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The Clarksburg High School drama club will present "A Chorus Line" Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. at the school, 22500 Wims Road.

"A Chorus Line" contains some language and adult simulations that may not be appropriate for children under the age of 13, the school reported.

Tickets are $5 for students, $7 for adults. For more information and tickets, call 301-444-3069.

Holiday music is in the air

Continuing a beloved holiday tradition, the Damascus High School band will visit every elementary school in the cluster Dec. 23, performing a selection of holiday music at each.

Check with individual schools for performance times.

Several other area schools are filling the air with winter music this month.

The Rocky Hill Middle School band and orchestra will hold winter concerts at 7 p.m. today at Clarksburg High School, 22500 Wims Road.

Lois. P. Rockwell Elementary School will hold its winter choral and instrumental music winter concert at 7 p.m. Thursday at the school. The concert will be repeated at 9:45 a.m. Friday for the school in the all-purpose room.

Youth program

announces graduates

Youth Leadership Montgomery, a program for Montgomery County public or independent high school students entering grades 9-12 that provides an experience to develop leadership skills and community awareness, announces the 13 graduates of its 2008 class.

They are: Marina Aparicio, Watkins Mill High School; Julia Boudrye, Col. Zadok A. Magruder High School; Edgardo Gonzalez, Gaithersburg High School; Carrie Haslbeck, Col. Zadok A. Magruder High School.; Rebecca Kim, Richard Montgomery High School; Marcus Lee, Sherwood High School; Talia Lieber, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day; Evelyn Luther, Clarksburg High School; Hannah Phillips, Winston Churchill High School; Jessica Porter, Sherwood High School; Vladimir Rodriguez, Gaithersburg High School; Macarena Torres-Girao, Watkins Mill High School; and Paola Zuniga, Watkins Mill High School.

To learn more about the program, visit www.LeadershipMontgomeryMD.org.

Baker to hold parent coffee in January

The John T. Baker Middle School parents are invited to a coffee with Principal Louise Worthington Jan. 6 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the conference room.

Algebra HSA and end-of-year algebra and geometry will be the topics of discussion.

‘Drawing the Line' commercial contest

Drawing the Line on Under 21 Alcohol Use is sponsoring a Commercial Challenge Contest for county high school and middle school students.

Participants are asked to create a 30-second video message directed at their peers. They may choose from one of three topics: how media influences teen thoughts about underage drinking; what teens can do to help a friend who drinks; and "Drawing the Line: Il/Legal, Un/healthy, Un/Acceptable."

The two top winning middle school groups will receive $500 for first place and $250 for second place. The two top winning high school groups will receive $1,000 for first place and $500 for second place. Each participating student will receive a certificate of achievement. 

The deadline for video projects is 5 p.m. Jan. 27. Entries can be mailed or delivered to: Drawing the Line on Under 21 Alcohol Use, Room 225, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, MD 20902.

Visit www.drawingtheline.org or www.montgomeryschoolsmd.

org/departments/safe for an application and more details.

Drawing the Line is a project of the Maryland Alcohol & Drug Abuse Administration, Montgomery County Health and Human Services and Family Support Center.

Literacy Council seeks English teachers

English for Daily Living, a classroom program for parents of children in Montgomery County Public Schools, is seeking volunteer teachers and assistant teachers for spring classes.

Classes are held on weekdays, usually in the evenings, at schools in Silver Spring and Gaithersburg.

Lead teachers should have classroom teaching experience, experience teaching adults for whom English is a second language, enthusiasm for working with adult learners and be available to teach eight two-hour weekly classes.

Assistant teachers should have an interest in working with adults for whom English is a second language and be available to assist during the weekly classes.

For more information, call Jayne Klein at the Literacy Council of Montgomery County at 301-610-0030 or e-mail jayne@literacycouncilmcmd.org.

Students seek vehicle donations

The Montgomery County Students Automotive Trades Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization, is accepting vehicle donations.

The donations, which are tax deductible, will be used to teach the county school system's automotive technology students.

To donate, call Mike Snyder at 301-962-4810 or e-mail Michael_C_Snyder@mcpsmd.org. For additional information, visit http://www.autocareers.org.

School pages take a break

School Life and the School Notes column will take a break for the next two weeks, resuming Jan. 7.

Items appropriate for School Notes for that issue 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. Dec. 30 for consideration for the following week's paper.

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.