

What does artificial intelligence (AI) have to do with engineering? Come find out at a free virtual AI camp hosted by Western New England University (WNE) on Feb. 15-19 from 3:00-4:15pm. Each day, you'll hear from WNE faculty about their engineering specialty and learn some AI basics. Join one day, or join all of them. Free registration here and more information here. Hope to see you at the camp!

Monday, February 8, 2021

Elizabeth Freeman -
Elizabeth ‘Bett’ Freeman was born into
slavery around 1744 and was given to Hannah and her husband by Hannah’s father Hogeboom. Bett stayed with them until 1781, during this time she had her daughter Little Bett. Bett was a midwife, herbalist and a servant and was said to have a strong spirit and sense of self.
Soon after the Revolutionary War, Elizabeth heard the Massachusetts constitution being read aloud. She recognized the potential legal and moral effect of the words Soon after she sought an attorney to sue for her freedom. Mr. Sedgwick, with the help of lawyer Tapping Reeve, agreed to represent Bet and Brom, another of Ashley’s slaves. The case of Brom and Bett v Ashley was heard in August 1781. Sedgwick and Reeve asserted that the constitutional provision that “all men are born free and equal” abolished slavery. The jury ruled in Bett’s favor and she became the first African American woman to be set free under the Massachusetts State Constitution. Elizabeth Freeman's case was cited as precedent when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard the appeal of Quock Walker v. Jennison, and upheld Walker’s freedom. These two cases helped set the legal precedent that ended slavery in Massachusetts.
Tomorrow, we will highlight Fritz Pollard
A moment in Black History brought to you by Janita Varela

The Environmental Action Club has partnered with an organization called Tree-Plenish to plant trees in the Amherst community! Our goal is 230 trees, which will offset the school’s yearly paper consumption. If you’d like to request a tree, go to https://www.tree-plenishevents.org/amherst. You can also volunteer for our planting event on April 24th. Trees are only $5, and we’re offering red oak, red maple, or river birch saplings.

What does artificial intelligence (AI) have to do with engineering? Come find out at a free virtual AI camp hosted by Western New England University (WNE) on Feb. 15-19 from 3:00-4:15pm. Each day, you'll hear from WNE faculty about their engineering specialty and learn some AI basics. Join one day, or join all of them. Free registration here and more information here. Hope to see you at the camp!

Help people stay warm this winter! The Class of 2024 has set up a box at Provisions (113 Cowls Road, North Amherst, MA) to collect usable coats, hats, mittens, or any other items to help people stay warm. These items will be dropped off at the Amherst Survival Center, an organization that provides resources for people experiencing homelessness. During the coronavirus pandemic, it is really important that we try to help those who need it, especially during this harsh winter. Please lend a hand to families in our town by donating one or more winter items to our drop-off box. The community needs your help!

Friday, February 5, 2021

Ron Welburn-
Ron Welburn is of Native and African American descent, and although he focuses a lot of his work on his Native American heritage and perspective, he has written poems about his African American heritage as well. He grew up in West Philadelphia, graduated from Lincoln University, and has twice won the Silvera Poetry Prize. He is a local poet, with 7 books published, as well as being an English Professor at UMass. He teaches Native literature and 19th and 20th century American literature. This moment in Black History is brought to you by Juliana Shepard
Monday, we will highlight Elizabeth Freeman

What does artificial intelligence (AI) have to do with engineering? Come find out at a free virtual AI camp hosted by Western New England University (WNE) on Feb. 15-19 from 3:00-4:15pm. Each day, you'll hear from WNE faculty about their engineering specialty and learn some AI basics. Join one day, or join all of them. Free registration here and more information here. Hope to see you at the camp!

Help people stay warm this winter! The Class of 2024 has set up a box at Provisions (113 Cowls Road, North Amherst, MA) to collect usable coats, hats, mittens, or any other items to help people stay warm. These items will be dropped off at the Amherst Survival Center, an organization that provides resources for people experiencing homelessness. During the coronavirus pandemic, it is really important that we try to help those who need it, especially during this harsh winter. Please lend a hand to families in our town by donating one or more winter items to our drop-off box. The community needs your help!

