Muneerah Higgs went to South Africa in the summer of 2004 as a Fulbright Scholar. The Lawnside Public School veteran teacher will describe her trip from Durban to Cape Town to Soweto for the Lawnside Historical Society on Feb. 10 at its regular meeting. This presentation is part of our Black History Month celebrations.

A brief business meeting will start at 7. Mrs. Higgs' presentation will begin at 7:30 in the school library at 426 E. Charleston Ave. There is no admission charge.

She has developed a curriculum for New Jersey teachers called "The Soweto Uprisings." She said, "A very touching time in Soweto was seeing the Pheni Elementary School where the Soweto Uprisings began and where Hector Peterson was killed."

She also put in time in the classroom. "This was the most rewarding part of my trip, especially my trip to Amstelholf Primary School, in Paarl. The children at Amstelholf were the most respectful and grateful students that I have ever met. It was truly a pleasure to be there. I just wish that I had more time to spend with them."

Mrs. Higgs is the 2004 Mildred Barry Garvin Teacher of the Year selected as the best history teacher on the elementary level in the state.

Among her other talents are film making. She is the director of two films about Lawnside, "A Haven to Freedom," and "The Best Kept Secret," which she produced for the Historical Society with Scribe Video Center of Philadelphia.