We had another great Financial Literacy Seminar with Kathleen Gower and Kimberly Mamaril from Berman McAleer. This one focused on college funding including how to fill out the FAFSA application and the different types of grants and scholarships available. Thank you and BMc for the great lunch and seminar!
Sean Armstrong, also known as DJ Face, was back at the school for a “Conversation with…” today. Sean shared about his career path and its twists and turns that led him to embrace his passion for music. He has been a professional DJ for many years that has included touring around the country and beyond. Besides sharing life lessons, Sean showed the students some basics on operating turntable platters. Thanks for a a great seminar, Sean!
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.!
“…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!
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!