Lightning News
Today is
Thursday,
February 2,
2017
Today in History
On this day in 1887 the first Groundhog Day
was celebrated in Punxsutawney,
Pennsylvania.
Students:
remember that
bullying is
not cool!!
Students, remember
that gum, rubber
bands, rubber band
bracelets, and
sunflower seeds are
not allowed.
Please remember that the
classroom recycling bins are
for paper only.
Students remember that the back
staircases are for emergencies
and end of the day dismissal only.
You are not permitted to use
them during the daily transitions
between classes unless you are
with an adult.
Message from Mr. Van Skoik's
Horticulture class: With help from
the cafeteria staff and our students
here at Zucker, we will be making
compost from our cafeteria food
waste. Please join in helping us grow
some healthy veggies by not
throwing landfill materials in the
compost bins at lunch. Thank you!
Spelling Bee
Congratulations to Cassie
Drollinger for her outstanding
performance in the CCSD
Spelling Bee on January 19th!
She is one of the top 5 spellers in
Charleston County and will
compete in the Regional Spelling
Bee at Charleston Southern
University on March 9th.
Lightning Basketball
Both teams take on the
Military Magnet Eagles this
Thursday, February 2nd in the
JZMS Gym. The girls play at
6:00pm and the boys play at
7:00pm.
Guitar Club meets
Wednesdays after school
from 3:30-4:30. Please have
a ride home waiting for you.
Chess Club meets Tuesdays from
3:30-4:45 in room 241. Please have
a ride home waiting for you.
The character trait for February
is Honor. Honor is letting
someone know you see how
valuable they are.
February is Black History Month
Today’s notable African American is Rosa
Parks. Rosa Parks was an African
American civil rights activist and “the
Mother of the Freedom Movement.” She
was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee,
Alabama. On December 1, 1955 she
refused to obey bus driver James F. Blake’s
order to give up her seat in the colored
section to a white passenger after the
white section was full. Her action
triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Her legacy includes an autobiography she
wrote entitled Rosa Parks: My Story, and a
scholarship she started for high school
seniors going to college. Rosa Parks died
on October 24, 2005 in Detroit, Michigan
at age 92. There is a street in Detroit and
part of a highway in Los Angeles named
after her.
Barack Obama was the 44th
President of the United
States. He was born on
August 4, 1961 in Honolulu,
Hawaii. His full name is
Barack Hussein Obama. His
childhood nickname was
“Barry.” He has degrees from
Columbia University and
Harvard University. Before he
ran for president, he was a
United States senator for
Illinois.