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  [caption id="attachment_1772" align="alignleft" width="234"] Maggie Muth[/caption] Artist and former elementary school classmate of Tom Culotta, Maggie Muth came to the school today to share lunch and stories with the students.  Maggie shared her experiences living and traveling in China.  The students were especially excited to see the many photos and hear the stories behind them.  Thanks, Maggie...

[caption id="attachment_1682" align="alignleft" width="300"] AIAC 2013[/caption] Students and volunteers from the school were the guests of Tom & Jacque Iacoboni at the Annual Associated Italian-American Charities dinner tonight.  For nearly 10 years the AIAC through Tom Iacoboni has made a donation to the school.  This group was formed by Italian immigrants and their children at the conclusion of World War II to help provide relief for the displaced, hungry and homeless, especially children.  It has grown over the years to be an organization that raises money from its members and through fundraisers to support dozens of organizations of all nationalities most of whom are in the Baltimore area. We had a terrific dinner the Little Italy Lodge of the Sons of Italy followed by presentation of the awards.  Not only is their support appreciated, but we appreciate their example of giving back....

We were fortunate to have David, son of Rena Smith, come in to share his artistic talents with the students today.  David is a frequent visitor to the school and when he stopped in earlier in the week to share some are he had created with fall leaves, everyone was impressed.  David agreed to teach the students how to make their own and even brought in some incredibly beautiful and unique leaves to share with the class. Everyone had a great time and took home their own creations to share with their families.  Thanks, David and Rena!...

The 5th annual Hauntingdon Avenue Celebration was a great opportunity to bring folks together in the neighborhood.  Local musicians including our block's own Ricky and Lennon LaRicci played and there was a fire throwing group form Johns Hopkins. Current students all attended bringing friends and family and were joined by alumni, volunteers, and supporters.  Our thanks to GRIA for sponsoring the event and all of the volunteers who worked so hard to pull it off.  Special thanks to the students for decorating and to Dave Bayer and Peggy Lashbrook for staffing the free hot chocolate stand.  Everyone's already looking forward to next year....

The Community School lost a dear friend today.  Dianne Lockner was in the 1st class of the school when we started back in 1982 in the basement of the Guardian Angel Church.  Dianne was active in the Community Survival Center even before becoming a student and went on one of our more notable cross country trips that included being part of a civil rights protest in Tchula Mississippi and visiting Elvis Presley's grave at Graceland (at Dianne's insistence).  Our hearts go out to her two devoted children, Christine and Erik, and her loving companion Will....

[caption id="attachment_1596" align="alignleft" width="240"] DNA Extraction[/caption] The 1st science lab of the year was held today at the school.  These weekly labs are conducted by a group of volunteer students at Johns Hopkins University who formed a group several years ago called JHU-CSI, Community School initiative.  Today our students were amazed when they did a DNA extraction from a banana.  Each lab includes a lecture presentation, handout worksheet, and a hands on demonstration.  Special thanks to all the members of JHU-CSI...

On Monday, we welcomed a new student, Mary Lechner to the school. We had a surprise visit from City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke on Monday who stopped by to see how the new High School is going this year. That evening, Tom and two of the students went to meet John Starling and see the School of the Way following a presentation about the school from alumni Zack Austin. . On Tuesday, Peggy Lashbrook made a delicious lunch of BLT sandwiches and a salad.  We were very fortunate to have Francine Krumholz bring in an Italian feast on  Wednesday.  Francine is active with the Baltimore Women's Giving Circle and was the leader of the group that visited the school in the spring.  She spoke with the students about her own career journey and her work advocating on behalf of children in the foster care system. Francine also explained about the work of the Baltimore Women's Giving Circle, who this year funded APEX, our new computerized curriculum. Dave Bayer, Aduke Hubbard, and Eddie Gavin, representing the Board of Trustees met on Wednesday night. with Gary Bozel and Megan Lindenmeyer from Gary Bozel & Associates to review the financial audit report for the year.  Everyone was really glad to see trustee Jeanette Norris who stopped in after the meeting to reaffirm her commitment to the school.  It was wonderful to see alumni Desmond Carter when he visited the school on Thursday.  Desmond is going to get some advice through our College Support Program. On Thursday night Lisa Gavin and Ryan Gavin upgraded our computer...

Students Samantha Bell and Mary Lechner accepted a special invitation to the  School of the Way by founder John Starling.  The mutual respect held by our two schools was reaffirmed as John presented a shirt to Tom Culotta. Both teachers expressed their appreciation of each other's work and the relationship that includes extending high school credit for TCS students for dedicated participation in the School of the Way.  Earlier in the day, TCS graduate and School of the Way student Zack Austin gave a presentation about the Mentoring Martial Arts school to our students encouraging their interest.  Both schools are fully committed to the positive development of neighborhood youth....

Today, the students were given an opportunity to show what they have been learning in science class.  Given a set of graduated cylinders, a triple beam balance scale, apple juice, olive oil, water and a rock, the students had to work co-operatively to demonstrate an understanding of density and specific gravity.  It was exciting to watch them come together and use their collective minds to solve the tasks assigned! We are very proud of this actively engaged class!...

The class went to see the movie, The Butler, today at Rotunda Theaters. They were all moved by this very personal  story told within an intense historical period of social change. The movie prompted an excellent discussion about the history of racism and the struggle for civil rights. Everyone liked the movie and said it gave them a clearer understanding of what African-American people went through during this time. ...