February Celebrations to Share
February is full of celebrations that you can share with your student! For instance:
It's Black History Month
So, why not...
- share some trivia questions (see box) to see how much you can educate one another?
- talk about Black leaders, living or deceased, that you admire and why?
- ask her what she is learning about Black History in class or through the multiple Black History Month programs happening on campus?
It's National Hot Breakfast Month
So, why not...
- send your student an envelope filled with instant oatmeal packets?
- make breakfast for her one morning when she's home?
- Give her $10 so she and a friend can get out into the community and hit a pancake breakfast at the local firehouse or VFW?
It's National Time Management Month
So, why not...
- share a time management tip that is working well for you?
- encourage her to talk with an advisor, residence hall director, coach or other trusted adult if she is struggling with time management?
- get a simple $5 plastic wall clock, pry off the cover and decorate the face with pictures/ stickers/etc. to give your student "the gift of time"?
There is always some way to connect with your studentýand February offers options aplenty!
Black History Month Quiz
Questions
1. Why was February chosen for Black History Month?
2. In what year did Black History Month begin (after being Black History Week)?
3. Which civil rights leader made a bid for the U.S. presidency when he ran for the
Democratic presidential nomination in 1984?
4. Dr. Maulana Karenga, a professor of Black Studies at Cal. State University, created
_______ as a way to unite the African-American community after the Watts riots in L.A.
5. Who was known as the “Moses of her people,” helping more than 300 slaves escape via
the Underground Railroad?
6. Which black track-and-field athlete won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics,
thus derailing Adolf Hitler’s intent to use the Olympic Games as a display of Aryan
supremacy?
Answers
1. Because it contained the birthdays of both Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, two men who made a significant impact on black history.
2. In 1976, the celebration was expanded to the entire month of February.
3. The Rev. Jesse Jackson.
4. In 1966, he created the well-known holiday of Kwanzaa, which is celebrated from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.
5. Harriet Tubman.
6. Jesse Owens.