Tag: Susan B. English
Washington DC Close-Up Trip Raffle
by Vivian Rojas
SBE Students: Olivia, Marina, Thor and Xandria are showing off this gorgeous handmade quilt donated by Alta Colberg.
This beautiful lace knit wrap throw was made and donated by Alta Colberg. The drawing will be held December 23rd, 2013, and the winner will be notified by phone.
If you are interested in sponsoring this great educational trip to Washington DC for our students, you may either:
Contact the school and leave a message for Vivian and she will happily send a student your way as long as there are tickets available!
OR
If you would like to contact and purchase the tickets from a student directly, please touch base with any of the following CLOSE UP students: Thor Burt, Devin Chissus, Marina Chissus, Calem Collier, Chaela Hilts, Aidan Phipot, Xandria Swick and Olivia Turner.
Thank you Alta for your very generous donation – and thanks to the community for supporting our trip!
TONIGHT – Susan B. English Students Develop Exhibit for the Seldovia Museum
by Jan Yaeger
Opening Reception This Tuesday
The Seldovia Museum is excited to announce its first community-curated exhibit: “The Native Cultures of Alaska”. Most of the pieces in the exhibit were designed and crafted by the students of Mrs. Bornheimer’s K-5 class at Susan B. English School. The lone exception is a traditional artifact loaned to the Seldovia Museum for the exhibit by Ben Botero. The students also created all of the exhibit labels.
The exhibit explores various aspects of the major Alaska Native cultures, with different students exploring topics ranging from food to dress, housing and spiritual beliefs. Students researched their topics and used what they learned to create displays showing the differences and similarities between the traditional cultures of the Great Land.
The Seldovia Museum will host an opening reception for the exhibit this Tuesday evening, November 19 from 6:30 – 7:30 pm. The public is invited to come and meet the exhibitors, who will be available to discuss their work. Light refreshments will be provided.
This is also a great opportunity to see the exhibit “Each Time I Remember, I Make a Doll”, SVT’s collection of 24 Alaska Native dolls representing work by some of the most well-known doll-makers in Alaska.
The student’s exhibit will be on display through mid-December, and is the first of what the Seldovia Museum staff hopes will be a series of temporary exhibits developed with the help of members of the Seldovia community throughout the year. The Seldovia Museum is now open year-round. Winter hours are Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm, and the Museum can also be opened by special request during regular SVT business hours. The Visitor Center portion of the Museum is always available to the public during business hours.
Come to the Seldovia Museum this Tuesday evening between 6:30 – 7:30, enjoy some refreshments and meet our young artists!
SBE’s Ruth Sensenig Awarded the only Alaskan Fellowship, and Her Thoughts on the Award
Letter received by our principal regarding Ruth’s award! Click to view full size.
PRESS RELEASE
The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation of Alexandria, VA, announced today that it has selected 56 James Madison Fellows for 2013 in its twenty-second annual fellowship competition. James Madison Fellowships support the graduate study of American history by aspiring and experienced secondary school teachers of American history, American government, and social studies.
Named in honor of the fourth president of the United States and acknowledged “Father of the Constitution and Bill of Rights,” a James Madison Fellowship funds up to $24,000 of each Fellow’s course of study towards a master’s degree. That program must include a concentration of courses on the history and principles of the United States Constitution.
The 56 James Madison Fellows were selected in competition with applicants from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the nation’s island and trust territories. The fellowships are funded by income Continue Reading
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