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Show
mom and
dad
it's
me and your Dad's Seafood
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hello
everyone and welcome to this amazing
wonderful night of
poetry and art and
celebration and
I really
they are fabulous parents Antoinette
and boonie who
are here to Showcase all of
our amazing scholar work and
without further adieu I'm
going to pass it on to you
thank
you dr. Hodge
we are watching it but
instead of blasting up or blasted out
marveling at the stars that are each other each
one of us burning so brightly
using that energy to change each of our world
is changing all of the world in the process we
are rocket but
instead of blasting up were blasting it on
Earth and galaxies within us that our home take
hurry home display home
resilience mean you we may have found it
a little harder to bleed these days but with
every breath we are living and
with each breath a new opportunity is unfolding
before us and within us I guess
I'm giving birth to a new day like a note
birth to a song like a rhythm giving birth
to a dance or breast is giving voice to
change we are rocket
blasting outlasted
in blasted up canceling
the space and the time down between us
filling it with art filling it
with poetry filling it with Community
if we shall overcome someday
let that day be today even
if only a night or
moment or brat
marveling at the stars out of each other each
one of us burning so brightly using
that energy to change each of our world changing all
of the world in the process we are
Rockets good
night everyone and
come to change thing I Showcase of
Art and poetry this
started as a project
from the PTA diversity
and Equity to me that the committee and
we wanted to bring rmp
which me and music
and song to The Albi continuity and commemoration
of Black History Month and somehow
in the Conway it
really just glue and it exploded
and so we ended up
then our Showcase of Art and poetry really
have an opportunity that shine the light on all
of you or wonderful Scholars and
parents and teachers and community and
really all my we had been
celebrating Black History Month in art
poetry I'm one of the ways in which we've been
doing that is each classroom
in the Yukon Community received one
of Amanda Gorman two of
her books so either a copy of change
things or
b e k a h
2 and then placed you in a
bob also received the copy of the hill we climb
and then each class also received
one of the two bonus poetry books either
a compilation of Langston Hughes poem
or hip hop speaks to Children
a celebration of poetry
with a beat so each classroom has had the
opportunity to really absorb
these books reflect on these books and use inspired
by our own art and the library has received
pick up all 4 but then we open up the call
to the community to submit I'm their own
artwork that reflects the change that they
would like to see or make a in their community
and we're just overwhelmed
by the responses yes
play. I'm still the four books that I ate
that I showed on the way just been overwhelmed by
the response is so we're really going to have an opportunity to
share that tonight but
before we do that I want to toss it over to one
of the organizers of this Eve
here's some more I love my thing
going on at the school this past month thank
you for letting me so welcome everyone
we are so delighted to see ever really excited
by parent participation so thank you
for being here parents thank you
all students and whoever and I don't know
I think Allie is probably your mom but whoever's under the
alley Prince can we see your beautiful art and I cannot
wait to be able to spot light you so we can show it
off so keep it up it looks gorgeous but
why should meet that works out
how to close out Black History Month today with this beautiful
Showcase from you by you and
one of the things we did on campus was on
Fridays if you're not aware that this is amazing
opportunity for there's an art cart that
Mr Rome and dr. Hodge host
I don't know if it's every Friday but I know it's at least most Fridays
when they can it's during recess and so it's a wonderful
opportunity for some kids to sort of take
a step back and sit in the shade and
sit there and we had some wonderful
quotes from various different books
my own daughter like doing some crazy things I can see
her in the screen so don't mind me the
colors
and beautiful quote and you'll see some
of those for those of you who are not kindergarten
but the older kids pick up at the back by the
there's an Amanda Gorman sign and some of
the art that was already hung up and I just wanted to say thank
you for any of you who are on this call and
we're just so excited to have seen that love from
everyone was just so excited and really just warmed
our hearts so a big congrats
hit you all of you wonderful El Rincon rockets
for just participating in and putting all your
time and energy and passion into your beautiful
art and black history month and with that I'm going
to pass it over to the lovely Antoinette
I'm really excited to
see all the happy faces
on the zoom call and those that
don't have their cameras on I know that there's some smiley faces
behind there and some kids that are eager to
see their work
I just want to apply to you all student
you have done a phenomenal amazing
job with all the artwork
and all the time that you thought
was
insightful and I know there's a lot
different issues going on in the world right
now so should be able to encapsulate that
and your illustrations in your poetry and
your work is such a beautiful way to express yourself
and to also alleviate
the stress
being a child being a grown-up.
