Archive: May 25, 2008 - May 31, 2008
McKinley Poets Take Top Awards in Laureate Contest
First place winner Michael Drayton. By Faith Ajayi Michael Drayton, Melanie Kates, Sharde' Banks, and Mariah Slade are among the winners of Washington, DC's Eighth Annual Poet Laureate's Poetry Awards for Senior High School Students. Drayton won the first prize, the Poet Laureate Prize for his poem "Angel Fire...
By Anna Kinsman | May 29, 2008; 3:13 PM ET | Comments (0)
Model U.N. Team Returns from Conference
Model U.N. team dicusses strategy. By Talishia Sears McKinley's Model UN team, sponsored by Ms. Lee-Palis, participated in the annual Model United Nations Conference. Tenth graders Stephanie Navarrete, Marciel Rojas-Rosario, Alexis Harris, Les'Lee Lewis, Christopher Lopez, Robert Young, Angel Davis, Takiyah Edmondson, Bernard Thompson, and Mariah Brown attended the...
By Anna Kinsman | May 29, 2008; 2:51 PM ET | Comments (0)
Marching Band Takes 3rd in Apple Blossom Parade
Marching band prepares for parade route. By Leah Smith The Mckinley Tech Marching Band participated in the annual Apple Blossom Parade in Winchester, Virginia, and won third place. They competed against schools from Maryland and Virginia. They were the only band from DC. There are currently 68 members of...
By Anna Kinsman | May 29, 2008; 2:40 PM ET | Comments (0)
