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A Tribute to Aimee Wiest
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A tribute to Aimee Wiest
Mary Boyd
The Cape Gazette |January 18, 2022
The tributes will surely pour in for Aimee Wiest, and many will emphasize certain causes for which she was associated. The aspect of her character and personality most important, however, was her tolerance.
Aimee was not a virtue signaler. She did not object if others were, but she herself did not feel the necessity of requiring certain political views of others either by her demeanor, her body language or her comments.
Always open to learning, she saw merit in expanding her horizons rather than solidifying fixed positions. She did not look to be validated; she looked to learn new ways of looking at “old” issues. These are the characteristics of an excellent teacher.
An excellent teacher does not steer students to a particular point of view; an excellent teacher introduces students to the full range of experience and position, and assists them in how to question it. This skill of critical thinking becomes a lifelong habit and is the gift given to students by those who understand what teaching really is.
Aimee Wiest gave this to all she taught and, in addition, exemplified the noblest attributes to all she knew personally.
Mary Boyd
Lewes
Discovering Dr. King’s Dream, Then and Now
Event Date: Jan 17 2022 – 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Participate in a Virtual Tour and Discussion of Dr. King’s Civil Rights Journey through Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, led by local storyteller, songstress, and tour guide, Ms. Wanda Battle. REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT AT:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtdeisqzsoGdXhLxq08Wk6iIktSaETpeM3
This event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Delaware.
SDARJ awards H.O. Brittingham students
The Cape Gazette | December 29, 2021
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored H.O. Brittingham Elementary students Cassidy Parson and Kylee Powell for their demonstration of leadership, improvement, effort and excellence.
Cassidy, a third-grader, always has a smile on her face and is a terrific school leader. Teachers say she brightens the day at HOB by helping her friends and teachers when needed. Cassidy shows others how to use their 7 Habits and is a role model at HOB. Teachers say she is amazing and will continue to be a leader in the community as she grows up.
Kylee, a fourth-grader, is an outstanding leader at HOB who uses her 7 Habits in the classroom and cafeteria, and on the playground. Kylee is also leading the way as a bilingual learner and part of the first class of Spanish immersion students excelling at HOB. Teachers say Kylee is a kind and helpful young lady who is going to do remarkable things in her life. Read the entire Cape Gazette article here.
First all-Black team of climbers heading to Everest
Nearly 70 years ago, New Zealand explorer Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first confirmed climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak. Since then, just over 10,000 others have completed the feat. Of those, only a handful have been Black and only one a Black American. In May, under the name of Full Circle Everest Expedition, a team of nine, highly qualified Black climbers intend to change that.
The brainchild of team leader Phillip Henderson, 58, the project is about “summiting Everest first,” and “everything else second.”
But with 30 years of climbing, mountaineering and working in the outdoors industry, often as the only Black person in any group, Henderson sees the Everest expedition as a way to bring diversity and change to his chosen field. Read the entire Washington Post article here.
SDARJ awards Cape High students
The Cape Gazette | December 9, 2021
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored students from Cape Henlopen High School for their demonstration of leadership, improvement, effort and excellence.
Kimora Christopher and Ray Mitchell are Pathways to Success students and have displayed positive behavior, leadership and skills, teachers said. Read the entire Cape Gazette article here.
