Recruitment, Alumni, & Multicultural Engagement

Our thoughts and prayers are with the students, staff, and families of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Schools should be a place for children to learn without fear. We stand with our fellow educators to SOUND THE ALARM against violence.

JOIN US TOMORROW!!!

JOIN US MAY 7, 2022 FOR A COMMUNITY POP UP!!

Parents will be able to register for the 2022-2023 school year
ON-SITE!!

SEE YOU THERE!

MSCS is once again home to some of the TOP high schools in Tennessee according to the U.S. News and World Report's new ranking!

Congrats to the 13 District-managed schools that made the list! To read more visit, http://www.scsk12.org/newsroom/#/article/1867.

CELEBRATE AFRICA IN APRIL!!! 🌍

RAM Supported the Africa in April events today!! We had an awesome time enjoying the entertainment and culture in this beautiful weather!

See the events below to support Africa in April!!

April 22

Children and Seniors Day & Parade (10AM) - Robert R. Church Park 8AM - 11PM

April 23

Health Wellness & Community Day - Robert R. Church Park 8AM - 12PM

April 24

International Music Day - Robert R. Church Park 8AM - 8PM

Today RAM celebrates EARTH DAY!! Let’s help take care of our planet!! 🌎

Cohort Dates
May 2 - June 20 (7 classes total), Mondays, 5pm-8pm central time

Please direct them to the phone below and to this email if anyone has any questions. Thank you!

[email protected]
901-676-5808

Photos from Memphis-Shelby County Schools - MSCS's post

Congratulations to the winners of The Voice of MSCS Talent Explosion!!!

IT'S MULTICULTURAL MONDAY!!

April is Arab American Heritage Month. Join us on Monday's in April as we highlight the Arab American Culture!!

IT’S FRIDAY & WE ARE…

Reimagining Recruitment with RAM!!!

We're committed to creating a pipeline to leadership for dedicated and caring educational professionals who reflect the rich diversity of the students and families we serve.

IT’S FRIDAY & WE ARE…

Reimagining Recruitment with RAM!!!

We're committed to creating a pipeline to leadership for dedicated and caring educational professionals who reflect the rich diversity of the students and families we serve.

Congratulations to our very own Rod Peterson, principal of Hickory Ridge Middle School! Hickory Ridge Middle School recently created Academy Advisory Board that allows students to fellowship and share ideas with the administration.

As Women’s Month comes to a close, we would like to celebrate our very own Chief Lori Phillips!!

Lori Phillips is the Chief of Student, Family & Community Engagement! RAM is proud to serve under your leadership!!

Thank you for all that you do!!

Every Story Counts! Bilingual Play!

Let's go to the fantastic world of Fables with Abuela Tomasa, who will bring four stories with very important lessons for children.

From why we don't have to talk to strangers with "Little Red Riding Hood", to the importance of helping our friends when they need us most.

Meet the ladybugs, who will learn the importance of being patient and play well with others

Enjoy four well-known fables and fairy tales with a very Latin twist.

This Bilingual play will teach kids about tolerance, kindness and friendship.

Also kids and adults will practice basic Spanish words in a fun and entertaining way.

Vamos al mundo fantástico de las Fábulas con Abuela Tomasa, quien traerá cuatro cuentos con lecciones muy importantes para los niños.

Desde por qué no tenemos que hablar con extraños con "Caperucita Roja", hasta la importancia de ayudar a nuestros amigos cuando más nos necesitan.

Conoce a las Catarinas, quienes aprenderán la importancia de ser pacientes y jugar bien con los demás.

Disfruta de cuatro conocidas fábulas y cuentos de hadas con un toque muy latino.

Esta obra bilingüe enseñará a los niños sobre la tolerancia, la bondad y la amistad.

También niños y adultos practicarán palabras básicas en español de una manera divertida y entretenidaHere is the link for a 10% discount on the tickets for Memphis Shelby County Schools Families.

www.eventbrite.com/e/296137765027/?discount=Somos901

IT'S STILL WOMEN'S MONTH & WE ARE STILL CELEBRATING WOMEN OF THE DISTRICT!!

Today we celebrate the stories of Marisol Palomo, Lakshmi Visvanathan, and Carolyn Jackson!!

