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By Staff on February 5, 2012
By Josh Spickler I have no idea what the weather’s like while you’re reading this, but as I’m writing it, it’s chilly outside. And on Feb. 11, at Peabody Elementary, it will be chili inside. Get it? Chilly outside. Chili inside. Get it? I’ve been waiting five years to use that joke, which, of course, [...]
Posted in Community News, Education, Events, Food, Goings On! | Tagged Cooper Young, Education, food, fundraiser, Peabody Elementary |
By Kristan on November 23, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tamara Cook, Director Cooper-Young Business Association 2120 Young Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: 901-276-7222 www.cooperyoung.biz ___________________________________________________________________ Holiday Fun in Cooper Young Celebrate the holidays at the Cooper Young Night Out on December 1 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. The First Thursday Night Out is when neighborhood businesses stay open late and [...]
Posted in Business, Community News, Events, Goings On! | Tagged Businesses, CY Night Out, Peabody Elementary |
By Staff on October 31, 2011
By Kate Lareau Another great Peabody Elementary event is coming up, and the whole community is invited to come enjoy Central BBQ, shop for Christmas (or for yourself!), and support your neighborhood school! The Peabody Elementary Silent Auction will take place Thursday, November 17, from 5:30-7:30pm in the Peabody Cafeteria. Last year’s auction raised over [...]
Posted in Community News, Education, Events, Goings On! | Tagged events, family, kids, Peabody Elementary |
By Staff on October 6, 2011
By Dr. D. Jackson Maxwell Parents are their children’s first teachers. Children learn by observing their parents, listening and participating in family conversations, engaging in common interests, and spending time with each other. As parents, we start preparing our children from birth for a happy, healthy, and successful life. As our kids enter school, we [...]
Posted in Education | Tagged Parenting, Peabody Elementary, volunteering |
By Staff on September 3, 2011
By Ginger Spickler What can you do in an hour? Balance your checkbook? Catch a TV show? Clean out the fridge? It’s not a lot of time – less than 1% of your week, in fact. But in just one hour a week you can make a significant impact on not one, but two children’s lives [...]
Posted in Education | Tagged Cooper Young, Education, kids, midtown, Peabody Elementary, volunteering |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Mandy Grisham A little over 3 years ago a unique partnership developed between the Cooper-Young community and our little neighborhood school, Peabody Elementary. You may remember that spring day when everyone came together to completely makeover the playground behind the school. For those involved, it was an amazing 4 months of planning with Kaboom!, [...]
Posted in Education | Tagged beautification, Cooper Young, family, kids, neighbors, Peabody Elementary |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Ginger Spickler For the record, Peabody’s dads are some of our best and most faithful volunteers, so the two “Peabody Moms Summer Retreats” that were held in June and July certainly weren’t meant to discount the contributions of dads at the school. But sometimes, girls just gotta have fun! So, with the intent of [...]
Posted in Education | Tagged Cooper Young, Education, family, kids, neighbors, Peabody Elementary, volunteering |
By Staff on June 4, 2011
By Kristan Huntley The temperatures are rising, and school is out for the summer. So, before everyone journeys out on summer vacations, let’s have a picnic and playtime! The CYCA General Meeting for June will be a fun, laid back picnic at the playground of Peabody Elementary. It will be from 6–7:30pm on June 14, [...]
Posted in Community News, CYCA, Events | Tagged Community News, CYCA, events, family, kids, membership, non-profit, Peabody Elementary |
By Emily on June 4, 2011
By Ginger Spickler The students of Peabody Elementary have traveled the world this year, all from the comfort of their hundred-year-old classrooms, thanks to the school’s international studies focus. And in May each year the kids and their teachers put on an International Festival to share all they’ve learned with their parents and community. On [...]
Posted in Community News, Education | Tagged Community News, Education, events, family, kids, midtown, Peabody Elementary |
By Emily on May 11, 2011
By Ginger Spickler On Friday, May 13, the students and staff at Peabody Elementary will host the school’s annual International Studies Festival. Students in each grade level study a different country throughout the school year: kindergarten – United States; first grade – Kenya; second grade – France; third grade – Mexico; fourth grade – Russia; [...]
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