Today the A in STEAM stand for Abolitionists! Thank you Nevaeh Roberson for your wonderful poem about the abolitionists.

The Famous Abolitionists

by Nevaeh Roberson

Rough times they called it

Families torn apart

babies taken from their mothers

But god, sent some of his finest angels

to get us out of these rough times

They were called Abolitionists

Those against the wicked

those who had a powerful voice

that carried through their actions

They marked the path of freedom

by risking their lives for us

Day by Day

Night by Night

Harriet Tubman

Frederick Douglass

Sojourner Truth

Prince Hall

William Still

Henry Highland Garnett

Sarah Parker Remond

put their lives on the line for us to have freedom

They all have their own story to tell

but Freedom came with a price

“Be Free or die”- Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman also known as

Moses made it to freedom by herself

It took awhile but she made it

as she says by the grace of god.

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress” - Fredrick Douglass

Fredrick Douglass after escaping from slavery

became a national leader of the abolitionist movement

famous for his oratory

and incisive antislavery writings

“If women want any rights more than they’s got, why don't they just take them, and not be talkin bout it” - Sojourner Truth

A former slave

Sojourner Truth became an outspoken advocate

for abolition, temperance,

and civil and women's rights in the nineteenth century

“Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. There is nothing to do but be” - Prince Hall

Prince Hall was an abolitionist and leader

in the free black community in Boston

“They were determined to have liberty, even at the cost of life” - William Still

William Still was a conductor on the Underground Railroad

A businessman, a writer, a historian and a civil rights activist

“No oppressed people have ever secured their liberty without resistance!” - Henry Highland Garnett

Henry Highland Garnett was educated at the African Free School

And became an advocate of militant abolitionism

“My strongest desire through life has been to be educated” - Sarah Parker Remond

Sarah Parker Remond was an American lecturer

An activist and an abolitionist campaigner

All of these amazing people were always fighting

Fighting for our rights

Only one of them was born free

But they all fought for equality

Tessellation Challenge: Create a tessellation of an organism or feature that occupies our desert environment. Submissions should be at least 9X9 inches. Examples and video guides are bellow.

Pen and paper art not your thing? Create a tessellation using an online simulator here! Below is an example Mr. Schjetne made. Can you see the rabbits hiding behind the bushes?

Submissions should be turned in no later than April 23rd, 2021. Please submit your art by bringing the finished piece to the front office between 7AM and 3PM.

Finished pieces need a piece of paper attached to the art work with the following information:

• • To: Mr Schjetne

  • Name: (First and last)

  • Title: (you must give your art a title, example "Penguin on Vacation")

  • Description: (a short description of what this art piece is of, example " 'Penguin on Vacation' is a watercolor of a penguin excited for a vacation on a tropical beach.")

  • Materials: (a list of the art supplies used in the art piece, example, watercolor, pen, and paper)

  • Date of submission: the date you bring it to the office

Art Supplies can be requested by emailing Mr. Schjetne at mschjetne@stu.morongo.k12.ca.us.

• • Supplies that are readily available:

    • Acrylic paints

    • Water colors

    • Paper

    • Paint brushes

    • Small canvases

    • Other supplies may be available or can be purchased, make a special request to Mr. Schjetne