Put a bit of June in January! The Camp Arena Stage Open House, which will take place on Jan. 13, is just the ticket to get a taste of summer. Camp Arena Stage Co-Director Rebecca Campana came here in 2004, from a tiny town near Buffalo, NY, for a four-month internship. She worked on the initial […]
The following Greenleaf Gardens Extension residents began their first year of college in this August. Donja Wilkinson graduated from Dunbar Senior High School, where she competed on her school’s track and field team. She is currently attending Georgia State University with plans to study pre-dentistry to become an orthodontist. Wilkinson excelled in her advanced placement classes […]
Amidon-Bowen has welcomed a new Spanish teacher, Leonimel Martelo. Mr. Martelo is from Colombia and moved to Washington, DC, to “make a great contribution to children’s education by motivating them to learn a foreign language.” He holds a bachelor’s degree in teaching with a focus on language and literature from a renowned university in Colombia. […]
On Sunday, July 9, the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly’s Education and Scholarship Task Force (SWNA ESTF) awarded 21 Southwest youth with college scholarships. The event, “Celebrating 43 Years of Awarding College Scholarships,” with the theme “planning forward for the future” was held at Westminster Church. In her opening remarks, Kirstin L. Jones, mistress of ceremonies and […]
Photos courtesy of Perry Klein. Aug. 21 was the first day of school at Amidon-Bowen. In a tradition begun by Ron McBee, members of the Southwest community were on hand to greet the students and hosted breakfast for the teachers and parents. Food was donated by Potbelly of SW, the Edgewood Brookland Family Support Collaborative, and […]
It has been a busy year for the Amidon-Bowen PTA. We’ve been able to accomplish a lot thanks to the hard work of a number of parents and community members. Some highlights include: Holding a fundraiser that raised $4,000 by allowing people to use the school parking lot for the Inauguration and Women’s March on […]
The Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) Education and Scholarship Task Force (ESTF) is pleased to spotlight three-time SWNA-ESTF scholarship award recipient Gary T. Hill. Gary is the youngest of four children born to Gary and Lureva Hill, and has been a Southwest resident his entire 21 years of life at The Commons of Town Square. His […]
