Good News

With a little help from their friends at Chick-fil-A, students in Gaithersburg High School’s Advanced Business Management class delivered books and read to second graders at Gaithersburg Elementary School. The high school students are members of the Chick-fil-A Leaders Academy and chose to do an impactful project at their feeder school. Richard Munguia, a Gaithersburg High School and Montgomery College graduate, recently opened a Chick-fil-A in the Kentlands. He donated 800 children’s books to the high school program; the students bundled them into groups of five and wrote notes to the elementary students.

The older students visited the school, handed out the 160 bundles and read some of the books to students in seven classrooms. Kimberly Jackson, who teaches the Advanced Business Management class, coordinated the event with Gaithersburg Elementary’s Cynthia Hunt, a reading specialist.

Neelsville Principal Honored as Educator of the Year

Barbara Escobar, principal at Neelsville Middle School, received the Hispanic Educator of the Year award at the Hispanic Leadership Awards Gala. The award was presented by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Montgomery County.

Outdoor Ed Celebrates 60 Years

The Outdoor Education Program celebrated its 60th anniversary on Oct. 14 at the Lathrop E. Smith Environmental Education Center in Rockville. The event included comments from Joe Howard, the founder of Outdoor Ed and from former students who chose environmentally focused careers. Attendees also planted trees, learned about Maryland agriculture, and explored a variety of exhibits and activities to learn more about the natural world and environmental stewardship. Watch the video.