McGregor celebrates Black History Month With Thoughtful Research

By Angela Seders, Principal

During February, students at McGregor Intermediate School celebrated Black History Month by selecting and researching an influential person in history. Students conducted their research in DLC classes, as well as independently. In both scenarios, students were able to select a person of interest.

Mrs. Kavanagh, the DLC specialist said, “It was fun to see the student’s enthusiasm as they researched Black Americans whose accomplishments had a great deal of meaning to them, and a positive impact on history.”

Additionally, students who opted to conduct research outside of school hours turned in essays or drawings that were representative of the impact their selected person had in history.

Miniyah Ragland, a sixth-grade student stated, “I feel like Sojourner Truth should be represented more because she fought for so many different and important things.”

A few students chose to collaborate on their projects where one student wrote an essay, and the other student drew a corresponding picture to accompany the article.

Charlie Brunk-Clark, who was part of this partner work, said, “I chose to research and write about Misty Copeland because I’m a big fan of ballet and she is a hero that should be talked about.”

The students also started their day with a read-aloud from their teachers from the book, “Young, Gifted, and Black.” This book is filled with facts about important and impressive individuals, and the artwork within the book is outstanding!