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Benjamin Banneker Academic High School held its 40th Anniversary Alumni Reunion on July 1. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Long Live Banneker

by WI Editorial Staff July 12, 2023July 12, 2023

It was awesome to read that Banneker’s alumni are still going strong and continuing on the legacy with the newly launched Banneker Alumni Society.

Principal Anita Berger, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and bevy of public officials and community members cut the ribbon for the new Banneker Academic High School on Aug. 28. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)

Banneker Academic High School Marks 40 Years with New State-of-the-Art Building

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. September 1, 2021December 21, 2021

Education, Local

D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: Banneker Groundbreaking

by WI Webstaff October 2, 2019December 21, 2021

Courtesy of united-medicalcenter.com

D.C. Council Cuts UMC, Bucks Banneker in Budget

by James Wright Jr. May 15, 2019December 21, 2021

D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie meets with Banneker students on May 13. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)

Banneker Relocation, Modernization in Question

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. May 15, 2019December 21, 2021

Citizens share views at a recent D.C. Council Committee on Education roundtable. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer)

Community, Education, Local

Banneker Students, Alumni Defend Shaw Relocation

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. November 19, 2018October 31, 2020

Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in northwest D.C. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Shaw Residents Rail Against Banneker Relocation

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. November 14, 2018October 31, 2020

Banneker High School students Bria Snell, India Skinner and Mikayla Sharrieff of "S3 Trio," finalists in the national NASA competition (Courtesy of In3)

Education, Local

Banneker Students Finish Second in NASA Competition

by Brenda C. Siler May 18, 2018October 31, 2020

The S3Trio team from Benjamin Banneker Academic High School. From left: India Skinner, Mikayla Sharrieff and Bria Snell. (In3)

Hackers Taint Votes for NASA Youth Competition

by Brenda C. Siler May 12, 2018October 31, 2020

In their ongoing honor of black history, students at Washington Global PCS participate in performances and events that included field trips to the Brazilian Embassy and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. (Courtesy of Washington Global PCS)

Local

D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: Bringing Black History to Life

by WI Webstaff May 3, 2017October 30, 2020