Thank you ladies for all that you do!!

IT'S STILL WOMEN'S MONTH & WE ARE STILL CELEBRATING WOMEN OF THE DISTRICT!!

Today we celebrate the stories of Zuzana Legatova-Armstrong, Kongsouly Sengchannavong-Jones, and Stefani Everson-Phillips!!

Thank you ladies for all that you do!!

IT’S MULTICULTURAL MONDAY!!!!

Join the MSCS RAM Department as we give you a Multicultural Minute each and every Monday!!

This Monday we are celebrating Women’s History Month by highlighting Women of MSCS!!! Today we celebrate the stories of Sophia Christian, Kimberly de Lara-Staunton, and Kavita Shelat!!

Thank you ladies for all that you do!!

DO YOU NEED HEALTH INSURANCE?!

Please visit the following schools next Wednesday, March 30th from 9am-2pm.

Sheffield High , Middle and Elementary
Parkway Village Elementary
Wooddale Middle
Southpark Elementary

IT’S MULTICULTURAL MONDAY!!!!

Join the MSCS RAM Department as we give you a Multicultural Minute each and every Monday!!

This Monday we are celebrating Women’s History Month by highlighting Women of MSCS!!! Today we celebrate the stories of Carmen McDonald, Mai Mohammed, and Reyna Cruz!!

Thank you ladies for all that you do!!

RAM Celebrates St.Patrick’s Day!!

RAM celebrates International Women’s Day!!

SFCA & RAM salutes HBCUs:

LOC!💜💛✊🏾 LeMoyne-Owen College

LeMoyne-Owen College is a private, historically black, four year, co-educational, liberal arts institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. It is affiliated with the United Church of Christ. The institution can trace its roots back to 1862, when the American Missionary Association (AMA) sent Lucinda Humphrey to Camp Shiloh to open an elementary school for freedmen and runaway slaves shortly after federal troops, commanded by Ulysses S. Grant, occupied West Tennessee. In 1863, the school then known as Lincoln Chapel, was moved to Memphis, but was destroyed by fire in 1866 during the anti-black race riots following the withdrawal of federal troops.

Lincoln Chapel was rebuilt in 1867 and reopened with 6 teachers and 150 students. After 3 difficult years during which the school experienced financial difficulties, Dr. Francis J. LeMoyne, a Pennsylvania physician and abolitionist, donated $20,000 to the AMA to build an elementary and secondary school for prospective teachers. The AMA allocated the money for Lincoln Chapel which was renamed LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School in 1871. LeMoyne visited the school in 1871 where he personally donated the clock for the institution’s clock tower. In 1914 the school moved from Orleans Street in Memphis to its present location on Walker Avenue.

LeMoyne became a junior college in 1924, a four-year college in 1930, and was chartered by the State of Tennessee in 1934. Planning for Owen College was begun in 1947 by the Tennessee Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention, and the school was opened as S.A. Owen Junior College in 1954. In 1968 the two schools merged to become LeMoyne-Owen College.

Today LeMoyne-Owen College occupies a 15 acre campus in Memphis. Recent statistics show the school’s enrollment to be around 700 students from 15 states and 5 foreign countries. LeMoyne-Owen is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a charter member of the United Negro College Fund. LeMoyne-Owen offers bachelor of arts, bachelor of business administration, and bachelor of science degrees in 22 majors.



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LeMoyne-Owen College

SFCA & The RAM Department celebrates Black History Month with Music Mondays!!

Take a look at RAMs Tiny Stage Series featuring Gerald Richardson.

https://youtu.be/uW7I4tIcSbw

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SFCA & RAM Salutes HBCUs:

Rust College! 💙✊🏾

Rust College was founded in 1866 by the Freeman’s Aid Society’s missionaries of the Methodist Episcopal Church with the goal of providing basic education for adults and children who had formerly been enslaved. Located outside Holly Springs, Mississippi, the College is currently affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It is a historically black college and is the second-oldest private college in the state of Mississippi. Rust College is a four-year, co-educational, liberal arts institution, and is one of only five historically black colleges in the United States that were founded before 1867 and are still in operation.

