Joseph Sheppard
Special to The Citizen
February was Black History Month, and Auburn schools were busy learning about and recognizing the many accomplishments of people of color. Several of our schools recognized these accomplishments every morning during the morning announcements, and many of our teachers built Black history recognitions into their curriculum.
At Seward Elementary, a person of color and his/her accomplishments were shared during the morning announcements every school day throughout the month of February. Owasco Elementary also utilized morning announcements to recognize people of color. Some of the people highlighted included Maya Angelou, George Washington Carver, Vice President Kamala Harris, Sen. John Lewis, President Barack Obama, Jackie Robinson, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington and many others.