On June 28, Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off the search process for the next chancellor of DC Public Schools (DCPS), which serves about 49,000 children. In the coming months, a search committee will solicit community input and advise Bowser on the skills, background, and values they believe the next DCPS chancellor should have. Then, the […]
Amidon-Bowen: A Year in Review
This year at Amidon-Bowen has been busy and productive. There are so many things to review. So many reasons to be proud. As a first-year parent at Amidon-Bowen, I was not sure what to expect of the school or its administration. I have to say that I was not only very satisfied with the school, the […]
Southwest Soirée Raises More Than $20,000 for Amidon-Bowen
Photo caption: Southwest Soiree VIPs (left to right): Commissioner Gail Fast (ANC 6D01), Superintendent Shawn Stover (DC Public Schools), Pastor Monica Raines (Christ United Methodist Church), Principal Tamikka Sykes (Amidon-Bowen Elementary School), Commander Morgan Kane (First District), Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), PTA Co-Presidents Rose Shelton and Allison Harvey, Bruce DarConte (CEO, NSC-Partners), Bruce Levine (president, […]
Congratulations to The SWNA 2018 College Graduates
Through the Education and Scholarship Task Force (ESTF), the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) has provided scholarships to more than 200 deserving students for the past 43 years. Scholarships were awarded to 21 students this year and two of them graduated from their respective universities with honors in May. The overwhelming support from the community made […]
SWNA YATF Visits African American Civil War Memorial and Museum
Photo credit: Thelma D. Jones Photo credit: Jamal Jones A group of 20 brave soldiers (12 children and eight adults) representing the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Youth Activities Task Force (SWNA YATF) valiantly fought the high winds and visited the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum (AACWM) on Saturday, March 3. The long-overdue visit was prompted […]
Amidon-Bowen Parents Tell Mayor and Chancellor: Stop Shortchanging Our Children
On March 8, parents at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School launched a campaign to lobby Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Public Schools (DCPS) Interim Chancellor Amanda Alexander to provide additional funding to our Southwest neighborhood elementary school. Parents identified two main sources of these problems. First, Bowser’s 2018–19 budget did not provide enough funds to the school […]
SWNA Computer-for-Kids and Mayor Barry’s Summer Youth Employment Program Graduation
Photo caption: Front row (L to R): Diego Haney, Anaiyah Ducan, Azariah Anderson, Dontell Frye. Back row (L to R): Valerie Chase-Robert, Jenelle Leonard, Thelma D. Jones. Photo credit: Perry Klein The Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Youth Activities Task Force (SWNA YATF) has conducted a summer Computer-for-Kids (CFK) computer training program at the James Creek Resident […]