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News, Seminars
February 15, 2019

Librarian, storyteller and Director of the Growing Griots program Mr. Bunjo Butler showcased his oral storytelling ability for the students with tales of his experience with racism growing up and his time in the army, and gave advice to the students. “I enjoyed today’s conversation with Mr. Bunjo Butler. He talked about his story ad his life and what he does now. He talked about how African-Americans were mistreated in society and while overseas in the army. He talked about where he grew up in Baltimore and what he had to go through in his community. The way he talked about his daughter and how he was worried about her in the army was powerful, and he kept speaking about it. Hopefully we can hear from him again soon.” Sean, 11th grade. He gave me insight on a lot of things that I should do with my career when I get older and how to approach my career in the future. I appreciated that he told us real life events, and how it had impacted him. He gave me a lot of wisdom and I am going to use this information moving forward in my life. He also taught me that I needed to learn more about my culture and that’s what I intend on doing.” Tyleiah, 10th grade....

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Field Trips, News
February 13, 2019

Theater is the art of bringing a story to life, and the students experienced this first-hand today as they attended the first show of the year for Center Stage today, the musical Fun Home. The students were able to see a little of the behind-the-scenes of Center Stage as well. The musical was adapted from a graphic novel of the same name by Alison Bechdel. A coming-of age story about a young lesbian in a dysfunctional family, Fun Home does not shy away from heavier themes like coming-out and suicide. Fun Home’s stage version tells the story through vignettes of Bechdel’s memories, with a separate actress for young Alison, medium Alison and adult Alison, who watches the memories unfold as she works on writing her novel. The musical’s unique storytelling method was captivating and emotionally moving. “I really enjoyed the play. It was very inspiring and I was so happy that I was given this opportunity. The play’s theme was having courage I think because the play pretty much revolved around having courage and caring about each other. I liked how the play showed the hardship while also showing how a family is meant to work together. I loved the play and it was an amazing play to see for my first time seeing a major production. I feel like all the characters were accurately displayed and displayed in ways that really contributed to the storyline. I think that the amount of work that was put in behind the scenes was incredible and I can’t imagine what it takes to hold a play...

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News, Seminars
January 24, 2019

Michael Gamel-McCormick spoke with the students today about disability advocacy in education and government. He is the Disability Policy Director for Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania. With a background in early childhood education, he was a professor and director at the University of Delaware Center for Disability studies before working as a staffer for the senate. Here’s what some of the students had to say about this Conversation With: “The conversation was very heart touching. I loved hearing his stories and learning about the work he did as a youth and young adult. He lead a very inspiring life and I think we need more people like him.” -Aidan “Mr. Michael has to be the most father-like person I have ever met. He is so kind, so passionate, and so caring. You could tell he enjoyed life from the beginning. He is so emotional about hi kids and his work, showing he is really passionate.” -Claude “I thought the conversation with was so cool! I thought it was so interesting that we had someone who works for a Senator got to come into speak with us. It was also interesting hearing his political views, especially since he is involved with politics. I thought he was very emotional which showed to me that he is strong and not afraid to show his emotions. Both times when he got emotional, I felt moved.” -Olivia...

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News, Seminars
January 18, 2019

Actor and motivational speaker David DeBoy, known in Baltimore for his song “Crabs for Christmas”, spoke with the students in today’s Conversation With. “I loved the seminar, he was so nice and funny. I loved the life lessons he gave me and my classmates, one I really liked was to pay attention to the little things because I’m not going to be here at some point so I should make my life count, and that was a good lesson he gave. Another thing I liked was the elevator speeches because I got to learn things about myself and my classmates, one instance of this would be that I didn’t know that Sara wanted to be a bio-nuclear physicist and engineer.” -Ronan “I really loved the seminar. Usually people just talk but he made us involved with it. I thought he spoke very well and he knew how to keep us interested in the talk. He was really fun and had a good personality. When I was younger I would hear his song being played, but I never thought I would meet the person who sang the song so that was really cool.” -Garrett ...

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News, Seminars
December 14, 2018

Tony Medina, a poet and graphic novelist for both adult and young readers, came to TCS today for a insightful Conversation With. He discussed his graphic novel “I Am Alphonso Jones”, a book about a young man who is a victim of a shooting by an off-duty police officer. The students read the novel prior to Mr. Medina’s visit, so they were able to ask questions and gain special understanding of the book. “He was so energetic! I love a person that's so interesting such as he because he kept me pulled in the entire time. It was never a dull moment with Tony Medina in the room. I would love to learn more about him,” said sophomore Tyleiah. Mr. Medina was able to sign the student’s copies of the novel as well. Aside from discussing “I Am Alphonso Jones”, he also read his writing and select stories from other writers. The students had the opportunity to ask about the life of a professional author. I was a great look inside a creative career! ...

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News, Seminars
November 16, 2018

Michael Ross and Adena Varner of Baltimore Center Stage theater led our discussion for today’s Conversation With. Mr. Ross is the Executive Director of Center Stage, and Ms. Varner is the Director of Education. They talked about their jobs, the plays that have impacted their lives, and how they can relate their own life experiences to theater. Ms. Varner also treated the students to a song, demonstrating her vocal talent. “I enjoyed the Conversation with today. I really enjoyed both of their stories, especially Mr. Michael’s because how a play changed his life. I never knew that it took a lot of work to make a play happen. One of the things that I found interesting was that if one of the main people were sick, the play still had to go on. So, they had to do a whole lot of research to find someone to do that part,” said Jordan, a senior. “I always wanted me to act but I just never knew any places that could teach me and them coming in could give me that opportunity and maybe in some of their plays. They also kind of changed my perspective of how I view plays and musicals because I use to hate musicals but how much work they put in made me appreciate them even more. Over the weekend I’m going to look into their programs that they have,” said 10th grader Salma. ...

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Seminars
November 2, 2018

Read what some of the students thought about today’s Conversation With: “I love today’s conversation with Mr. Jeff Elkin. He talked about what he does with his business, Advanced Buisness Systmes. Advanced is a complete business solutions provider. Mr. Jeff Elkin also talked about how he went into the business, how he worked for his family’s business, and the hardships, struggles, and achievements he had to go through to get where he is today. I found it cool that Advanced is partnered with the Baltimore Ravens, so that makes them a great business off and on the field. I really enjoyed this conversation with, and hopefully we will be able to visit him or he will be able to visit us again soon.” -Sean “I enjoyed today’s “Conversation with…” because Mr. Jeff really knew how to run a business. He brought a lot of good ideas and advice for us. I liked how his parents started off with nothing and made a good business.” -Jordan “His company is just like the school, value wise. He knows what needs to be done, and he gets it done in the best way possible with a positive attitude. I learned that no matter what you do, you can always bring good habits into a situation.” -Donald...

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News, Seminars
October 19, 2018

John Bruce and Ken Bancroft grew up on opposite sides of the Jones Falls Expressway bridge that divided the neighborhoods of Remington and Druid Hill. Back in the 50s and 60s, people grew up hearing to never cross the highway to the neighboring area, and racial tension was the reason. Although Mr. Bruce and Mr. Bancroft grew up quite close to each other, for these reasons they never met until much later in life. Fast forward to now, when both men are leaders of a group called Be The Bridge- an organization devoted to knocking down the boundaries of racial discrimination. The program encourages dialogue across racial lines so that different groups may understand each other better, and leave behind the fear. The two men told stories from their youth, talked about how they formed the local chapter of Be The Bridge, and why this kind of work matters still to this day.  11th grader Olivia said, “I really enjoyed today’s “Conversation with...

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