Had a little teacher workday fun doing a scavenger hunt with these rockstar colleagues! Independence Eagles Inga Mast Stacey Lewis

AVID College wear day— repping for the Black and Gold! #GoRams #VCU Independence Eagles Verna Tersol

Just a little friendly competition in my A-day classes reviewing for a quiz on Text Structures using Quizlet Live. #FunFriday #TeamWork #Engagement (And they rocked the quiz too!) Independence Eagles

Gifts cluster students worked collaboratively to analyze poetry and create poetry webs; then they completed a gallery walk to see each other’s work. Lots of good things happening with this task! Lori Wilson Independence Eagles

City Middle SchoolsForensics Tournament, here we come! Independence Eagles Eagle Activities #NotThrowingAwayOurShot

We came, we saw, we conquered! Say hello to the City Middle School Forensics League Champions! 🏆🎉 Independence Eagles Eagle Activities #ProudCoach

So proud of my Independence Eagles Forensics Champions! What an amazing group of students! Congratulations to all of you!

5A students (a.k.a. “The Orange Empire”) enjoyed their hard-earned ice cream reward in the Independence Eagles new outdoor classroom! Anastasia Norwood Mcqueeney We are so proud of the focus, effort, and commitment they have shown!

Independence Eagles celebrate our #VBHeroes!

-#VBHeroes at Independence Eagles celebrated today thanks to the parents and students for recognizing our staff!

Independence Eagles celebrates VBs finest! #VBHeros!

Literature Circles are underway for 7 different novels! Independence Eagles

Happy Last Day of School! We had such fun today! Independence Eagles

Fun times in English 7 this week with a parts-of-speech breakout activity. Students were highly engaged and worked in teams to solve the puzzles. Independence Eagles

English 7 students are extending our study of “A Long Walk to Water” with research on the Water for South Sudan website today to prepare for our service project! Independence Eagles

7th grade English cluster classes participated in Socratic seminars to share their insight and clarify their understanding of the novel A Long Walk to Water. Independence Eagles Maryann Correia

I was really proud of the conversations these students conducted. What a great activity for becoming better communicators.

What a great start to our service project: making friendship bracelets to sell and chatting with a member of the WFSS outreach staff! Inga Mast Joy Olds Water for South Sudan Independence Eagles

We are getting close! Independence Eagles Water for South Sudan

🌍💧 Making a Difference Together! 💧🌍 Seventh grade students at Independence Middle School participated in a service-learning project to raise funds for Water for South Sudan, an organization that drills wells for villages that do not have access to clean water.