Conroe Concerned Citizens

Job training and IT'S FREE!!!

Check out this awesome workshop happening TODAY! This js a great opportunity for students and parents as we gear up for the 2024-2025 school year! If you are busy today, you have another opportunity to check it out on Saturday!

This is great!

On this Junteenth we celebrate the efforts of the
Conroe Communty Cemetery Restoration Project

Subject: Mittie J Campbell Named as New Elementary School

One of our long term goals was to see a school in the Conroe Independent School District named for Mittie J Campbell again. Tonight at the CISD Board Meeting Mittie J Campbell was chosen as a name for a new elementary school.

Mittie is buried in the Conroe Community Cemetery. In 1916 she was teaching 143 6th-8th grade students in one room. Mittie J Campbell was the 1st African American woman Principal in Conroe. In 1918 the new school for African Americans was named Mittie J Campbell School for the woman who had worked tirelessly to educate Conroe’s youth, fellow teachers, and the community at large. The History of Conroe Independent School District stated that the school was named for “the first principal and the one who contributed most in organizing the school.”

In 1927 the school was renamed Booker T Washington School to reflect the name of a more “prominent” African American educator who was from Tuskegee Alabama rather than continue to honor the contributions of Mittie J Campbell to the Conroe community.

After almost 100 years, the name of Mittie J Campbell will be on a Conroe Independent School District school to make sure Mittie J Campbell gets the respect and recognition she deserves.

At the meeting were Victor Uher with the Montgomery County Historical Commision who spoke on Mittie's behalf, Andy Rapoza who wrote the article to the school board supporting Mittie Campbell and John Meredith who spoke in support of Mittie J Campbell.

Conroe Community Cemetery
Restoration Project
P O Box 189
Conroe, TX 77305-1893

https://cccrp.org/

As we celebrate Juneteenth 2024, the Conroe Concerned Citizens would like to share this documentary with you to view and share with your family.

Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom | A Documentary from ‪‬ Voices Collection

https://youtu.be/YmjuDxKTzzg?si=nvL4sIR8s_rAl8ZB

Summer college workshops-FREE and no pre-registration required.

"All workshops offer the same topics and are come-and-go. Students can attend any session and as many as they want. No registration is required.

NEW DEVELOPMENT: KB Homes' new Sagecrest community to bring starter homes to Conroe

The workshops will be 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday at Caney Creek High School;
1-3 p.m. June 26 at Oak Ridge High School 9th Grade Campus;

11 a.m.-3 p.m. July 10 at Conroe High School;

11 a.m.-3 p.m. July 16 at College Park High School;

11 a.m.-3 p.m. July 18 at Grand Oaks High School; and

3-5 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Jett Center in Conroe."

College planning can be daunting. Conroe ISD plans sessions to help seniors prep Conroe ISD is hosting summer workshops starting Wednesday to Aug. 3 for rising seniors and their parents to help navigate college planning and applications.

https://www.facebook.com/share/VT2jhyHTHYU7Eni8/?mibextid=oFDknk

Juneteenth Special Event with Annette Gordon-Reed In celebration and commemoration of Juneteenth, DreamBank is honored to feature Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard, Annette Gordon-Reed for a conversation on the history and legacy of Juneteenth. Through storytelling and engagement, attendees will explore the historical significance of Juneteenth — June 19, 1865 — the day that enslaved African Americans in Texas were informed of their emancipation, while gaining perspective on contemporary issues of social justice and equity.

Today is the deadline to register - if you are available, check this out!

Please register for this event hosted by the local NAACP chapter.

Please register for this event hosted by the local NAACP chapter.

If you would like to submit questions or comments, please submit using the link below -
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MdePWy8g0pSnMwYUeG32iKrLCf8WJ7Z7sLQvy2eILyg/viewform?edit_requested=true

Candidate Forum tomorrow- Wednesday, April 24th, details on flyer.

Please share and attend so you can make an informed decision!

THIS EVENT IS TOMORROW - PLEASE MAKE PLANS TO BE THERE.

Conroe High School Seniors - it's time!!

Drop by the College and Career Center and grab our scholarship application!

The deadline to return your completed application is Friday, April 12th!

Congratulations and good luck to all Graduating Seniors!

Are you between the ages of 18-24 and ready to dive into the exciting world of the medical field? Then we have great news! HAAM is introducing FREE Medical Billing Training into our NextGen program.👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕ Click on the link below and a HAAM Career Coach will help guide you through this incredible opportunity. Let the learning begin! ⬇️

https://haamministries.org/opportunities-for-youth/

Great collaboration tonight with the NAACP Montgomery County Chapter #6304, Children's Books on Wheel, MLK Foundation.

Hope to see everyone this evening at the Library!

Hope to see you there!