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Budgeting! That's was the theme of today's monthly Financial Literacy Seminar. The students broke into groups where they had to discuss and make budgeting decisions concerning housing, insurance, transportation, entertainment and more while living within their income. To make it even more challenging, the students had to adjust to changing economic and life conditions. It was an eye opening exercise and kept the students engaged and thinking about these important issues. This seminar is in its 3rd year developed and implemented by our friends at the financial planning firm Berman McAleer. Just about all the staff and partners at BMc take turns coming in to teach during the school year. The seminar is planned and led by BMc Operations Director Kathleen Gower. Today she and BMc Director of Insurance Planning Dawn O'Farrell brought in lunch and taught the class. We are very thankful to Kathleen, Dawn and all the folks at Berman McAleer for this great addition to our students' education. ...

The students were tasked to consider HALLWAYS. Fatima takes us through some that might even give the horror/fantasy writer Stephen King the chills. My head hurts. I wake up confused. I don't know what happened to me. My vision is blurry, and I'm blinded by these strong white lights. I sit up and notice I'm in a hospital bed. There are so many machines connected to me. I'm confused. I can't remember anything. I sit alone for a few minutes to see if anyone notices I'm up. But no one comes to check on me. It’s lonely in here. I try to speak but the words won't come out. I get scared thinking I lost my voice. I try again and this time I am able to speak. I said, “Hello, is anyone here to help me?” I noticed I could see my breath. I was confused because I'm not cold, so how could I see my breath if it isn’t cold in here? There is a mirror placed right in front of me. I look at myself. I'm pale and I look like I just came from the dead. I get up and open my room door. The hallway is pitch black. I was scared to go out; it looked like the bottom of a long well. I just stuck out my head to see if I could see something. When I stick out my head, a light turns on. I realize the hallways have motion-censored lights. Every time I move under a new light it...

The students were tasked to consider HALLWAYS. Ruth takes us through some that might even give the horror/fantasy writer Stephen King the chills. I open my eyes. It’s not my room. Why am I not in my room? The room I’m in is the complete opposite of my room. The wallpaper is cream color. There’s nothing but a toilet and a bed. Not a mirror or a shower, how rude. Most importantly, my TV is not here! I decide to get out of this uncomfortable bed and walk towards the door to open it. I assumed it would be locked, but it easily opened. I hesitated a bit before looking out of the door, but I ended up doing so a few moments later. It was a long hallway. No other doors, but mine. Both ends of the hallway were dark and really long. It seemed like there was no end to it. But I mean it’s a hallway, so it must have an end to it. I make my way out of the room and start walking. As I take a few steps, I look back at the door I came from, but it’s gone. There is no door or room, just a wall. That’s really weird, but what other option do I have? I just have to continue walking. After what seemed like I had been walking for an eternity, I heard something behind me. I instantly turn around and I see a ball? The ball was bouncing up and down in my direction and I looked...

It is said that we all have a DOPPELGANGER—an exact double. Rhys, with the help of his friend, Danny, meets his, only to learn that cloning does have its downsides. *ring ring* (RHYS) “Hello?”(DANNY) “Rhys, I need help with a science experiment.” (RHYS) “Yeah what are you testing?” (DANNY) “I figured out how to clone people.” (RHYS) “Bro why haven’t you called Nobel?” (DANNY) “This has to be a secret. I’m gonna sell it to the military.” (RHYS) “What do you need help with? You sound like you got it figured out.” (DANNY) “The tests that came out aren’t perfect. They showed severe signs of devious behavior.” (RHYS) “What have you done with specimen?” (DANNY) “I killed them and harvested their organs.” (RHYS) “I’ll help you if you give me some of that organ money.” (DANNY) “Deal.” I walked over to Danny’s house. He showed me to the cloning chambers. (DANNY) “So, I should’ve told you, I need to test it on another person before I sell it.” (RHYS) “You want to clone me? I didn’t sign up for this. Is this experiment even ethical?” (DANNY) “Of course, I wouldn’t test you if it wasn’t” I stepped into the cloning chambers and Danny closed the door. He did a countdown to three and everything went black. I woke back up dazed and confused. (DANNY) “Rhys, you good?” (RHYS) “I’m fine. Did the test work?” (DANNY) “Yeah, meet your new friend X-24.” (RHYS) “Oh my god, he’s literally me. Does he speak?” (DANNY) “No. I haven’t taught them that yet. I ran other tests on him and he appears to be normal.” (RHYS) “What are we gonna do with...

[embed]https://youtu.be/iAP-_zBtajk[/embed]This week's edition of TCS Student News was researched, written, produced and anchored by Hector Rivas and Ruth Rivas with technical production by Rhys Guilfoyle....

[embed]https://youtu.be/rPPWXJ3IpBk[/embed] This week's edition of TCS Student News was researched, written, produced and anchored by Madison Hansel and Sam Meenan with technical production by Rhys Guilfoyle and advising by Megan Rivers....

As part of their World Geography studies, the students have been examining Brazil, learning about the physical geography, history, culture and current issues.  We were fortunate to have Eduardo Viana come into class today to give a presentation and answer the students' many questions about the country.  Mr. Eduardo is from the northern area of Brazil where his family still lives.  He is the Physical Education teacher for The GreenMount School and has worked with our students every week for many years now. The insights gained from having Mr. Eduardo share his personal experiences and observations are so much more than a book can provide.  We deeply appreciate his work with our students....

We welcome educator and actor Grant Emerson Harvey as a Young Playwrights Residency Teaching Artist at TCS. Grant brings his considerable talents into our classroom for 7 weeks from November 7th to December 19th to help our students learn the art of play writing and for each to produce a 10 minute work for submission to YPF. Mr. Harvey teaches theatre courses at Morgan University and has acted and taught in both New York and Los Angeles.  He is a welcome presence in our school. The Young Playwrights Festival is an annual event where Baltimore's own Center Stage supports young people from across Maryland with an open call to submit plays for their annual contest.  The winners have their works professionally produced and performed by Center Stage.  Two TCS students have won the competition - TCS Alum and UMBC student Ronan Guilfoyle and just last year our current 10th grade student Hector Rivas had his play performed at Center Stage. We are grateful to Center Stage and their Learning and Social Accountability Department staff Janal Daniel and Emily Lettau for once again giving our students this unique opportunity.   https://www.centerstage.org/learning/young-playwrights-festival/...