This showcase is
extra special extra important because
it's a reflection of all of us and it's a
beautiful thing I
right so here we have
I had author Amanda
Gorman we are celebrating her works on this month-end
various other people that have contributed
to literature Black
History Month literature so here we
have Amanda Gorman just a little background on
her and Bobby shows her and specifics and
I'm not quite sure how
old she is
but it's significant because of
her being so young and standing
up for Barack Obama's presidential inauguration
and being able to go in front of all
these people and giving an amazing
speech about changed it
really touched the hearts of many around
the world not just in
the United States
great 23 that's a big
thing I know a lot of us are
a little ones were unable to even
think of what 23 looks like at 4
5 6 7 and up but
at 23 years
being able to stand up in front of thousands and I'm
National TV and just pouring out your
heart and soul about what you want for this country is a
beautiful thing and I know we're all capable of doing
it one day as well all right
one quote that always
give you the Goosebumps was
I can hear change humming
and it's loudest loudest song I
Don't Fear change coming and so
I think alarm
this quote let that simmer
have you ever done something that
you just felt have
to be so brave to do and when you finally did
it felt so good you
see things happening around you but you
think would be able to accomplish you had a big dream
a big goal that you finally were able to meet
change is a
reflection of all of that and it could happen
with just us just one single person
all right so
showcase submissions lineup this is
how it's going to go so we have illustrations videos
and written poetry and
had so many awesome submission
I tried my best to make sure that we had
appropriate category for everybody I'm
so if you see your name here
just know that you'll be coming up
in that water and if
you see your picture come up on the screen
and you would like to make a comment about it or
if you see you at your video come up missing or some poetry
that you may have put
together and you see it come on the screen you're
more than welcome to unmute your mic go
ahead and choose it introduce yourself
but it would be nice if specially for
those that did the poetry writing be
able to unmute their mic and give
us a live on presentation
hey we're starting off with
illustrations and photography
before I go any
further did anybody see any of their
work come up so far that they would like to speak about I
can always go back and see your handiwork
and Alex
mine is the first one that
came
sing
is it this one at
Sears
my dear the
very first one this one
this is amazing
can you tell us about it look
like two people
holding hands
different
skin colors different clothes
different hairstyles
that's beautiful to see everybody
coming together like that
it's amazing you're very talented how
do you pronounce your name is Olivia Olivia
all
right we're going to go to the next person
baby did
you want to see it
so mine
is the one that you the
last one near
W
and
did a picture of Annabelle
should
I read it
if you can you can you can read that a few lines
that are there up to your comfort level there's
always a chance
to come up the
stairs to help someone and
love others you
may fall down but
you can try again to loan
to Build a Better Boy
beautiful
thank you so much
for sharing that it is beautiful to hear
it in your voice Leo
thank you
so
this
one I made it
because I feel like even
though we've made lots of like
progress in our world with like
gender equality lots
of lots
of women are still down my
name is Sophia
I'm so sorry
Sophia and I I will change that in the official
presentation okay I'm so sorry but
this is lovely would
you like to let us our community
know what you mean by gender equality
wait
lots of I
feel like lots of women still don't like
yellow equal 2 minutes
thank you we have an
we have it at elementary school so many
different types of Learners so it's really important that
we all understand what this council is
about Sofia this is awesome thank
you
so this is the Art Car
we were talking about that was happening on Friday so it's
always there so it's just such a joy I think dr. Hodge
50's music picture
all right
now we're onto the video submission
I must say I'm incredibly impressed
especially with a younger crowd
that we have here be able to
go up and say
this
is amazing poetry an excerpt from book
do great really is
one moment
you're a little technical difficulties playing pressing
play let's see what's going on
call
Tamiami
BAS
being
rude running
when
people say hi everyone
beautiful where the
little little poet said she just hide
a little Stage B over here but thank you so
much everyone
hi my name is kuna
and Iron Man 3 School
when
I was little
take me to an accident
one day my little brother
hate me
go back
over by a car another
time my song book
over our backs
are dentists open
do you think
Smith
you
okay I'm okay no
matter how you getting
home
even
before I could read
my dad
always talked about what's
around me to
tell my parents
I'm going
to get me some
big winner power
in
words
do you know here
that you don't want to
show me dolls
hi Juno
I'm so happy
you can join us especially our
Pre-K kids spell awesome
my
Martin
Luther King Jr birthday
I need you to know if mazing that
is so great you know
how do you feel
I don't know
great reading and I'm just
letting you know what's in the chat to know we're all here some part
I've been really really appreciate it I'm proud of you
itta Bena
even Spidey isn't proud
of you right now
chance
walking in 3D and Oates Maneater
Games of Throne
do you like me
the song
Dragnet cast
talking about
his wife and two children.
