Former State Senator visits NMHZ for Women's History Month
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Former State Senator visits NMHZ for Women's History Month
Former State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson visited Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School in celebration of Women’s History Month on Friday, March 10, 2023. Hassell-Thompson discussed her experiences in her career and life with the class.
Fifth, sixth and eighth grade scholars engaged her with a Q & A session during her visit. This opportunity allowed them to see the success of a woman from their own community and ask her about her life and accomplishments.
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A sea of denim and teal moved through the hallways at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School, as students, faculty and staff wore blue for Autism Awareness Month on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
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Students, families and staff worked through math problems and games at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School's Family Math Night on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Students smiled and laughed as they enjoyed the games, but they also learned about math concepts as they played.
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Middle school students at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School faced off against teachers and staff in the first staff-student basketball game at the school on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Younger students sat on the sidelines cheering, and despite the staff's victory, everyone left happy with smiles on their faces.
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As part of the sixth-grade social studies curriculum Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School students have been studying ancient Egypt. As a culminating project to represent their understanding of what they learned, students constructed various projects from pyramids to mummification, from scenes of the Nile River to learning about the different pharaohs. They presented their projects on Friday, March 22, 2024.
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Second grade students at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School gathered with excitement in the gym to present their African American Museum of the Arts on Wednesday, February 28, 2024.
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Scholars from third through eighth grade at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School were recognized for their honor roll and principal's list achievements on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
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Students at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School sat in on criminal court cases that Judge Nichelle Johnson was presiding over on Thursday, November 30, 2023. Afterwards they had a question-and-answer session with Judge Johnson, Judge Tamika Coverdale and Commanding Officer Steven Sexton from the Mount Vernon Police Department.
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Third and fourth grade students at Nelson Mandela/Dr. Hosea Zollicoffer School worked together to make pumpkin catapults, slime, and towers using nothing but toothpicks and marshmallows on Monday, November 27, 2023.