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Colquitt and Hawkins Named Co-Principals of Pershing Elementary
Pershing Elementary School will have two leaders starting in July. Deitra Colquitt and Jessica Hawkins will serve as co-principals of the school replacing Herbert Buie who is retiring after 14 years of service. Click headline to read more.
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Pershing Family Yoga Night
During Spring 2020, Pershing School will be hosting a 6-part series of free Family Yoga Nights with instructor Brittany Hill, courtesy of a grant funded by the University City Education Foundation. Click headline to read more.
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Growing Together: Elementary PTOs Create One U City
The District’s four elementary school Parent Teacher Organizations have banded together to create a new initiative called One U City. It is intended to drive #LionPride, build community across the district and ensure all schools have the resources and support to host successful family events. Click headline to learn more.
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School Schedule Changes Around Fall Break
As U. City Schools head into Fall Break, take note of a few changes to the school schedule during the next few weeks. All students will switch to virtual learning only on Monday and Tuesday (Nov. 23 and 24). Cohort A students in grades PreK-6 will do virtual learning from home on those days. Fall break starts next Thursday, Nov. 25, and runs through Nov. 27. (Click headline to read more)
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Registration for School Board Elections Begins Dec. 15
Registration opens Dec. 15 for anyone seeking to join the school board for The School District of University City. Qualified candidates will be added to the ballot for the April 6, 2021 election. (Click link to read more)
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District COVID Hotline Opens Oct. 26
The District’s COVID-19 hotline, which is manned by a school nurse, is monitored Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. It provides a place to obtain general information about COVID-19, district policies, testing locations and ways to access to primary care physicians. Parents should also call to report COVID exposure, test results, quarantine and isolation. (Click headline to read more)
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Upcoming Zoom School Board Meeting
The University City Board of Education is accepting public registration and citizen's comments for its Thurs., Dec. 10, 2020 Regular Board meeting. Click headline to read more.
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Fall 2020 Grab & Go Meal Program Updates for November and December
U. City Schools provides 21 meals each week to registered District students through the Grab & Go Meal program. Beginning Nov. 4, meal distribution day changes to Wednesdays, excluding Thanksgiving week that will be held on Tuesday. Click headline to learn more details.
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Cesar Chavez
Born in Arizona to a Mexican American family, Cesar Chavez grew up around the people he later helped through his activism. The defining moment in Chavez’s life came when his family moved to California during the Great Depression to become farm workers, cementing his fight for farmers rights, (source: https://www.biography.com/news/notable-hispanic-americans)
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Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Frida Kahlo
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is remembered for her self-portraits, pain and passion, and bold, vibrant colors. She is celebrated in Mexico for her attention to Mexican and indigenous culture and by feminists for her depiction of the female experience and form, (source: https://www.fridakahlo.org/).
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Hispanic Heritage Spotlight: Octaviano Larrazola
In 1928 Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo was elected to fill the unexpired term of New Mexico. He became the first Hispanic American to serve in the United States Senate. A former teacher and principal, he was devoted to achieving equality in education for Spanish-speaking Americans. At the 1910 New Mexico constitutional convention, Larrazolo was instrumental in securing the inclusion of a provision recognizing the Spanish language for use in conducting public business, (source: www.senate.gov).
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