Daily Bulletin
Clark Elementary Bulletin for Wednesday, April 15, 2026
GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS! Good morning, Clark Elementary! Today is Wednesday, April 15, 2026, the 141st day of school, and National Anime Day!
THIS DAY IN HISTORY! On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, became the first African American player in Major League Baseball's modern era when he stepped onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport that had been segregated for more than 50 years. Exactly 50 years later, on April 15, 1997, Robinson's groundbreaking career was honored and his uniform number, 42, was retired from Major League Baseball by Commissioner Bud Selig in a ceremony attended by over 50,000 fans at New York City's Shea Stadium. Robinson's was the first-ever number retired by all teams in the league.
WHAT'S COOKING? For lunch today, we will chew on a delicious flame-grilled hamburger with or without a slice of American cheese or classic PB&J. We have fresh fruit and veggies to munch on and cartons full of refreshing, ice-cold milk to quench your thirst.
WEATHER The word for today's weather is moist. The high will be in the mid-seventies, there's a good chance of rain throughout the day, and it's going to be a touch humid.
VOCABULARY BUILDER-UPPER/WORD OF THE DAY The word of the day is honcho (hon·cho), which is a noun that means the person who's in charge. The "head honcho" in your classroom is the teacher. Honcho is an informal word that was coined in the United States in the 1940s to mean "officer in charge," becoming especially popular with U.S. soldiers during the Korean War. Honcho comes from a Japanese word for "group leader," hancho, from han, "corps or squad," and cho, "head or chief."
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Seneca, a Stoic bigwig, once said, "All cruelty springs from weakness." Think about the meanest people in your life or classroom. I bet they're also the weakest. They're mean to others because they are too scared to be open, honest, and kind. Choose to be brave enough to be kind and make this a phenomenal Wednesday.
Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.