Students in upper school Art I are completing complex self-portraits, mixing media from charcoal or ink. These works are based on artistic selfie photographs, highlighting their face from a complex angle. Students then carefully recreated their images to represent their appearance, mood, and facial expressions in a unique manner. Students in Ms. Stephens class range from freshmen through seniors.

Latin parent Robert Wilkins spoke Wednesday to students and faculty about the founding of the National Museum of African American History and culture. He will speak on the subject again for parents the night of March 15th at 7pm.  Wilkins worked as a law clerk for Judge Earl Gilliam and at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia as chief special litigation before going into private practice and becoming a Circuit Court Judge. He was part of George W. Bush’s presidential commision on the establishment of the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. His book titled Long Road to Hard Truth: The 100 Year Mission to Create the National Museum of African American History and Culture was published in 2016.