Anacostia High School News
Browse past news stories for Anacostia High School in Washington, DC.
- APO prom gives local senior citizens chance to dance (The Collegian)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 02:50:13 am
Mike Callahan escorted his wife, Shirley, to their second prom on Wednesday night, 53 years after escorting her to her senior prom at Anacostia High School in Washington, D.C. - D.C. Teachers Stunned by Their Dismissal (Washington Post)
posted on October 8, 2009 at 04:00:00 am
A neat row of X's stretches down Eve McCarey's performance evaluation, showing that in category after category, she is someone who "exceeds expectations." With three years of experience as a special education teacher at Anacostia High School, she is hardworking, well-spoken and now unemployed. - Security Returns To DC Schools, But More Guards Needed (WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.)
posted on October 5, 2009 at 11:21:49 pm
Two new firms have taken over after Hawk One folded. - National Guard Called To D.C. High School Football Game (WITN 7 North Carolina)
posted on October 4, 2009 at 01:08:27 pm
The National Guard was called to a Washington D.C. high school football game Friday night. - Security Firm Folds Leaving DC Schools Unprotected (WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.)
posted on October 2, 2009 at 10:51:26 pm
There was a concern about security at some Friday night high school football games. Anacostia High School called in the National Guard to help with security during its home game against Coolidge. - Barry Tops Peers in Contracts (Washington Post)
posted on August 6, 2009 at 02:15:28 pm
D.C. Council member's spending far exceeds that of his colleagues and is not well-documented. - Barry Spent More Than D.C. Council Peers on Outside Contracts in Recent Years (Washington Post)
posted on August 6, 2009 at 04:00:00 am
In recent years, D.C. Council member Marion Barry has spent far more of taxpayers' money on outside contracts than his colleagues, and he has few records indicating just what the city got in return. - Clinton column for July 30 (The Prince George's Sentinel)
posted on July 29, 2009 at 05:19:18 pm
If you are a member of the class of 1954 of Anacostia High School, save the dates of Sept. 23 to 25 for a class reunion in Centreville. For more information, contact Emma Jean Crupi at 301-336-1243. - Fire At Anacostia High School (WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.)
posted on July 27, 2009 at 04:12:36 pm
Some staff and students were evacuated while firefighters put out the fire. View Slideshow - Area Deaths (Delaware Coast Press)
posted on July 23, 2009 at 10:39:03 am
Franklin G. Collins Sr. Franklin G. Collins, Sr., 41, of Delmar, died Monday, July 6, 2009, at home. He was a senior grounds keeper at Perdue in Salisbury, Md. He was a member of Bayshore Community Church in Gumboro and enjoyed fishing, boating and NASCAR. - Rhee In Talks With Calif. Group To Run School (CBS 13 Baltimore)
posted on July 2, 2009 at 01:26:42 pm
The head of District schools head is in discussions with a nonprofit in Los Angeles about running a low-achieving school in Washington. - LA Nonprofit May Run a Public DC School (WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.)
posted on July 2, 2009 at 11:16:13 am
The head of District schools is in discussions with a nonprofit in Los Angeles about running a low-achieving school in Washington. - Now 1,000 LLDers Strong: Loose Lips Daily - City Desk - Washington City Paper (Washington City Paper)
posted on June 29, 2009 at 03:24:16 pm
Morning all. LL Daily reached a milestone over the weekend, when the 1,000th person confirmed a subscription to the District’s most comprehensive compendium of local news and political intelligence. - D.C. Summer Jobs Contractor Fired for Posts on Twitter (Washington Post)
posted on June 26, 2009 at 02:55:49 am
The D.C. Department of Employment Services fired a contractor who was working with youths in the city's summer jobs program after officials became aware of messages on his Twitter site that Anacostia is "ghetto" and that he was loafing at work. - Tragedy on the Red Line: Loose Lips Daily - City Desk - Washington City Paper (Washington City Paper)
posted on June 23, 2009 at 11:54:06 am
Morning all. LL thought yesterday’s big news was going to be Nat Gandhi ’s new revenue projections. - Washington Area High Schools Increasingly Turn to Artificial Turf (Washington Post)
posted on June 23, 2009 at 04:00:00 am
In high schools in and around Washington, artificial turf is becoming an athletic status symbol. - Michelle Obama Speaks at Washington Mathematics Science Technology Graduation (Washington Post)
