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So the students are doing something about it.

Thursday the school hosted ‘‘A slice of Broadway” to raise money for new auditorium equipment.

Students sang numbers from Broadway musicals like ‘‘Little Shop of Horrors,” ‘‘Wicked,” and ‘‘Bye Bye Birdie,” while the audience was treated to not only a show, but also a slice of pie at the door, hence ‘‘slice” of Broadway.

Songs from ‘‘The Music Man” and ‘‘Sweeney Todd” also were performed, while supporters, who paid $5 at the door, enjoyed their pie.

The renovations, Indovina said, are long overdue.

‘‘We really need a change,” he said. ‘‘The stuff is 20 years old now, and we really need a new sound and lighting facility.”

Quince Orchard offers chance to shadow students

Quince Orchard High School will offer middle school students in the cluster the opportunity to shadow a high student on Feb. 1 and Feb 15.

Students should be dropped off at the school by 8:15 a.m. on either day at the school’s counseling office, where they will meet the student they will shadow. The shadow will last for three periods. At 10:15 a.m., parents can meet with Carole Working, the school’s principal, to discuss life at Quince Orchard, and to ask questions about the school.

At 10:55 a.m., the students will return from their three-period shadow.

Interested students and parents are encouraged to call Mrs. Wittenberger at the Quince Orchard Counseling Office, at (301) 840-4650. Space is limited.

Thomas Edisonto host Open House

Thomas Edison High School of Technology will host an open house at 5 p.m., Feb. 7, at the school, 12501 Dalewood Drive, Silver Spring.

Edison is a technical school open to all students enrolled in one of Montgomery County’s 25 public high schools. Free transportation is available to all students, and students spend two hours each school day at the campus, learning trades like plumbing, cosmetology, and drafting.

The open house is an opportunity for students and their parents to meet teachers and students at the school, learn about the 19 programs offered, and talk to college and tech school representatives. Door prizes will also be awarded.

More information can be found at sww.mcpsmd.org⁄schools⁄edison. Feb. 14 is the snow date for the open house.

NAACP Scholarship Awardapplications accepted

The Montgomery County branch of the NAACP will award five $1,000 scholarships to prospective college students residing in the county at the Freedom Fund dinner on April 27.

To apply for the award, students must fill out an application, available at school guidance offices, submit two references and a transcript, and write a 300-word essay which addresses the theme ‘‘Be a light in someone’s life.”

Eligible students must be high school seniors, maintain a 3.0 GPA, and participate in extracurricular or community activities.

Applications are due Feb. 21, and should be sent to George E. Bell, Carver Educational Services Center, Room 200, 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850.

‘‘Bullyproofing” lecture comes to B-CC High School

Westland Middle School and the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School cluster elementary schools will welcome Joel Haber, a psychologist and author, to B-CC High for a presentation about bullying, and its effects at 7 p.m., Jan. 31, at the B-CC auditorium, 4301 East-West Highway, Bethesda.

Topics will include cyber-bullying, how to talk about bullying, and determining whether or not your child is a bully.

All are welcome, and childcare will be provided for children ages 4-12.

Haber is the author of ‘‘Bullyproof Your Child for Life,” which will be on sale for $15 at the event. Proceeds will go toward the sponsoring cluster schools’ bullying programs.

Feb. 7 is the snow date for the event.

Youth art contestaccepting entries

Montgomery County students in grades six through 12 are invited to enter their artwork in the 2008 Youth Art Contest and Exhibition, sponsored by the Montgomery County Federation of Women’s Clubs.

All forms of media, including oil, lead pencil, pastels, photography and computer art, will be accepted.

Judging will be held March 15, at Leisure World in Silver Spring. Nine cash prizes will be awarded to the top entries, and the winners’ art will go on to a state competition.

For more information, contact Ruth Melson at (301) 221-4469, or rockinruth@verizon.net.

Environmental stewardship scholarships available

The Newton Marasco Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2008 Rachel Carson Awards for environmental stewardship.

Maryland high school juniors and seniors are eligible for the awards, which are given based upon applicants’ academic record and their role in environmental stewardship.

Three monetary awards will be given, while many other students will receive copies of books written by Rachel Carson.

Applications are due March 14, and the winners will be announced at a ceremony held at the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge in May.

For more information, contact Jenny Newton Schmidt at (703) 727-8242, or rcarson@newtonmarascofoundation.org, or visit www.newtonmarascofoundation.org.

Education organization gets $90,000 grant

The Catholic Coalition for Special Education, Inc., based in Kensington, was recently awarded $90,000 from the Eugene I. Kane Foundation, a philanthropic group.

The grant will be used for teacher salaries, according to the school.

The Coalition is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to advancing, supporting and promoting the implementation of special education services in all Catholic schools in Maryland and Washington, D.C. The coalition itself, in turn, awards grants and provides technical services to Catholic schools in the region. For more information about the Catholic Coalition for Special Education, visit www.ccse-maryland.org.

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