Special points of

interest

African-

American

History

Month

Fourth Grade

Acrostics

Valentine's

Day

Science Fair

The Paw

March 4, 2011

“ Dorsett Shoals School Newspaper”

What do you know about Jackie Robinson?

I interviewed Ms. McCoy and Mrs. Reyes to

find out their thoughts about Jackie Rob-

inson and his contribution to African-

American history. I asked them three questions.

What do you think it was like back then when Jackie Robinson was

around? Mrs. McCoy says it was very different that it is now. For

example, blacks and whites used different restrooms. Mrs. Reyes

agreed and added that people were judged by the color of their

skin. All people were not able to go and do things they wanted to

do. They had certain places they could go and places they were not

allowed to go.

How do you think people on his team treated him? Ms. McCoy said

some people may have accepted him but most people may have still

seen a “black” man instead of a great baseball player. Mrs. Reyes

added that Jackie Robinson was treated very badly! They didn’t

want Jackie on the team and they let him know as often as they

could using words and actions.

Do you think they had segregation when Jackie Robinson was

around? Ms. McCoy said yes because it was still during those times

when blacks and whites were separated. Mrs. Reyes said that seg-

regation was still a common practice but baseball was one of the

first sports to discuss integrating teams.

The first player to integrate the major league

was Jackie Robinson. He was a very coura-

geous and strong person. It takes a special

type of person to enter a scary situation like

that and come out on top. By: Jayla Brown

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Thurgood Marshall by Nicholas Shupe

Marshall was awarded the Presidential Medal of

Freedom

An active US. Supreme Court Justice

Responsible person in life

Smart man memorized the Constitution

Historic figure for African-American people

A man who fought to end school segregation

Lessons his father taught him about the Constitu-

tion

Love was for the law

W.E.B. Dubois by Molly Tucker

Did a lot of writing

Universities attended include Harvard and Fisk

Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts

One of the founders of the NAACP

Inspired many

Studied state of black people around the world

Mae Jemison by Tristyn Ballenger

Just the first African-American woman to go into

space

Experienced with engineering

Mission specialist

Is a medical doctor

She was a surgeon

On the Endeavor Space ship

Never hurt a soul

President Barack

Obama

Our first African-American president

Barack graduated from Harvard Law School

A U.S. Senator from Illinois

Married to Michelle and has 2 daughters

A Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2009

Sarah Goode by Gabriel Brown

Good inventor

Obtained the title of African-Ameri. inventor

Owned a furniture store in Chicago, Illinois

Died in 1905

Even dead her inventions are still alive.

Jacob Lawrence by Mackenzie Cornett

Lawrence painted scenes of ordinary life

African-American artist

Wise all the time with his paintings

Renaissance art movement

Every picture he painted was beautiful

New York City, N.Y. is where he studied art

Creative guy he was with his art

Endless talent he had and he showed.

Elijah McCoy by Felix Tinajero

Mechanical engineer and inventor

Contributed to the design of railroad locomotive

after the Civil War

Colchester, Ontario is where he raised a family of

12 children

Obtained job as a fireman and oiler in 1870

Young Elijah sought work as an engineer but met

with defeat due to racial prejudice.

Jesse Owens by Tre Shelton

Owens was the greatest track star

Won 4 gold medals in Olympics in one year

Example of a leader

New world record in the 200 yard dash

Set two Olympic records

Martin Luther King, Jr. by Jalan Willingham

King became a minister and moved to Alabama

Important leader to join the march for equality

Nobel peace prize winner in 1964

Got married and had 2 daughters and 2 sons

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Do you know what Black History Month is? Black History Month is in February. Black History Month is a time where we talk about famous Af-

rican-Americans who have made a change about something in the past. Today , I am here to tell you about

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr was a person who thought it was not fair that blacks and whites were sepa-

rated. He wrote a speech about his dream and he named it “I Have a Dream. Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr.

is important to me because he made a difference in life so that all races can come together to make

peace. These are the reasons Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is important in Black History Month.

By: Mia Sobers

Garrett Morgan by Gregor Yarishkovets

Morgan was asked to make gas masks for U.S.

Army

One time saved miners in a mine

Red, green, yellow light invented traffic signal

Generous help to U.S. Army

African-American inventor

Never stopped inventing

Gordon Parks by Patrick Shipp

Popular songs were written by him

African-American photographer

Real movie producer

Kansas was his home

Songs were written by him

Jackie Robinson by Jaylen Holmes

Robinson played for the Dodgers

On April 11, 1947 he played his first Major League game

Brooklyn had Jackie on their team for 10 years

In the Baseball Hall of Fame

Negro League is where he started

Six World Series appearances

October 24, 1972 was the day Jackie died

Noble person

Our school was bustling with excitement on Tues-

day, February 2, 2011. Students displayed their

science projects as distinguished guests judged

their projects. Among the judges were Superin-

tendent, Dr. Pritz and Pam Neil from the county

office. Jeff Morris and Janet Kelley. from the

School Board. Congratulations to our winners: 1st

place, Jake Coldiron; 2nd place, Delaney Pittman

and 3rd place, Erin Wood. A special thanks to Mrs.

Murray and Mrs. Watson for working with our stu-

dents and organizing the science fair.

Excelling in Track & Field by Serenity Hill

.

GEORGE POAGE-

from Hannibal, Mis-

souri

The first African

American to com-

pete in the Olympic

games in 1904 and to win a medal,2 bronze

medals in the 440m hurdles.

WILMA RUDOLPH- from Clarksville, Ten-

nessee

The first African American to win 3 gold

medals in the Rome Olympics in the 100m,

200m,and the

4x100m relay af-

ter overcoming

polio as a child.

She was also the

1st African-

American women

to receive the

Valentine’s History by Delaney Pittman

The history of Valen-

tine’s and where it came

from is a mystery! But

we do know that Valen-

tine’s Day is a day to give love and romance. The

original name is St. Valentine’s Day. It is cele-

brated by both Christians and Ancient Romans and

many more. Christians usually celebrate it at

church. Valentine’s Day is on February 14th. People

give thanks to their husbands or any type of

friends or family by giving flowers, candy and

cards.

Things People Like on Valentine’s Day by Emily Waters and Addie Rountree

On Valentine’s Day we found that girls like many

things. They want candy, chocolate and teddy

bears. Valentine’s is special to everybody. Any-

body can celebrate this day. People love Valen-

tine’s Day!