A Few Words ....

A few simple words to the Shabazz Community….


As I drove home from Turkey Day on Wednesday afternoon, I found it incredibly difficult to put my feelings into focused thoughts or words. I felt overwhelmed by a sense of gratitude and regenerative positivity stemming from the day’s events.

At times, teaching can be exhausting and vampiric in its demands upon my time, energy, and creativity. But today, I witnessed so much love, courage, joy, perseverance, resiliency, artistry, patience, respect, humor, and generosity. Shabazz’s Turkey Day not only feeds the body with a fabulous community meal, but it also feeds the soul. Although our culture often challenges our educational system with great cynicism and criticism; today, the Shabazz family rose above that reductive dialogue to illustrate and celebrate what is possible. I feel truly blessed to be a part of this learning community.

Thank you!

Turkey Day

Turkey Day 2009
Schedule of Events

8:45 - Report to Classes as Usual

9:45 - Report to Second Hour Classes for Attendance

10:00 - Shabazz Talent Show (Gym)
[Check in with your third hour teachers during the second half of the show.]

Post Show Various Activities
Movie – Wall-E (Denise’s Room)
Movie -- ? (Katie Jones’s Room)
Children’s Film & Activities (Robert’s Room)
Basketball Shoot-around & other Games (in Gym)
Decoration Creating and Face Painting (Martha’s Art Room)
Board Games (Gene’s Room)
Taboo Tournament ( Monica’s Room)

1:15 - The Feast -- Sherman Cafeteria

2:30 - Clean Up -- (We always need help with this!)

PLEASE BE SURE TO BRING YOUR FOOD CONTRIBUTION -- YOUR FIRST HOUR TEACHER SHOULD TELL YOU WHAT TO BRING.

Auditions are Closed

Thank you to all who participated in the Turkey Day Auditions in a responsible manner. We offered 6 sessions (4 during first hour period and 2 during lunch hours). Please continue to practice your pieces for the actual performance for Wednesday's show. It's going to be a long program of very nice acts. Please have your music, instruments, and enthusiasm ready to go. Gobble Gobble Gobble!

Turkey Day Talent Show

Talent Show Auditions -- Part III

Next Auditions scheduled for:

Performance Audition:
Tuesday, November 17 -- First Hour

Coordinator of Ceremonies Auditions
Thursday, November 19 -- First Hour

Performance Audition:
Friday, November 20 -- Lunch in Gene's Room "last minute" auditions

The program will be finalized on Friday, November 20th. All performances must go through the audition process with Denise. NO EXCEPTIONS!

We have lots of wonderful musicians among us -- are there more poets and dancers waiting in the wings???

Talent Show Auditions -- Part II

The next round of Turkey Day Talent Show auditions will be held:

Friday, November 13 -- First Hour in Room 35
Friday, November 13 -- Lunch time in Gene's Room -- for staff and those who have conflicts with popping out of their first period class to do their auditions.

Bring that talent! Our lineup is fairly sparse right now, so we need your creativity!

Are there poets out there?? Jugglers?? Dancers??