JCPS Black History Month Events
Some of the Black History Month events taking place around JCPS.
Some of the Black History Month events taking place around JCPS.
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Audubon<br />
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Elementary School<br />
African American Read-In<br />
February 11th-14th<br />
9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.<br />
Blake<br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
“Wax museum” of famous<br />
African Americans and their<br />
contributions to society.<br />
February 22<br />
2-3:30 p.m. in cafeteria<br />
Open to the public<br />
Bloom Elementary<br />
School<br />
Annual <strong>Black</strong> <strong>History</strong><br />
<strong>Month</strong> door contest. The<br />
topic this year is HBCUs.<br />
Throughout February.<br />
Blue Lick<br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
Steve Grant Motivational<br />
Speaker.<br />
February 27<br />
Brandeis<br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
Brandeis<br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
African-American Read In:<br />
Brandeis is Seeking<br />
volunteers from our<br />
community, specifically<br />
African-American leaders, to<br />
come in to our schools and<br />
read to our students!<br />
African-American Read In:<br />
John F. Kennedy Montessori<br />
Elementary School is Seeking<br />
volunteers from our<br />
community, specifically<br />
African-American leaders, to<br />
come in to our schools and<br />
read to our students!<br />
Friday, Feb. 22<br />
9:15 – 3:15 a.m.<br />
For more info, please email<br />
Stephanie Link at<br />
Stephanie.link@<br />
jefferson.kyschools.us.<br />
Friday, Feb. 27<br />
9:15 – 3:15 a.m.
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Central High<br />
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"Stronger Than Hate"<br />
poetry slam<br />
February 13. 3 p.m.<br />
Central High<br />
School<br />
<strong>Black</strong> <strong>History</strong> <strong>Month</strong><br />
Celebration<br />
February 21. 9:30-11:00<br />
a.m.<br />
Crums Lane<br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
“African American <strong>History</strong><br />
Night<br />
February, 21 (5:00-7:00<br />
p.m.)<br />
Crums Lane<br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
“Famous Americans” PAW<br />
Celebration<br />
February, 22 (2:30-3:30<br />
p.m.)<br />
DuPont Manual<br />
High School<br />
If There Is No Struggle, There<br />
Is No Progress Annual <strong>Black</strong><br />
<strong>History</strong> <strong>Month</strong> Celebration.<br />
There will be liturgical dance,<br />
song, spoken word, and<br />
instrumental selections to<br />
showcase the contributions of<br />
African-Americans in today’s<br />
culture.<br />
February 27.<br />
DuValle Education<br />
Center<br />
African-American Read-In<br />
(guest readers)<br />
February 26. 10:30 A.M.-<br />
3:30 P.M.
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Fairdale<br />
Elementary<br />
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K- They are learning about 4-5 AA historical figures and will<br />
write about them. They will do a bulletin board to display their<br />
work.<br />
1st- First is studying historical and present influential AA<br />
leaders. They are discussing civil rights. They will work with<br />
parents to make one square for each student, in order to<br />
create a quilt that will be displayed.<br />
2nd- This will be a Project Based Learning event. They will<br />
study various leaders and do a writing project to present<br />
during class.<br />
3rd- Literacy study w/ 4 books during reading workshop.<br />
They will research a famous AA and create a foldable<br />
bookmark and present the information to their class.<br />
4th- Researching influential black leaders, learning character<br />
traits, comparing and contrasting events and leaders. They will<br />
demonstrate their learning in Google Slides/Backpack.<br />
5th Will research contributions of AA leaders, select one and<br />
present during Morning Meeting in the format of their choice.<br />
Backpack quality work.<br />
Library- Research famous AA and do a report for 4-5. Study<br />
myths and legends for K-3.<br />
Art- AA collage artist Romare Bearden will be studied in order<br />
to create their own collage. K-5<br />
ECE FMD- They will study MLK and Rosa Parks. They’ll do<br />
worksheets and do Brain Pop.
