Songwriting at Kenwood Elementary School
April 6th, 2023, Justice Victim Advocate, Jarrel Young (Equity and Engagement) facilitated a hip hop workshop at Kenwood Elementary School. Jarrel teamed up with Emily Kuchenbrod’s 5th grade class to create a song about social justice which included songwriting, beat making, and video production.
Sight Words Testing at Wiley Elementary School
April 4, 2023 Justice Victims Advocate, Jarrel Young (Equity and Engagement Department) visited Wiley Elementary School to assist Mrs. Quinsenberry’s 1st grade class with reading activities and sight word testing. Sight words are commonly used words that schools expect kids to recognize instantly. Words that appear often like “the, it, and” are examples of sight […]
Champaign Police Department Investigates Incident at Local School
The Champaign Police Department is currently following up on a report of a loaded magazine for a 9mm handgun being brought onto school property by an 8 year-old student. On May 2, 2014, an employee of Booker T. Washington Elementary School contacted police after retrieving a loaded 9mm magazine from an 8 year-old student. School […]