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We were honored to be visited by Kenneth Westary, Vice President of Institutional Advancement for the Community College of Baltimore County. Mr. Westary was invited to meet our students, learn about our school, and discuss an ongoing relationship between TCS and CCBC.  Plans are for 3rd Year TCS students to take courses at the community college both to be introduced to the college setting and  to earn college credits will still attending high school....

Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dr. Alan Scott, presented to Year 2 Students today.  The students were keenly interested and attentive as Dr. Scott spoke about his research in malaria.  He traced the disease process as well as efforts to combat and eliminate malaria worldwide.  Of special interest to the students was the link between sickle cell anemia as an adaptation to malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Scott has offered to return as well as link other faculty from the School of Public Health to The Community School....

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....