Pajama Day, Twin Day, 80’s Day, Geek Day and Sport Team Day are just a few of the typical activities that Student Council members present for approval by the administration team for spirit week. Spirit Week is connected typically to a schools Homecoming activities. Therefore, when Mr. Daniels presented the purposed days to the administration team everyone seem to agree except for myself. However, I did not disagree with all the days just one day in particular: All Color Day. All Color Day is where students can choose one color and all of their clothing items must be that color. My reasoning for disagreeing with the All Color Day correlated with recent events that occurred at the school. Within the first week of school 3 students were identified as being members of 3 different rival gangs in South Raleigh. These students were identified at first with certain symbols and number that were written on their class work. Hence, from further investigation, it was found that these students had prior history in their community. Taking this information into account if All Color Day was allowed these students, in addition to others would use this time to express their gang affiliation through their colors. The principal agreed that she did not think about that therefore was grateful that I spoke up on the issue. Mr. Daniel also agreed and required Student …show more content…
West Millbrook Middle School establishes a culture that takes pride in building their school community. A community that involves the students and staffs working together to build a positive environment. Therefore, during Homecoming week Student Council really enjoys getting the students and even the staff involved in Spirit Week. Although, Spirit Week is enjoyable and brings the school community together Student Council members are aware of the proper procedures that must be used to get their activities
While watching the Uniondale School Board of Education meeting this was something very interesting. The people that attended this meeting where the school board members, the superintendent, the student member, business affairs and people from the local community. The people the present was the student member, two school board members and a couple people from the community. There were a couple things that the board talked about and the members of the community. Something that was very interesting at this board meeting was that the members of the board had a student member by the name of Campbell present during the meeting. Campbell raised a concern about the segregation that is happening in Long Island. She mentioned how she and other people
town, and there's not much to do on Saturday nights," says Kelley. "So it's a big thing to have a dance." And dances, KayDe adds, are "one of our school's only traditions."
A common thing seen in charter schools and even in the workplace are dress codes that discriminate against Black hair. Lattimore, author of an article called “When Black Hair Violates the Dress Code” describes one event where the dress code in school targets Black students. When a pair of twin get braid extensions their school claimed they were breaking the dress code as the school felt their hair was distracting. The family protested giving example of other girls that had extensions or dyed hair, however they school felt it was only the twins that were violating the code. When they refused to change their hair, they were punished by being banned from extracurricular activities, banned from prom and threatened with suspension. It wasn’t until the school was pressured by NAACP, Anti-Defamation League and ACLU, that the dress code was temporarily lifted. This school isn’t the only one to have codes that target black students in fact, the director of the Center for Civil Rights Remedies, Daniel J. Losen found that the majority of students charter schools suspended were Black. On average Black students at charter schools lose over 20 days more than White
The festival was well thought with the initiative to introduce such cultures that reside in the city of Spartanburg. The festival objectives...
Homecoming is a widely known tradition that every high school student looks forward to every year in the fall time. It consists of a great deal of preparation and activities that lead up to the big night of glitz and glamour. Students get to soak in the excitement with activities like spirit week, football games, homecoming court, and the pep rally. Everyone knows that the typical preparation of homecoming is all about the dress and hair, tuxes and ties, tickets and rides. All those tiny things will lead the dance to be reminisced after all the students graduate. On the other hand, while others prepare for a night to remember, a majority of people don’t realize what was planned behind the scenes to create such a wonderful event. The behind
A great majority of Native Americans literary works share the presence of faith and belief, which they consider in the Native American culture as the motivator to understand life. The spiritual sanctuary in Native American culture occupies a very important part in their culture and controls their routine life. Natural phenomenon, which the Native American culture believes, has a great power and affects their destiny. The holy people, wise elders and chiefs in the Native American tribes, are the compass and they are known for their knowledge. This paper is going to analyze three great examples of stories that present the uniqueness of the Native American culture: "The Flood" by Joy Harjo, "The Sacred Weed", and "The Singing Spirit" by Charles A. Eastman. In these three stories, the elders’ stories not only create the presence of the spiritual sanctuary in the Native Americans culture, but it also helps the tribe members to preserve their unique identity.
