February 2018 Edition of Envision Equity

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ENVISION EQUITY FEBRUARY 2018 KUDOS! By Dr. Monica Lakhwani—Multicultural Specialist Mr. Dwayne Roberts was honored and recognized by Congressman John Yarmuth and the Louisville Hindi Paathshaala on Friday December 1, 2017 during its annual event. Mr. Roberts, Principal of Zachary Taylor Elementary School, believes in building communities and strengthening culture among students. “It’s about doing something good for a group of good people,” Mr. Roberts said during his acceptance speech. Above, Mr. Roberts is recognized by Congressman Yarmuth. For the last three years Mr. Roberts has provided space at Zachary Taylor after school for students interested in learning the Hindi language. Mr. Prateek Gupta, Louisville Hindi Paathshaala’s Board Member is grateful to be able to organize weekly sessions and partner with the school as interested students across the district learn Hindi. Hindi is spoken by 400 million persons worldwide spanning the continents from Asia to North America. It is the official language spoken in India as well as recognized as a primary language (Fiji Hindi) in Fiji. It is the fourth most-spoken first language in the world. The event was also attended by JCPS Board Member Stephanie Horne. 30
MLK Courage 2 Create Poetry Contest Winners Please Have a Look at a Few of the Winners of our MLK Courage 2 Create Poetry Contest! The Brightest Star By Grant Berkley Kammerer Middle School, 7th grade Together in the Darkness By Ellie Koloms Bloom Elementary, 3rd Grade Almost 50 years ago, a bright star fell. An incredible man who we all know of well. He came in a time when we needed a voice. When equality and freedom didn't seem like a choice. "Be concerned about your brother" is what he would say. Those words are just as important today. My heart hears you from a mile away My heart sees you from a mile away You are fierce I am strong We stick together all the way Down the road Even if we get lost We find each other In the darkest places We rise up together Like angels on feathered wings His legacy means so much to us all. We must stay united or divided we will fall. "We’ve come so far but have so much further to go" It's what he told us then but we still need to grow. You see I AM Martin Luther King’s dream. And I want us all to play for the same team. Remember to shine bright and be true to who you are Because "only in the darkness can you see the stars." Dr. King Had a Dream By Chrysette Diggs Brandeis Elementary School, First Grade Martin Luther King had a dream That we would work as a team. We shouldn’t care about the color of our skin. Let’s get along and be good friends. There was a man who had a dream Of peace, love and harmony. Now let’s put are hands together And go to school and play with each other. And I want us all to play for the same team. Dr. King Had a Dream By Casey Guzman Ballard High School, Tenth Grade If your feet are planted among the dandelions, Then your eyes must rest upon the flowers of the sky, The wind may weave it’s way through your worn garments, As shooting stars pass through nebulas in the violet wide. All you wish for is to be among the stars, But if you weren’t among the blades of grass, Then how would you appreciate, How wonderful it is to be among the beauties of infinity? How would you reap what you did not first sew? How would you have grown if you were not first a lentil, And have not slowly grown as an emerald sprout, Reaching towards the endless sky. Appreciate the dull roots tethering you to your small beginnings, Without them you will never reach the grand ends, Or the tails of those far away stars. Remember to shine bright and be true to who you are Because "only in the darkness can you see the stars." Full List of Winners K-2: • Chrysette Diggs, 1st grade – Brandeis Elementary – Dr. King Had a Dream • James Flowers, 1st grade – Foster Tradional – Only in the Darkness, We See the Stars • Atonia Parks, Kindergarten – King Elementary - Stars 3-5: • Navarra Brailynn Brewer, 3rd grade – Lincoln Performing Arts – Beautiful Darkness • Syesha Gary, 4th grade – King Elementary – Find Your Star, Let it Shine • Ellie Koloms, 3rd grade – Bloom Elementary – Together in the Darkness 6-8: • Grant Berkley, 7th grade – Kammerer Middle - The Brightest Star • Believe Chakenya, 7th grade – Farnsley Middle – Rise • Alex O’Connor, 8th grade – Brown School – Martin Luther for a Day 9-12: • Shaylee Skaggs, 10th grade – Brown School – We are Stars • Brittany Johnson, 12th grade – DuPont Manual – Press On • Casey Guzman, 10th grade – Ballard – Far Away Stars 31
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