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May 2016

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News, Seminars
May 27, 2016

The students were honored to host author D. Watkins at the school today.  His visit followed the reading and discussion of his book: The Beast Side: Living and Dying While Black in America by Year 2 students over the last month. Mr. Watkins talked about growing up in Baltimore from a neighborhood African-American perspective and the lessons learned along the way.  The students enjoyed his relaxed style and plain language as well as his stories whether it was because he gave voice to their lives or because he introduced them to a side of Baltimore they didn't fully know. D expressed a lot of interest in the students and the school and committed to coming back and working with the students next year.  We appreciate Justin Switzer for setting this up and also were pleased to have Evan Green, Quenton Bubb, and Miko Veldkamp join us for this discussion....

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May 26, 2016

We were fortunate to have Lindsay Roemer and her team of peer educators back at the school today.  CJ, Serena, and Lindsay did a presentation on "Consent and Boundaries." This seminar examined the critically important issues regarding respecting a person's boundaries when it comes to sex and also how to make sure that there your partner is fully consenting to sexual activity.  The class watched a terrific short video entitled "Consent: It's as Simple as Tea." This was followed by a series of exercises and a discussion.  We appreciate our growing relationship with the youth education team at Planned Parenthood....

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May 26, 2016

Real stories about war, courage, sacrifice, and fear were shared with the students today by volunteer staff member Leah Culotta.  She told stories about her recently deceased husband, Samuel Culotta, who joined the military at the age of 17 to fight in World War II.  He was in 7 landing invasions in the Pacific during the height of the war with Japan.  Leah shared stories about the horrors he witnessed and how it affected him throughout his life. She also recounted a touching story of how he helped save a young, injured boy  in the Philippines and how they reunited decades later.  Her talk was illustrated with newspaper articles, photos, and even a flag that Mr. Culotta recovered from Saipan during the war.  Leah helped the students understand the real meaning of the holiday as they went into their long weekend....

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May 23, 2016

The last in a 4 part series of lectures by Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Professor Dr. Alan Scott was held today. This lecture focused on the history vaccines and their role in developing immunity and reducing diseases that once killed and crippled millions of people.  An examination of polio and chicken pox and the impact of vaccinations on their eradication was a central part of the talk.  There was also discussion about the anti-vaccine movement and the risk it poses especially to health-vulnerable individuals who are protected by the "herd immunity" from others who are physically able to get vaccines. This was a terrific series for the students by a leading professor in the field and we were very fortunate to have Dr. Scott at the school.  We are looking forward to his return next year....

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May 20, 2016

[embed]https://youtu.be/h9d3yVThgKU[/embed] This week’s edition of TCS Student News was researched, produced, written, and anchored by students India Smith and Marcus McKeever. It includes news from around the world as well as our own community and the school. We hope you enjoy it and are informed by it. Let us know what you think....

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May 18, 2016

As the school year draws to a close, we want to give special thanks to our volunteer tutors who have helped throughout the year. Pictured here are tutor Stuart Stainman assisting student Chris White and tutor Paula Harris who is helping student Daj'a White. Thank you to everyone who has helped out this year!...

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May 16, 2016

Thanks to the kind people at the Parks and People Foundation, we have begun a sidewalk beautification project around the school.  The foundation gave TCS a grant to buy a variety of planters to go around the school building. Through the hard work and leadership of Horticulture Seminar teacher Molly McCullagh and the active assistance of Trustee David Bayer, the students started planting a variety of plants started in the school's greenhouse as well as hostas donated for this project. Keep posted for the full view of the project when it is done....

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May 16, 2016

Today the students had the honor to hear from Dr. Rodney Taylor, Director of General Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Taylor shared stories about his life journey and about the many lessons learned along the way.  He spoke about how to overcome doubt and the need to recognize and search out mentors in our lives.  Dr. Taylor also talked about his medical specialty and research in the field particularly in genetic research to combat cancer. Board of Trustee Secretary Fleesie Hubbard, who is a colleague of Dr. Taylor, introduced and accompanied him to the school. We hope that this will be the first of many opportunities to learn from Dr. Taylor....

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May 14, 2016

Seedlings for your garden will be available each afternoon, Monday through Thursdays from 2:30-5:30 at the school. Several varieties of tomatoes, basil, mint, zinnias, marigolds and more are still available....

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May 13, 2016

Today was the last in a series of Financial Literacy seminars that have taken place throughout the year.  These seminars have been led by Mr. Ben Lyons, Managing Director of Lynk Capital who is in his second year teaching at The Community School. Mr. Ben has taught separate classes to Year 1 and Year 2 students focusing on issues related to money management and has included such topics as banking, investment, and credit. We have been fortunate to have Mr. Ben at the school and wish him well in the publishing of his new book....

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