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Representatives from MedStar Union Memorial Hospital spoke as part of the Job Readiness Seminar today. Presenters included Mitchell Herbert, Regional Director of Strategic and Business Planning along with Kenny Foster, from security; Allison Hammerbacher, from radiology; and Marlon Davis from housekeeping. They each talked about their jobs as well as their career paths and lessons learned along the way.  Facilitating the presentation were Dr. George Tilson and Peggy Lashbrook, the leaders of our Job Readiness Seminar series. This was a followup to a visit that the students had with MedStar President Brad Chambers last May where he spoke about the many kinds of jobs available at the hospital.  Several students want to enter the medical field and others saw opportunities for careers in operations....

There were a lot of smiling faces in the room today thanks to the Circle K organization at Johns Hopkins University. This student group, armed with Christmas wish lists from each TCS student, did their best to make the holiday extra special.  This the first year for this project arranged by Circle K member Vishaan Nursey who is also an active member of the JHU-CSI group that conducts weekly science labs at the school.  The gifts were deeply appreciated....

Through the kindness of Tom & Jacque Iacoboni students and staff attended the Associated Italian-American Charities dinner held at the Boumi Temple.  The students were warmly received by the members of AIAC who have come to know the school over the years. Tom Culotta had the opportunity to address those assembled to both talk about the school but also thank them for their generosity over the last 10 years.  We are very proud of the support we get from the Italian community in Baltimore....

[embed]https://youtu.be/kLM40Tprbyo[/embed] Aspiring comedian and TCS student, Gary Cooper, performs a regular comedy routine every Friday morning.  He writes all of his own work and performed this act on Friday, April 17th. Gary is a multitalented young man who also plays guitar, dances, and acts....

The Annual End of Year Ceremony for The Community School will be held on Sunday, May 31st at The Johns Hopkins University Glass Pavilion. All students, family, sponsors, volunteers, alumni and supporters are invited. Mark your calendar now and contact the school to reserve your tickets....

[caption id="attachment_2375" align="alignleft" width="321"] Ben Lyons teaching Financial Literacy Course[/caption] Learning the ins and outs of finance, is the thrust of a new seminar course led by Ben Lyons.  The twice monthly seminar is titled Financial Literacy and was initiated after a chance meeting between Mr. Lyons and a group of the students at a Ravens game in December.  If you walked into class today you'd hear terms such as equity and leverage used as students were encouraged to both understand the world of finance and become empowered to maneuver through it. Utilizing a keen understanding of the finance system with compelling stories from his life, Mr. Lyons has captured both the attention and imagination of the students....

Getting a job is on most of the students' minds and plans. Amanda Rothchild, co-owner of Charmington's coffee shop in Remington, joined Randi Seymur, front end manager at Giant Foods 41st Street location, to speak to the class as part of our monthly Job Readiness Seminar. They generously shared their personal and diverse experience with the students at the invitation of seminar instructors Peggy Lashbrook and George Tilson. The students were full of questions about pay, working conditions, qualifications, openings, job satisfaction and even issues on the job.  They learned about the journey Randi and Amanda took to get to their careers. It was a great discussion that gave the students many ideas about weekend work during the school year, summer jobs, and future possibilities. We keep growing the network for the students and school!  If you have ideas or opportunities, let us know....

The class attended a showing of the movie Selma today.  It was a moving experience and helped to make this part of American history come alive for the students.  Tonight, they are writing about the experience and doing research including reading the front pages from the New York Times from the days of the original marches back in 1965.  Much thanks to the Charles Theatre for providing the tickets and to Vernon Laumann and Kim Poe who provided the rides....

As part of the students' study of world geography, the class was honored to have Dr. Ron Walcher as a guest speaker today.  Dr. Ron has made nine trips to Kyrgyzstan since 1995 providing medical services in remote villages. The students are currently studying The Caucasus and Central Asia, both examining the countries there and the impact of this region on world events. Dr. Ron shared his personal stories and illustrated his words with many photographs from his travels as well as cultural items from his travels. The students enjoyed this visit and were impressed with both his personal knowledge and Dr. Ron's example of helping others....