Our recommendation for today is a day late, which is pretty on-brand for the last Saturday of February – a doleful month if there ever was one. By the way, the name February comes from the Italian word for fever: apparently, February was the month when disease would creep out of the Tiber River and …
Last week we shortchanged you and didn’t write about the life of one of those interred in the Mt. Zion/Female Union Band Society cemetery in Georgetown, which we want to emphasize is a rare gem in that very few, if any, urban African American cemeteries of this age still exist in the United States. We …
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This weekend’s suggested outing is probably best tackled tomorrow unless you really like the cold – which I do, but I am a bit of an outlier. Anyway, this one is a real gem, a complete contrast to the quiet, contemplative coolness of Abe Lincoln’s cottage: Great Falls National Park. Haven’t been there recently? Trust …
Students registering for the SAT this spring may see an option to take the test with the essay. Don’t sign up for the SAT with essay! The SAT with essay will not be offered after June (thankfully!!), so don’t torture yourself unnecessarily. As we learned last month, not only will the SAT no longer have …
As we trudge toward spring, waiting for vaccines and dodging more infectious Covid mutations, we thought we would offer weekly suggestions for outings. Here’s Garrett’s pick for this week–Lincoln’s Cottage. Our recommended expedition this weekend is to President Lincoln’s cottage on the grounds of the Soldiers’ Home. This chunk of land was purchased in 1851 …
The man whose memory we are honoring today is the wonderfully named Isaiah Lemmon, born in 1833 in Georgetown to a free woman Charity Lemmon and an enslaved man only known to history as John. The couple would have at least one more; a son also named John. That and the fact that he was …
Last spring in reaction to Covid-19, the College Board adjusted AP Exams. They were shorter and tested material taught until March 2020. Most troublesome, the exams were entirely online. It was evident that the College Board had not perfected online administration: many students experienced glitches and were unable to submit their completed tests. This spring, …
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As we trudge toward spring, waiting for vaccines and dodging more infectious Covid mutations, we thought we would offer weekly suggestions for outings. Here’s Garrett’s pick for this week– Oak Hill Cemetery. Some people, like my wife, get creeped out by cemeteries. I definitely do not – as is obvious by our work with the Mt. …
To celebrate Black History, on each Thursday of February, we at Eagle Eye are going to tell the story of the lives of one of the men and woman buried in Mt. Zion/Female Union Band Society Cemetery in Georgetown. These are some of the stories that our students uncovered in our Headstones and History: Black …