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Goldsmith<br />
Elementary<br />
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Goldsmith will use one or more of February 27<br />
the NEW books from the Racial<br />
Equity Collection<br />
(see: https://drive.google.com/drive<br />
/folders/1R9I7zlAFVdM3TZkULDUE<br />
dtpWvy0JZgra ) for a book talk,<br />
book club, or other class activity<br />
2. Goldsmith will have students<br />
collaborate on a bulletin board,<br />
poster board, or online display of<br />
their learning (Backpack Worthy!)<br />
3. Goldsmith students will share<br />
their learning with someone other<br />
than classmates (ie 5th grade<br />
travels to listen to kindergarten<br />
project, etc.)<br />
Hawthorne<br />
Elementary School<br />
Musical group from<br />
Ecuador playing Music to<br />
students.<br />
February 12th<br />
Hawthorne<br />
Elementary School<br />
Hite Elementary<br />
School<br />
Great African-American Read<br />
Members of The Divine 9 and<br />
attendees of HBCU’s reading a<br />
book to every class. Books will<br />
feature black writers, authors,<br />
illustrators, and stories.<br />
Librarian and technology teacher<br />
are collaborating on a schoolwide<br />
thematic project across all<br />
grade levels to celebrate <strong>Black</strong><br />
<strong>History</strong> <strong>Month</strong>.
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Iroquois High School<br />
Iroquois High School<br />
J. Graham Brown<br />
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J. Graham Brown<br />
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<strong>Black</strong> Student Union to host<br />
be a painting/art session with<br />
an artist of color discussing<br />
the importance of<br />
representation and<br />
celebrating your culture<br />
through art<br />
<strong>Black</strong> <strong>History</strong> Ceremony<br />
which they are slotting later<br />
so that they can make it a<br />
larger event<br />
The Read Aloud: During the<br />
month of February, the <strong>Black</strong><br />
Student Union and Men of Quality<br />
will be reading books that involve<br />
diversity to elementary students<br />
every Tuesday morning before<br />
school, in the gym.<br />
<strong>Black</strong> <strong>History</strong> <strong>Month</strong> Program:<br />
This February, our very own <strong>Black</strong><br />
Student Union and Men of Quality<br />
are collaborating on the annual<br />
<strong>Black</strong> <strong>History</strong> <strong>Month</strong> Program.<br />
Together, the clubs are planning<br />
an informative and interactive<br />
program through various activities<br />
such as poetry, singing, dancing,<br />
and presenting awards as well as<br />
a school-wide Kahoot.<br />
February 7. 2:30 pm in<br />
Room 210<br />
March 21 & 22<br />
February 5, 12, 19, and 26.<br />
February 28, 2018, at 8:15<br />
a.m.
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J. Graham Brown<br />
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Jacob Elementary<br />
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Book Award: The annual book<br />
awards will be presented to<br />
students within our very own<br />
Brown School community. The<br />
purpose of these awards is to<br />
acknowledge minority students at<br />
all grade levels who have<br />
outstanding qualities inside and<br />
outside of the classroom.<br />
Students will be selected by a<br />
committee of teachers and can<br />
be nominated by their teachers.<br />
Recipients of the book awards<br />
will be announced each Monday<br />
throughout February.<br />
African-American Read-Ins<br />
Older students will buddy up with<br />
younger students to read a book<br />
by an African-American author<br />
and complete a small project<br />
about the book.<br />
There will be a door decorating<br />
contest between all classrooms<br />
that demonstrate a scene from a<br />
book by an African-American<br />
author. Guest readers from the<br />
community, preferably African-<br />
American, will then be invited<br />
into the room to read that book<br />
aloud to the class.<br />
A wax museum of famous<br />
African-Americans will be held at<br />
the end of February.<br />
February 4, 11, 18, and 25.
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JB Atkinson<br />
Academy<br />
Another round of the Jeopardy<br />
Game (With <strong>Black</strong> <strong>History</strong> Facts)<br />
February. 11<br />
JB Atkinson<br />
Academy<br />
Evolution of Dance<br />
February 15<br />
JB Atkinson<br />
Academy<br />
U of L Sorority/Fraternity<br />
“Stroll” Performance<br />
February 22<br />
Jessie R. Carter<br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
We will have daily<br />
announcements from students in<br />
the gym, an essay contest for all<br />
grade levels from various guiding<br />
questions, and an African-<br />
American read aloud series with<br />
people from the community<br />
coming in to read. Our committee<br />
was planning on meeting today<br />
to finalize the dates and times. I’ll<br />
have to send them later.<br />
Johnson<br />
Traditional Middle<br />
School<br />
<strong>Black</strong> <strong>History</strong> <strong>Month</strong> celebration February 25 and February 26<br />
at 8:37-9:03<br />
Johnson<br />
Traditional Middle<br />
School<br />
Band and choir students<br />
performing pieces composed by<br />
African American artists; as well<br />
as, the <strong>Black</strong> National Anthem.
