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That’s That Nobody Now son, I want you to look here, right here, right into my eyes. You see that? You know what that is? Yellow. That’s that someone right there, you know? It might even be that nobody, you get? Nah, you’re too stupid to understand. Look here, I was that nobody that you hear about. Y’know son, I was that man always on that juice, you feel? Cheap stuff. Alright stuff. Need a 6 pack to live stuff. Ain’t talkin’ that swole body neither, you know? I got that old body. The fat body, the settling for anybody type body. Yeah, sitting in it. Rolling in it, that nobody. You know, the others that sat ‘round here, you know what now? Up and vanished. They crept on out and became someone, left me to be nobody. That momma you got, that’s nobody. That father you got, son, that’s nobody. Always just shooting to get to someone, but never somebody. That’s what I want, never will get it, but that’s it right there. Somebody who leaves out. Somebody who’s going out, doing it up, doing it up large. Sitting in it, rolling in it, somebody. Somebody who somebody cares about. Somebody who someone looks up to. Somebody that, that nobody envies. That’s the body I want, but I’m just stuck. Me and my only two friends, Jaundéce and Colt, and we all wearin’ Blue Ribbons. No, that’s not a blue ribbon you want, son. That’s that nobody blue ribbon. That’s all it will ever be,...

TCS student Aidan McIntosh won 1st place in the Advanced Division at the Maryland Chess Tournament held at Poly on Saturday, February 17th. This win places him at a national rating of 1268 junior varsity. Aidan is preparing for the Nationals in Atlanta on April 6-8.  He has attended previous Nationals in Ohio, Tennessee, and Indiana. We are all proud of you, Aidan!...

The students had the amazing opportunity to hear music rooted in East Africa at the Creative Alliance in Highlandtown today. The leader of the band, Alsarah, was born in Khartoum, Sudan and grew up in Yemen and then settled in Brooklyn, New York.  Her music reflects those deep roots and diverse experiences. Student Aidan McIntosh described the music as "powerful" and other students commented on the complex rhythms and getting lost in the music. After the performance, the students had a chance to talk with Alsarah and the members of the band that included  Rami Al Aasser, Mawuena Kodjovi, Nahid, and Brandon Terzic. Much thanks to Josh Kohn and the Creative Alliance for making this possible and to Fleesie Hubbard for always scouting new opportunities for exposure for the students. More information on the band can be found through this link: Alsarah....

This week’s news researched, written, produced and anchored by students Daj'a White and Donald Lacy. There is a special personal local story about sex trafficking and cautioning students to stay away from hotel parties. Lots of TCS news too!...

Prepare yourself for a uniquely good time at the “Hunting to Help” Circle of Love-Maryland Scavenger Hunt Event to benefit The Community School. It will take place on Saturday, March 10th starting at 11am at the school. There will be awards, raffles, door prizes and refreshments from 4pm to 6pm. A car won’t be necessary because there will be both walking and driving hunts. The entry fee for the walk is $10 and $25 per person for the driving hunt ($20 early registration fee if paid by March 1st).  Click this link for registration information....

[embed]https://youtu.be/ob4y9TmfcNE[/embed] This week's news researched, written, produced and anchored by student Marcus McKeever covers a range of topics from Wall Street to flesh eating bacteria. Marcus also covers events in and around the school including last week's visit by Nonieqa Ramos on the same day her new book "The Disturbed's Girl's Dictionary" was released....

Learning about the adaptations and experiences of a person who lost his sight was a theme of today's conversation with Tommy Gibson. Facing imminent death from AIDS, Tommy survived and rebounded because he was fortunate to find a doctor who conducted one of the early medicine trials for the time before the current life saving drugs were available.  In this same period he lost sight in both eyes. This life changing experience brought him from a successful career in computer engineering at Smith-Barney through a journey that led him to his current work as a massage therapist.  Tommy was accompanied by his service dog, Argo. "I have a new understanding for completely blind people and how they get things done," said student Spencer Erdossy....

[embed]https://youtu.be/nxtC0IICp0U[/embed] This week's edition of TCS Student News was researched, written, and produced by students Daj'a White and Salma Ruiz-Cruz. It covers stories on human trafficking, Guantanamo Bay, the status of Dreamers and news around the school....