Jefferson K-12 celebrates Black History Month with school-wide program

Crystal Goodwin ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County K-12 Community Partnership School (JCS) hosted a school-wide Black History Month program on Feb. 27 to showcase a series of performances celebrating the month. Over 700 students, family members and staff filed into the gymnasium at 9 a.m. to share and learn about Black history through the ages. Leading the program was high school English teacher MyAsia Arnold, who says she wants her students to “walk away with empowerment and knowi