Editor’s Note: This poem was written by A. Snowden in honor of Women’s History Month. The poem was read in its entirety on the live Friday, “At Conwell We Are On!” Zoom show on 3/31/23.
Better Late Than Never
We celebrate women today Because back then, they weren’t celebrated in any way They were treated unfairly, different from men They did so much, but then …
They still were treated unequally, it wasn’t fair! So, they marched and marched, as they dare
People saw the issue and sought help They kept marching … and, welp …
The women were free to do whatever But til this day, women are still under the weather They are still paid little, more about Someone has to do something, this isn’t allowed! But as I always say, you’ll see one day
Conwelll students during rehearsal with Drum Teacher Mr. Robinson. Footage by A. Vega-81.
Students at Conwell Middle Magnet School show off their great talent by playing the drums with drum teacher Mr. Robinson. Students played three different practice pieces in the above video, and one song called “Boom Cat Samba.”
Students play every Wednesday, throughout the day. If you wish to join drums, please contact Mr. Robinson or Ms. Maria at the main office.
Video Editing by K. Velasquez 83 and Video Footage by A. Vega 81
The Watershed team, as part of the After School All Stars (ASAS) program, visited and played activities with the students present in the program. The Watershed team comprised of four coordinators: Peter, Avarree, CJ and Nathanial. They educate students about the environment, nature and its organisms.
According to Peter, their primary goal is to be able to initiate discussions that help influence the prevention of pollution, contamination and overall harm to water sources. The Watershed team plans to hopefully take students to explore and take trips to visit and work in community gardens.
“I’ve had a lot of fun in the Watershed program, they taught me things in a way I can understand.” – A. Peralta, a sixth grade student, said.
Graphic Art by A.Peralta 83
Activities that Students and the Coordinators have done were games that included hand signs, physical movement, guessing games and a mixture of all. These activities symbolized Nature and environmental related subjects.
They offer other alternative activities for students who wish not to participate in the selected game, such as coloring and paper activities and small science experiments such as kits.
“We’re really excited to get to work with students across Philadelphia to learn about Environmental Awareness” – Peter, A Watershed coordinator, said.
The Watershed program will be available on Mondays in After School All Stars. If you would like to experience the program for yourself, please contact Ms. Maria in order to sign up for After School All Stars.
Have you ever made a tower out of marshmallows and spaghetti sticks or maybe used an Oreo to mimic the movement of tectonic plates? In Mr. Posnan’s STEAM class for sixth graders at Conwell Middle Magnet School has it all .
“I think it’s fun because you have to be creative,” said A. Capetillo section 61.
Conwell teacher, Mr. Posnan, who teaches 5th and 6th grade does projects like building towers, egg drops, and many more. We did a recent experiment, which can be seen in the above photo gallery, in which you had to create something new, using bicycle and a vacuum parts.
Several students thought it was fun and cool to create.
“It was pretty cool how you have to design your own creation,” said J.Boggs -Mendeloski section 61
Editors note :
All images taken by Y.Hiraldo ,graphic artist J.Boggs-Mendeloski
Conwell introduced their first Conwell Speaker Series on Feb. 8. Every other Wednesday throughout the month, people are invited to a Zoom meeting with the students at Conwell.
What is the Conwell Speaker series?
The Conwell speaker series is when a professional comes in to speak to students and teach them about the things they do for their careers. The series is held in every teacher’s homeroom as a whole-school assembly.
The first speaker this year was Ellen Weber, whose job it is to help small businesses.
Weber was talking about how her business, Robin Hood Ventures has a special program called, Angels: Team, Market, & Product.
Weber said, “Most people look at the product, but really you need to look at the people.”
She said it takes 5-10 years for the entrepreneur to get their money back. She invested in: Brilliant Pad, Simply good, & charge it spot.
At the Zoom meeting, Weber was explaining how she helps small businesses get more popular.
Ms Katie – Nurse Practitioner for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia came to talk to Conwell on Feb. 27.
Ms. Katie went to college twice, and started an early educational job. She went to Korea and learned about her culture and language. She did four years of university and another 2 years to earn a Master’s Degree. In 2005 she got a job as a nurse extern. When she finished she started her job as a nurse. Since 2009, she’s been a Nurse Practitioner. She teaches all types her biggest difference was that Katie never wore a mask before the pandemic.
Ms Katie has taken care of kids with arduous injuries. |
“Don’t get frustrated when you’re doing classes, pay attention to your teachers because it will assist you,” said Ms Katie.
Robyn S was our latest special guest on zoom on March 15th.
She currently works at NBC UNIVERSAL as an associate with Data Strategy.
Robyn breaks down the data and value by common to least common and said that learning how to read data is important.
Robyn first wanted to be a doctor, but she was discouraged to go any further because of how bad she thought she was doing.
Robyn uses data with weather, basketball games and decision making.
They base most data when it depends on how many people are entertained by that specific subject compared by another subject.
She said that she came in to encourage the kids to follow their dreams.
“Not everything might fit you based on your skill set,” she said, explaining that you won’t know until you try.
This article is about the death of the author’s family member, which was reported on NBC 10 news on Jan. 27. These are the words of the deceased’s family member, a fifth grade student here at Conwell Middle Magnet School.
I was born in 2012. I grew up in a very bad neighborhood where there was a lot of gun violence and other violence that no one my age should know about.
