On behalf of the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly, I’d like to thank those who responded to our letter in the June Southwester and sent in contributions. We rely on your support to remain a going concern. We always welcome new members and volunteers for our various activities. History Task Force – […]
ANC 6D Meeting Report
The June 11 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) meeting’s primary focus was the requested Commission’s support of the Stage 2 Planned Unit Development (PUD) for the first phase of The Wharf waterfront development, the area from Seventh Street SW to the parking lot next to the Capital Yacht Club and Jenny’s […]
Jefferson Academy: Off to a Great Start
Jefferson Academy was buzzing with activity the morning of Saturday, June 9. Twenty-five students, faculty and parents were cheerfully devoting their full day at Book-A-Palooza, cataloguing books found in the basement to be used in classroom libraries next school year. At the Academy’s first awards assembly, sixth-grader Ajani Young, gave […]
Poem: Love Builds
It doesn’t get better than this. Bring mom and dad, brother and sis. Sports fan or not Care none or a lot This team you don’t want to miss. Their spirit will capture your heart. Underdogs rising are like that. Suffering years Of losing and tears Now Cupid aims true […]
From the Southwester Staff
This month’s issue of The Southwester comes just as the public school year ends, and we have lots of education-related stories to show for it. We’re always grateful to all of our contributors, but this month we’d like to thank Meg Brinckman in particular for contributing four stories and several […]
Washington Latin Charter School Graduates First Class
Washington Latin Public Charter School made history on June 8 when its first students graduated. It marked the first time students graduated from a D.C. public school with a classical curriculum. The school also has the distinction of having every student in its first senior class accepted to college. Among […]
Amidon-Bowen Fifth-Graders Honored at Promotion Ceremony
To mark the culmination of their elementary school days, the rising fifth graders at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School were honored June 12 at a well-attended Promotion Ceremony. Principal Izabela Miller presented special awards for outstanding performance to fifth graders Jerimiah Barbour, Shomari Edwards, Robert Freeman and Chinwe Melifonwu. Alan Gropman, Ph.D., […]