During the shortest month of the year, we challenged our 6th-12th graders to write a short poem! A haiku is a short Japanese poem consisting of three lines and a total of 17 syllables. The first and last lines of a haiku have five syllables and the middle line has seven syllables. Jefferson County 6th-12th…
“Now all we need is to continue to speak the truth fearlessly, and we shall add to our number those who will turn the scale to the side of equal and full justice in all things.” Lucy Stone ‘Suffrage’ means the right to vote in a political election. In the past, people were banned from voting…
The women’s suffrage movement was a decades-long fight to win the right to vote for women in the United States. It took activists and reformers nearly 100 years to win that right, and the campaign was not easy: Disagreements over strategy threatened to cripple the movement more than once. But on August 18, 1920, the…
…A night at the symphony. The audience arrives at the luxurious Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. The house is packed out for a one night only performance featuring the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. The newly constructed 2,265-seat hall is packed out. Not a seat left unattended; tickets sold…
Make any party extra sparkly and colorful with unforgettable flavor and color combinations that are out of this world, cakes, cookies, and treats! To maintain their magical glow, unicorns must stick to a diet of sugar, sparkle, and everything rainbow! Learn how to turn everyday desserts into rainbow delights. These recipes use classic techniques…
Alright Grown Ladies and Little Ladies, guess what the month of March is… It’s Women’s History Month! March is the designated month to celebrate and honor the contributions and achievements of women in events in history and society. Did you know? In the United States, Women’s History Month traces its beginnings back to the FIRST…
