Today, in our continued effort to celebrate Black History month, we remember Thurgood Marshall.
Thurgood Marshall was born in 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland and attended racially segregated schools. He served as the lawyer for the NAACP from 1932 to 1961 and traveled the country taking all manner of cases that involved racial issues. He got the nickname “Mr. Civil Rights” and argued 32 cases in front of the Supreme Court and won 29 of them including Brown vs. Board of Education.
Through his litigation, Marshall helped to destroy Jim Crow and its discriminatory laws. He became the first African-American Supreme Court Justice when President Lyndon Johnson appointed Marshall in 1967. He served on the court until 1991.
Marshall argued more cases in front of the Supreme Court than anyone else ever has.
• There will be an interest meeting tomorrow for anyone wishing to join the Boys Spring Track team. The meeting will take place directly after school in Room 014.
• There will be one last pre-season meeting for the Girls Lacrosse. Meet the coaches and talk about tryouts. We will meet today at 2:30 in Room 115B, which is across from the athletic trainer’s room.
• Math League will be held tomorrow after school. Please enter through cafeteria B.
• Are you interested in Sports media, information or sports management and want to give back to the North Hunterdon community? Then this opportunity is for you!! The North Hunterdon Varsity Girls Lacrosse Team is currently seeking students to be Team Managers during the Spring season. If you are interested, please email Coach Jimenez or Coach Flesche.
• The National Art Honor Society will be having a bake sale in the mall on Valentine’s day next Monday, from 2:30-3:30. Feel free to get a treat for someone else to show your appreciation for them, or you can get one just for yourself!
• Attention all juniors: the English Honor Society will be holding two interest meetings next week: Monday, February 14 and Thursday, February 17 at 2:30 in room 106. The application process will be discussed. Please email Mrs. Erwin or Mrs. Miller with any questions.
