Black History Month is an opportunity to acknowledge, educate, and celebrate Black voices, talents, and culture that are woven throughout American history and oftentimes forgotten.

During our 2024 Black History Month celebration we are introducing the theme of Strings and Threads.

Threads can be forgotten in the fabrics they become.
But not if we see the artist weaving.

Notes can be lost in the orchestra’s overtures.
But not if we behold the musician playing.

Black History is an integral thread in the complex quilt of our world - an integral note in the symphony of human experience. Black History Month is an invitation into truths; to experience and learn from people who’ve been weaving and singing threads and notes of change into hopeful visions of collective progress. This year we take the opportunity to highlight Black artists and musicians whose intergenerational history informs and inspires their art.

At OHMS, we care for connection, for threads seen and not. Whether held by hands that stitch our annual Dream Quilt, connecting squares to poems inspired by the work of Langston Hughes – or threads pulled to tighten learning across art, history, culture, science, and exploration. Where these threads interlock, we find our connection to the past, belonging in the present, and our place in the future – together.

Parents, we hope to hand these threads to you as supporters and facilitators of your daughters' learning at home during Black History Month. Each session will be followed by an overview of what was learned, as well as conversation starters to deepen a shared conversation between you.

Join us.

Thank you to the members of the OHMS Black History Month parent committee for the work and thought put into designing a program designed to show students the interwoven artistry and voices of Black culture. Tonita Aldridge-Williams P '27, Kasey Buckland P '25, Ellie Burke P '25, Portia Chan P '25, Taekia Glass P '24, Shanza Isom P '26, Becky Lakin P '27, Emily Maynard P '27, Rob Nelson P '24, & Jessica Scalin P '27