Celebrating Culture, Creativity, and Community Across Our Schools

     Throughout February, schools across the district honored Black History Month with a vibrant collection of events, performances, lessons, and community celebrations. From academic spotlights to artistic showcases, each school found meaningful ways to uplift Black history, culture, and excellence. Together, their efforts created a powerful, districtwide tapestry of learning and celebration.

Many schools integrated Black History Month directly into classroom instruction, ensuring students engaged deeply with historical figures, cultural contributions, and pivotal movements.

• At Dacula Elementary School, students explored grade‑level hallway displays, daily historical facts, and creative contests featuring essays, poems, and visual arts.
   
• Gwinnett Online Campus and Mountain View High School highlighted Black innovators and leaders through mini‑lessons, murals, and daily profiles.
   
• Radloff Middle School and Magill Elementary School brought history to life through wax museums and literacy‑focused activities.

 

Schools embraced the arts as a powerful way to celebrate culture and identity.

• Grayson High School hosted Elegance Through the Eras, a fashion show honoring Black style across the decades, followed by a community cookout.
   
• Anderson‑Livsey Elementary School staged a joyful production of The Wiz, celebrating its legacy in Black storytelling.
   
• Meadowcreek High School filled the Media Center with music during its Black History Musical Celebration.
   
• Berkmar High School offered two signature events: Painting with a Twist and A Night at the Apollo, blending art, culture, and community.

 

Several schools created immersive, community‑centered experiences that brought families, staff, and students together.

• Discovery High School led the first Back on the Yard Cluster Fest, complete with live music, food, vendors, performances, and a parade.
   
• Oakland Meadow School hosted an interactive wax museum and a schoolwide “Sunday Dinner” to honor a cherished cultural tradition.
   
• Summerour Middle School celebrated Atlanta, the Black Mecca, highlighting the city’s influence on civil rights, entertainment, and education.

 

Students across our clusters took the lead in celebrating culture, identity, and pride.

• Central Gwinnett High School held a full Spirit Week featuring Pan-African Colors Day, Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Divine Nine Day (Historically Black Greek-Lettered Service Organizations), Black Icon Day, and more.
   
• Jordan Middle School energized the month with dress-up days, trivia challenges, book displays, and a door‑decorating contest.
• Shiloh Elementary School embraced the theme Lift Every Voice and Sing, featuring hallway exhibits, student‑judged door contests, and a culminating event with storytelling, quilt‑making, and songwriting.
   
• Baggett Elementary School organized weekly themes—from Inventors to Leadership—paired with daily facts, bio‑poems, and schoolwide music and trivia challenges.

 

Some schools invited students to learn from modern trailblazers shaping today’s cultural landscape.

• Seckinger High School welcomed Imani Ellis, Founder and CEO of CultureCon (a conference that invites creatives nationwide to network, build, learn, and create together in the urban media space), whose message centered on creativity, community, and professional growth.
   
• Duluth High School hosted a culminating Black History Month Program, bringing the school community together in celebration.