When Rust College opened, instruction was given to adults and children on elementary subjects. The first campus buildings were erected in 1867. In 1870, the school was chartered as Shaw University, honoring Reverend S.O. Shaw, who donated $10, 000 to the new institution. In 1915 the institution changed its name to Rust University in honor of the Secretary of the Freeman’s Aid Society, Richard S. Rust.

As the number of students increased, Rust College added high school and collegiate courses to its curriculum. When public schools for African Americans in northern Mississippi increased, the College discontinued its grade school in the 1930s, and its high school in 1953. Today, Rust College is regionally accredited as a higher education institution by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and offers various Associate and Bachelor’s degrees. Situated on 126 acres, the college currently has a diverse student body of 942 undergraduates, and has an endowment of approximately $23.7 million.

Rust College continues its mission of providing impoverished but academically talented students access to higher education. Instilling cultural, moral, and spiritual values, while offering instruction in the humanities, social behavioral sciences, natural science, business, technology, and education, the college dedicates itself to serving and preparing its students in becoming contributing members of society.



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Rust College

Music Mondays Yella P

SFCA & The RAM Department celebrates Black History Month with Music Mondays!!

Take a look at RAMs Tiny Stage Series featuring MSCS’s very own Yella P!!

https://youtu.be/GoR3XzMWCbk

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Music Mondays Yella P Each Monday we will highlight a Black local artist that will discuss their musical journey and how the Memphis areas have shaped their success. Memphis is kn...

SFCA & RAM Salutes HBCUs:
Lane College ♥️💙✊🏾

Lane College is a co-ed, liberal arts college located in Jackson, Tennessee. The college was founded in 1882 by Bishop Isaac Lane, a former slave and bishop of the Colored Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church. Lane College is the first institution established by the Methodist Episcopal Church and one of the oldest historically black colleges.

The idea of Lane College came in 1878 when Reverend J.K. Daniels presented a resolution to establish a school at the Tennessee Annual Conference of the CME Church held in the Capers Chapel C.M.E. Church in Nashville. The school originally opened in November 1882 as the C.M.E. High School with Jennifer Lane, daughter of Bishop Lane, as its first teacher. On June 22, 1884, the school changed its name to the Lane Institute after it was chartered under the laws of the State of Tennessee, and expanded its curriculum to focus on preparing ministers and teachers. In 1887, the first class graduated from Lane Institute. That year also saw the appointment of Reverend T.F. Saunders as the school’s first president.

In 1896, Lane Institute developed a College Department and broadened its curriculum by including courses in the classics, natural and physical sciences, as well as in mathematics. The Board of Trustees also decided to change the name of the institution to Lane College to better reflect the growth of the curriculum. In 1907, James Franklin Lane, the son of Bishop Lane was elected as president of the institution. Under the tenure of President Lane, the college improved its facilities and attracted the attention of various philanthropic organizations. Lane College was approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1936 and gained full membership in 1961.

Lane College’s enrollment now stands at slightly over 1,800. The college offers undergraduate programs leading to a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree. The number of males enrolled at the institution has begun to outnumber the number of female students at the school, making it one of the few institutions in the entire nation with this enrollment trend.



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Lane College

MSCS is celebrating ! We recognize the rich culture and contributions of the Black community in the 901 and worldwide!

Stay tuned to our page this month for virtual events, engaging series, and contests for the whole family.

For a list of all events this month, visit scsk12.org/bhm2022.

Coming From Where I'm From | Illunga Adell

Student Family and Community Affairs celebrates Black History Month with the Coming From Where I’m From Video series brought to you by the Recruitment, Alumni, & Multicultural Engagement Department.

Today we celebrate TV & Film Producer, Screenwriter, and Actor Ilunga Adell!! Ilunga Adell is a graduate of Hamilton High School and was a writer for multiple classic TV Series such as 227, Moesha, Sanford & Son and My Brother and Me, along with many more!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0mw-QmtaV5w&feature=youtu.be

Coming From Where I'm From | Illunga Adell Actor and Screenwriter Illunga Adell recounts growing up in Memphis, attending MCS schools, and his time in Hollywood.

Southside Demolition & Fondest Memory Program by Voice

https://livestream.com/accounts/25133520/events/9881463

Southside Demolition & Fondest Memory Program by Voice Watch Voice's Southside Demolition & Fondest Memory Program on Livestream.com.