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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Middle School Model UN Update!

This week new middle schoolers from as far away as Scottsdale, Arizona will meet up to solve a wide variety of global issues. Delegates have been hard at work thinking about solutions to things like pollution, poverty, and climate change.

The resolutions for all General Assembly Sessions are posted on the Middle School Hub.

CONTINUING TODAY: "Profits Before People? COVID-19 and the Meatpacking Industry" with Pulitzer journalists Rachel Axon, Kyle Bagenstose and Sky Chadde at STL area high school.

Pulitzer journalists Sky Chadde, Kyle Bagenstose and Rachel Axon are currently visiting St. Louis area classrooms to discuss their project Profits before People; Covid-19 and the Meatpacking Industry.

Sky works for The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting; Kyle and Rachel for USA TODAY. They began ZOOMing into St. Louis area classrooms yesterday at Ladue High School and McCluer North High School.

Their remaining visits will be:

Tuesday, May 4: Lindbergh High School
Wednesday, May 5: University City High School
Friday, May 7: Crossroads College Prep

Photo above: Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Waterloo, IA, on Sept. 17, 2020. Image by Kelly Wenzel / The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. United States, 2020.

Calendar

Tuesday, May 4, 7:55 - 8:55 AM

Pulitzer Journalists discuss COVID-19 and Midwest meatpacking industry at Lindbergh HS. (by ZOOM)

Wednesday, May 5, 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Pulitzer Journalists discuss COVID-19 and Midwest meatpacking industry at University City HS. (by ZOOM)

Friday, May 7, 9:25 - 10:15 AM

Pulitzer Journalists discuss COVID-19 and Midwest meatpacking industry at Crossroads College Prep School. (by ZOOM)

Saturday, May 15, 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Middle School Honors Model United Nations

Picture of the Week

US President Joe Biden fist-bumps US Rep. Maxine Waters after his speech to a join session of Congress in Wednesday, April 28. Ms. Waters' District includes much of Southern Los Angeles. She was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. Melina Mara/Pool/AFP/Getty Images

This past week at the United Nations