Photo caption: Top row (from left): Instructor Gerald Brown, Zamya Davis, Brayona Scurry, Kevion Scurry, Instructor Jenelle Leonard. Bottom row (from left): Dereon West, Destiny Miller, Antonio Hamilton. Photo courtesy of Perry Klein. More than 40 people, all family members and friends of six young students, gathered at the James Creek Resident […]
Amidon-Bowen Parent Resource Center Opens
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]