The Department of Social Studies and the Department of World Languages recently sponsored the Global Black History contest. Three winners were selected - one at the middle school level and two at the high school level.
The middle school winner is Jacob Deal who attends James Weldon Johnson. His French teacher is Ms. Nicole Devenoge. Jacob selected Alexandre Dumas, an inspiring African-American writer as his essay topic.
Leila Estevez, a student at Sandalwood High School in Linda Cugini’s class, is one of the winners at the high school level. She selected the topic “Changing the World through Negritude,” in which she discussed Leopold Senghor, one of the most important African intellectuals of the 20th century.
The other high school winner is Hunter McWinn of Stanton College Preparatory School. His topic was “Promoting a Greater Understanding of the Francophone and Hispanic Contributions to Global Black History.” Ms. Kathleen Carpenter-Smith is Hunter’s teacher.
All the winners met with Mayor Peyton at City Hall and received a special certificate, followed by lunch at Maggiano’s.
Additionally, the following students from Highlands Middle were recognized as honorable mentions: Joseph Capalbo, Landa Allen, Maurice Daniels and Tia Cobb. These students were presented with certificates and movie tickets from Dr. Joanne Davis, supervisor of world languages and Philip Little, coordinator of American history.
Congratulations to these excellent students and their inspiring instructors!
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