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Lathering an SUV in suds, Tyreke Poole, 10, goes over the car from front to back Aug. 25 during the ROTC car wash. The car wash collected donations for special trips and activities for the year and served as a leadership opportunity for the cadets in charge. “I helped my platoon wash cars, and my platoon commander gave me the opportunity to help lead it,” Poole said.

ROTC holds car wash Aug. 25

March 7, 2019
Getting his first look at virtual reality, Kaizhon Carter, 9, looks at the characteristics of the tundra ecosystem and fills in his worksheet with the detail he sees. For their first virtual reality lab, students viewed examples of ecosystems from across the world, using the goggles purchased by the school through a grant from Gear Up. “We affect the environment and the Earth everyday. We are science experiments ourselves,” Science Teacher Brooke Klett said.

Virtual reality allows student to explore biomes without leaving the classroom

January 28, 2019
With fans cheering for new royalty, Carlos Poole, 12, and Faith Odom, 12, embrace each other after being crowned king and queen during half time of the homecoming game. The couple said they were proud to represent the senior class and excited to do it together. ”I was extremely happy and a little nervous but the experience was so fun,” Odom said.

Eagles beat Bassett 45-6 for Homecoming

October 30, 2018
Adding water to her galaxy, Aaliyah Lopez,10, focuses on placing her colors in the order she planned. Lopez added glitter to create a glistening water effect during the Library Lunch event on Oct. 24 and used a popsicle stick to place her elements perfectly. “I went for a under water theme of blueish green waves,” Lopez said.

Library Lunch takes students to a galaxy far, far away

October 27, 2018
Called on stage by Adolph Brown, Dainon Green, 11, stands as an example of a part of Adolph’s life experience. Brown described his childhood experience as challenging, as his mother did not allow him to give up on his dreams and pushed him to succeed. “I loved the assembly. It was cool. He was very inspirational and I enjoyed talking to him,” Green said.

Speaker encourages students to push themselves towards success

September 28, 2018
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