Juneteenth-Each year on June 19, Black communities across the country gather to enjoy art, music, and food that connect them to a shared ancestry and history. Juneteenth marks a day in 1865, when enslaved Texans learned they would be free two months after Robert E. Lee surrendered and ended the Civil War. This occurred two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Texas officially declared June 19 an official holiday in 1980, and on June 17, 2021, it became a federal holiday.  Today, over 40 other states and Washington, D.C., have adopted the holiday (source: www.teachingtolerance.org).This message was brought to you by the ERASE Club.

Students taking AP Chemistry next year can start to pick up their summer packets in room 206 with Mr. Tuminaro. Textbooks and Google Classroom codes will also be available. Any questions, please see Mr. Tuminaro in room 206.

Please see Mrs. O’Donnell in the main office if you have lost any eyeglasses, water bottles, jewelry or clothing.

Whippany Park would like to wish Alex Bregman, Victor Lee, and Bryan Waszak a Happy Birthday today.

The word of the day is emit (verb) to discharge, give forth, or release.