Pic of the Day: Students choose tiles Saturday before the start of the first-ever School Scrabble Capitol Cup competition at Walker-Jones Education Campus.

Pic of the Day: American Library Association President Nancy Everhart honors Melissa Jackson, Ballou HS' head of library and media services, for her work to improve the Ballou library and get kids excited about reading.

Pic of the Day: Turn those tiles into Triple Word Scores at the School Scrabble Capitol Cup tournament 9 a.m. Dec. 11 at Walker-Jones Education Campus, 1125 New Jersey Ave. NW.

Pic of the Day: Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, and #DCPS students compose messages to US military serving overseas during a Wednesday visit to the Vice Presidential Mansion.

Pic of the Day: 'And in that school they had a llama, E-I-E-I-O.' Randle Highlands ES brings the farm to students.

Pic of the Day: Members of Ballou High School's chess club enter a battle of wits in a Nov. 23 chess tournament.

Pic of the Day: Congratulations to Bell HS boys and Wilson HS girls for DCIAA soccer championship victories!

Pic of the Day: Fierce competition at GeoPlunge Tourney today. Check back for the winning team!

Pic of the Day: Hey, geography buffs, take the 'Plunge' on Nov. 18 at the Annual GeoPlunge Challenge Tournament! Read about it here: http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/Beyond+the+Classroom/GeoPlunge+2010.

Dr. Jill Biden pose with Sarai Reed and Heber Diaz, student members of the Chancellor's High School Cabinet at the Standing Ovation event at Kennedy Center. Read more about the event at http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/standing-ovation-2010.

Students in Cardozo High’s Academy of Construction and Design break ground on a vacant lot at 5734 13th St. NW, the future site of the city’s first and only student-built house.

Pic of the day: Members of the #DCPS High School Cabinet, the last under Chancellor Michelle Rhee's tenure, pose for a photo with the Chancellor.

First lady Obama, how does your garden grow? Students from Tubman ES help harvest crops from White House garden.

Nous avons une gagnante! (We have a winner!): Garfield ES student Zakiya Roberson is going to Monaco! Her circus drawing wins Alliance Francaise de Washington poster contest.

Latino Arts Beat, a nonprofit arts organization, visited DCPS for a celebration of Latino art and to recognize youth artists, including Angel Jesus Perez, a Duke Ellington student whose painting “Mi Revolucion” took first place in District.

Supreme Honor: Justice Sandra Day O’Connor congratulates the National History Teacher of the Year and state/district winners (including School Without Walls history teacher Carlton Ackerman) at a ceremony 10-13-10 at School Without Walls.

Pic of the Day: Fortune Magazine's 'Minute Mentoring' sessions, with Tyra Banks, give 75 #DCPS girls a chance to meet 25 of the most powerful women in America.

PIC OF THE DAY: #DCPS Central Office employees celebrate College Awareness Day 10/05/10 by wearing apparel from their favorite college or university.

PIC OF THE DAY: KEEPING THEIR SKILLS ‘SHARPE’ - At Back to School Day, Sharpe Health School Showcases Student Services. Read story at dcps.dc.gov.

On September 9, Payne Elementary students received backpacks and supplies from DC Police Inspector Michael Reese and McGruff the Crime Dog. Photo credit: Anthony Brown