LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NJ -- The Black History Month Door Decorating Contest at School No. 1 challenged staff to transform their classroom doors into powerful tributes celebrating the contributions of African Americans throughout history—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤!
After careful judging based on uniqueness, creativity, and historical impact, we are proud to announce our winners!
𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞: 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐊𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤, 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐋𝐃
𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞: 𝐌𝐬. 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨, 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧
𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞: 𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐊𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐤𝐢, 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞
𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:
-- Mrs. Edwards & Mrs. Overton, Preschool
-- Mrs. Ceron, Kindergarten Para Professional
-- Mrs. Perez, Kindergarten LLD
-- Ms. Nagengast, 2nd Grade
-- Ms. Gallo, 3rd Grade
-- Mrs. Ourtiague-Young, 5th Grade Para Professional
𝐄𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.
A huge congratulations to all participants for making history come alive in such a creative way!