Banneker Elementary at Marquette

10/10/2026

Student of the Week!!!

We're so proud to celebrate our amazing students who have shown outstanding effort, kindness, and leadership for this week. Each of these students stand out for making positive choices, working hard in class, and being great role models for their peers. Keep shining bright and showing what is means to be a COUGAR (committed, outstanding, unstoppable, accountable, and responsible). Go Cougars!

10/06/2026

🧡💙Healthy Cougars, Happy Cougars!🐾

We’re proud to support the health and wellness of our Banneker at Marquette Cougars! Last week and today, our students had access to important health services right here at school, including visits from the Mobile Dentist and an immunization clinic for students needing vaccinations. 

Healthy students are better prepare to learn, grow, and thrive! A special thank you to nursing director, Nurse Smoot, our healthcare partners, and families for helping us keep our Cougars healthy, strong, and ready to learn.

🐾Healthy Cougars=Ready-to-Learn Cougars!💙🧡

10/05/2026

Celebrating Our Amazing Cougars!🌟

We are proud to celebrate our Students of the Month who demonstrated our character trait for September, Respect, Empathy, and Understanding. 🐾💙🧡

These Cougars showed what it means to treat others with kindness, consider the feelings of others, and help make our school a welcoming place where everyone belongs. Congratulations- we are so proud of you!👏🏼🎉

🎶 Fun Friday Celebration🎶

We’re also giving a special shout-out to our teacher winner of Fun Friday: Guess That Tune & Artist! Thank you to our staff for joining in the fun and helping us continue to build a positive school culture!

Go Cougars!!!

10/03/2026

School Custodian Appreciation Day!

Every day, our custodians work behind the scenes to make sure Banneker at Marquette is clean, safe, and ready for learning.

They take care of our classrooms, hallways, cafeteria, and so much more- and their work helps make all of us feel that our school is a place where WE BELONG!

Thank you for everything you do for our students and staff. We appreciate you!

09/29/2026

We had an amazing time celebrating our students at our PBIS Glow Party!🧡🌟💙

This celebration recognized students who consistently follow our school-wide expectations, make positive choices, and attend school regularly. We are proud of our Cougars for showing that positive behavior and good attendance matter.

Keep showing your PAWS:

🐾Prepared
🐾Accountable
🐾Wise
🐾Supportive

Congratulations to all of our students who earned the opportunity to GLOW and celebrate! Keep up the great work Cougars!

09/28/2026

09/27/2026

🎓🐾 College GO! Week- Cougar Style!🐾🎓

Our Cougars finished College GO! Week strong! 🧡💙

🧢Hats Off to Higher Education! Our students rocked their favorite hats as we celebrated the many possibilities that education can provide.

🧡💙Cougars Future Ready Day! We closed out the week in our Banneker at Marquette orange and blue, showing our Cougar pride while reminding our students that their futures are FULL of possibilities!

Throughout the week, our Cougars dreamed big, explored careers, learned about college, and began thinking about the exciting paths ahead.

🐾Today a Cougar. Future Ready for Tomorrow!

09/23/2026

College GO! Week continues at Banneker at Marquette!🐾🎓

Yesterday, our Cougars were encouraged to Dream Big during Pajama Day, and today they dressed for success as their future careers!

A special thank you to Junior Achievement, in collaboration with G.A.P.S., for providing Career Day speakers who visited our classrooms and shared their careers, experiences, and words of encouragement for our students. In addition, a special thanks to the Gary Area Career Center students and their instructors for presenting.

We love seeing our cougars explore the endless possibilities for their futures! 🌟

Dream Big. Work Hard. Your Future Starts Now! 💙🐾🧡

09/22/2026

🎓🐾College GO! Week at Banneker at Marquette!🎓

Our Cougars showed up in their college gear today! We loved seeing our students display school spirit while learning that their futures are filled with endless possibilities!🌟