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Kennedy<br />
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Elementary<br />
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Showcase of Learning: <strong>Black</strong><br />
<strong>History</strong> Celebration Come,<br />
relax and enjoy as the students<br />
of Kennedy Montessori goes<br />
back in time to celebrate the<br />
entertainers of Motown. After the<br />
musical performance parents<br />
and guests will be able to<br />
participate in a carousel of<br />
student learning (work samples<br />
and projects) that students<br />
created for the month of<br />
February. This is a family event<br />
that you sure don’t want to miss.<br />
For more information please<br />
contact Stephanie Bibb @<br />
stephanie.bibb@jefferson.kyscho<br />
ols.us or call 502-485-8280<br />
February 28. 6:00-7:00 p.m.<br />
Klondike Lane<br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
Students will be participating in<br />
activities specific to the events.<br />
One class will be working on<br />
writing their "I had a dream"<br />
speech. The forum is in-house<br />
and part of daily instruction.<br />
Throughout February.<br />
Lassiter Middle<br />
School<br />
We integrate <strong>Black</strong> <strong>History</strong><br />
<strong>Month</strong> readings, research,<br />
and student presentations in<br />
our ELA and Social Studies<br />
curriculum throughout the<br />
month of February.
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Laukhuf<br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
The Laukhuf PTA is<br />
sponsoring a Louisville<br />
<strong>History</strong> Interactive Museum<br />
from the Louisville Children's<br />
Museum<br />
February 13-14.<br />
Layne Elementary<br />
School<br />
Layne Elementary will each have<br />
daily lessons that will teach our<br />
students about relevant African-<br />
Americans that made a<br />
significant impact in United<br />
States American <strong>History</strong>.<br />
Additionally, the school has<br />
created an activity similar to the<br />
popular game of Jeopardy that<br />
the students will play learning<br />
about <strong>Black</strong> <strong>History</strong> facts both<br />
(past, and present) from different<br />
genres of time. Each month the<br />
Girls Empowerment Group at<br />
Layne has an educated woman<br />
of color to speak at their monthly<br />
gatherings. For the month of<br />
February the guest speaker will<br />
be Mrs. Tenesha Blakey<br />
Marshall.<br />
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Lincoln<br />
Performing Arts<br />
School<br />
Celebrations of Music to highlight<br />
the contributions of <strong>Black</strong><br />
Americans through jazz, blues<br />
and Motown. .<br />
March 1<br />
Class hallway bulleton boards<br />
show story boards of famous<br />
African American people<br />
throughout history and are<br />
displayed for all students and<br />
families to enjoy. These tell the<br />
stories of those who have made<br />
in a differernce in our world<br />
through students integrated<br />
projects.<br />
Drama and puppet monolouges<br />
for all students depicting an<br />
African American person they<br />
admire. The students "become"<br />
that person and tell their stories<br />
to others.<br />
Lowe Elementary<br />
School<br />
Bright Star Theatre BHM<br />
Assembly<br />
March 1<br />
Lowe Elementary<br />
School<br />
Nation in Crisis (BHM)<br />
March 1<br />
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Male High School<br />
4th grade students are working<br />
on Informational writing about<br />
famous African Americans. They<br />
will be presenting their<br />
information on the daily news<br />
telecast.<br />
"The Many Meanings<br />
Behind Our Hymns."<br />
The story of the African<br />
American journey told entirely<br />
through music. The program<br />
objective is to demonstrate<br />
that African American music<br />
is not simply a form of<br />
entertainment, but a strategic<br />
and calculated vehicle that<br />
drives the <strong>Black</strong> Community<br />
forward. From the battle<br />
drum of Queen Nzinga of<br />
Angola in 1580 to Tupac<br />
Shakur's Makaveli in 1996,<br />
music has lead black people<br />
thus far on our way.<br />
Beginning February 19.<br />
Throughout February.<br />
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Marion C. Moore<br />
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BSU Book Drive. BSU<br />
students will go to Smyrna to<br />
read to students and deliver<br />
books.<br />
Each day during the month of<br />
Feb., BSU will sponsor <strong>Black</strong><br />
