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December 14, 2018

Tony Medina, a poet and graphic novelist for both adult and young readers, came to TCS today for a insightful Conversation With. He discussed his graphic novel “I Am Alphonso Jones”, a book about a young man who is a victim of a shooting by an off-duty police officer. The students read the novel prior to Mr. Medina’s visit, so they were able to ask questions and gain special understanding of the book. “He was so energetic! I love a person that's so interesting such as he because he kept me pulled in the entire time. It was never a dull moment with Tony Medina in the room. I would love to learn more about him,” said sophomore Tyleiah. Mr. Medina was able to sign the student’s copies of the novel as well. Aside from discussing “I Am Alphonso Jones”, he also read his writing and select stories from other writers. The students had the opportunity to ask about the life of a professional author. I was a great look inside a creative career! ...

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November 16, 2018

Michael Ross and Adena Varner of Baltimore Center Stage theater led our discussion for today’s Conversation With. Mr. Ross is the Executive Director of Center Stage, and Ms. Varner is the Director of Education. They talked about their jobs, the plays that have impacted their lives, and how they can relate their own life experiences to theater. Ms. Varner also treated the students to a song, demonstrating her vocal talent. “I enjoyed the Conversation with today. I really enjoyed both of their stories, especially Mr. Michael’s because how a play changed his life. I never knew that it took a lot of work to make a play happen. One of the things that I found interesting was that if one of the main people were sick, the play still had to go on. So, they had to do a whole lot of research to find someone to do that part,” said Jordan, a senior. “I always wanted me to act but I just never knew any places that could teach me and them coming in could give me that opportunity and maybe in some of their plays. They also kind of changed my perspective of how I view plays and musicals because I use to hate musicals but how much work they put in made me appreciate them even more. Over the weekend I’m going to look into their programs that they have,” said 10th grader Salma. ...

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November 2, 2018

Read what some of the students thought about today’s Conversation With: “I love today’s conversation with Mr. Jeff Elkin. He talked about what he does with his business, Advanced Buisness Systmes. Advanced is a complete business solutions provider. Mr. Jeff Elkin also talked about how he went into the business, how he worked for his family’s business, and the hardships, struggles, and achievements he had to go through to get where he is today. I found it cool that Advanced is partnered with the Baltimore Ravens, so that makes them a great business off and on the field. I really enjoyed this conversation with, and hopefully we will be able to visit him or he will be able to visit us again soon.” -Sean “I enjoyed today’s “Conversation with…” because Mr. Jeff really knew how to run a business. He brought a lot of good ideas and advice for us. I liked how his parents started off with nothing and made a good business.” -Jordan “His company is just like the school, value wise. He knows what needs to be done, and he gets it done in the best way possible with a positive attitude. I learned that no matter what you do, you can always bring good habits into a situation.” -Donald...

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October 19, 2018

John Bruce and Ken Bancroft grew up on opposite sides of the Jones Falls Expressway bridge that divided the neighborhoods of Remington and Druid Hill. Back in the 50s and 60s, people grew up hearing to never cross the highway to the neighboring area, and racial tension was the reason. Although Mr. Bruce and Mr. Bancroft grew up quite close to each other, for these reasons they never met until much later in life. Fast forward to now, when both men are leaders of a group called Be The Bridge- an organization devoted to knocking down the boundaries of racial discrimination. The program encourages dialogue across racial lines so that different groups may understand each other better, and leave behind the fear. The two men told stories from their youth, talked about how they formed the local chapter of Be The Bridge, and why this kind of work matters still to this day.  11th grader Olivia said, “I really enjoyed today’s “Conversation with...

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October 18, 2018

We are excited to announce a new weekly science lab at the school.  Elaine Lewis, a long time staff member at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has initiated a Space Lab that this year will focus on the Sun and the Parker Space Probe. This series begin with a tour at Goddard just prior to the end of last school year. Elaine has traveled all over and was responsible for developing curriculum to explain the missions and the science process and discoveries developed through NASA. She regaled the students with stories from her Goddard sponsored trip to Utqiagvik (also known as Barrow Alaska) the northern most populated place in the United States and home of the Inuit people. From there, they documented and filmed the auroras of the Northern Lights. The students are very engaged and excited about this new feature of The Community School....

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October 6, 2018

Even though the students spend time each week with Eduardo Viana, today they learned so much more about his life and lessons learned along the way. Mr. Eduardo is the physical education teacher and has worked with TCS students for several years now. These classes are held at The GreenMount School who kindly supports the school through the use of their gym and support of Eduardo. He was born in the state of Maranhao in northeastern Brazil and taught in Brazil, the Bahamas and the United States.  He is proficient in several martial arts and trains others as well as competes. There was a lively discussion with the students.  "It was nice to see him in a different view," Claude said, "and not just in the gym setting." Jacob spoke for many students when he said, “I feel like I know him better now which creates a better bond and more respect for what he has gone through to get where he is today.”...

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September 28, 2018

This is the 2nd year that Circle of Love-Maryland has partnered with The Community School. Suzanne Allen, whose son Thomas Magaha graduated from the school,  Lori Wilgis and Charlotte Loetz all visited the school for a conversation about their work and the importance of giving back. Connie Martin, whose grandson Larry Kearns also is a TCS alumnus, was unable to make it. Circle of Love grew out of friendships between women in this community  who wanted to perform and encourage habits of good deeds in hopes of fostering a more caring Maryland. Last year they supported the students with a monthly gift and a Scavenger Hunt as a major fundraiser. The conversation with the students became very personal with stories of overcoming challenges an hardship while being thankful for what you have....

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September 21, 2018

Music and Mentoring are two of the passions highlighted by our Conversation with Imani Yasin today.  She discussed and played her music videos and the significance of showing images that are often missing in the hi-hop community. Imani shared her personal story and inspired the students with her courage, drive and independent thinking. Masadey Blalock said this in reaction to Imani's visit, “I really like Imani. She is very inspiring. She talked about thing some people older than her would be afraid of. She is very confident.” In addition to being a hip-hop artist and songwriter, Imani is also the Director for High School Programs at Sister Circle, a mentoring organization for young women that works with TCS. Imani is also the sponsor and aunt of one of our students Neenah Payne....

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March 12, 2018

Today we were honored to have Larry Gross Skype in from the West Coast to share his family's stories from the Holocaust. Larry's mom was a survivor from the Auschwitz death camp who had come face to face with the "angel of death", Dr. Mengele, and who had survived a malfunction in the gas chamber. Larry has shared this story with many of our students over the years. The students will be going to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday. Larry continues his mom's work of keeping the memory of this horrific period alive and reaffirming the struggle for justice. His poignant retelling of the story including his own journey back to the site of this crime against his family and humanity. Following Larry's presentation, one of the students, Vernon, wrote the following: "I thought the conversation with Larry Gross was extremely powerful. Hearing his mother 's story was both inspiring and heartbreaking, I say inspiring because she never lost her voice through all of this, even though she did say in the paper she wrote, that at times she wanted to give up, but she never did. Instead she had the courage to raise awareness to educate people on how evil people can be and she really believed in 'never again.' This is the second time I've heard the story and it still makes me heavy hearted and it is really horrific to think humans are capable of doing that to others." ...

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