Haskell Elementary School News Today

Charles Haskell Elementary School in Edmond has moved to remote learning on Friday because of a water line break.

Solar panels atop a pair of Wanaque schools are now powering the grid as part of the local school districts effort to save some green.

Wanaque Public Schools in New Jersey and Greenskies Clean Focus energized 390 kW of new solar projects on two of the district's schools. Greenskies

Welcome to this week's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week's episode features Christopher D. Sims.

No injuries were reported in a pre-dawn classroom fire Tuesday at the Haskell Elementary School.No children were in the building when the blaze broke out in a classroom at the Ringwood Avenue school shortly before 7 a.m. and was quickly ex…

Christopher D. Sims. Credit Connie Kuntz Sims is from the West Side of Rockford and first shared his poetic gifts onstage at Haskell Elementary School thanks to Dorothy Paige-Turner.  Rooted in Black joy and celebration, his poems wind through the landscapes of this countrys past and present. He hopes they will inform, engage and entertain. Sims, who originally wrote rap and hip-hop lyrics, said his poetry has a bebop cadence. His poem "Thinking About King: A Thesis-Poem On Leadership" reflect...

Credit Spencer Tritt Join us for an evening with a few of our favorite poetry pros from across northern Illinois. WNIJ’s Poetically Yours host Yvonne Boose will lead a discussion with Karen Fullett-Christensen, Christopher D. Sims and Rhonda Parsons on writing poetry during a pandemic and tips they have if you are looking to turn your ideas into stanzas. Plus, our poets will share examples of their work live!  Learn more about these poets whose work has appeared on Poetically Yours Fridays ...

Kwanzaa is near, almost here. December 26th thru January 1st we burst into its purposeful activities. In this season we feel the presence of the Ancestors; we remember their journeys, their struggles. We light seven candles during Kwanzaas seven days to obey and adhere to each principle. Kwanzaa is not Christmas. Kwanzaa is not to focus on the outer but the inner. The black, red, green and gold holds the principle, the purpose together. Kwanzaa is an African inspired celebration to pause the na...