After five years at Amidon-Bowen, with two more to go, I am confident that my three children have received a competitive advantage over other, equally bright children who may apply to Ivy League schools and other top universities 10 years from now. In their college applications, my children will be […]
SWNA Scholar Gets Away to France
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Haili Blassinghame is one of 12 students who received a scholarship from the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly in 2015. The second semester of her junior year at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA began in Nice, France (on the French Riviera to be exact), at the end of January. This opportunity is a […]
“Books From Birth” Live; Sign Up Now
Books From Birth is open to all children under the age of five who live in Washington, DC. Please complete the form at http://dclibrary.org/booksfrombirth to register the eligible children in your household for the Books From Birth program. If you have any questions or any technical issues filling out the application, please contact us booksfrombirth@dc.gov. […]
College Board’s Educational Opportunity Center Serves District Residents
For more than 48 years, the College Board’s Educational Opportunity Center (EOC), a nonprofit, has been serving the educational needs of Washington, DC residents, providing low-income, first-generation students with the free information, guidance, and counseling they need to take full advantage of educational opportunities. Federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the […]
It Takes a Neighborhood: Why Amidon-Bowen Is the Right School for All Our Kids
As an education researcher and a former teacher, I have spent a lot of time thinking about the plight of urban schools and their challenges with poverty, student achievement, and teacher quality and turnover. Amidon-Bowen Elementary School in Southwest faces many of these issues: Test scores are low, and 78% […]
SWNA Scholar Impacting Community
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Photo caption: Bianca Kersellius Bianca Kersellius is a senior studying communications at Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg. She received a scholarship from the Southwest Neighborhood Association this past summer. Kersellius said about her scholarship, “this scholarship has helped me with my finances as I try to finish my last year of […]
Computers-for-Kids Winter Graduation
More than 30 guests attended the SWNA Youth Activities Task Force (YATF) Computers-for-Kids graduation on Saturday, Dec. 12. Held in partnership with the James Creek Resident Council located on N St. SW, the winter graduation was déjà vu, as this was the site of the first and most successful computer […]