Radio
station
the
song for the hustlers based out of
11
a.m.
I feel free to unmute if
you want to clock
I need
to know do you want to hear about your poem
I got you song that was wonderful
I really thought
the song You represented like what
the thing was
what it was for
it
was an excellent musical
choice absolutely I need to
know who did you have did you have as your backup singer
what is my ukulele
teacher and my mom's friend
absolutely
beautiful thank you so much for sharing with me.
Everywhere
we go
American Idol Here
Comes El Rinconcito
little technical difficulties
loading Lincoln's on video
it all loaded to
s
but at this video loads we also
wanted to share that after the pre submitted
artwork we're going to have an open forum
anyone who wasn't able to get their submission in more
have something that you want to share tonight we'll
have an opportunity to do that and
then we're going to wrap up the evening by doing a group
Community pump so we're all going to
become poets and we're going to buy it
a short poem together it's
going to be really awesome so please stay tuned to that
okay
Lincoln I'm so sorry it's not working
right now but we're going to go back to it I'm going to promise
you I'm going to make sure that file is working
okay
I found out something
I'm wearing a tie on TuneIn
can you play Sesame on TV and make a
kind of place with a orange and I
can change the world by speaking
up when something is wrong
crime
are you here
I see
the
new dawn Blume disease-free
it
see it before you get brave
enough to BS thank
you. Again
is Dash with us
not tonight
you're not
his best Rose
will be a mess with the best butt
powerful powerful
really amazing
Lincoln's in the first grade that is amazing
work I
love that shut
up Lincoln
United
We Are One
okay okay
blinkins in fifth grade that makes a lot more sense
sorry
okay
it is so awesome
we had submissions all the way from the
preschool to grade 5
so I'll be calling you really showed out for tonight
so here we have written
poetry submissions Sophie
you're up with Eclipse
I'm not quite sure if you hear if
you would feel comfortable sharing
possibly the
words will be on the screen but if you have a copy of stuff
you're more than welcome to go ahead and read it
OPP
are you here
Abby's not good okay
do you all feel do you want someone to narrate The Poetry
parents are you reading it to your kids if you can't they
can't read it I
can do that
I am not so
creepy but I'm going to do my best
alright Eclipse there
can never be light without Darkness those
who strive for light will always find it
but they will encounter Darkness on the way the
darkness may be unwelcoming cruel
painful
strive for darkness by y calls
all that damage Darkness and Light will
always encounter causing an eclipse eclipse
represents War Bloodshed
unnecessary pain but Darkness
and Light are the same things at War
each other for darkness is
simply just another shade of light both
are the same but so different so
why fight why
not see that everyone is equal everyone
has the right to their identity
discrimination only causes pain racial
discrimination gender
discrimination anti-Semitism and
however else you can discriminate against
someone will only hurt Embrace
who you are and let others
do the same
Sophie big
incredible
next
up is
meteor
so I continued
all right was it might be a little
harder for me to read you just give me a second to this is steps
to change the world
step one Isaiah
step one I think I just picked up those
and it's a drawing so I can't quite see it at the
Step 2 if
you
something
up you
I think this one's going to be a little hard to read
and hopefully we can have Amy do a voiceover at
some other time but the end of this
is stuff I we get together and the light
of it and we helped the Earth and that is where
together we come
together thank
you Amy
oh thank you Alice it's pick up trash
okay Lauren
are you going to be the narrator for the night
alright so the
Night by g h
someone else all you can see is yourself
the night grows big as the tallest
trees in the world the beautiful
shades of green that greens and the bright
night one line from the sunshine
beautiful
I'm so inspired by all of you
many
many cups
is g h e r
like I hope I'm doing all of your poets
Justice by reading your work
so
this time so I
wrote it in the car
when I was on my way to school so
I suddenly got my idea
and then I wrote it all down on a Post-It bad
we're all different
we're all different yes it's true
being different is what makes you you
so enjoy be diverse as being
different is not the worst
Dollar Tree in the world
different beautiful
beautiful
you can just show up quickly because I
never going to do it later but beautiful
beautiful
thank you Jaya.
