Today we celebrated what would have been Ben Rush’s 267th birthday by learning about who he was, his accomplishments, and by representing our school spirit :) The kids
worked hard to prepare a great skit and chant for the spirit day competition
and we won our very first cheetah!
If you’re like me, you may not know much about Benjamin
Rush. What I’ve learned through being at this school is that he was not
only a writer, physician, and educator… but a Founding Father and signer of the
Declaration of Independence. Rush was also an opponent of slavery, helped
found the first women’s college, and most notably helped mend the relationship
between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams by encouraging the two to write letters
to each other.
We are proud Cheetahs here at Ben Rush Elementary and feel
fortunate in the community we’ve all helped to build here :)
