It was a proud moment to watch TCS 9th grade student Danny Buck up on the stage receiving his award as a finalist and Dreamer in the Lyric's Dream Big Contest! The program which will be rebroadcast on WBAL on May 14th including aa video on the Lyric's work at Thee Community School that included interviews with our students and video of the class. Our thanks to Denise Gantt and Ebony Evans and all the folks at The Lyric for including us....
We were honored to have John Brenner and Philippia Richardson in for a "Conversation with.." today. They are the administrators for the Early Admission Program at the University of Baltimore and have been providing college classes at the Community School this year. The students engaged in a conversation with them about their backgrounds, educational experiences and careers. We appreciate the kindness of the University of Baltimore in providing this great opportunity for our students and especially the great working relationship with John and Philippia....
We had a fascinaating "Conversation with" long time activist, radio producer and interviewer Marc Steiner. Marc shared personal stories that intersected with the events the students are studying in the civil rights struggle including desegregation in Baltimore and Freedom Summer in Mississippi. The students were also interested in his career and the many people he has interviewed and issues that he has shed light on. Thanks Marc for a great conversation. ...
This week's broadcast covers labor strife with the writer's guild that will affect many shows the students watch. News around the school includes a Conversation with Sean Armstrong also know as DJ Face, the Home Improvement Seminar with Done Construction, the Financial Seminar on college funding and a special seminar on the journey many migrants to the U.S. take. [embed]https://youtu.be/uuN6W2MMROc[/embed]...
Friends of the school Dr. Ron & Barbara Walcher came in for aa conversation about their careers and long lives of service. They brought their god friend Caroline with them....
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...
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.!...
[embed]https://youtu.be/VVEU_oFTT2c[/embed]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....
