Mondays in the Garden: Fun Summer Event at Eliot-Hine!

You are invited to join Eliot-Hine’s Mondays in the Garden as we beautify the school grounds and tend our pollinator garden. Students planted the garden during the school year and welcome you to help take care of it over the summer months. Everyone is welcome to join and this is an event for all ages!

Mondays in the Garden will happen every Monday from 6 – 7:30 PM. We will begin June 19th. Eliot-Hine MS is located 1830 Constitution Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20002. Please contact Suzanne Wells at m.godec@att.net with any questions.

Check out the photos below to see what the students have done with the garden so far!

 

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Eliot-Hine 2017 Promotion Ceremony

Eliot-Hine Class of 2017

Eliot-Hine MS celebrated their 8th-graders at the 2017 Promotion last week. The students were recognized for their hard work and accomplishments achieved during their middle school career. A special congratulations to Valedictorian Nafisa Weeks! Some high schools our Eliot-Hine graduations will attend are McKinley Tech HS, Banneker HS, Eastern HS, Duke Ellington School for the Arts, and Phelps HS. 

Eastern High School Principal, Sah Brown, was the keynote speaker for the ceremony. He discussed the all that the graduating students had already overcome and the numerous future success we look forward to hearing about as they move to high school. Best of luck, graduates!

Eliot-Hine Class of 2017

Instructional Superintendent Natalie Gordon and Principal Sah Brown confirm the graduates!

Valedictorian Nafisa Weeks with her mother and grandmother. Congrats, Nafisa!

One of Eliot-Hine’s top 10 graduates: Congrats, Makaela!

Congrats, Shawn!

One of Eliot-Hine’s top 10 graduates: Congratulations, Destiny!

 

Eliot-Hine International Faire: Bringing the World to Capitol Hill

Eliot-Hine hosted a vibrant International Faire on Friday, June 2 open to the community. This event aimed to present students with a global perspective and share more about their new International Baccalaureate framework. There were fun activities such as temporary henna tattoos, Chinese calligraphy, and Arabic script writing. There were also stations featuring fun books and apps focusing on other countries and cultures like Tutu’s storybooks and an Argentinian tango demonstration. Students and families also learned about programs within Eliot-Hine that pushes a global perspective, such as the Model UN program and the DC Global Education’s Embassy Adoption Program. Thank you for such a beautiful event!

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Eliot-Hine’s National Junior Honor Society Induction

Twelve of Eliot-Hine’s 6th, 7th, and 8th graders were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society during a ceremony recently. This is the first cohort of inductees at Eliot-Hine, and the group is off to a great start getting involved in the community! The NJHS members were ushers at the 2017 Promotion ceremony and helped with end-of-year festivities. The National Junior Honor Society is the nation’s premier organization established to recognize outstanding middle level students. More than just an honor roll, NJHS serves to honor those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship.

Five main purposes have guided chapters of NJHS from the beginning: to create enthusiasm for scholarship; to stimulate a desire to render service; to promote leadership; to encourage responsible citizenship; and to develop character in the students of secondary schools. We look forward to all the support this special group will provide moving forward!

Jump-start June with Eliot-Hine’s International Faire: Fri., 6/2 at 5 PM

This family-friendly and educational event is next Friday, June 2nd. Join us for a very fun night of cultural dance performances, play games from other countries, get a henna tattoo, taste delicious international cuisine, and more. All are invited to join us!

Any questions can be directed to eliothinepto@gmail.com.

Eliot-Hine MS is located at 1830 Constitution Ave. NE, Washington DC, 20002. The closest metro stop is Stadium-Armory and street parking is available.

Family-friendly Gardening Event: Saturday May 27, 9 AM – 12 PM

Are you around for the Memorial Day weekend? Start the weekend off with some fun gardening at Eliot-Hine MS! There will be another family-friendly gardening opportunity this Saturday, May 27 from 9 AM – 12 PM to install another section of their pollinator garden. Back in April, Eliot-Hine MS began their pollinator garden installation and recently able to harvest some snap peas:

If you are able to join, Eliot-Hine MS is located at 1830 Constitution Ave. NE, Washington, D.C 20002. Come enjoy the good weather outdoors and check out their gardening progress!

Our smallest gardener helping plot out the area this spring! 

Update on IB Community Projects: Successful Feminine Hygiene Product Drive!

This week Eliot-Hine’s 8th graders are presenting their IB Community Project. Previously we featured students from Ms. Harris’ advisory on their research project. After researching homelessness, these students were motivated to host a feminine hygiene product drive for House of Ruth, a women and children’s shelter, after learning these items are in greatest need. All month of May students collected donations from their community and Eliot-Hine staff members. These students were able to collect 5,000 products to donate to House of Ruth’s 11 different programs. They also did research on what it takes to run a homeless shelter and how to start a non-profit organization. Check out their photos below from their personal delivery!

Students taking donations from Eliot-Hine MS to House of Ruth via metro

5,000 feminine hygiene products donated to House of Ruth!

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Other IB community project topics include: evaluating high school dropout rates, rise of police brutality in the U.S., bullying and how students can stand up for others, etc.