<strong>History</strong> Trivia. Lesser<br />
known <strong>Black</strong> <strong>History</strong> facts will<br />
be announced over the<br />
morning announcements, the<br />
first student in each academy<br />
to give the correct answer will<br />
receive a prize.<br />
BSU and Moore's Racial<br />
Equity Committee will pay<br />
tribute to the African<br />
American staff and faculty at<br />
Moore who have significance<br />
in their lives through student<br />
written response (interviews).<br />
These essays/interviews will<br />
be on display for all of Moore<br />
to see.<br />
February 26 at 2:45 p.m.<br />
Throughout February.<br />
Week of February 25.<br />
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Marion C. Moore<br />
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Marion C. Moore<br />
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Moore's Racial Equity<br />
Committee will host a <strong>Black</strong><br />
<strong>History</strong> Round Table<br />
discussion. Students who<br />
write a response to "Why do<br />
we celebrate <strong>Black</strong> <strong>History</strong><br />
<strong>Month</strong>?" will be admitted to<br />
the event in order to actively<br />
participate in this studentcentered<br />
discussion.<br />
Moore's Racial Equity<br />
Committee will host a "Who's<br />
Who in <strong>Black</strong> America" during<br />
all middle and high school<br />
lunch shifts. Members of the<br />
community will be contacted<br />
to participate. We will have 5-<br />
10 individuals to participate<br />
on the dates listed. Dr. Stark,<br />
Iman Jackson will be<br />
contacting you about this this<br />
week. We will need you help.<br />
I've included her in this email.<br />
Moore's Racial Equity<br />
Committee will sponsor a<br />
<strong>Black</strong> <strong>History</strong> <strong>Month</strong> door<br />
decorating contest.<br />
February 21 during 7th<br />
period.<br />
February 11, February 18,<br />
and February 25.<br />
10:13 a.m.-12:36 p.m.<br />
Door decorating will take<br />
place from February 11-14<br />
and judging will take place<br />
on the afternoon<br />
of February 14.<br />
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Mill Creek<br />
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Mill Creek<br />
Elementary<br />
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Norton Commons<br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
Norton Commons<br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
Mill Creek Leadership<br />
Academy will continue its<br />
daily <strong>Black</strong> <strong>History</strong> Moment<br />
during our Morning Meeting<br />
Mill Creek Leadership<br />
Academy will celebrate <strong>Black</strong><br />
<strong>History</strong> <strong>Month</strong> with a Hall of<br />
Fame drama presentation<br />
Share SOME Love:<br />
Students will celebrate<br />
Kindness towards one<br />
another, and our students<br />
study about significant<br />
contributors to AA history who<br />
also believed that we should<br />
love one another.<br />
Multicultural Book Day read<br />
Aloud: administrators will be<br />
reading books to all classes<br />
throughout the day, and<br />
classes will extend the activity<br />
to other times during the day.<br />
Daily. 8:50 – 9:05 a.m.<br />
February 27 at 9:15 a.m.<br />
Throughout February.<br />
Throughout February.<br />
Okolona<br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
University of Louisville<br />
Department of Theatre Arts<br />
performance of “Don’t tell me<br />
I can’t Fly.”<br />
February 14 at 9:30 a.m.<br />
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Portland<br />
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Portland<br />
Elementary School<br />
Boys to Men is a<br />
weekly mentoring program for<br />
our 3rd-5th grade boys- led<br />
by primarily African American<br />
male mentors and<br />
intentionally focused on<br />
supporting our African<br />
American male students<br />
through better representation.<br />
Sister Friends, a weekly<br />
mentoring program for our<br />
3rd to 5th grade girls, led by<br />
African American females<br />
and intentionally meant to<br />
support our African American<br />
female students.<br />
February 25 at 9 a.m.<br />
February 19, 25, 26<br />
9 am -9:30 am<br />
Portland<br />
Elementary School<br />
A group of 4th grade students are<br />
working with local poet Lance<br />
Newman AKA "Mr. Spreadlove" to<br />
learn poetry devices and<br />
performance. They will research<br />
chosen African American figures<br />
from history and write poems about<br />
how those figures demonstrate<br />
