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Drywall Repair Seminar by Done Construction

Whether you need to patch a nail hole in a wall or one much bigger, students learned today how to do it. The folks from Done Construction started the seminar by having Madison, a 10th grade student at TCS, explain the many tools used in drywall repair. Madison has experience working with her dad who is a drywall mechanic and finisher. After having some fun punching a few holes in the demonstration wall built for this purpose, the students learned about the many ways of fixing them. They learned the use of mesh, tape and corner bead as well as a very cool method called the “California patch.”
We are very thankful to the folks from Done for teaching these practical skills to the students each month, Thank you Beth, Sarah Sr. Catesby, Kirsten and Sarah Jr.!

TCS Student News 4-13-23

Check out this week’s edition of TCS Student news and hear a TCS student take on the expulsion of the two young Black representatives in Tennessee. This week’s producers, Karla Rivas and Hector Rivas, also catch us up on news around the school including conversations with Maaeve Lynch and Farid Salloum, art class and more.

Danny Buck Wins Award for Essay

“…My goal is to become one of the great scientists who use their work to advance the world to make it a better place, making room for the next scientist that will come after me. I would like to become a pillar, or as Newton would say, a giant whose shoulders shall be stood on, by the philosophers who desire to solve the mysteries of our vast and absurd universe so our species can fulfill its nigh-infinite potential for greatness.”

This was part of an essay written by TCS 9th grade student Danny Buck for the Dream Big Contest held by The Lyric. Danny was a finalist and will be accepting his award on stage at a ceremony at The Lyric on April 26th. We are very proud of Danny’s accomplishments and even more so of the kind of person that Danny and his classmates are!

Art Class after Spring Break

We had a great return from Spring Break yesterday. Ms. Leandra came in for a special extra art class for the week where the students continued work on their impressionist paintings. They are producing some beautiful work!

Conversation with Farid Bishara Salloum

Our special guest for today’s “Conversation with…” was restaurateur Farid Bishara Salloum. Mr. Farid is the owner and CFO (Chief Falafel Officer) of Baba’s Kitchen in Locust Point. He talked about his career path from engineering to a MBA to opening his own local source restaurant serving Mediterranean food. Mr. Farid shared his views about creating a positive workplace culture and about his Palestinian roots, culture and history. All of the students were keenly interested in his story and are looking forward to his return visit in a couple of weeks where he will share his food. Thank you Mr. Farid. https://www.babaskitchen.net/story.html

Conversation and Seminar with Maeve Lynch

We had a really unique conversation and seminar today! Maeve Lynch came in to talk about her career as an auto body repair person and then proceeded to have a seminar on how to do a repair. The repair was on the back of the school van that had been hit many months ago while parked outside of the school.

The students were amazed at the tools Maeve used and the skill she displayed, and equally by her calm and patience as she completed the tedious process.

All of this was made possible by Maeve’s Godfather, friend of the school and neighbor Jim Burger. Jim’s wife Sue and best friend Kevin Lynch, Maeve’s father, were also on hand for this seminar.

Thank you so much Maeve for sharing your time talking with the students, being another great example of women in nontraditional career roles, and for doing a first rate job on the van. Thank you Jim for not only being Maeve’s Godfather, but being the Godfather of the van for the 2nd time in 2 years and keeping it looking good!