News Update: Book Club, Student Authors and Thespians on Stage
This week’s edition features the
Superintendent’s Book Club, middle school students who published a
children’s book, the benefits of drama at Rosa Parks Middle School, Redskins reading to students
and the elimination of the TerraNova 2
tests. News Update is your weekly
video source for news and information about Montgomery County Public Schools.
Superintendent’s Book Club a Success
More than 400 people participated in Superintendent Joshua
P. Starr’s second Book Club either in person, online or on MCPS TV. The
event centered on the book Drive by Daniel Pink, who joined Dr. Starr
and other guests in leading the discussion. Questions were asked by members of
the live studio audience and were submitted by email and Twitter.
All the World’s A Stage
Students
at Rosa Parks Middle School brought the theater to life with their first-ever
musical production of Little Shop of Horrors. Drama teacher Natalie
Roots had more than 50 students and dozens of volunteer parents collaborating
on sets, costumes, lighting design, acting, dancing and singing. The students
offered three performances to sellout crowds.
Redskins Player Visits Longview School to Promote Literacy
Washington
Redskins receiver Leonard Hankerson and 20 volunteers from
FedEx visited Longview School in Germantown, Tuesday Jan. 31, to deliver books and to
encourage students to read. Sponsored by the Redskins Charitable Foundation, the
program has delivered nearly 280,000 books to students throughout the D.C.
metro area. The Longview School
provides services for children with significant disabilities and facilitates
student inclusion into the general education program.