Center Named in Honor of Ron McBee “Just imagine,” the song taken from the 15th episode of Season 2 of the children’s TV and video show, Barney & Friends performed by the Amidon-Bowen students’ choir under the direction of music teacher Para Perry for the Grand Opening of the school parent center set the tone […]
Reading Is Fundamental Celebrates 50 Years of Inspiring Children to Read
Reading is Fundamental (RIF), the nation’s largest children’s literacy organization, celebrated its 50th anniversary of inspiring children to read, learn, and grow by hosting a virtual birthday party at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School in Washington, DC. Award-winning singer and actress Jordin Sparks; passionate advocate, actor, and musician Tray Chaney; and notable children’s author Tara Lazar joined […]
Back to School
Photo caption: Fifth grade authors with Amidon-Bowen Principal Tamikka Sykes. My name is Aanisah Myers. I am a fifth grader at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School. Getting back to school was exciting. I am mostly excited about meeting our new principal, Ms. Sykes, also advancing in math and reading! Math is my favorite subject. I also like […]
SWNA Computer-for-Kids Classes Held Over the Summer
Photo by Perry Klein. This summer, the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Youth Activities Task Force (SWNA YATF) conducted a Computer Training Program for Kids at the James Creek Resident Council computer center from July 26 to Aug. 11. The nearly four-week training program provided basic computer training that included hardware, software, keyboarding, internet overview, and a […]
New Principal at Jefferson Academy
There’s a new principal at Jefferson Academy (JA)! On June 26, Mr. Dohmann officially started as principal. He has worked at JA for four years but was not always the principal. First he was a math teacher for the 7th grade, then served as assistant principal for two years. Mr. Dohmann was overjoyed when he […]
Southwest as Backdrop to Spanish Summer Camp
The campers at Waterfront Academy are learning and practicing their Spanish at summer Spanish camp with Southwest as the backdrop to it all. Each week has a theme and new vocabulary for each theme. The vocabulary is then practiced as the children explore the Southwest neighborhood sites that are relevant to each theme. The campers […]
Computer-for-Kids Computer Training Program Graduation Ceremony
Photo courtesy of Perry Klein. On Saturday, April 23, five Southwest youth were honored with a graduation ceremony for completing the Computer-for-Kids computer training program. This ceremony was memorable for many reasons, but most notable is that the number of students graduating from the program exceeded the 100 mark for the first time since its […]