Wednesday, August 28th marked the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. Students across the district participated in innovative classroom lessons focused on the march, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, and important aspects of the civil rights movement in America. At Mays High School, social studies classes watched documentaries highlighting the […]
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Walking the halls of Morningside Elementary on Tuesday, Richard Franco felt the same excitement he had more than 50 years ago. “I learned so much in fourth through seventh grade here,” said Franco, who matriculated from Morningside in 1951 and graduated from Grady High in […]
Tuesday is no ordinary day for the students, parents, faculty and staff of Morningside Elementary. December 8 marks the 80th day of the school’s 80th year. To mark this occasion, Morningside will have a PTA-sponsored breakfast for alumni and honored guests, student-led interviews of former students, teachers and administrators and a Dine-Out at D.B.A. BBQ […]