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Students Attend Akeelah and the Bee

If you haven’t been to Baltimore Center Stage to see the play Akeelah and the Bee, then hurry to get your tickets now! We saw this most amazing performance today and were captivated by it. This local production included actors from the Baltimore School for the Arts whose abilities seemed to far exceed their age and limited professional experience. Zipporah, a former TCS Young Playwrights teacher also was outstanding in the play. The play centers around a young girl with exceptional spelling abilities from an urban community with deeply rich characters. It traces her challenges and journey on the way to becoming a national champion. The production is so deep, creative and active that it grabs your imagination and interest and doesn’t let you go.

The students all enjoyed the performance, and we look forward to talking with folks from Center Stage in our Friday Conversation.

We extend our deepest appreciation to Hope, Erin, Stevie, Adam and all of our friends from Center Stage for making these experiences for our students possible. Baltimore Center Stage is a treasure that we all should appreciate with our attendance and financial support.

Rhys Guilfoyle Earns Eagle Scout Rank

Rhys Guilfoyle, a senior at TCS, was awarded his Eagle rank tonight. This is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts. It was a heartwarming ceremony where Rhys was also given multiple awards of recognition for his dedication, service and leadership.

Rhys gave a wonderful speech full of gratitude for his fellow scouts and the leaders who had invested in him with a special recognition to his mom. Jenae has been a volunteer andwith the Scouts leader since Rhys was a young child.

His Eagle project was to help restore a section in Druid Park that was set aside to honor fallen military heroes. Rhys was instrumental in an effort to replant trees there and add plaques honoring those who had given their lives in service.

We are all so proud of Rhys and his accomplishments. It was an honor for us to be there at this memorable moment in his life.

Outdoors Project Completed!

We painted the last benches and completed the outdoor project at the school! Thank you to everyone that helped out. It looks great and adds a wonderful space to enjoy the outdoors.

Conversation with Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams, Director of Underwriting at WYPR radio, joined us today for our Conversation series. Ms. Williams shared her experiences as a mass communications major and her lifelong career in sales and radio management with a short stint in television.  She was very interested in the students as well and their views on what is going on in the country and the world. The students attentively listened to Ms. Williams life experiences and wisdom shared and look forward to having her back.

Thank you for sharing your time with us Ms. Williams and thank you Mr. Carlos for introducing us.

Baltimore’s Fight Against Segregation

The fight against segregation in Maryland was the theme of a virtual field trip we had with the Maryland Center for History and Culture. It was led by Tyler Osborne, Digital Learning Manager at the museum. The students learned about heroic local figures like Lillie May Jackson, Juanita Jackson Mitchell and a young Thurgood Marshall. The students have learned a lot about the civil rights struggle during their time in the school, but this enhanced their learning with this focus on Baltimore’s role.

We appreciate Tyler and the Maryland Center for History and Culture for sharing this important part of our history with us and for the great work they do.