Staff at Harford Heights hold up a Ravens "Flock Together" banner

Championships, innovative programs, exciting opportunities, and prestigious recognitions - there's always something to celebrate in City Schools! 

Here are just a few of the good news items from this week: 

Students working on their roller coaster design
  • Fourth-grade students at Armistead Gardens have been hard at work learning about the effects of friction, speed, and gravity. To showcase their understanding, they have been building their own roller coaster designs.
Informational session at Fallstaff
  • Over 40 people attended an informational session about English language classes for adults that will be held at Fallstaff.

Two presentors standing by a screen with the caption "Attention Parents: Presenting a safe and supportive home life."

  • Design School hosted family engagement workshops for parents and guardians. Participants attended sessions about mental health, LGBTQ+ care, suicide prevention, and more topics that were facilitated by therapists from Live Benevolent.  

    Baltimore Montessori students in their school kitchen

  • Baltimore Montessori has been selected as the latest school partner for the Emeril Lagasse Foundation's Culinary Garden & Teaching Kitchen. Partner schools receive a $500,000 capital and program grant. This substantial award will enable Montessori to enhance its Seed to Table program, a student-driven initiative featuring a garden and kitchen where students learn how to grow, prepare, and savor nutritious foods.  


    Student painting a painting under their desk


  • Seventh-grade students at Thomas Johnson learned about Michelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling and then emulated his process by painting their own masterpieces taped under their desks.


    Student helping stock food in their school food pantry
  • Many of our schools host food pantries for their community, and often, students are involved! At Green Street, the GSA assists staff, and other students in distributing food every second and fourth Tuesday of the month.

    Students in red bean bag chairs
  • Flexible seating in classrooms inspires student collaboration and student empowerment. At Dunbar,students enjoy learning in beanbag chairs!
  • Mervo student Aaron posing with Delegate Caylin Young, Esq.

  • Internships are a vital part of career education at City Schools. Aaron from Mervo is interning as a student page with the Maryland General Assembly. 
  • BSA’s jazz ensemble held a recording session in the Rothman Production Suite.  Click here to listen to their performance. 
January Scholar Superstar award winners posing with their awards and certificates
  • Congratulations to January's City Schools' Scholar Superstar award honorees: Ma'Lae Jones (eighth grader at New Song Academy) and Syrae Jennings (twelfth grader at City Neighbors High School). This award recognizes students who excel in academics or extracurricular activities. Learn more about them on City Schools TV! 

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