Jamie Ewing is a National Board certified teacher who has been recognized nationally and internationally for the way he inspires learning. Jamie is the 2015 Henry Ford Innovative Teacher of the Year, 2014 MOHAI Teacher of the Year, and the 2013 National Academy of Arts and Science in Education Innovative […]
Southwest’s Komen Toastmasters Elects New Officers
Komen Toastmasters—Southwest’s friendly neighborhood toastmasters’ club—elected new officers for the 2016/17 toastmasters year, which runs from July 1 2016 to June 30 2017. Distinguished Toastmaster Vann-Di Galloway is serving as club president. Mr. Galloway has served in various leadership roles both in Toastmasters District 27, which covers Southeast and Southwest […]
17 Southwest Students Awarded College Scholarships
Photo caption: Benjamin Sands holding the original saxophone sponsored by his SWNA scholarship. Photo caption: Scholarship alumni (L to R): Kirstin Jones, Jamal Jones, Mary Early, and Rhonda Hamilton. Photo caption: 2016 scholarship recipients (front row L to R): Nicolas Moses, Alysha Berry, Haili Blassingame, and Kiana Livingston. (Back row […]
What’s in a Name: A Series on Shakespeare, SEU, and Southwest, Part 4
Author’s note: This is part four of a series on the redevelopment of the old Southeastern University site in Southwest. These articles will serve to provide information for the greater community, and not to take a side on the development debate. This series, started in Sept. 2015, continues to focus on the […]
Field Trip: We Landed on Earth!
Did you know NASA’s headquarters are located in Southwest DC? Located on the corner of 4th and E St. SW, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is in charge of U.S. science and technology that has to do with airplanes or space. The headquarters building is just one of 10 […]
August 2016 Community Calendar
Nats Host WHHA for Herbert Hoover Day
On July 3, the Washington Nationals hosted the White House Historical Association (WHHA) to commemorate the 31st president of the United States, Herbert Hoover. The day started with a Hoover bobblehead for the first 25,000 fans and was further highlighted by the presence of two of the former president’s great-grandchildren. […]