On Saturday, May 13, more than 100 people attended a Hidden Figures movie night at Westminster Presbyterian Church, an event sponsored by three Southwest organizations—Westminster Church Faith & Film Ministries, the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Education and Scholarship Task Force (SWNA ESTF), and Amidon-Bowen Elementary School. Featuring the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures and a […]
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 […]
Southwest’s Amidon-Bowen Elementary School added another first place trophy to its collection! The Amidon-Bowen Cheerleading Team placed first in their division at the DCIAA cheerleading competition on Saturday, March 11. The team scored higher than eight other teams in the Elementary Novice division. From their high kicks to great facial […]
My mother (Dionna Howard), with the help of my City Year, Mr. W, hosted a dance for the female students of Amidon-Bowen Elementary School and their male role models: A Night in Hollywood. My mother wanted to have this dance because she wanted all the girls at Amidon-Bowen to be […]
Around this time last year, I wrote an article in The Southwester advocating for our neighborhood public elementary school, Amidon-Bowen. It was a call to arms, asking neighborhood families to consider enrolling their children in Amidon-Bowen and to counter the status quo of socioeconomic and racial school segregation in our […]
Photos courtesy of Perry Klein. National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) violinist Marissa Regni and guest vocalist Kari Paludan entertained school kids from Amidon-Bowen at the Southwest Library with musical skits. This was part of the “NSO in Your Neighborhood” series in which musicians from the orchestra gave free performances in Southwest at […]
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 […]