posted on June 4, 2009 at 04:00:00 am
First lady Michelle Obama brought a little churchgoing fervor along with her personal story when she delivered the commencement address for Washington Mathematics Science Technology Public Charter High School yesterday. She began her speech with a single "Yea!" after being introduced by senior Jasmine Williams, who sent Obama a letter in February imploring her -- or the president -- to speak at ... - To Inspire Young People, First Lady Shares Working-Class Background (New York Times)
posted on May 15, 2009 at 07:25:43 pm
While reaching out to the underprivileged is nothing new for first ladies, Michelle Obama?s background has allowed her to connect to poor students in a considerably different way than her predecessors. - Grant Supports College for Every Student (PNN)
posted on May 13, 2009 at 02:28:27 pm
College For Every Student (CFES) today announced a two-year, $400,000 grant from the New York Life Foundation to support The New York Life National Student Leadership Initiative for students in grades 6-12, in ten underserved middle and/or high schools in two sites – Denver and Washington, D.C. The funds will provide at least 500 high school students with academic and social support to increase ... - Bay's bard adapts to slower pace (The Capital)
posted on May 6, 2009 at 03:40:27 pm
Tom Wisner's voice is gently commanding. Subtly passionate. Strong and deep. AP file photo/The Washington Post, Sarah L. Voisin Tom Wisner, right, is seen at 2007’s 19th annual Patuxent River Wade-In on Broomes Island. - ‘Beloved’ Michelle Outshines Obama, Speaks to Youth (Update1) (Bloomberg)
posted on April 30, 2009 at 03:11:24 pm
April 30 (Bloomberg) -- Nine months ago, The New Yorker lampooned the political frenzy over Michelle Obama by portraying her as a camouflage-clad, fist-bumping radical. Now, 100 days into her tenure as first lady, she has emerged as the most popular figure in her husband’s administration. - Obamas breathe new life into D.C. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
posted on April 29, 2009 at 04:51:19 am
WASHINGTON -- Is Washington D.C., the new New York? That's the word from the cultural temperature-takers -- Vogue magazine and The Daily Beast's Tina Brown, for starters. - White House reaches out to D.C.'s troubled schools (Post-Bulletin)
posted on April 13, 2009 at 03:32:34 pm
WASHINGTON -- Growing up in one of this city's roughest neighborhoods, Meggan Thompson never imagined walking into the White House, let alone getting a hug from the first lady. That all changed when the high-achievi - DC students get up-close look at White House as Obamas reach out to capital's public schools (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
posted on April 13, 2009 at 07:17:51 am
WASHINGTON - Growing up in one of this city's roughest neighborhoods, Meggan Thompson never imagined walking into the White House, let alone getting a hug from the first lady. - 03-25-09 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb)
posted on March 25, 2009 at 07:06:02 am
MICHELLE OBAMA 'TRASHED' BY RADIO HOST: Tammy Bruce fills in for conservative Laura Ingraham, calls first lady 'trash in the White House." - MICHELLE OBAMA 'TRASHED' BY RADIO HOST: Tammy Bruce fills in for conservative Laura Ingraham, calls first lady 'trash ... (Eurweb)
posted on March 25, 2009 at 07:03:11 am
*While filling in for conservative radio host Laura Ingraham, fellow radio personality Tammy Bruce launched a verbal attack against Michelle Obama, referring to her as "trash" and mocking her message to kids about the importance of good grades. [Scroll down to listen.] - Michelle Obama: I was mocked for talking 'like a white girl' (New Kerala)
posted on March 21, 2009 at 09:17:32 am
Chicago, Mar 21 : First Lady Michelle Obama was once taunted for talking 'like a white girl.' - In school, Michelle Obama was not `cool', but bent on being smart (New Kerala)
posted on March 21, 2009 at 05:17:49 am
Washington, Mar. 20 : US First Lady Michelle Obama remembers being ridiculed for trying to be educated and getting good grades in school in Chicago's South side. - First lady discusses career goals (The Newton Kansan)
posted on March 20, 2009 at 03:35:16 pm
First lady Michelle Obama promoted the value of a college education and hard work Thursday, telling high school students the people who doubted her when she was younger only encouraged her to aim higher. - QUOTED: First Lady Plays Big Brother (People Magazine)
posted on March 20, 2009 at 02:11:02 pm
"We're watching you. So, when you don't do well in school, we see it, too. I know about your knee, and I know about other things, too."
