social justice – U-High Midway

Holding up a black armband similar to the one that made her famous, Mary Beth Tinker tells of her experience in activism in the 1960s during a Zoom webinar April 23. Ms. Tinker's armband, a symbol of protest against the Vietnam War, sparked a legal battle with her school that reached the supreme court, which ruled in her favor, establishing the first amendment rights of students in public schools.

Remote Social Justice Week a success, says co-leader

April 24, 2020

Social justice clubs collaborating to raise awareness

Social justice clubs collaborating to raise awareness

March 4, 2020

Journalist Dorothy Butler Gilliam speaks at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Assembly in Gordon Parks Arts Hall. Ms. Gilliam

Pioneering journalist of color speaks about her career

February 10, 2020

Spectrum hosts bake sale to donate to LGBTQ+ organizations

Spectrum hosts bake sale to donate to LGBTQ+ organizations

February 4, 2020

Beauty is more than

Beauty is more than “one-size-fits-all”

January 15, 2020

Social Justice Week seeks workshop proposals

Social Justice Week seeks workshop proposals

January 8, 2020

Be aware of the stereotypes applied to criminals

Be aware of the stereotypes applied to criminals

November 1, 2019

CAPTURE THE
NATURE. Accompanying U-High senior Sofia Kouri, Latin School student Lily Campbell scales the Davidson Glacier in Haines, Alaska. Sofia won a Scholastic Award for this photo, which was part of many landscape photos she took on the trip.

An eye for art, an eye for justice

November 14, 2018

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