April 15, 2026 - Unfinished Revolution Event

 

Architecture in Winchester

Mr. Mitch Hoopes, Emil & Grace Shihadeh Innovation Center

Students will explore the ways architecture has shaped Winchester's story through the study of local homes & John Handley High School.

 

Bottle Biographies 

Ms. Amy Stock, 4th Grade, Frederick Douglass Elementary School

4th graders from FDES will showcase their Black History Month "Bottle Biography" museum.

 

Community Landscapes

Ms. Jessie Westman, Art, Frederick Douglass Elementary School

Inspired by artists of the Harlem Renaissance—who celebrated community through art, music, and storytelling—first graders explored what makes a community meaningful. They worked together to create buildings and spaces for a community they would love to live in, bringing their imagined world to life.

 

Famous Americans Wax Museum 

2nd Grade Team, Garland R Quarles Elementary School

Students will portray influential Americans whose ideas, courage, creativity, and leadership have helped shape our nation. This project highlights the meaningful contributions of individuals from many different backgrounds who have made a lasting impact in areas such as science, civil rights, government, the arts, athletics, and community leadership.

 

Forensic Spoken Word

Ms. Valerie O’Keeffe, John Handley High School

Students from the Forensics Speech class at Handley will prepare speeches on the topic, “How have people in your family or community helped to shape America’s story?”

 

Immigration and Industrialization’s Connection to Cultural Heritage

Ms. Kimberly Diaz, Dual Language History, Daniel Morgan Middle School

Dual Language History students from DMMS will present what they learned about immigration and industrialization by examining their ancestry. 

 

Paper Quilts

7th grade Fiber Arts students created mixed media paper quilts inspired by Westward Homesteader quilts, coded quilts from the Underground Railroad, and contemporary art quilts from the Civil Rights era to today.

 

Paper Weaving

Ms. Amanda Bryant Poliakoff, Art, Daniel Morgan Intermediate and Middle Schools

8th grade Fiber Arts students chose two images that, when woven together, express how their families and or communities have helped to shape America's story.

 

Self Portraits

Mr. JC Quinn, Art, John Handley High School

Students will create self portraits with chalk, including symbols of their family's heritage and culture while also incorporating red and blue light filters to represent America.

 

Values Badges

Ms. Debbie Diner, Library, Garland R Quarles Elementary School

Students first chose a value or trait they felt they shared with the famous American they researched for the Wax Museum. Then, they designed a badge to represent that trait. After drawing their badge designs on paper, students learned how the school's Glowforge could scan their designs and engrave them onto wood, creating sturdy badges for them to wear with pride!

 

Where I’m From Poems

Ms. Susan McGilvray, Writing Center, Garland R. Quarles Elementary School 

As part of the April Writing Center Challenge, GQES students are writing “Where I’m From” poems about their family, traditions, and customs.