alright thank you Gina
is Kimora
here
I'm here
I am black history every
step you take every song you sing every
test you pass every million make
every painting you paint every
story you read every book you make is
Black History and it's definitely
excellent
more that is wonderful
thank you beautiful tomorrow
Zoe
are you here
okay try
this again alright
black lives matter by Zoe
r I would
like to see racism come to an end loving
each other should be a trend
I would like to see all people treated
the same until then please remember
their names
why do you treat people differently
because of the color of their skin we
all grieve in the same
oxygen all lives can't matter until
black lives matter
that's the main thing that
is so amazing
and yes I see someone put in the comments so it's true
we
have some incredible writers here
Dominic
can I see someone raise their hand
the dream of a Nation by Dominic
I or
I think as I blink we are
yet to achieve the dream of a Nation America
has a flag red white and
blue that we sometimes do not know what to
as we see a world of joy and
Glee quietness will not make it be pieces
of calling not
for humans to fight for it or for humans
to loudly speak as we work hard
for it as I say
to God I pray to achieve the dream of
a Nation thank you so much
Dominic
music
Solomon hey
it's
called litter litter might be
better but it's bad for the do
you always have to pick it up
in the end before
the Earth gets
thicker and cuts
the litterbug before it spreads more trash keep
on helping the environment
thank you Mom
that was excellent Solomon
Craigslist jobs
oh Lord how to use correct
me if I'm saying your name incorrectly I
don't mean any harm
Anon
perfect
by turn on as
the Earth
spins so do we do the trends
to the way we must be seen to the
way people treat people who look like me
from the culture to the food
to the skin no not just me but
the way people treat people not so much
like people but like a side character in
your story but I am the main character
in mine so do not treat me like a
pet or a toy I was not made to
miss you but I was made to please me know
I am not perfect but I
am perfect for me and that is all I
need
Hawaii
we have so many powerful poets in our
Mist that was incredible
all right now
we're at open share is that
is anybody tell me about
if your have anything that they would like to share
feel free to jump in the chat
if we miss your hand
if you have something
you want to share about
and what about what
she's about change
OK Google
if anyone has anything to share whether
it's a piece of art a poem that
you read in maybe a poem that someone
else has been in that inspires you anything
at all feel free to do you unmute
yourself for your name in the chat
or if we featured one of your artwork
earlier in the evening and you didn't have an opportunity to
speak about it and you would like to share a little bit
more please feel free to unmute
yourself I
will give folks just a minute we know that some
it takes a little while to work up those nerves
though or if you might want to ride and find something
that you want to share so we'll get a
little
all right when I get to get you some clothes to you have to pick
up okay
callista and I wanted to say this I
was mean how I was made
and I'm worthy to be
alone because I am
black and black
and shine sunshine
when is my thing
beautiful baby I'm
so
well done
that was beautiful
thank you so much
up for me I think I'm around has her hand.
