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News, Seminars
February 24, 2020

The school was honored to have Baltimore Blast Soccer captain and goalie William Vanzela visit for a conversation with the students today. Mr. Vanzela shared stories of his life growing up in Brazil and the sacrifices made in order to develop his talent and career to support his family. One of the most valuable lessons he taught was about the importance of living a meaningful life, caring for your family and using your gifts to benefit others. Mr. Vanzela started playing professional soccer at the age of 16 in Brazil and went on to move to Italy where he spent 7 years on the Italian national team. He then came to Baltimore where he has been playing with the Baltimore Blast winning several national championships and MVP awards. Jayla wrote, " He inspires me to want to continue to work, even when life is pushing me down, I would always want a job just to get money but now that I talked to him, I want a job to better help myself. I want a job that can help me succeed and become the person I truly want to be." We deeply appreciate Mr. Vanzela's generous sharing of his time and stories with us. we are also thankful to Mr. Don and Ms.Sande for connecting him with the school and attending the conversation. Among the many good works that Mr. Vanzela is involved is the "Show Your Soft Side" campaign started by Ms. Sande. Tyleiah expressed the impact this conversation had on her life in this way,...

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News, Seminars
February 21, 2020

Longtime TCS friend and neighbor, storied photojournalist Jim Burger came in for the second time this year. This time Jim focused on honing the students photography skills discussing such topics as lighting, lenses, backgrounds and angles. At one point students engaged in some hands on work with each taking photographs and then sharing and critiquing the work. The seminar had an immediate goal of continuing to develop the photographic content of TCS Student News. With Jim's advice, students were able to devise new strategies for capturing the many people and events that take place around the school with an eye to more careful composition in the photography. Thanks for sharing your talent and skills Jim! ...

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Field Trips, News
February 20, 2020

"I thought that the play was just perfect. The acting was really great, the soundtrack sounded amazing and it fit the play really well, the set was nice to look at, and the message was really meaningful, deep, and real." This was the reaction of senior Olivia Yates to the play that the students attended at Baltimore Center Stage today. The play touched on many themes common to all families of communication, hurt, misunderstanding and grief. The story was up close and personal as were the students watching from the front row of the Head Theatre at Center Stage. After the performance there was a Q & A with all of the actors that continued into a very personal conversation with one of the actors, Michelle Beck, who was especially generous with her time. We are deeply grateful to Center Stage Executive Director Michael Ross, Director of Learning and Social Accountability (LSA) Adena Varner, and LSA Coordinator Dani Turner for providing us the opportunity to have this experience. ...

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Field Trips
February 14, 2020

With only one hour to free themselves, students worked feverishly in their teams to Break Out of some very tough situations. Jacob, Ronan, Salma and Manuel found themselves on a runaway train with planted explosives on board. They were able to break out in a TCS record of 51 minutes and 53 seconds savings themselves and their fellow passengers. Hostages on an airplane, Aidan, Tyleiah, Jayla and Keith were able to free themselves at literally the last second! Breaking loose from their handcuffs and putting their minds together, they escaped sure disaster. We don't know what possessed students to go into the old mansion that had been abandoned decades ago, but Olivia, Le'Onnie, Faith and Joshua found themselves trapped inside once they entered. They raced the clock to escape and came close but didn't make it out in time. Claude, Destiny, Sara and Ethan were kidnapped and woke up blindfolded and handcuffed in a strange room. They had to get out before the kidnapper returned for them and with just seconds from freeing themselves, their time ran out! All of these scenarios took place at Break Out Games in Timonium thanks to writing teacher and mentor Don Riesett. This surprise field trip followed a writing seminar where the students were challenged to create a story where they found themselves trapped in the basement of the church across the street from the school. This writing and sharing prepared them for the simulated adventure that was to follow. A great time was had by all! Thank you...

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News
January 31, 2020

Congratulations to Olivia Yates, Ethan Christou and Keith Cooke for their recognition as recipients of the 2020 Maryland Scholastic Art & Writing Awards! Olivia Yates is a nominee in the American Voices category and her writing “My Mountain” will be submitted along with the four other Maryland finalists to the national competition. Her piece was a personal memoir essay about the importance of accepting yourself and not being influenced by national marketing or other societal standards of beauty. “So, when I cried because of horrible things that are being said in the media and negative messages I have been told, I’m crying for all people who have seen these posts or magazines and felt the same as me. As someone who has recognized a positive image of beauty and who has joined a movement that encourages people to feel confident within themselves, I know how important it is to feel comfortable in your own skin.” Excerpt from “My Mountain” by Olivia Yates Ethan Christou won the Emerging Artists Inspire Scholarship for his work “The Senses Dividing.” This Silver Key award in the short story category was for a suspense-filled work about a not-so-ordinary day of fright bouncing back and forth between the real world and a dream state. “I was running down a hallway. There was something behind me with no face. I kept running until I saw there was no end of the hallway. The faceless entity was still behind me, but another one was in front of me as well. A passage opened up beside me. I went inside and felt myself falling. It was peaceful....

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News, Seminars
January 31, 2020

A survivor of the 1958 Our Lady of Angels school fire spoke with the students today about this horrible event. Mike Gallo was in his elementary school class on the 2nd floor of the school when the fire broke out. His teacher told the students to gather around her and pray as they hoped to be rescued. Instead, Mike ran down steps that were already ablaze to escape the burning school. His classmates and the teacher were later found among the rubble still grouped together but overtaken by the fire and smoke. Mr. Gallo grew up in the poor and working class Chicago community not far from Our Lady of Angels. The day of the fire he ran to the safety of his home and find his parents. They later went back to the scene to witness the continuing event and the sadness and confusion that followed as classmates were carried out while others were rushed in all forms of transportation to seek medical care. Though Mike survived, he has relived that day and those that followed throughout his life. His memories of the fire and the many funerals remain vivid even these many years later. This harrowing story was both a lesson about the fragility of life and about how you can survive tragedy and go on to build a meaningful life. Mr. Gallo shared his later young life as a street youth who got into more than his share of trouble up through his eventually getting back on track....

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