Ruth Wattenberg represents Ward 3 on the DC State Board of Education. This is adapted from her August 29th newsletter. Subscribe by contacting her at ruth4schools@yahoo.com. Welcome back to everyone! Plus a special welcome to new families and new staff – and especially to our students. Some of our students are returning to schools they have […]
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To be neighborly to the sight-impaired, keep dogs leashed and distanced from guide dogs. And be mindful of sidewalk obstructions.
by Ken Sands Forest Hills is a beautiful, walkable neighborhood. During the pandemic, it’s been ideal for socially distant walking. More people also adopted pets as walking companions, so you’re more likely to encounter dogs on our streets and sidewalks. As it became evident that Covid-19 is not often spread outdoors, and as most of […]
A century ago, the neighborhood playground was… the neighborhood
In 2019, we published a series of recollections by Fred Rhodes (1913-2001), a federal worker whose long and varied resumé included the Manhattan Project and the Nixon administration. But a century ago, he was just a kid in Forest Hills, and the Soapstone Valley was his playground. His memoir Four Seasons in the Soapstone Valley, shared […]
Murch and Wilson student reporters have been hard at work for the past year, and we get to read the results
The Murch and Wilson students who work on their school newspapers have left us with some great summer reading material. You can read the final 2020-2021 print edition of The (Wilson) Beacon here. And read The (Murch) Blue and Gold here. They’ve had quite a year. And before they started their hard-earned summer break, they […]
Murch and Eaton kids went to college for a couple of years. Now, their swing space at UDC is being dismantled.
For four of the past five years, UDC has shared one corner of its campus with a bunch of grade school kids. The university is getting that space back now. Workers are removing the trailers that served as swing space during the Murch Elementary and Eaton Elementary modernization projects. The trailers were installed on the […]
These Boy Scouts have tamed a wild patch of invasive plants at Broad Branch Stream
by John Burwell There’s a wild patch by the Broad Branch Stream along Nevada Avenue between Nebraska Avenue and 36th Street. And a few Boy Scouts have done a lot to tame it. On May 15th and 16th, Life Scout and Wilson senior Henry Byrne-Kalsvik successfully directed volunteer scouts of Troop 52 to remove targeted […]
Levine Music just pulled off a pandemic-safe production of “Les Miz.” And its in-person camps are back this summer.
For the past several months, Levine Music (2801 Upton Street) has made its mostly virtual lessons and classes work in extraordinary ways. Take, for example, the Levine Music Theatre production of Les Misérables: Starting in January, students met for online rehearsals and masterclasses. Then the actors and orchestra recorded the memorable score similar to a […]
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CityDance summer programs return in-person in DC, Maryland and for online dancers anywhere (Sponsored)
This post is sponsored by CityDance. Beginning this month, CityDance School & Conservatory is holding its first in-person summer programs since 2019 at sites including Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland and Whittle School & Studios in Van Ness, DC. “CityDance has been a partner of Whittle since they opened, providing dance classes to their students,” said […]
ANC 3F forms schools and universities committee to be an educator, student and parent ally
by Mark Moran Issues faced by the neighborhood’s public and private schools – as well as UDC and Howard University’s law school – are the focus of a newly formed ANC 3F committee of residents and commissioners. And they are seeking the support, input and guidance of parents, educators and other neighbors. “The schools and […]
School updates: What people are saying about changing Woodrow Wilson High School’s name – to August Wilson High School
For those who haven’t heard yet: DC Public Schools has announced its proposal to name Woodrow Wilson High School after playwright August Wilson, who wrote award-winning plays about the Black experience in America. DCPS cited community input in its decision, saying that August Wilson was the preferred name in a public survey with 6,000 respondents, […]