Friday is the mentor appreciation luncheon. We ask that ALL students dress for success for the luncheon. After 4th period all students will go to the area in front of G101. There will be buffet style lunch provided. Please sit with your current or former mentor if they are present.
Panera Fundraiser Tonight!
Please support our school by eating at Panera TONIGHT between 4 and 8 pm. Present this flyer to make sure money goes to our school.
Summer Science Program on Catalina Island
A program through USC is hosting a week long summer science camp on Catalina Island at no cost to students. Students will learn about the ocean and marine life at the USC Dornslife campus on Catalina island. The site is a marine protected area that includes snorkling, research, and other amazing activities. Please click here for more details.
We Need to Talk About Injustice
Today we will finish our close read of the closing argument in the case of Tom Robinson. then we will look at injustice that still goes on today and talk about our current criminal justice system. To begin our discussion we will look at this Ted Talk from Bryan Stevenson who is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, fighting poverty and challenging racial discrimination in the criminal justice system.
Then we will talk about the case now known as the Central Park Five, a famous case from the late 1980's in which 5 young males were improperly charged with a crime. We will first view an interview with one of the members of the Central Park Five, Yusef Salaam.
A full documentary on the Central Park Five is available streaming on Netflix now. I encourage you to watch it when you have time.
Once we have completed our videos and discussion I would like you to answer the following reflection questions. Please turn in your response along with your annotations for the closing arguments on Friday (3/11).
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