If you completed an ALP in the first semester we want to hear from you. Please write a short summary (approximately a paragraph) of your work and (if possible) include a picture--we would love to share it with the school community. Attached you will find a folder that you can drop these summaries in. We will try to publish the newsletter next week. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qXvA-iPv7-5F9piVIdkMNUNs087H8G94?usp=sharing
SENIORS FAFSA Support
Please use your resources to complete your FAFSA (you can call the admissions/financial aid office as well).DIY - https://www.mefa.org/blog/all-things-fafsa (great webinar to do it step-by-step)
FAFSA Help - February 7th - En Español 2:00-3:00pm https://www.mefa.org/events/fafsa-day-ma-event-in-spanish
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) became available on October 1, 2020 for students attending college in the 2021-22 academic year. Have questions about filling out the FAFSA? Financial aid experts will go through a short presentation in Spanish followed by a live Q/A session to get FREE help applying for financial aid for college. Live transcription will be available.
February 11th, 7:00pm-8:00pm
https://www.mefa.org/events/fafsa-day-ma-event
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) became available on October 1, 2020 for students attending college in the 2021-22 academic year. Have questions about filling out the FAFSA? Financial aid experts will go through a short presentation followed by a live Q/A session to get FREE help applying for financial aid for college. Live transcription will be available.

Hi Seniors,
Last call for an opportunity for Instant or Express Accept to 17 MA State Colleges on February 4th
Sign up for one of the orientation sessions, and get the keys to the castle. You can sign up for as many as three interviews with admissions officers (17 colleges to choose from). If the MCAC Orientation times don't work for you, reach out directly to Ms. Cuffee-Gray
2/3 Wednesday 8:15am https://meet.google.com/bqr-tgaa-zci
2/3 Wednesday 12:00pm https://meet.google.com/kym-efxy-jms
2/4 Thursday 8:15am https://meet.google.com/xrp-fnng-hds

Bay Path University
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater
Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg
Framingham State University, Framingham
Greenfield Community College, Greenfield
Holyoke Community College, Holyoke
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams
Salem State University, Salem
Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Western New England University
Westfield State University, Westfield (simple application available - )
Worcester State University, Worcester

Class of 2022 -
If you have not received a couple of emails from Your Friendly Neighborhood College and Career Advisor, Ms. Cuffee-Gray, it is likely that your Naviance emails are heading straight to your spam folder. In a reality that is incredibly frustrating and inefficient, the @arps.org system designates Naviance as SPAM. You need to go into your email settings and designate emails from Naviance as something you want to receive. This is called "whitelisting" (why is it "whitelisting" and "blacklisting"? hmmmm...), and you'll begin receiving all my little love notes about preparing for Life After ARHS. Cheers - Ms. DCG

On another note, it seems I misdirected juniors regarding the 54/22 question survey that is required of you to set up a meeting with me. Not a mean trick, just a mistake.
Here's what you should do:
1. Go to "About Me" in your Naviance account (upper right tab);
2. The dropdown list there has "My Surveys"
3. Choose what is appropriate for you

That should take care of it.
Here's a video
http://bit.ly/ARHSNavianceSurvey

Thursday, February 4, 2021

What does artificial intelligence (AI) have to do with engineering? Come find out at a free virtual AI camp hosted by Western New England University (WNE) on Feb. 15-19 from 3:00-4:15pm. Each day, you'll hear from WNE faculty about their engineering specialty and learn some AI basics. Join one day, or join all of them. Free registration here and more information here. Hope to see you at the camp!

Help people stay warm this winter! The Class of 2024 has set up a box at Provisions (113 Cowls Road, North Amherst, MA) to collect usable coats, hats, mittens, or any other items to help people stay warm. These items will be dropped off at the Amherst Survival Center, an organization that provides resources for people experiencing homelessness. During the coronavirus pandemic, it is really important that we try to help those who need it, especially during this harsh winter. Please lend a hand to families in our town by donating one or more winter items to our drop-off box. The community needs your help!