I have this art piece it's
the colors of the United
bag and I
actually painted this a couple
years ago and I
painted it because we're called
United States of America but yet we're not United
at United at
all so that's why I did it
that is so
beautiful thank you so much for sharing with
us
we have poets in our Miss we have painters
and I miss this is just absolutely
wonderful thank you so
much for sharing Kimura does
anyone else want to share as well as parents you can
get in on the action too
it's not just a few days I see some teachers here if you
want to join us while please feel free
hi baby
Carver would like to share let's
go beta
I need a picture drawing that
change why I know that
segregation is still going
on going
on and on
that sometimes women get
slower by the men
so I just something for women and
black it says black
women can do any thing as long
as they put their mind to and I do
do a rocket and airplane
and Kansas
to show what they
can do a lot of things
baby. Thank
you so much that is
beautiful and look at that talking about
the intersection of being black and a woman so we have
Scholars and our Miss to teaching
us about intersectionality on black and black
history month that was absolutely amazing
I would like to say something
cars Mom hello
I
don't know am I muted
they went back from you,
I
just wanted to congratulate all of the
amazing Scholars for all of
your beautiful work
of art be if you're writing
and just congratulate you ladies for doing
this this is very touching
my husband and I are sitting here and we're
hearing all of the beautiful voices
and all of the beautiful poems
and so it's just very
very enlightening to
see a school do this in to see all of
the beautiful kids to
share their Talent two words so congratulations to
all of you Scholars
Mars mom is trying
to make us cry this evening okay
thank you so much I
am telling you I'm just so blown
away by this community I
think when we started we said maybe we'll get
two or three submission if you ain't
get if you count our own and we were just
overwhelmed by the response over 20 people
sentence emissions even more
share tonight so I'm just an odd
community so we're going to do one
last call to see if anyone would like to
share this evening before we
all share with one another by doing
a group called so I'll walk you through in a moment
but last call for any why he wants
to share any or any
parents Scholars teachers
other community members please feel free
do anyone
going
twice okay wealthy
you so much everyone
so as a last activity for the last
10 minutes we have together tonight we
invite you to join us invited
or own Ali Khan change
things Community poem
tell Amanda Gorman change things
a children's Anthem book begins with this I
can hear change humming and
its loudest proudest song I
Don't Fear change I don't fear
change coming and so
sing a lot about the book the main
character is joined by other people in our community
and together they work to bring about change
on my cleaning up a park building
and accessibility ramp restoring
a local market
other people to join them they speak
on about the changes that they're making using sentences
that begin with I dream I sing
I hum I use excetera
so for example one of the lines I
dream with the cries of tried
two dreamers another one is I
hung with a hundred Hearts each of us lifting
a hand sew to create
our own Community poem we ask each of
you to spend two or three men thinking
of why or two or
me lie about change
that begin with I sing
I dream ice cream
I have I use
I show I talk
I walk off
I am to all of those pumps are on
the screen in front of you understands one
and this line can be about a change that
you want to see or make like
I sing of the change that I see this
evening honors being call
or I can be about how change makes you or
others feel like I hum to
the sound of my Beating Heart when I think of
the rhythms of this evening or
can be about how you would invite other people to
join you and they can change like I
walk the beat of my friends of Alvin
Khan as we change the world together you'll
be to be creative it can be read to make
You Can Be lyric all that can be very literal
literal and Ethan that invokes
pain I'm so once you're done
with your line I want you to type it into
the chat the weather for the next two
to three minutes thinking of a change
how it makes us feel what kind of change you want
to make and once you have your lying
down sleeping in the chat if you want to do
with me lines go ahead and do that and at
the end of the next two to three minutes what we're going
to do is we're going to school up to the beginning of the poem
we will have just created together in
the chat and we're going to read it out loud
so you'd person will be there only
I'm out loud but we
do the whole poem together so we can capture
a reading of electrons first
ever change things Community
tone but does anyone have
any questions before we get started
do you understand the assignment
all right so we're going to take two
to three minutes to
work on your phone
so we're going to take one more minute
so if you're still working on your line
