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September 3, 2019

Today’s spotlight shines on Mark Harris, community volunteer and father of senior-year student Sara Harris. HVAC extraordinaire Mark has been working around the school the past few weeks to ensure all three classrooms maintain a comfortable temperature for learning. Mark has donated his time to help the school with all things heating and cooling for the past four years; he has installed two HVAC systems for the school and he maintains them regularly. According to Mark, he keeps coming back to help around the school because of "the quality of the education that my daughter receives and the professionalism of the people that teach her". When he is not volunteering at TCS, Mark is an instructor at Community College of Baltimore County. We are very grateful for all of Mark’s work around the school! ...

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September 3, 2019

It’s crunch time here at The Community School! The school is noisier than normal today as everyone hurries around putting the final touches on renovations, organizing, cleaning, and curriculum planning. As everything comes together in the later hours of the day, you can feel the excitement in the air. The staff met for one last check-in to prepare for the events of the day tomorrow. We know all of the hard work of the summer will pay off once the students are here. We look forward to seeing everyone here in the morning, well-rested and ready for another year of learning! ...

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August 30, 2019

We want to shine a spotlight of gratitude on Eddie Gavin, long-time member of the TCS community. Eddie has been working hard for a few weeks to make sure our building is ready for the students next Wednesday. He owns his own home improvement company, making him the perfect man for the job. Eddie has helped with every major TCS building project over the last 40 plus years. Tom and Eddie were next-door neighbors in the 1970’s on 27th street, and in 1977 when Eddie was just 12 years old, he helped start the founding organization that would become The Community School. Eddie has been consistently involved in the organization ever since, and today he serves on our Board of Trustees. In fact, the Gavins’ involvement with TCS is a family affair. Four generations of the family have been involved including Eddie’s son who is a TCS graduate. Eddie’s brothers, Timmy and Kenny, and son Michael have been here working on the building as well. Eddie’s son Ryan, who also serves on the Board, has volunteered several evenings this past week to make sure the computers are set up for the start of school.  Thank you so much, Gavin family, for all that you do - and happy birthday, Eddie! We appreciate you a lot! ...

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August 26, 2019

Recent TCS graduate Jordan Leon began his first semester at Community College of Baltimore County today. Jordan had his full lineup of classes with Fundamentals of Communication, Intro Spanish, Health and Wellness, and English. As a testament to the ongoing support provided by TCS, Jordan started his day with a phone call to Mr. Tom. "I was nervous going in, but it was good. I have a lot of work coming up," Jordan said. The class he is most looking forward to is Health and Wellness. We are confident that Jordan has the tools for success! ...

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August 26, 2019

We welcomed another half of the community Thursday night at our second orientation meeting for students, families, and sponsors! As in the last meeting, we discussed community expectations around behavior and communication and changes for the upcoming school year. Aidan, a rising Junior, said "I learned a lot about how the school is going to be different this year. It was very informative and important for the students to know what will be happening". It was a great opportunity for the new and continuing families to introduce themselves and learn about each other. School starts just next week and we are so excited to jump back in to another successful year! ...

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August 13, 2019

The first orientation meeting for the new school year was a success! We are counting down the days to the start of school, and the excitement is building. Half of the community, both new and continuing families, gathered together last night. We had a great mix of students, parents, guardians, sponsors, and siblings. On the agenda were introductions, community and school guidelines, and changes for the 2019 Fall Semester. These meetings are a great time for our continuing families to get to know our new members; it’s wonderful to see the community in action as we welcome the newcomers. Thank you to everyone who came out and participated! ...

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August 2, 2019

We love seeing our students give back to the community! Rising Junior Salma Ruiz-Cruz has been busy this summer in the Baltimore YouthWorks program. Salma spent the last month teaching English to Spanish-speakers ages 6-12. She tutored the children with worksheets on topics such as grammar, vocabulary and spelling. Salma says that her favorite part of the experience was watching as the kids became more comfortable with her over the month, and getting to grow with them at the same time. A highlight for her was working on her own Spanish skills as she helped translate for the parents. Salma is interested in teaching, and she says that this experience helped give her insight on what age she likes to teach most.  We are very proud of Salma for the wonderful job she has done this summer! ...

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July 31, 2019

The school continues to expand and improve - and so does our TCS family! We are pleased to announce Rebecca Obniski as our new part-time science teacher. Rebecca first worked with TCS through the CSI science program as an graduate at Johns Hopkins University. Since then she has obtained her PhD in Biology from Johns Hopkins. This will be her first teaching position.  Rebecca says the thing she is most excited about in teaching at TCS is transferring her experience working with science in the lab to students who haven’t had that exposure. “I am excited to be that intermediary between them and a new world,” she said. The science subject that is most fascinating to Rebecca is genetics, which was the focus of her PhD. She explained that genetics is interesting because it is like a “secret code” that directs so much about our bodies and provides so much variation in life.  In addition to her love of science, Rebecca really fell in love with teaching when she led labs through CSI. “I love facilitating that “a-ha!” moment when someone figures out something,” she said. Rebecca believes that in teaching, the goal is for your students to internalize the subject and to know it so well that they can teach it to others.  Aside from science and teaching, Rebecca is a musician- she can play both violin and organ. If she could change just one thing to make the world a better place, she would make all peer-reviewed journals free, to grant open access to information to...

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July 29, 2019

This weekend, our Head of School Tom Culotta was recognized by Neumann University for his work with The Community School. The event was attended by Neumann University faculty and staff, alumni, new students, and families and is intended to increase the University’s presence in Baltimore City. Mr. Tom, who obtained his bachelor’s from Neumann, gave a speech to express his gratitude to the University, and to talk about his work with The Community School. In his speech, Mr. Tom acknowledged that both TCS and Neumann are values-based organizations. “Neumann really lives their mission. I found this in all of my interactions with them”, Mr. Tom says of the University.  Mr. Tom was also presented with a special framed copy of his diploma by Neumann University President Chris Domes. ...

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July 25, 2019

Johns Hopkins University Center for Social Concern staff met with TCS today to discuss growing the future of our CSI science program. In attendance were Nairuti Shastry,  Community Partnership Specialist at the CSC, and Baltimore First Director of Community Partnerships Bentley Addison, a Johns Hopkins student.  Baltimore First is a student-led group founded in 2017 within the Center for Social Concern. “Committed to equipping students with the skills needed to affect transformative social change, Baltimore First serves as a catalyst for students looking to expand their philosophy of service and understanding of Baltimore City” (CSC website). Their mission is to facilitate meaningful relationships between their volunteers and the programs they support. As most of our community members know, The Community School has worked with the Center for Social Concern for over a decade on our CSI-Community School Initiative program. CSI enables Johns Hopkins undergraduate students to create science lab lesson plans and lead labs here at TCS. One goal of the project is long-term sustainability; the program has been building an inventory of both lesson plans and equipment that TCS can access if CSI ever dissolves.  In the meeting today, TCS discussed with Baltimore First leaders Nairuti and Bentley ways TCS and Baltimore First can work closely together for the best experience possible for us and our CSI student volunteers. We are excited by this growing partnership with Baltimore First that will allow us to expand the capacity of the CSI program....

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