If you completed an ALP in the first semester we want to hear from you. Please write a short summary (approximately a paragraph) of your work and (if possible) include a picture--we would love to share it with the school community. Attached you will find a folder that you can drop these summaries in. We will try to publish the newsletter next week. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qXvA-iPv7-5F9piVIdkMNUNs087H8G94?usp=sharing
SENIORS FAFSA Support
Please use your resources to complete your FAFSA (you can call the admissions/financial aid office as well).
DIY - https://www.mefa.org/blog/all-things-fafsa (great webinar to do it step-by-step)
FAFSA Help - February 7th - En Espanol 2:00-3:00pm https://www.mefa.org/events/fafsa-day-ma-event-in-spanish
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) became available on October 1, 2020 for students attending college in the 2021-22 academic year. Have questions about filling out the FAFSA? Financial aid experts will go through a short presentation in Spanish followed by a live Q/A session to get FREE help applying for financial aid for college. Live transcription will be available.
February 11th, 7:00pm-8:00pm
https://www.mefa.org/events/fafsa-day-ma-event
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) became available on October 1, 2020 for students attending college in the 2021-22 academic year. Have questions about filling out the FAFSA? Financial aid experts will go through a short presentation followed by a live Q/A session to get FREE help applying for financial aid for college. Live transcription will be available.

Hi Seniors,
Last call for an opportunity for Instant or Express Accept to 17 MA State Colleges on February 4th
Sign up for one of the orientation sessions, and get the keys to the castle. You can sign up for as many as three interviews with admissions officers (17 colleges to choose from). If the MCAC Orientation times don't work for you, reach out directly to Ms. Cuffee-Gray
2/3 Wednesday 8:15am https://meet.google.com/bqr-tgaa-zci
2/3 Wednesday 12:00pm https://meet.google.com/kym-efxy-jms
2/4 Thursday 8:15am https://meet.google.com/xrp-fnng-hds

Bay Path University
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater
Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg
Framingham State University, Framingham
Greenfield Community College, Greenfield
Holyoke Community College, Holyoke
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams
Salem State University, Salem
Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Western New England University
Westfield State University, Westfield (simple application available - )
Worcester State University, Worcester

Class of 2022 -
If you have not received a couple of emails from Your Friendly Neighborhood College and Career Advisor, Ms. Cuffee-Gray, it is likely that your Naviance emails are heading straight to your spam folder. In a reality that is incredibly frustrating and inefficient, the @arps.org system designates Naviance as SPAM. You need to go into your email settings and designate emails from Naviance as something you want to receive. This is called "whitelisting" (why is it "whitelisting" and "blacklisting"? hmmmm...), and you'll begin receiving all my little love notes about preparing for Life After ARHS. Cheers - Ms. DCG

On another note, it seems I misdirected juniors regarding the 54/22 question survey that is required of you to set up a meeting with me. Not a mean trick, just a mistake.
Here's what you should do:
1. Go to "About Me" in your Naviance account (upper right tab);
2. The dropdown list there has "My Surveys"
3. Choose what is appropriate for you