or maybe you want to add another one please
feel free we have about one more minute
and then we'll meet up Homestead
okay so
if anyone has a line to add to take
the next few seconds to do that and
then I'm going to type in the last line
cuz I'm and informant change thing
or we can meet or come together
is
anyone else I'm about to add a line
if so just tell me hold on I'm
coming I'm almost there
okay
I think we're all set from going to enter in
the last lines of Amanda Gorman book
and then I'm going to ask us all to school left to the beginning
of the phone and when you come to your line
I want you to read your lying,
someone be still not like we're not going to see why
when we're just going to kind of start from the beginning so as soon as
someone reads their line if your line is next go
ahead and and we do want you
okay
so everyone School up
to the front of the poem and
it begins where I'm going to start
and then Alex I think you're next
an internet Factor Alex that I will just
keep on going I can hear
change humming and its loudest proudest
song I Don't Fear change
come in and so I sing along
I dream of shapes
Antoinette is here
in Iran nuke I know I am
laughing because I'm trying to scroll down
sorry,
lullaby to the hurt Souls
that have walked before me I how
did the sounds of things I've
been out there change things poem
icing for peace and
unity
I
dream of the future led
by the Young Voices we heard tonight
I
talk and use my
voice and every way I can
snake chain
I seen
the video I sent this
to the beat of hearts
in harmony
I am looking Within
I sing a story
of unity I dream
of the joy that sang Change
Green
I
do not change I hope that Sunday
every woman man and child and save ourselves as
people because that is what we are we
are equal
anime
hero and
black
I'm home thanks
I
walk in the pride of my gender ice cream
with the agony of the past ice cream
with the cries for justice and work to fix
it
I
dream about the Wii and all of us
being brave doesn't
mean you're not scared it just means you can get
to the hard and scary process to be brave
and change the world
I dream
of love and harmony
in our water stretch imagination
I
use my hands with
gloves on to pick up trash to help
the environment and to be nice to all people
everywhere
same for those without a voice without a platform
but still they are full of Hope and Dreams
ice cream too
loud too often I need to remember to
be quiet and listen more
I scream and yell for
change but it gets absorbed in a suffocating
darkness that is our world
past and present and into the future
I walk to the rhythm of my friend
I sing to the same dream I
dream of that same time
I walk with my ancestors
and our future Generations leaders
we are what the world
is becoming and we know it won't be long we
all hear change Drummond won't
you sing along
who makes change in the world I use words
to spread change to help ears
I use my words to show that people
will belong
Center
and again with the words of a man
what what's the world is becoming and
we won't and we know it won't be long we
all hear change Drummond won't
you sing along ilv
cotton
that
was absolutely wonderful
this has been
such an amazing evening and I apologize
to Lauren because I forgot to mention her
in the beginning but I do want to give a big huge
shout out to Lauren and
Antonio internet and two bun
me for all of their hard work and dedication to
supporting our students
on campus during
our fun Friday and two
organizing the book and
two coming and you know giving them out to the teachers
and we just have amazing parents
and families so I
just really want to give a shoe show
so what you just do a huge shout out and say thank
you thank you thank
you
thank you everybody
you
and a big thank you
to dr. Hodge for being just absolutely
wonderful to the PTA for funding
all of this but iversity and Equity committee
to the to the teachers and
staff who are absolutely amazing
I'm too at the One Bookstore which
is a black owned bookstore not too far
away from her school where we purchase all of
the books for the classroom
and for the library and then of course part
for all of you for being amazed
artists and Poets and for coming out tonight
and just like I mentioned in the
shop but also to be can Eleanor for being amazing
for having the first of all four leading the diversity
and Equity committee and for allowing us to stop
at Unity to showcase the beauty
no wonder that are El Rincon
hopefully
we'll be able to capture this this poem and and
share it with us the broader Community but thank
you a text so much and Antoinette who wears are amazing
or this behind-the-scenes like all the
what is Flyers this entire slideshow she
has worked so tirelessly on
it so thank you Antoinette huge
congrats you
thank you all thank you and
so bye.
goodnight Carrie for women's
History Month starts tomorrow
and I hope this continues.
I hope that if you were inspired
tonight that you will continue to
create
a single one of us are artists in our own way and
I look forward to another opportunity
to share that
thank you everyone.
Everyone
a great job everybody
no idea
I'm going to
stop recording
thank you. God