The MCSITF is a non-profit organization established cooperatively by the Montgomery County business and professional community and the Montgomery County Public Schools. MCSITF programs are located at Clarksburg, Rockville and Thomas Edison high schools.
The students host three used computer sales per year. The final computer sale will occur 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. May 10 at Thomas Edison High School of Technology, 12501 Dalewood Drive, Silver Spring. Proceeds benefit the ITF programs.
Call the Montgomery County Students Information Technology Foundation at 301-929-2190 or visit www.itfcareers.org
Edison students win gold medals in tech competition
Three students from Thomas Edison High School of Technology in Silver Spring won gold medals April 5 at the Maryland State SkillsUSA competition in Baltimore.
The SkillsUSA Championships reward students for excellence, involve industry in directly evaluating student performance, and focus training relevant to employers’ needs, according to a news release from Edison.
Team members Chris Feldman and Juan Melendez captured the gold medal in Web Design and Jeffrey Domingo won the gold in the Basic Health Care Skills category.
The Edison first-place winners will compete at the National SkillsUSA Competition in Kansas City, Mo., during the week of June 23 - 27, 2008.
Forty-four students from Edison competed. In addition to the three first-place winners, 12 Edison students placed second or third.
Second place individual winners: Max Findling, Carpentry; Jennifer Betancus, Nail Care; and Danny Diaz, Technical Computer Application.
Second place team competition winners: Chris Lastre, Danny Most and Atethaan Sonekeo in Community Service, and Ashley Cherie Gonzales and Mike Poghikyan in the Promotional Bulletin Board competition.
Third place winners: Amy Grubic, Basic Health Care Skills; Ceili Geiger, Food and Beverage Service; Ruben Munoz, Job Interview; and Chelsea Maggi, Nail Care.
The national competition brings together more than 4,500 students for more than 70 skills championships.
International Nightreturns to Wheaton
Wheaton High School will hold its annual International Night May 9, beginning with a 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. dinner followed by a show of dancers, singers and musicians.
Foods and the new Wheaton High School International cookbook will be sold. Proceeds from the show and the cookbook are donated for scholarships. Tickets are sold at the door for $4 per person or 5 for $15 if bought before May 8. To volunteer or for more information, call 301-929-2088.
Springbrook bandwins awards
The Springbrook High School Jazz Band, Symphonic Band and String Orchestra won second-place awards in the Festival of Music Competition April 4 at Harper College outside of Chicago.
The bands also won Most Outstanding Saxophone section. In addition, Braxton Cook won Most Outstanding Soloist for a jazz band, according to a news release from Springbrook.
The entire Springbrook group won the Esprit de Corps Award, given to the group that displays outstanding behavior and conduct on and off the stage throughout the festival performance. The director, Wyman Jones, was inducted into the Festival of Music Director’s Hall of Fame for participating in the past five Festivals of Music competitions.
Springbrook teacherselected for fellowship
Kera Johnson, a member of the math department at Springbrook High School, was selected to receive a 2008-2009 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship appointment with the National Science Foundation’s Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, according to a news release from Springbrook. She will be working at the NSF offices in Arlington, Va., from September 2008 to July 2009.
The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act was signed into law in November 1994. Selected teachers spend up to one year in a congressional office or a federal agency.
Blake company to perform Shakespeare celebration
The James Hubert Blake High School Shakespeare Stage Company will give a 25-minute performance at the Folger Shakespeare Library Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebration on April 27. The Blake Company will perform between 1 and 2 p.m.
The Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St., SE, Washington, D.C., contains the largest collection of Shakespeare materials and is a world-class research center on Shakespeare.
Paint Branch students named to NHS
Forty-five Paint Branch High School students will be inducted into the National Honor Society 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the school cafeteria, 14121 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville.
To be eligible, students must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.33 and a weighted cumulative GPA of 3.70 or above. Candidates must also meet high standards of leadership, service, and character. The 2008-2009 inductees are:
Jared Adkins, Asif Ahmed, Carol Barnes, Stacymurie Biloa, Charles Brimmer, Lorenz Canubas, Rakesh Chopde, Saurav Chowdhury, Melody Chu, Scott Chung, Kathryn Cohen, Julia Dematatis, Dakota Duffy, Elizabeth Dzierzanowski, Kevin Edinborough, Matthew Fernandes, Liejo Fernandus, Megan Ford, Yves Gomes, Daniel Gregoire, Mamikon Gulian, Lauren Hamilton, Salena Jacob, Ramesh Katta, Patrick Kind, Michael Kunz, Nathaniel Lowe, Amanda Lukas, Casey McGrath, Kathleen McGrew, Michael Mekonnen, Reshma Muppala, Cindy Ocran, Sandra Okonofua, Sneha Rao, Christina Sayre, Kathryn Schneider, Emma Schultz, Katherine Sharpe, Natalie Sharpe, Anjna Swaminathan, Bradley Tse, Javier Vandeyar, Meghana Vodela, Gary Weiser.
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