Conversation with Dr. Ron & Barbara Walcher
April 20, 2023
Friends of the school Dr. Ron & Barbara Walcher came in for aa conversation about their careers and long lives of service. They brought their god friend Caroline with them....
Friends of the school Dr. Ron & Barbara Walcher came in for aa conversation about their careers and long lives of service. They brought their god friend Caroline with them....
We had another great Financial Literacy Seminar with Kathleen Gower and Kimberly Mamaril from Berman McAleer. This one focused on college funding including how to fill out the FAFSA application and the different types of grants and scholarships available. Thank you and BMc for the great lunch and seminar!...
An important aspect of Creative Writing is an opening that grabs attention and provokes the reader’s interest to know more. Last week, the students were tasked to share stories about their Spring Break experiences. Here are some of their opening lines. CHASE: I wake up at 3 P.M. on the table. My head feels light. This massive white light shines down on me. People surround me in white coats. “Okay, Chase. We’re going to move you onto your bed,” a blurry figure says. I nod my head. I can’t talk. I can barely breathe. I’m hyperventilating. “3, 2, 1,” someone says. I’m lifted off the operating table. Someone shoots me with a shotgun 7 times. At least that’s what it feels like. RHYS: I don’t know if anyone else does this, but I have a list of the coolest things I’ve ever done. I’ve been on a roller coaster with no seatbelt, drop-kicked my brother, and saved my house from a fire. But nothing I ever did tops what I did over Spring Break—I met Batman. HECTOR: On Wednesday afternoon, I finally snapped. JAYLA: I thought it was a great idea to go out to eat. The car ride was terrible. Shonda was blasting church music the entire ride. KARLA: Spring Break was terrible. I was so sad. I hated it. KENDALL: On Saturday, I decided to change things up a bit. I knew what had to be done. It was finally time to get my nose pierced....
Sean Armstrong, also known as DJ Face, was back at the school for a "Conversation with...
Whether you need to patch a nail hole in a wall or one much bigger, students learned today how to do it. The folks from Done Construction started the seminar by having Madison, a 10th grade student at TCS, explain the many tools used in drywall repair. Madison has experience working with her dad who is a drywall mechanic and finisher. After having some fun punching a few holes in the demonstration wall built for this purpose, the students learned about the many ways of fixing them. They learned the use of mesh, tape and corner bead as well as a very cool method called the "California patch." We are very thankful to the folks from Done for teaching these practical skills to the students each month, Thank you Beth, Sarah Sr. Catesby, Kirsten and Sarah Jr.!...
[embed]https://youtu.be/VVEU_oFTT2c[/embed]Check out this week's edition of TCS Student news and hear a TCS student take on the expulsion of the two young Black representatives in Tennessee. This week's producers, Karla Rivas and Hector Rivas, also catch us up on news around the school including conversations with Maaeve Lynch and Farid Salloum, art class and more....
We had a great return from Spring Break yesterday. Ms. Leandra came in for a special extra art class for the week where the students continued work on their impressionist paintings. They are producing some beautiful work!...
Our special guest for today's "Conversation with...
We had a really unique conversation and seminar today! Maeve Lynch came in to talk about her career as an auto body repair person and then proceeded to have a seminar on how to do a repair. The repair was on the back of the school van that had been hit many months ago while parked outside of the school. The students were amazed at the tools Maeve used and the skill she displayed, and equally by her calm and patience as she completed the tedious process. All of this was made possible by Maeve's Godfather, friend of the school and neighbor Jim Burger. Jim's wife Sue and best friend Kevin Lynch, Maeve's father, were also on hand for this seminar. Thank you so much Maeve for sharing your time talking with the students, being another great example of women in nontraditional career roles, and for doing a first rate job on the van. Thank you Jim for not only being Maeve's Godfather, but being the Godfather of the van for the 2nd time in 2 years and keeping it looking good!...