Fri - Feb 26th
February brings Black History Month and we will be recognizing a special African American each day during our announcements. Today we are recognizing
Muhammed Ali (1942-2016) Boxer
As a boxer, Ali is considered the greatest of all time. His style, power, ring savvy, and winning of an Olympic gold medal and the world heavyweight title three times was unprecedented. He lost the heavyweight crown in 1971. Ali’s professional record was 56–5 — but the fight that epitomizes his genius was the “Rumble in the Jungle,” the bout against heavyweight champion George Foreman. Ali, at age 32, was the underdog. But Ali’s “rope-a-dope” technique baited Foreman into throwing wild punches and exhausting himself. In an eighth-round knockout, Ali reclaimed the heavyweight title that had been taken from him 10 years earlier. Born in 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky, as Cassius Clay, he will be forever known simply as “The Greatest.”
Barack Obama (1961-present) The 44th President of the United States
Barack Obama’s stride into history has been as confident as it has been unlikely. He announced his candidacy for president on Feb. 10, 2007, a black first-term U.S. senator who previously had served just seven years in the Illinois Senate. He had little support from established politicians, and many black voters did not even know who he was. But his campaign became a movement. His soaring speeches promising hope and change inspired millions. Less than two years later, a record crowd gathered on the National Mall to witness what was once unthinkable: the inauguration of the first black president of the United States. Through two terms as president, he tamed the Great Recession, rescued the struggling auto industry, and enacted a health care reform law that had eluded Democrats for decades. He was disciplined and deliberative, even-tempered, and level-headed. He was often described as the smartest person in the room. Speaking to the nation in his farewell address, Obama reprised the slogan that accompanied his history-making rise to the White House: “Yes we can,” he said. “Yes, we did. Yes, we can.”
President Barack Obama, an African-American who we celebrate today for Black History Month.
7th and 8th graders:
The Binning Family Foundation has an opportunity for you to join their QuaranTEEN Film Festival! Create an original 3-5 minute school-appropriate film and enter it to be reviewed by a panel of judges for prizes. If you’re interested, stop by the office for more information.
All students that had STEM 1st Semester should drop by Room 1211 to pick up any 3d Printed projects THIS WEEK.