by Alexandria Hylton

2nd grader Summer Batchelor says she learned that Martin Luther King Junior was a black man who fought for freedom with words. Martin Luther King Junior was a man who fought for freedom with words, just like Summer said. He was an important man in the history of fighting for freedom. After everything that he did for our country, it is so amazing how so many people disliked him just because of the color of his skin.

We celebrate Martin Luther King Junior Day to honor Dr. King for all of his help to all races, and especially for working to help free African Americans from the cage of segregation. On January 1, 1886 Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to end slavery. It was held in Washington D.C. That is where Dr. King proclaimed his “ I have a Dream” speech on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. It was inspiring to many people and gave them hope.

On Monday January 18th, MES classes honored Martin Luther King Jr. for his amazing fight to stop segregation. Mrs. Peters wanted to make the day fun and memorable for her 2nd grade class. They began by mapping “The March On Washington”, coloring a picture of Dr. King, and watching a video clip about a boy who wanted to play baseball but couldn’t because there was segregation. Mrs. Peters said that she was talking about what was on the inside and not on the outside of a person, and that everyone is created equal. She said that she was so excited to get to do this with her class, and it payed off.

by Abrie Van Winkle and Macie Teke

Mrs. Dole expresses herself in her classroom. She loves Lucy! She also has Barbie Dolls, Dr. Seuss figurines, Garfield posters, The Walking Dead posters, Ohio State flags, Toy Story memorabilia, Monsters Inc., Nemo, Spongebob, and a zoo of stuffed animals. All these things reveal her fun and interesting personality.

Mrs.Dole is a fantastic sixth grade teacher. She came to Manchester Elementary last year from South Dearborn Middle School. She’s been teaching 16 years. “I love it! I loved teaching middle school, but I love it here. I love teaching with Mr. Nalley; he has been a big help.” Mrs. Dole's subject of choice became math while being a business major. She says, "I loved math and I really wanted to teach math, so I did my graduate work to become a teacher."

Mrs. Dole educates her students by not telling them the answer, and getting them to first try and figure it out themselves. She brings small groups to the back of the room for special study sessions. She teaches them to work out problems they can't figure out. Andrew Kemper says, "I used to like math, but now it is very interesting to me because of the way Mrs. Dole explains it in a version that we can relate to."