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October 2013

The 5th annual Hauntingdon Avenue Celebration was a great opportunity to bring folks together in the neighborhood.  Local musicians including our block's own Ricky and Lennon LaRicci played and there was a fire throwing group form Johns Hopkins. Current students all attended bringing friends and family and were joined by alumni, volunteers, and supporters.  Our thanks to GRIA for sponsoring the event and all of the volunteers who worked so hard to pull it off.  Special thanks to the students for decorating and to Dave Bayer and Peggy Lashbrook for staffing the free hot chocolate stand.  Everyone's already looking forward to next year....

The Community School lost a dear friend today.  Dianne Lockner was in the 1st class of the school when we started back in 1982 in the basement of the Guardian Angel Church.  Dianne was active in the Community Survival Center even before becoming a student and went on one of our more notable cross country trips that included being part of a civil rights protest in Tchula Mississippi and visiting Elvis Presley's grave at Graceland (at Dianne's insistence).  Our hearts go out to her two devoted children, Christine and Erik, and her loving companion Will....

[caption id="attachment_1596" align="alignleft" width="240"] DNA Extraction[/caption] The 1st science lab of the year was held today at the school.  These weekly labs are conducted by a group of volunteer students at Johns Hopkins University who formed a group several years ago called JHU-CSI, Community School initiative.  Today our students were amazed when they did a DNA extraction from a banana.  Each lab includes a lecture presentation, handout worksheet, and a hands on demonstration.  Special thanks to all the members of JHU-CSI...

On Monday, we welcomed a new student, Mary Lechner to the school. We had a surprise visit from City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke on Monday who stopped by to see how the new High School is going this year. That evening, Tom and two of the students went to meet John Starling and see the School of the Way following a presentation about the school from alumni Zack Austin. . On Tuesday, Peggy Lashbrook made a delicious lunch of BLT sandwiches and a salad.  We were very fortunate to have Francine Krumholz bring in an Italian feast on  Wednesday.  Francine is active with the Baltimore Women's Giving Circle and was the leader of the group that visited the school in the spring.  She spoke with the students about her own career journey and her work advocating on behalf of children in the foster care system. Francine also explained about the work of the Baltimore Women's Giving Circle, who this year funded APEX, our new computerized curriculum. Dave Bayer, Aduke Hubbard, and Eddie Gavin, representing the Board of Trustees met on Wednesday night. with Gary Bozel and Megan Lindenmeyer from Gary Bozel & Associates to review the financial audit report for the year.  Everyone was really glad to see trustee Jeanette Norris who stopped in after the meeting to reaffirm her commitment to the school.  It was wonderful to see alumni Desmond Carter when he visited the school on Thursday.  Desmond is going to get some advice through our College Support Program. On Thursday night Lisa Gavin and Ryan Gavin upgraded our computer...

The Board of Trustees announced the date for one of the year's favorite events, the Holiday Open House. It will be held on Thursday, December 19th from 5-8:30 at the school.  This has been a long time annual tradition and serves as a homecoming for all the alumni, volunteers, and supporters throughout the years.  Everyone is invited to drop by anytime during the Open House.  Hope to see you there!...

Chairperson Dave Bayer announced that the  Board of Trustees will be meeting On Wednesday, October 2nd .  In addition to the normal business of oversight and planning, the Trustees will receive a personal report from Gary Bozel and Megan Lindemeyer of accounting firm Gary R. Bozel and Associates who will be presenting their annual audit findings for the fiscal year that ended in June....

Students Samantha Bell and Mary Lechner accepted a special invitation to the  School of the Way by founder John Starling.  The mutual respect held by our two schools was reaffirmed as John presented a shirt to Tom Culotta. Both teachers expressed their appreciation of each other's work and the relationship that includes extending high school credit for TCS students for dedicated participation in the School of the Way.  Earlier in the day, TCS graduate and School of the Way student Zack Austin gave a presentation about the Mentoring Martial Arts school to our students encouraging their interest.  Both schools are fully committed to the positive development of neighborhood youth....