Untold DC Student Stories
June 30, 2010 by Michael Price
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Family Focus, Intensify Education, Parental Engagement, Teachers + Parents, The People's Blog
The students of DC have overcome major obstacles to graduate from high school. Last week, At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown hosted the 4th Annual Most Improved Student Awards for over 20 District students. These are the stories you haven’t seen but need to hear. Learn from the students themselves how they made it through despite [...]
The Altar of Freedom: Veterans Remembered
May 28, 2010 by Michael Price
Filed under Eye on Constituents, Family Focus, The People's Blog, Veterans
Each year on Memorial Day we honor the women and men who served in the armed forces and paid the ultimate sacrifice “upon the altar of freedom.” Their courage and commitment to American ideals inspires us to be better citizens and reminds us that freedom is never free. At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown would like [...]
Stepping Up to Stop Teen Pregnancy
May 25, 2010 by Michael Price
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Family Focus, The People's Blog
On Saturday, May 8, 2010, At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown joined the DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy for its first ever Walk and Rally. Residents walked from Samuel Gompers Park at 11th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW to the John A. Wilson Building ending with a youth led rally.
Check out the photos from the event:
A YouTube [...]
Kwame Congratulates John Eaton Families for New School Playground
April 30, 2010 by Michael Price
Filed under Family Focus, Intensify Education, Parental Engagement, Teachers + Parents, The People's Blog
Today, At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown joined Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of a new playground at John Eaton Elementary School. Excited students, parents and teachers cheered for their new basketball court, soccer field and jungle gym.
“I want to congratulate the parents [...]
UPDATED: DC Memorial Service to Honor Principal Brian Betts
April 23, 2010 by Michael Price
Filed under Community Action, Family Focus, Intensify Education, The People's Blog, We Alerts
District of Columbia Public Schools announced that the venue for the memorial service has been changed. Please note the information below:
DC Memorial Service to Honor Principal Brian Betts
Community Pays Tribute to an Extraordinary Educator
WHAT: District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) will host a public memorial service to honor the memory of Brian Betts, Shaw [...]
Emancipation is Worth Celebrating
April 15, 2010 by Michael Price
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Family Focus, The People's Blog
Events throughout the District to celebrate DC Emancipation Day
Tomorrow, residents across the District will celebrate DC Emancipation Day, commemorating the “DC Compensated Emancipation Act,” which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on April 16, 1862 freeing 3,100 slaves in the nation’s capital. Events across the city will honor the men and women who fought to [...]
DPR Offers Spring Break Camps for District Youth
March 24, 2010 by Charles Mason
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Family Focus, The People's Blog
The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) will offer DPR Spring Break Camps for District youth ages 5 – 13 from March 29 – April 2, 2010, from 9 am to 5 pm. DPR Spring Break Camps are in line with the District of Columbia Public Schools’ spring break and will provide youth with [...]
District Students Gain Instant Acceptance to College
March 15, 2010 by Michael Price
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Family Focus, Intensify Education, Parental Engagement, Teachers + Parents, The People's Blog
Kwame: No DC student should ever think ‘I’m not college material’
This past Saturday, At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown escorted nearly 150 District students, parents and school faculty to the annual College Round-Up in Tarboro, North Carolina where nearly all students were accepted to various colleges. This marks the third year running that Councilmember Brown has [...]
College Round-Up Weekend Kicks Off with Rally in NW
March 12, 2010 by Michael Price
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Family Focus, Intensify Education, Parental Engagement, Teachers + Parents, The People's Blog
Inspirational students and parents recognized for outstanding achievement
Today, hundreds of students rallied at a District high school to promote higher education and inspire students to apply for and attend college. At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown joined students, parents, teachers and principals to demonstrate the power of education to change lives. Outstanding students and parents were [...]
T-Ball Clinics for DC Children with Special Needs
March 12, 2010 by Cass Luskin
Filed under Community Action, Community Events, Family Focus, Healthy Families, Safeguard Communities, The People's Blog
Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (HSCSN) is hosting a series of T-Ball clinics as part of their 2010 Youth Athletic Program (Y.A.P.) Adapted Sports.
The only requirements for the program are that participants be District residents 5 years of age or older. HSCSN will provide uniforms, equipment, and even refreshments.
Although the program is [...]
