🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣 CAN WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION???????? Here’s a friendly reminder that Parent Teacher Conference’s will be held today. This is a great opportunity to meet with your child/children’s teachers to express any concerns. 👨‍🏫 👩‍🏫 Learn how you may help your scholar flourish. Teachers are open to building that parent/teacher relationship. Afterschool parents, please take a few minutes to visit … Read More

Today’s Black History Spotlight: Dr. Carter G. Woodson Dr. Woodson could be labeled the epitome of perseverance. Henceforth, his dedication to broaden the academic knowledge of African Americans, would earn him the name of the “Father of Black History.” As you may know, BMH initially started out as a mere week. Woodson decided to create a platform to better educate … Read More

This past Friday, group 2 got in on the Glow Party fun. I believe the best part was Amy Jernigan, Terrence Summers, and Clarissa L. Gardner entertaining them with Valentine karaoke. The grand finale was the group as a whole singing Adele’s “Hello”. There’s never a dull moment with this bunch. Source

Today’s Black History Spotlight: Fredrick Douglas “Fritz” Pollard Jr. Fritz Pollard was the first African American to play in the Rose Bowl (1915), first African American head coach in the NFL (1919), first African American to play on championship team for the NFL (1920), as well as the first African American quarterback (1923). In 1936, he was on the USA … Read More

Looks like fun!!! Although this week was cut short, we did get to have a little fun. We started off with our Glow Paint Party. Followed by, a mini field trip to visit one of our partners, Desha Nicole Lunsford at her Candle Shop. Ms. Lunsford spoke with our scholars about the art of candle making. She rewarded our scholars … Read More

We are so excited to offer the Extension Supper Club this spring for 4th grade and up! To register, complete the registration form online: https://tiny.utk.edu/SupperClub We will be utilizing a private Facebook group for the Extension Supper Club. Recipe and shopping lists will be posted in the Facebook group and emailed in advance. Videos will be uploaded weekly, but you … Read More

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Today’s Black History Spotlight: Dr. Edward Alexander Bouchet Bouchet was the first African American to earn a PhD from any American University, in 1876. He was also the sixth person to earn a PhD in Physics in the Western Hemisphere. To this day, Yale commemorates his legacy by holding the annual Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education and … Read More

Last week, we kicked off Black History Month with a little county history, The Wessyngton Plantation. It reflects the family journey of many local Black/African Americans ancestors. Our scholars were intrigued with the information received from the video. We also, had another round of Math Olympics. Followed by a continuation of our current Art Project. Wrapping up the week with … Read More

Today’s Black History Spotlight: Meet Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson She’s the first African-American woman to earn a doctor degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the second African-American woman to earn a doctorate in physics, and the first to be awarded the national medal of science. She is highly respected as both a physicist and as an inventor. We have … Read More