Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009
Geneva Day School gives back
| School Notes Bradford Pearson
Maryland Community Newspapers Online
Students at Potomac's Geneva Day School recently donated 980 pounds of food to the Manna Food Center, after Bert and Ernie stopped by the school to tell students about hunger.
The Sesame Street characters taught the students, ages 2 through 6, about children who don't have enough to eat, then asked them to help.
Students brought in 257 boxes of macaroni and cheese, 290 granola bars, 304 juice boxes and 382 packets of oatmeal, among other things. The Geneva children also decorated cloth napkins to deliver with the food.
Once Manna received the food, it was used for their Smart Sacks program, which gives children backpacks full of nutritious food for the weekend, when school lunches aren't available.
Mulch sales bloom around
the county
-Quince Orchard High School's Booster Club is now taking orders for their mulch. Orders must be received by March 30 to guarantee delivery on April 4.
Bags of the shredded hardwood are $5 and you must order 10 bags for home delivery.
For order forms, visit www. qohs.org.
-The All-Sports Booster Club of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School will host its annual mulch sale, delivering three-cubic-foot bags of mulch right to your doorstep.
Each bag is $5.25, or $6.25 for less than 10 bags. Delivery will take place on April 11 and 18; walk-up sales are available April 25, at the school's annual plant sale.
For more information, or to place an order via e-mail, contact Michelle Brown at MishFromDC@gmail.com.
PHS students win art honors
Several Poolesville High School students were recognized in the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations' annual Reflections competition.
Five students received Awards of Excellence earlier this month in the 2008-‘09 Reflections arts achievement program: Sandow Sinai (in the musical composition category for "The Circus"), Aaron Bernstein (photography, "Something Fishy"), Cameron Mckail (film/video, "PHS Volleyball Wins State"), Chen Dou (visual arts, "Mother") and Hillary Templeton (dance, "Supercalifragilisticexpeailidcious").
The theme of the competition was "WOW."
There will be an awards ceremony for the county winners at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown on April 29. The students next move on to the state and national Reflections competitions.
Senior citizen's prom
Dinner will be followed by dancing at a Senior Citizen's Prom hosted by Quince Orchard and Poolesville High Schools, which will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. on March 12 at QOHS, located at 15800 Quince Orchard Road in Gaithersburg. The crowning event includes a coronation of a Prom King and Queen. Register by today at qoseniorcitizenprom@gmail.com.
MCPS students win awards in contest
Four Montgomery County Public School students took top writing awards in the Together We're Better contest, sponsored by the Maryland Department of Education and the ARC of Maryland.
Jennifer Kuo of Thomas S. Wootton High School took home a third place prize, while students from Westover Elementary in Silver Spring and Summit Hall Elementary in Gaithersburg also took home prizes.
The contest recognized the talents of students with developmental disabilities. Students were encouraged to create posters or write essays about why inclusive schools are good for students, families and communities.
Dine Out for QOHS
Quince Orchard High School has organized Dine Out evenings to support local businesses and drum up some community spirit. A percentage of dine-in and carry-out receipts collected on Dine Out evenings will be donated to the QOHS All-School Booster Club.
Show your support today from 5-9 p.m. at Mamma Lucia, 14921-J Shady Grove Road in Fallsgrove Village Center in Rockville or from 4-9 p.m. March 18 at Potomac Pizza, located in Kentlands Market Square at 625 Center Point Way.
Political satire steps up to Whitman
The Capitol Steps—a musical satire group that has been putting the ‘mock' in democracy since 1981—will perform at 7 p.m., March 8, at Walt Whitman High School.
The event is a fundraiser for the school's post-prom party. Tickets are $30 for general admission, and $25 for Montgomery County Public School students.
For more information or to order tickets, contact Brenda Zimmerman at BrendaZimmerman@verizon.net or 301-520-5443. Walt Whitman is located at 7100 Whittier Blvd., Bethesda.
School Notes is a weekly column during the school year. Send story ideas by 10 a.m. Thursdays to Bradford Pearson via e-mail at bpearson@gazette.net, by fax to 301-670-7183 or by mail to 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877. Photos will also be considered.