Archive: April 27, 2008 - May 3, 2008
New Engineering Program to Open Next Year
By Faith Ajayi McKinley is adding a new CTE track to its formal three, and that is engineering. Chancellor Michelle Rhee designated McKinley as a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineer, and Math) school along with some other selected elementary, middle, and high schools in the District of Columbia. This is among...
By Anna Kinsman | May 2, 2008; 10:02 AM ET | Comments (0)
New Uniform Design Planned for '08-'09
By Faith Ajayi Design submitted by Chineye Anasoh Principal Pinder plans to add some reforms to the school uniforms for next year. "I'm hoping that if kids help create the uniform or get creative with their talents, the uniform could be something that fuels pride in the school instead of...
By Anna Kinsman | May 2, 2008; 9:51 AM ET | Comments (1)
Robotics Team Finishes Final Competition
By Faith Ajayi Robotics team hard at work building their robot for competition. McKinley placed 50 out of 60 in the Robotics Competition in Annapolis, Maryland in March. In January, national and international robotics teams were assigned a task of building a robot that could make counter-clockwise laps around a...
By Anna Kinsman | May 2, 2008; 9:21 AM ET | Comments (0)
We Need a Recycling Program Now!
By Karen Vanegas McKinley needs to recycle. We need student, teacher and administration involvement. Our school's vision plan does not have enough emphasis on learning how to care for the environment. We all produce a great deal of waste that we can recycle. We recently had a problem with vandalism...
By Anna Kinsman | May 2, 2008; 8:57 AM ET | Comments (0)