As I reflect over the materials presented in African American Pastoral Theology I have become more sensitive to cultural dynamics, life situations and relationships in the church as it relates to providing care for black people. Black people have come a long way in regards to social liberation however, the work of liberation continues. James Cone’s illustration between the cross and the lynching tree open my eyes to how blacks in America are still being lynched today. Cone suggests that when blacks cry out for help and are being ignored they are being lynched. He says that blacks are being lynched today by the criminal justice system, police brutality, in jails, on jobs, continued discrimination, and denial of health care just
On February 21, 2017, in class, everyone had to read a short story called " The Alligator River" and had to understand the moral and values of the story. Also, had to rate the protagonist and antagonist from numbers of 1-5. If a character was rated 1 that means they were least responsible for their actions and 5 meaning most responsible for their actions. After reading the story and rating the characters we had to class discussion on how the story portrayed power and privilege. Overall, in class, we discussed understanding white and privilege. According to this topic, we did a small activity called " The Color- Line Exercise" where each individual had to rate 25 statements from 0, 3 & 5 then form a small circle to have a discussion of what
“This is 2016, not 1916. This is America. This is a place where children should go to school and feel safe in their environment.” Sociologically we can compare this to institutional racism, racism that has become structured into existing social institutions. If a student can have something this terrible happen to them then you can only infer that this type of behavior has happened before. Since no action has disciplinary action has been taken against the white students, this could be an example of the institution thinking it’s okay. This institution has assumedly has had similar problems that include race but hasn’t done anything about it making it slowly lead to this problem, which in return structures the school around an idea that racism is okay. If the school had fixed smaller problems with race before, then institutional racism wouldn’t be a problem
The fruit of the spirit is not a living fruit, but a spirit of one. They are individual spirits given by God that mold our life and make us into who we are today. Can these fruits be given as gifts from God when we achieve something? Or are they given to us from the moment he creates us in heaven? There are nine of these fruits that he gives us, and they all lead us down a greater path of life. Now, how do certain fruits of the spirit affect your life? How do they affect others around you? And finally, how do they affect both you and other people?
Therefore, I look forward to getting to know students and guiding them to success with appropriate interventions and techniques. Although most individuals or schools present and host a one time, or once a year multicultural event on school campus, I am looking forward to implementing the needs, values, and embracing multicultural throughout the school year. I believe that schools should place great emphasize and celebrate the different heritages every month, instead of only celebrating and recognizing certain heritage groups into commemorative months. Because the commemorative months celebrate only certain heritage, I look forward to getting the student population data of the school and making sure I target all the different heritages and
Choosing what to wear for the day. This is what most students are thinking about when they wake up. Students need the latest fashion in order to fit in, but some clothing may not be acceptable to wear in school. School dress codes are denying students their right to dress how they want, but the dress code is important for the students and their learning. Students are beginning to stand up and want to be heard. Some students are taking action and want the dress code to become less strict but some schools are doing the opposite for safety issues and for the students healthy learning environment. Dress codes are important for a strong and healthy learning environment and is also reducing violence in many schools around the country.
Spirituality is definitely a part of the art world, just as it is for any other creative aspect of life. Spirituality is about a connection to something greater than your conscious self – your human spirit. The creative side of us demands that we connect with a part of our essence which allows us to transfer an image or thought to a form in which the senses can absorb the intended message. For me, Spirituality is about connecting with that which is not already encompassed within the five senses of sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. It is a knowledge or energy that comes from something greater than we are as individuals.
black teacher, which was never an issue in this case; the grounds it came up
As you reflect on life thus far, what has someone said, written, or expressed in some fashion that is especially meaningful to you. Why?