That should take care of it.
Here's a video
http://bit.ly/ARHSNavianceSurvey

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Wednesday, February 2, 2021

A moment in Black History submitted by Simone Robinson
Fred Hampton -
Fred Hampton was an American activist and revolutionary socialist. Fred Hampton was an active youth leader in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He joined the Black Panther Party in November 1968 and quickly became chairman of the Illinois chapter of the party. Hampton’s activism and leadership made him an FBI target. So in December 1969, tragically, Fred Hampton, 21, and Mark Clark, 22, were killed and several others were seriously wounded by police officers as they lay sleeping in their Chicago apartment. The 14 police officers fired 99 times and none of the police officers were injured when they executed a search warrant to turn up weapons and explosives that they alleged the Black Panthers were hoarding inside. In 1983, a federal judge approved a settlement that awarded $1.85 million to survivors of the raid and families of the two men who were killed, to be paid by the federal government, the city of Chicago, and Cook County State Attorney’s Office. Malcolm X said “The Black Panther Party had dynamic leadership that drew people to it, and Fred Hampton was a wonderful example of that. He would have made a wonderful leader.”
Yesterday's moment in Black History was submitted by Petua Mukimba
Tomorrow we will highlight Nannie Helen Burroughs
If you completed an ALP in the first semester we want to hear from you. Please write a short summary (approximately a paragraph) of your work and (if possible) include a picture--we would love to share it with the school community. Attached you will find a folder that you can drop these summaries in. We will try to publish the newsletter next week. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qXvA-iPv7-5F9piVIdkMNUNs087H8G94?usp=sharing
SENIORS FAFSA Support
Please use your resources to complete your FAFSA (you can call the admissions/financial aid office as well).
DIY - https://www.mefa.org/blog/all-things-fafsa (great webinar to do it step-by-step)
FAFSA Help - February 7th - En Espanol 2:00-3:00pm https://www.mefa.org/events/fafsa-day-ma-event-in-spanish
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) became available on October 1, 2020 for students attending college in the 2021-22 academic year. Have questions about filling out the FAFSA? Financial aid experts will go through a short presentation in Spanish followed by a live Q/A session to get FREE help applying for financial aid for college. Live transcription will be available.
February 11th, 7:00pm-8:00pm
https://www.mefa.org/events/fafsa-day-ma-event
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) became available on October 1, 2020 for students attending college in the 2021-22 academic year. Have questions about filling out the FAFSA? Financial aid experts will go through a short presentation followed by a live Q/A session to get FREE help applying for financial aid for college. Live transcription will be available.
Hi Seniors,
Last call for an opportunity for Instant or Express Accept to 17 MA State Colleges on February 4th
Sign up for one of the orientation sessions, and get the keys to the castle. You can sign up for as many as three interviews with admissions officers (17 colleges to choose from). If the MCAC Orientation times don't work for you, reach out directly to Ms. Cuffee-Gray
2/3 Wednesday 8:15am https://meet.google.com/bqr-tgaa-zci
2/3 Wednesday 12:00pm https://meet.google.com/kym-efxy-jms
2/4 Thursday 8:15am https://meet.google.com/xrp-fnng-hds

Bay Path University
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater
Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg
Framingham State University, Framingham
Greenfield Community College, Greenfield
Holyoke Community College, Holyoke
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams
Salem State University, Salem
Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Western New England University
Westfield State University, Westfield (simple application available - )
Worcester State University, Worcester

Class of 2022 -
If you have not received a couple of emails from Your Friendly Neighborhood College and Career Advisor, Ms. Cuffee-Gray, it is likely that your Naviance emails are heading straight to your spam folder. In a reality that is incredibly frustrating and inefficient, the @arps.org system designates Naviance as SPAM. You need to go into your email settings and designate emails from Naviance as something you want to receive. This is called "whitelisting" (why is it "whitelisting" and "blacklisting"? hmmmm...), and you'll begin receiving all my little love notes about preparing for Life After ARHS. Cheers - Ms. DCG

On another note, it seems I misdirected juniors regarding the 54/22 question survey that is required of you to set up a meeting with me. Not a mean trick, just a mistake.
Here's what you should do:
1. Go to "About Me" in your Naviance account (upper right tab);
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Tuesday, February 2 , 2021

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Norma Merrick Sklarek -Did you know that only about 0.4% of all licensed American architects are Black women? The first Black woman to be recognized by the American Institute of Architects is named Norma Merrick Sklarek. Known as the "Rosa Parks of Architecture," Sklarek was born in 1926 to Trinidadian immigrants in Harlem, NY. In 1950, she became the first African-American woman (and one of only two women) to receive a degree in Architecture at Columbia University. Even after becoming the first licensed Black woman in New York, she was rejected from 19 other firms before finally landing a job at her first firm: Skidmore, Owings and Merril. Throughout her career she's worked across the country (and the globe) on projects such as The United States Embassy in Tokyo, Japan and the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, California. Howard University honors her with the Norma Merrick Sklarek Architectural Scholarship Award. She died in 2012 after a lifetime of leadership in American architecture.

A picture of the Pacific Design Center:

Tomorrow will feature Fred Hampton