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Montgomery County Public School's Parent Academy invites all parents to attend a free parent workshop on "Helping Your Child Get Ready for MSAs" and "Understanding the HSAs and the Bridge Plan" at 7 p.m. Thursday at Baker Middle School, 25400 Oak Drive in Damascus.
Child care is available for children ages 4-12.
For additional information, visit the Parent Academy at www.mcpsparentacademy.org.
Food drives held this week
The annual Damascus High School Canned Food Drive is under way this week and all students are asked to support the effort by donating canned goods and other non-perishables food items at their fourth-period classes.
The class with the most cans will be awarded doughnuts on Nov. 26.
The Clarksburg High School Ambassador's Club is also sponsoring a food drive this week.
The food drive will be a competition between first-period classes with a winner receiving doughnuts and juice. Take donations to first-period classes.
CHS offers informal
parent meetings
Clarksburg High School parents and guardians are invited to attend an informal gathering in the principal's conference room the third Thursday of each month from 8 to 9 a.m.
The next one is this week.
The get-together is an opportunity to engage in open dialogue with Principal James Koutsos and find out what is happening at the school. The school will provide a continental breakfast.
Koutsos will also hold four evening ice cream socials in lieu of four of the breakfast meetings. The ice cream socials will occur once per quarter from 8 to 9 p.m. The next one is Dec. 4.
To attend, call Lana Ryan at 301-444-3008 so the school can plan sufficient refreshments.
‘Noises Off' playing
in Damascus
The Damascus High School Drama Club will present its production of the comedy "Noises Off" this week.
Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.
Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door.
Grandparents are invited to upcounty schools
Woodfield Elementary School will hold Grandparents Day on Tuesday when grandparents and surrogate grandparents can visit their grandchildren in class from 9 to 11 a.m.
They are invited to attend a welcome breakfast before heading off to classes.
Tuesday is also Grandparents Day at Clearspring Elementary School. The Clearspring PTA will hold a continental breakfast for grandparents before they visit the classrooms of their grandchildren.
Looking for a car
or computer?
The Montgomery County Students Information Technology Foundation and the Montgomery County Students Automotive Trades Foundation students will be selling computers and used cars they have refurbished at the first student-run sale of this school year 9-11 a.m. Dec.6 at Gaithersburg High School, 314 North Frederick Ave.
Snow date is Dec. 13.
For computer information, call John Brewer at 301-929-6975. For auto information, call Mike Snyder at 301-962-4810. Pricing information is available online at www.itfcareers.org and www.autocareers.org.
DHS sociology class conducts service projects
Robert Dickie's sociology class will be conducting several community-oriented service projects this year to address the needs of residents in the region.
The projects include collecting old cell phones for the "Cell Phones For Soldiers" program that provides members of the U.S. armed forces stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan with a one-hour phone card to enable them to call home. For more information, visit
www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com.
The students are also collecting used eyeglasses for the Lion's Club "Gift of Sight" program that matches up discarded eyeglasses with someone in need, empty computer printer ink cartridges, Campbell Soup Company product labels and school supplies to be sent do a school in Honduras by Monday.
Items may be dropped off in Room 134 after school or during C lunch period.
Thomas Edison to host open house
Thomas Edison High School of Technology in Wheaton will hold its annual open house 5-8 p.m. Dec. 4.
The open house will serve as an opportunity for students and parents to learn about the 19 career programs available to high school students.
In the event of inclement weather, the date will be changed to Dec. 10.
Thomas Edison High School of Technology is located at 12501 Dalewood Drive in Wheaton. For more information, visit www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/Edison/.
CHS Band parents
sell blankets
The Clarksburg Band and Orchestra Parents are selling Clarksburg High School throw blankets to raise funds for the Instrumental Music Department.
The blankets are woven of 100 percent cotton and cost $40.
Only 50 blankets have been ordered for pre-holiday delivery. To order one, visit www.clarksburg
music.org or contact instrumental music teacher Chuck Orifici at charles_a_orifici@mcpsmd.org.
Items appropriate for School Notes should be sent to Susan Singer-Bart at ssingerbart@gazette.net, by fax to 301-670-7182 or 301-670-7183, or mailed to School Notes, The Damascus/Clarksburg Gazette, 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877. Deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday for consideration for the following week's paper. Items will be used on a space-available basis.
Homework Hotline Live!
is back
Homework Hotline Live!, a Montgomery County Public Schools Instructional Television (MCPS-ITV) program, began its 22nd year of broadcasting last week.
Since 1986, the program has provided homework help to hundreds of students in grades kindergarten through 12. It offers one-on-one homework help in most academic subjects from kindergarten to 12th grade. MCPS teachers take calls from students live on-the-air and assist them with homework problems.
Homework Hotline Live! is broadcast 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays on Comcast Channel 33, Verizon Chanel 35, and RCN Channel 88.
For more information, visit montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/itv/ITV_Programs_HHL.shtm.
