The
Student
Council
Association
(SCA)
at
Haymarket
Elementary
School
took
on
the
responsibility
of
spearheading
the
school's
observance
of
Black
History
Month.
This
team
of
school
leaders
brainstormed
ideas
and
came
up
with
a
detailed
plan
to
schedule
a
month's
worth
of
informative
and
educational
news
shows
to
highlight
the
notable
contributions
of
accomplished
Black
Americans
from
across
all
walks
of
life.
Fifth
graders
Mya,
(SCA
president
of
public
relations),
Maya,
(SCA
variety:
facts
and
funnies),
and
SCA
ambassadors:
Ethan,
Soliyana,
Charlotte,
and
Avery,
designed
an
impressive
project
that
provided
a
variety
of
inspirational
role
models
to
introduce
to
their
classmates.
Each
one-to-three-minute
segment,
researched
and
written
by
its
presenter,
shared
details
about
an
influential
person,
from
well-known
figures
such
as
Martin
Luther
King
Jr.
and
Rosa
Parks,
to
authors
and
poets,
the
inventors
of
peanut
butter
and
potato
chips,
and
medical
scientists
known
for
synthesizing
a
treatment
for
glaucoma
and
creating
a
device
to
correct
cataracts.
The
results
were
shared
on
the
school's
morning
announcements
throughout
February.