From an email:
“This event happening in Petworth on May 1:
Are you ready to test your music knowledge? Join us for a rockin’ night of musical bingo by Capital Trivia at Unos Mas (3911 Georgia Avenue NW), filled with friendly competition, catchy tunes, out-of-this-world tacos and margs, and fun prizes.
All proceeds from this event will go to Truesdell Elementary, (more…)
From a press release:
“On Saturday, March 23, a diverse coalition of D.C. residents will host a public event to save D.C.’s oldest bilingual daycare and longtime bilingual preschool
In a city-wide effort to save the Rosemount Center, D.C.’s oldest bilingual daycare and one of its most culturally and historically significant bilingual preschools, a group of local citizens are organizing a public rally and march asking Rosemount’s founder, House of Mercy, to work with the local officials and residents to preserve this vital, long-standing pillar of the community. (more…)
From DCPS:
“The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) is conducting a Boundary and Student Assignment Study 2023 (“Boundary Study”) to review DC Public School (DCPS) boundaries and feeder patterns and District-wide public school student assignment policies. (more…)
2000 Rosemount Ave NW at Park Road NW
“Dear PoPville,
Hopefully many of you are familiar with the Rosemount Center in Mount Pleasant in NW DC. Rosemount provides early childhood education and family support services to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children and their families in its center-based and home-based programs. Since 1972, Rosemount has served many thousands of DC children and their families. Focused on helping DC’s neediest residents, Rosemount received its first Head Start grant in 1986 and its first Early Head Start grant in 1996.
This past Friday evening, Rosemount teachers (and then the larger Rosemount community) were notified that Rosemount’s landlord, the House of Mercy (HOM), has terminated their building lease as of August 2024. This is devastating for DC children and families, as early childhood education is at a premium in DC and the Rosemount Center is a model HeadStart school. (more…)
From the Mayor’s Office:
“With the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasting continued snowfall overnight, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that on Tuesday, January 16, DC Public Schools will be closed. (more…)
Stephen writes: “Car crashes into fence at Barnard elementary” (more…)
photo by Erin
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve recently moved to a building that controls the switch between A/C and heat and they are refusing to turn on the A/C prior to the May 15th date that’s mandated by DC law. My apartment has been above 80 degrees for over two days despite fans running, blinds closed, and every other measure I could take to mitigate the heat inside my unit. In addition, DC Public Schools are also dealing with this and students are expected to learn in classrooms that are also over 80 degrees. (more…)
photos courtesy Story of Our Schools
From a press release:
“The Story of Our Schools and Eastern High School are proud to present “100 Years of Eastern High School” as part of the school’s 100th anniversary celebration. The exhibit features a replica of the Greensboro Four lunch counter, where civil rights activist and Eastern Alum, Franklin McCain, staged the famous sit-in, as well as a photographic timeline that honors Eastern’s academic, athletic, and creative accomplishments over the last 100 years. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Our 8th graders at Alice Deal Middle School (3815 Fort Dr. NW) are organizing a donation drive to benefit area non-profits.
Donations/contributions can be dropped off between 10 am and 12 noon this coming Saturday March 18th.”
