Scenes from the retirement celebration honoring Amidon-Bowen music and choir teacher Para Perry included (top, left) Perry dances with students; (top, right) DCPS Chancellor Lewis Ferabee appreciates the Amidon-Bowen Step Team led by teacher Jacqueline Cook; (bottom, left) Perry accepts a ‘Grammy Award’ for Best In Southwest; (bottom, right) Fifth […]
March 31: Expert to Speak about Socioeconomic Diversity in Schools
As part of a series of community conversations about the dynamics around race, class, and education in our neighborhood, the Near SE/SW Community Benefits Coordinating Council (CBCC) will be hosting Richard Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation, to talk about the upside and challenges of socioeconomically diverse schools […]
Passion for Teaching Defines a Stellar Career
(photo caption 1: Amidon-Bowen Second Grade Teacher Beverly Worthington photo caption 2: Worthington stands with some of her second grade students photos courtesy of Beverly Worthington.) This article is part of a series of profiles of teachers and staff at Amidon-Bowen. Dressed like a corporate executive with an actor’s […]
Councilmember Catania Attends Amidon-Bowen PTA Meeting
As part of an ongoing effort to visit all DC public and charter schools, DC Councilmember and Education Committee Chairman, David Catania, attended the Amidon-Bowen PTA meeting on Tuesday, October 8th. Catania’s visit gave Amidon-Bowen parents and interested community members the opportunity to learn first-hand about a number of proposals […]
Ron McBee Memorial Education Sunday
Event: Ron McBee Memorial Education Sunday Event Date: Sunday, November 24, 2013 Location: Westminster DC, 400 I St SW Contact: Rev. Ruth Hamilton, 202-641-8221, rwh@westminsterdc.org On Sunday, November 24th, 11am, Westminster Presbyterian will celebrate its annual Education Sunday in memory of the late Ron McBee, who was a friend of […]
St. Dominic Church Gives New Books to Amidon Students
St. Dominic Catholic Church has donated 102 new books to young readers at Amidon Elementary School. The books cover a wide range of topics, including rain forests, sports, and geology. The purpose of the program is to help families build home libraries and encourage children to read over the summer […]
Amidon’s Playground Opens with Squeals of Delight
With the sound of the lunch-time bell on May 10th, 2013, the Amidon-Bowen Elementary playground opened with children smothering every inch of the dynamic new playgrounds – finding places to climb and to leap that only a child’s imagination can fathom. Playground construction was delayed due to an unusually cold […]