There will be a special play performed today at the Single Carrot Theatre that will include TCS student Janiah Tillery. Janiah has been part of a 2 week ensemble class at SCT along with a group of high school students from the Baltimore area. We are especially grateful to Genevieve de Mahy and the folks at Single Carrot for providing scholarships once again this year to enable our students to participate. We’re proud of you Janiah!
Awarded a coveted spot at the Telluride Sophomore Seminar, student Dyrrell Moon is in Bloomington, Indiana for the next six weeks. This seminar is in its twenty-fourth year and this summer will focus on “The Black Struggle for Freedom: An Interdisciplinary Perspective.” Dyrrell is getting a college experience staying in the dorms and studying at Indiana University. He is enjoying living and working with a diverse group of students from across the country as they participate in lectures, discussions, research and debates. It is a real honor and once-in-a-lifetime experience for Dyrrell. We are all very proud of him!
What a great way to end the year! Students, staff volunteers, and Board members were hosted by Advisory Board member Tom & Jacque Iacoboni for a Pool Party today. Plenty of food, games and fun were to be had as we celebrated our last time with everyone together for the 2015/2016 school term. The event that started mid afternoon went well into the evening wrapping up with a spirited game of bocce ball. It was the first time that most of the students had ever heard of this traditional Italian game. Exhausted at the end of a wonderful day, everyone went their separate ways with a lasting memory of this remarkable year.
The final edition of TCS Student News for the 2015-2016 term was researched, produced, written, and anchored by students India Smith, Daj’a White, and Kelsey Larrimore. It starts with a look at Memorial Day and then recaps some highlights of the year. We hope you enjoy it and will stay tuned for the return of TCS Student News in September. Have a good summer everyone!
It was an exciting evening at the Baltimore Museum of Art as The Community School celebrated a year of creativity by the students at a special Art Show featuring their drawings, sculptures and paintings. Many community members, families, and supporters attended this special event and examination of the sculptures, paintings and drawings displayed. A highlight was an explanation of their works given by each student as they pointed out their works around the gallery. The students warmly expressed their appreciation to artist and teacher Miko Veldkamp for a great year of working together and for putting together this show. Special thanks also to Katie Bachler and the BMA as well as the kind effort of many who provided food, drink, transport, and help with the event. (View the artist list here)
The students were honored to host author D. Watkins at the school today. His visit followed the reading and discussion of his book: The Beast Side: Living and Dying While Black in America by Year 2 students over the last month. Mr. Watkins talked about growing up in Baltimore from a neighborhood African-American perspective and the lessons learned along the way. The students enjoyed his relaxed style and plain language as well as his stories whether it was because he gave voice to their lives or because he introduced them to a side of Baltimore they didn’t fully know. D expressed a lot of interest in the students and the school and committed to coming back and working with the students next year. We appreciate Justin Switzer for setting this up and also were pleased to have Evan Green, Quenton Bubb, and Miko Veldkamp join us for this discussion.