Black/African-American History Month Student Showcase

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Frederick County Public Schools is sponsoring a systemwide Black/African American History Month Student Showcase, encouraging students to write and submit entries about the contributions of four Black/African-American Entrepreneurs: Madam C.J. Walker, Governor Wes Moore, Theresa Harrison, and Earl G. Graves Sr.  The Showcase offers different writing prompts for primary grades pre-kindergarten through two, intermediate grades three through five, middle school grades six through eight, and high school grades nine through twelve.

Primary students are encouraged to write a sentence about Madam C.J. Walker or Earl G. Graves, Sr. Intermediate students are encouraged to write one to two sentences about Who is Madam C.J. Walker? or Who is Earl G. Graves, Sr.? Middle school students are encouraged to select one of the four honorees and short essay entitled How ________________ has Paved the Way for Future Entrepreneurs. High school students are encouraged to select featured entrepreneurs or any entrepreneur and write an essay entitled How Black/African American Entrepreneurs Have Influenced ____________: i.e., media, the economy, cooking, fashion, education, science, sports, politics, social action, etc.