In these thought provoking times our society feels the need to observe specific days and months of the year in order to honor various groups or individuals. National Women’s History Month, which began around 1911 internationally, is one of those celebrations.
Dear editor, Following a global pandemic that has placed unprecedented pressure on our state’s public health system, I thought this would be the year lawmakers got serious about public health. Apparently, I was wrong.
Each year, March is designated as National Women’s month with a special presidential proclamation to honor the achievements of American women. This celebration began nationally in 1981 with a week in March being declared as Women’s History Week. In 1987 a new bill was passed which proclaimed the entire month of March as Women’s History Month which helps to celebrate the contributions women had made in a variety of fields.
As much of the country is still reeling from the mandatory COVID-19 closure of businesses in late March 2020, Aurora, though not without critical pivotal changes, has been rebounding and celebrating successes.
Being a female who has worked in a “man’s” world my entire career, I would like to share my thoughts a b o u t National Women’s Month. I support it and think that it is important that we recognize women and the accomplishments that they have made. It is great to see so many qualified and accomplished women in leadership roles and in male-dominated industries today where they were not included in the past.
Dear Editor: As a former employee of the South Dearborn School Corporation and a person that has been around since the corporation started I speak with some knowledge. I have seen from being an employee at the high school from 2005 to 2019 attendance go from around 1,150 students to under 800.
Dear editor, Following a global pandemic that has placed unprecedented pressure on our state’s public health system, I thought this would be the year lawmakers got serious about public health. Apparently, I was wrong.
March is here! We have successfully made it through three-fourths of the school year in a global pandemic. What a great accomplishment thanks to our dedicated and talented staff at Lawrenceburg Community School Corporation (LCSC).
On March 8 we will observe International Women’s Day; a celebration of equality, empowerment and achievements of women. This year, unlike years prior, the theme references Covid-19. Effective female leaders have always been on the forefront of humanitarian issues, so it seems fitting that this year’s them is:
Dreaming of independence and freedom after high school is part of the high school experience. As graduation approaches, how prepared do you feel to manage your financial life? It is never too late (or early) to start developing financial skills for life after graduation.