Special delivery: Pen-pal makes a visit to King

Eason visited the school and met with students who he exchanged letters with in late January. He brought an American flag that flew in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 11, 2007, to donate to the Germantown school.

Manor’s husband worked with Eason at the U.S. Department of Justice.

When the project started, only a few of Manor’s students were interesting in corresponding with Eason.

But he responded to the letters so quickly that many students became eager to participate.

‘‘At first the letters were sent by e-mail, then because there were so many letters, I had to mail them off to him,” assistant school administrator Gabriella Grayson wrote in an e-mail to The Gazette.

Students shared news of school activities and professional sports teams and asked him about food and the conditions in Iraq.

He answered each letter personally and sent photographs, Grayson wrote.

Eason presented the school with an American flag, a certificate and a picture of the 2nd National Police Division Transition Team.

‘‘Sergeant Major Eason was very touched by the letters and the gifts that he received from the MLK Family,” Grayson wrote. ‘‘It was truly an honor to have him here. Mrs. Manor planned a wonderful “Welcome Home“ event that made us all so very proud.”

Got a job?

John Poole Middle School is looking for parent volunteers and community members to share their stories about the working world at the school’s eighth annual Career Day.

The event will take place Feb. 27 at the Poolesville school, located at 17014 Tom Fox Ave. Parent volunteers are also needed for organization and registration, and the school is looking to represent a wide variety of careers. For more information, call 301-972-7980.

CHS graduation planned

Clarksburg High School is planning to hold its first graduation ceremony this year June 11 at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg.

Social studies teacher Lannie Seymour has been named the graduation speaker.

Principal James Koutsos said that he talked to leaders of the student body and they preferred having a graduation speaker that knew them rather than bringing in a speaker from outside the school.

The ceremony will take place at 1 p.m.

Scholarships available

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Commissioners are offering a $1,000 scholarship to a college student from Prince George’s or Montgomery County who majors in Water⁄Wastewater Engineering.

In addition to the $1,000 cash award, the scholarship winner will be offered the chance to work as a paid summer intern.

To qualify for the scholarship, students must: attend a Maryland university⁄college and have a permanent home address in Prince George’s or Montgomery County and be enrolled in an engineering degree program.

To get an application, send a letter of interest to Charlett Bundy, Esq., Corporate Secretary, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, MD 20707. Or e-mail or fax Bundy at cbundy@wsscwater.com. Applications must be postmarked by June 30. The winner will be announced in August.

M&T bank is awarding scholarships of up to $5,000 to qualified, Hispanic college students or applicants.

The M&T program awards scholarships to undergraduate college students who are Hispanic or of Hispanic descent through the nationally recognized Hispanic College Fund To be eligible, students must be pursuing degrees in business, finance, marketing, accounting or another business-related field, and must have demonstrated a notable level of academic success.

Students can apply online at www.hispanicfund.org. The application deadline is March 15. For more information, visit www.mtb.com or www.hispanicfund.org or call 1-800-644-4223.

Bon Appetit

Stop by Thomas Edison High School of Technology in Kensington for a bite to eat. Don’t go to the cafeteria though. Check out student-operated Café Edison. Professional Restaurant Management students will cook and students in the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism will serve meals.

The café will be open every Mondays through Fridays from March 5 to April 18. Breakfast will be served from 8:15-9:45 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Reservations are required. Call 301-929-2267.

Engineering program

John’s Hopkins University’s Whiting School of Engineering is offering its Engineering Innovation program at the Rockville campus.

The program will accept up to 24 students this summer.

Students learn the basics of engineering – conducting experiments, taking part in design challenges, interpreting data, applying technology, and meeting with research engineers who are pushing the boundaries of the field.

For more information, visit http:⁄⁄engineering-innovation. jhu.edu⁄. Applications are due by April 15.

Think you’re a leader?

Applications are now being accepted for the Superintendent’s Leadership Program, a yearlong honors internship that targets top academic students in the humanities.

During the internship, students apply and assess their leadership training and career choices in real-world settings.

Applicants must be 16 years old and seniors by July 1. They must have a minimum 3.5 GPA.

Along with the application, students must submit two letters of recommendation, a transcript and answers to essay questions.

The application deadline is March 15.

For more information, contact a high school guidance counselor or Kim Jones at Kim_D_Jones@mcpsmd.org.

For sale: cars, computers

The Montgomery County Students Automotive Trades and Information Technology Foundation Inc. students will hold a sale of student-refurbished cars and computers from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday at Damascus High School, 25921 Ridge Road, Damascus. Snow date is March 1.

For more car information, contact Mike Snyder at 301-962-4810 or michael_ c_snyder@mcpsmd.org or visit www.autocareers.org, where the list of vehicles and their sale prices will be posted.

For more computer information, contact John Brewer at 301-929-6975 or john_n_brewer_iii@mcpsmd.org or visit www.itfcareers.org.

Send your School Notes by 10 a.m. Thursdays to Melissa A. Chadwick via e-mail at mchadwick@gazette.net, by fax to 301-670-7183 or by mail to 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877. Photos will also be considered.