Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Meet Tom Flores, an American professional football player in the AFC and coach in the NFC. He played primarily for the Oakland Raiders, winning 4 Super Bowls as a player, assistant coach and head coach.
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Meet Scott Gomez, American ice hockey player from 1998-2016 and coach from 2017-2019. He was drafted 27th in the first round and played for several teams in the US and Canada.
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Meet John Ruiz, American professional boxer from 1992-2010, who held the heavyweight title twice between 2001 and 2005, and has a professional record of 44-9-1-1. Thirty of his 44 wins were by knockout.
REMINDER: Monday, October 14, 2024, is our District OEC Professional Development Day. There will be no school for students.
All normal school operations will resume on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Meet Alberto Gonzalez, an American attorney who served as the 80th Attorney General (the first Hispanic American to do so). He has also served as Secretary of State of Texas, as a Texas Supreme Court Justice, and as White House Counsel.
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Meet Julia Alvarez, an American New Formalist Poet, novelist, and essayist. She rose to fame with her novels: How the García Girls Lost Their Accents (1991), In the Time of the Butterflies (1994), among others.
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Meet Severo Ochoa, a Spanish born biochemist and molecular biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1959 for his discovery of an enzyme in bacteria that enabled him to synthesize ribonucleic acid (RNA).
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Meet Luis Alvarez, an American experimental physicist, inventor and professor who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of resonance states in particle physics using the hydrogen bubble chamber.
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Meet Desi Arnaz, a Cuban American actor, musician, producer and bandleader. He played Ricky Ricardo on the TV show I Love Lucy, and co-founded Desilu Productions with his wife Lucille Ball.
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Meet Henry Cisneros, an American politician and businessman, former mayor of San Antonio, and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development during the Clinton administration.
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Meet Nancy Lopez, an American pro golfer who became a member of the LPGA in 1977, winning 48 LPGA events including three championships.
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Meet Linda Ronstadt, an American singer who performed and recorded in various genres, including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin music.
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month. Meet Dolores Huerta, an American labor and civil rights activist, who, with Cesar Chavez, co-founded the United Farmworkers Association.
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Meet Jovita Idar, a Mexican American journalist, teacher and activist, who devoted her life to fighting racism and discrimination.
It's National Principals Month! We would like to thank Mr. Spencer for putting the "PAL" in principal!! Thank you for everything you do!!
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Meet Richie Valens, American rock and roll pioneer and forefather of the Chicano rock movement. He is most famous for his song La Bamba.
October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. It costs nothing to be kind. Talk to your children about bullying so they understand what it is, recognize it, and stand up to it. Model to your children how to treat others with kindness and respect.
TONIGHT, we’re hosting our next Community Engagement Session & School Tour! The event will take place from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at Lewisville High School.
Learn about the needs at LHS and our other high schools, along with the proposed solution on the ballot this November. You can also ask questions and provide feedback.
Find additional information here: https://www.chester.k12.sc.us/page/2024-bond
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Wear pink to show your support for those fighting this horrible disease.
We hope you and your families continue to remain safe as we navigate the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Given a recent update from Chester County Emergency Management, all Chester County Schools will proceed on a normal schedule on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. We've been advised that road conditions have improved throughout the county, and residents continue to have their power restored.
We thank you for your continued support and patience as we ensure the continued safety of our students and staff members. We wish to give a special thank you to all first responders, and power restoration crews who have worked tirelessly over the past several days. Thank you!
