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 […]
Jefferson Academy Students Show Support to Sandy Hook
In the wake of the tragedy in Newtown, twenty young children and six adults have lost their lives in a senseless act of violence. As Newtown and the nation mourn the loss and the issue of tighter gun control regulations has risen to the forefront of discourse, the students at […]
Local Students Take Environmental Science to New Heights
When it comes to environmental science, most middle school science programs put together science fair boards or start a recycling program. This wasn’t enough for the students of Jefferson Academy. This spring break, our local middle school will send 10 to 15 students to Costa Rica to gain a deeper […]
What will the hotels on the Wharf be like?
Plans for two hotels in the Wharf development were presented to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6D at their last meeting. These will be just northwest of 7th Street, on the waterfront, in Parcel 5 of the development. The ANC commissioners will meet with the developers over the next month […]
Amidon-Bowen Hosts Ward 6 Community Conversation on Quality Schools
On October 1st, DC Deputy Mayor for Education De’Shawn Wright, Ward 6 BOE Representative Monica Warren-Jones and Ward 2 BOE Representative Mary Lord welcomed parents, grandparents, care-givers, teachers, counselors and other community members to the Amidon-Bowen Multipurpose Room. The program, A Community Conversation, which has been conducted citywide, addresses the question, […]
Jefferson Academy Begins Second Year
Jefferson Academy, now beginning its second year, is poised to be an outstanding middle school. Housed in the once magnificent old building, the new school has begun the process of certification as an academically rigorous International Baccalaureate school. Teachers are now preparing the courses they will introduce this spring to […]
Jefferson Academy: Off to a Great Start
Jefferson Academy was buzzing with activity the morning of Saturday, June 9. Twenty-five students, faculty and parents were cheerfully devoting their full day at Book-A-Palooza, cataloguing books found in the basement to be used in classroom libraries next school year. At the Academy’s first awards assembly, sixth-grader Ajani Young, gave […]