Black History Month Recognition
February is designated as Black History Month and is a time to reflect upon and appreciate the many contributions that African Americans have made and continue to make to our country and the world. On...
View ArticleValentine Nuptials
The Q and U wedding went off without a hitch! Kindergarten guests, who were all queens and quarterbacks, entered to “Pachelbel’s Canon in D” performed by members of the Giblyn orchestra, under the...
View ArticleCelebrating Black History Month
Students at Giblyn not only learned about Black History Month in their regular classrooms through read alouds, research and other wonderful lessons, but also in art through hands-on projects. Mrs....
View ArticleFreeport Public Schools Pre-K Registration
Freeport Public Schools pre-kindergarten registration for the 2013-2014 school year will begin on Monday, Feb. 25 and continue through Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Registration will take place at the...
View ArticleStudents Training to Be Future Leaders
The Archer Street Young Managers, a group of aspiring community leaders, meet every Wednesday morning before class to work together on projects geared toward making life better in school and in the...
View ArticleFreeport Schools Kindergarten Registration
The Freeport School District will be offering its annual kindergarten registration beginning on Monday, March 4, 2013 at the Central Registry Office located at the Caroline G. Atkinson School, 59 West...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Adopt-A-Cop Luncheon
Fourth-grade students at Bayview Avenue Elementary School celebrated Valentine’s Day with a tribute to their favorite Freeport police officers at a special Adopt-A-Cop luncheon held on Feb. 14. The...
View ArticleNew Visions Students Celebrate Year of the Snake
Second-graders at New Visions Elementary School celebrated the Chinese New Year with a full course of learning activities and a full menu of food. The students, many wearing celebratory red clothing,...
View ArticleCelebrating 100 Days of School
Kindergarten and first grade students at Leo F. Giblyn School never thought the 100th day of school would arrive. Since the first day of school, students have been counting and waiting for this special...
View ArticleStudents Celebrate Special Persons Day
The Special Persons Day assembly at New Visions School afforded students a golden opportunity to express their love and gratitude to those people in their lives who mean so very much to them in so many...
View ArticleStudents Celebrate 100th Day of School
Students at the Columbus Avenue Early Childhood Education Center marked the 100th full day of school with a greatly anticipated assembly celebrating this school calendar milestone. “For teachers, it is...
View ArticleRosa Parks Commemorative Stamp Unveiled
New Visions School students celebrated the issuance of a new postage stamp commemorating civil rights activist Rosa Parks with a special assembly honoring Parks and her role in the struggle for racial...
View ArticleNo Act of Kindness, No Matter How Small, Is Ever Wasted
Students at Archer Street School were invited to join in a nationwide celebration of the return to a long-lost human value - simple acts of kindness toward others. Teachers discussed with their classes...
View ArticleDistrict Celebrates Black History Month
Hundreds of students, teachers, staff members, family members, local dignitaries and community residents along with members of the Board of Education and administration filed into Freeport High...
View ArticleCourt Jesters vs. Atkinson Staff
Much to the delight of students and their families, Atkinson Intermediate School once again hosted its annual Court Jesters vs. Staff basketball game. The bleachers were filled with enthusiastic...
View ArticleArcher Street Welcomes Young Author
Children’s author Megan Fox visited the Archer Street School and spent the day talking with students about her book “Grammar with Gramma Grams.” After reading her book and asking her questions, the...
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