Wedgwood WeeklyTransforming Norms to EXCEED Expectations.

What's the 411?JEANS ALL THIS WEEK!!! This week is benchmark testing week! All students will be in their designatedtesting rooms every day this week. Treat each day like a STAAR testing day! Keep students quietduring and after testing and wait for announcements to begin testing.

LUNCH: 8th grade- 11:30; 7th grade- 12:30

This week is Counselor Appreciation week! Please take the time to show our fabulous counselorssome love this week! Thank you for dedication to our staff and students. We hope that you feel all ofthe love we have for you this week! Thank you Mrs. Hilliard, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Mullender, and Mrs.Shelton.

Key Reminders:

Dress code check during 1st period! If you take a jacket, keep it all day!No passes during the �rst or last 10 minutes of ANY class period!No passes during 8th period or the lunch periods, unless it is an emergency!Be in the hallway, actively monitoring and moving students along!Take attendance in Focus EVERY PERIOD.Students may NOT eat lunch in your classrooms!

First Tech Challenge Robotics Competition

Upcoming Events

On Saturday, February 2nd, Wedgwood MS Robotics team represented at the First Tech ChallengeRobotics competition at Hedrick Middle School in Lewisville. Although they did not win any awards,they did an amazing job constructing their robot. Congrats to Mrs. Francks and the Roboticsstudents. We are proud of you.

Monday, February 4th Benchmark- ELA Tuesday, February 5thBenchmark- Math Wednesday, February 6thBenchmark- Science Thursday, February 7thBenchmark- Social Studies (8th); Reading(7th)Common Sense Parent Meeting @6pm in Library Friday, February 8thBenchmark- Social Studies (7th); NAEP (8th)North Texas Show Choir Invitational

A Moment In Black History

Saturday, February 9thMS All Region Clinic/Concert @Martin HS 8am

To commemorate black history, during the month of February, I will be honoring the African Americanstaff members of Wedgwood Middle School and highlighting DFW black history facts. There is somuch wisdom and history within our family that deserves recognition. It is my hope that you learnmore about your colleagues and discover little known facts about DFW black history.

Ethel RansomMemorial HospitalLocated at 1200 E. 1st Streetin 1915.

Dr. Riley RansomSr.Dr. RIley Ransom Sr. openedthe �rst black hospital inFort Worth.

All Black HospitalThe Ethel Ransom MemorialHospital remained openserving African Americansuntil 1949.

Lolita Young (Brenegan), a native Texan, born in Dallas at ParklandHospital June 22, 1964, attended the University of North Texas majoringin Rehabilitation Studies. Her initial aspiration was to become apsychologist. Mrs. Brenegan's most signi�cant moment in Black Historywas the excitement and fascination she felt watching Diana Ross andThe Supremes perform on the Ed Sullivan Show. It was one of the �rsttimes she remembered seeing women of color exerting con�dence in apublic arena. As a little girl in that moment, she felt anything waspossible. The quote that she lives by is: “This above all: to thine own self be true,And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false toany man.” ― William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Steven Camps was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is a graduate of theUniversity of Mary Hardin Baylor and Grand Canyon University. Hismost memorable moment in black history is the election of PresidentBarack Obama. The quote that he lives by is I Can Do All Things Through Christ WhoStrengthens Me. (Philippians 4:13)

Tim Hill was born in Fort Worth, but raised in Omaha, Nebraska. Hereceived his undergraduate degree in Radio/TV from Kansas StateUniversity and earned two Master's degrees in Human Services andClinical Counseling from Bellevue University. He is currently workingon his doctorate at Tarleton State University and hope to graduatenext December. His biggest accomplishment in life is probably thesuccess of his students. It makes him feel great when a kid that youinvested in comes back and tells you that they changed for thebetter or going to college because of the love and effort that youpoured into them.Mr. Hill's most signi�cant moment in black history is theassassination of MLK. Simply because of the impact that he made inhis 14 years of activism; imagine if you gave him a lifetime to changesocial constructs and blur racial barriers. The quote that he lives by: "The toes you step on today, could beconnected to butt that you'll have to kiss tomorrow." -Slick Rick AND"We all make choices; but in the end it is our choices that make us" -Andrew Ryan (Bioshock)

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