love. Students will then submit their<br />
poems online to participate in the<br />
Kwame Alexander "Love is" prompt<br />
from NPR by Feb. 14th. Students<br />
will have a parent performance at<br />
the end of the program.<br />
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Portland<br />
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Semple Elementary<br />
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Smyrna<br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
Boys to Men is a<br />
weekly mentoring program for<br />
our 3rd-5th grade boys- led<br />
by primarily African American<br />
male mentors and<br />
intentionally focused on<br />
supporting our African<br />
American male students<br />
through better representation.<br />
Living Wax Museum.<br />
Students dress up and<br />
present over famous African<br />
Americans or Women who<br />
have impacted our society.<br />
Cultural and Equity<br />
Exhibition<br />
February 25 at 9 a.m.<br />
February 26 from 5:30-7:30<br />
p.m.<br />
February 28. 2 p.m.<br />
Not open to the public.<br />
Each class/grade level with<br />
make a presentation.<br />
St. Matthews<br />
Elementary School<br />
5th graders will begin our unit on<br />
slavery in the United States and<br />
the Civil War. During this social<br />
studies unit, students will study the<br />
impact of slavery on the United<br />
States and make connections to<br />
current racial inequalities today.<br />
Students will use textbooks,<br />
primary sources, video clips,<br />
written reflections and more.<br />
List compiled by the office of Diversity, Equity, and Poverty. (A.S. DEP).
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Watterson<br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
Watterson<br />
Elementary<br />
School<br />
Celebration of Love and<br />
Kindness.<br />
Poster Contest – Students<br />
research and share<br />
information about African<br />
American of choice (celebrity<br />
or family member); then<br />
posted around building<br />
February 28.<br />
6:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m.<br />
Throughout February.<br />
W.E.B. DuBois<br />
Academy<br />
W.E.B. DuBois<br />
Academy<br />
Friday February Facts<br />
During Brotherhood Time,<br />
every Friday in February,<br />
students will be exposed to<br />
Unsung Heroes that fought<br />
for equality for African<br />
Americans.<br />
Understanding the purpose<br />
of African Americans<br />
In guidance classes, students<br />
will be introduced to the term<br />
African American and<br />
understand how African<br />
Americans are connected to<br />
Africa. Discussion and<br />
guidance around the internal<br />
conflict of skin complexion will<br />
be addressed in these<br />
sessions.<br />
Every Friday in February<br />
Ongoing on Thursdays<br />
during guidance in<br />
February<br />
List compiled by the office of Diversity, Equity, and Poverty. (A.S. DEP).
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W.E.B. DuBois<br />
Academy<br />
W.E.B. DuBois<br />
Academy<br />
Who is on our wall?<br />
In Social Studies class,<br />
students will be responsible<br />
for researching the individuals<br />
that line the DuBois hallways.<br />
Students will determine their<br />
significance and create QR<br />
codes so visitors can instantly<br />
learn information regarding<br />
these current and historical<br />
figures. As an extension,<br />
Students will also determine if<br />
others should be added to the<br />
wall and provide evidence as<br />
to why they would be a good<br />
fit.<br />
African American<br />
Engineers and Verizon<br />
Engineering Week<br />
As a Verizon Innovative<br />
Learning School, we will<br />
participate in Verizon<br />
Engineering Week. In<br />
addition to the VILs videos,<br />
students in STEM class will<br />
also learn about African<br />
American Engineers who<br />
made a contribution to our<br />
society.<br />
Ongoing the month of<br />
February<br />
Week of February 18 in<br />
STEM classes<br />
List compiled by the office of Diversity, Equity, and Poverty. (A.S. DEP).
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Wilt Elementary<br />
School<br />
Wilt Elementary<br />
School<br />
Administrative Team will<br />
alternate every morning and<br />
read to all students from<br />
selected library books<br />
highlighting historical African<br />
American figures<br />
Third Grade has posted<br />
several African Americans in<br />
the hallways with descriptions<br />
of significance and<br />
contributions.<br />
8:40 a.m.-9 a.m. M-F<br />
List compiled by the office of Diversity, Equity, and Poverty. (A.S. DEP).