At the beginning of this year, my older nephew passed away in a gun shooting. I found out by my mom calling me into her room. After hearing the horrible news, my brother and his girlfriend went to the hospital, and my nephew passed away.
Seeing him lying there deceased at the hospital really broke my heart and made my family devastated.
People think this world is a joke, but it’s not. It’s real to me, and people don’t understand what they’re doing to other people.
All I’m saying is stop.
There are several innocent people out here dying and getting hurt because people are making the wrong decisions. People really need to realize what they’re doing and how terrible they’re making this world.
I just want to live my life as a little kid and have peace. These days nobody can really have that because there are people out here making this world a bad place.
by E. Vega – 82 – CCB Social Media Editor Conwell Middle Magnet School Staff and students celebrated International Women’s Day on March 3 by wearing their proudest purple clothing. Check out the photo gallery here. Posted by Emani.V section … Continue reading →
Mr. Washington, Conwell Climate Manager, showcasing one of the footballs to be used in the upcoming Flag Football Program at Conwell. – Photo by A. Vega-82 – CCB Photographer
Mr. Washington, Conwell Middle Magnet School Climate Manager, is hosting a flag football team. Every morning, Groups of students from all grades, boys and girls come early to play.
Flag football starts this Spring from March 6 to the middle of May. According to Mr. Washington, the times for the games will be from 6.45 to 7.15 a.m., and will occur between 2 to 3 days a week, particularly on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Some sources say, if the program goes well, it might extend to after-school hours.
Mr. Washington says that there will be forms to contact parents for their permission to participate in the program. According to Mr. Washington, parents are not allowed to be there for safety purposes.
Mr. Washington believes that there should be no contact in the flag football game, as is the reason for the flags in flag football. Mr. Washington hopes to make sure the team is well trained and ready for the future before they will play flag football.
“The purpose of the program is to make sure that the players are learning to play as a team,” Mr. Washington said.
According to Mr Washington, Principal Green said that there might be Jerseys for players who sign up. When the teams win, they will be awarded with a trophy.
Years back, Mr. Washington was in middle school and he played flag football. Mr Washington said he enjoyed the sport because of the team. He was encouraged by the team and had an idea that he would start his own flag football team for the students of Conwell Middle Magnet School.
editor’s note: to sign up for the the Conwell Flag Football Team, contact Mr. Washington at JWashington4@philasd.org
Edited by A. Peralta-83-CCB Staff – Posted by K. Velasquez-83 – CCB Staff.
Graphic Art Created By E. Vega 72 and K. Valasqeuz 83 –CCB Staff
Well… They lost. Eagles fans around Philadelphia are still salty about their 35-38 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs in the epic showdown
That doesn’t stop the football, however. There is still more sports to be played.
Instead of the Philadelphia Eagles, we have the Philadelphia Stars. Instead of the Kansas City Chiefs, we have the St. Louis Battlehawks. In fact, this is the second time that these two leagues try to start a league besides the NFL: The XFL and USFL.
The USFL was around in the 80s and was once extremely popular with many famous players and celebrities going into the league. The XFL was made in the 2000s and quickly devolved due to low attendance.
In 2020, The XFL restarted and began making better moves than its counterpart.
However nobody knew how to run a league in a whole pandemic so the first season of its return was cancelled.
The success overshadowed the XFL and its predecessors. It was one of the first times when a spring league actually did well in its first season (Besides the Arena Football League and FCF – Fan Controlled Football) and it was a sensation as the first championship was a showdown between the Philadelphia Stars and Birmingham Stallions in which the Stallions won in a close 30-33 game. It was also the first of four straight championship losses by a Philadelphia Team that year.
But anyways, hype was up for the league’s next season as even the MVP in the league was getting known in the NFL. The XFL game came back with … The Rock?
But anyways, so far the XFL is doing exceptionally well with many Internet sensations being created off of the creative rules and teams in the game of the XFL.
The USFL is also being hyped up with its next season starting on April 15, 2023.
Editor’s Note: Have an idea for a student column? Email Mr. Dungan at gdungan@philasd.org
Edited by A. Peralta-83 – Posted by K. Velasquez – 83-CCB Staff
The event was created by Conwell’s Black History Month Committee, and featured:
CCB student Interviews
African Music
African Dances
Different Flags
Different foods
Posters of Black History
Colorful slideshows about Black History
Students were dancing, singing, and there were positive feedback all around!
“The Celebration was really interesting to see and learn about all the foods”, J. Rivera of section 6 – 2 stated as she described what it was like to see this presentation. ” I would defiantly see this again.”
Check out the student video interviews that were featured in the school assembly:
N. Fanfan-83 CCB Contributor interviews A. Mejias about her Dominican Republic heritage.
K. Velasquez-83-CCB Lead Graphic Artist interviews L. Victoriano-83 about her Trinidadian heritage.
M. Hernandez – 61 – CCB Contributor interviews O. Colon about her African American heritage.
A. Mejias-83 – CCB Contributor interviews Conwell Middle Magnet School’s Nurse Tosin about her Nigerian Heritage.
A. Mejias – 83 – CCB Contributor interviews N. Fanfan-83 about her Haitian heritage.
Editor’s Note: Videos were produced by members of the CCB Graphic Arts Team: K. Velasquez-83, A. Vega-82, and A. Peralta – 83.
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