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>> Hi, and welcome to this
edition of "BCPS News."
I'm Mary Beth Marsden.
On today's show, we'll check out
how we are preparing knowledge
workers, students making
real-world connections, and one
student with a knack for
cartooning.
All this and more, but first
let's check out what's trending.
Local Patient First medical
centers donated $10,000 to the
Education Foundation of
Baltimore County Public Schools.
And through this donation, ten
BCPS elementary schools located
near Patient First facilities
will receive $1,000 each
to support a variety of student
resources, such as learning
materials and technology.
Several of the recipients
include Perry Hall, Seven Oaks,
and Westchester Elementary
Schools.
Karen Barnes, principal of
Southwest Academy Magnet School,
was among 25 recipients
across the nation to receive
$5,000 from the Share the Dream
grant program.
The MetLife Foundation and the
National Association of
Elementary School Principals
have awarded honorees with such
grants over the past several
years to assist in improving the
lines of communication between
education and its stakeholders.
The money will be used for field
trips, a multicultural festival,
and other projects.
Patapsco High School and Center
for the Arts raised over $5,500
for the 2012 Movember Campaign.
Sporting a month-long growth of
facial hair, 13 Patapsco
teachers participated in the
international fundraising
project designed to raise
awareness for prostate and
testicular cancer.
The entire school community got
behind the event by purchasing
shirts, buttons, and, of course,
fake moustaches.
Several other events throughout
the month took place to raise
funds for the cause.
The Chapel Hill Elementary
School Music Sensations is in
its 14th year of hitting
high notes.
Under the direction of music
teacher Dee Cicatelli,
fifth-graders have the
opportunity to participate in
publicly performed musical
groups.
The dedicated students practice
every Thursday after school
throughout the year with an
assortment of chorus songs,
solos, and speaking parts.
The Music Sensations have
performed at holiday events,
blast soccer games,
the Ronald McDonald House,
and other locations.
Stay with us.
There's much more to come.
>> WOMAN: Being a gold-medalist
skier requires a lot of hard
work, intense training, and time
outside on the mountain.
But taking care of my skin is
easy and doesn't affect
my performance.
Every day, I apply sunscreen and
wear protective gear.
I know protecting my skin will
help prevent skin cancer
and avoid wrinkles.
I get my skin checked
regularly by a dermatologist.
One in five Americans will
develop some form of skin cancer
in their lifetime.
My name is Julia Mancuso,
and I'm wearing orange to help
put a spotlight on skin cancer.
>> Welcome back.
Have you ever wondered who's
behind what it takes to bring
all those valuable media
resources with just a few clicks
of a mouse?
Let's check it out.
>> REPORTER: If you think your
school library is just about
books, think again.
Working behind the scenes in
preparing students as knowledge
workers, the Office of Library
Information Services is on the
cutting edge in providing these
media resources to students,
teachers, and parents 24/7.
>> WOMAN: The students are
benefiting by the integration of
our 21st-century digital tools.
Baltimore County Public Schools
is leading the way
with regard to addressing the
research component
of the Common Core.
For the past 15 years, we have
been focusing on using
technology resources and digital
content to raise the level of
student expectations with regard
to research.
>> REPORTER: And with the click
of a mouse, students are able to
find the right tools in
streamlining their research
by having access to the most
updated data available.
>> Each year during the summer
curriculum writing, where we
design new curriculum, we have
the teams of library media
specialists who work very
closely with each curriculum
office to embed research
components, and with that
is that we are requiring kids to
do higher-level research, much
more than doing bird and famous
dead people and country reports.
>> WOMAN: Right now,
I am working on a short
online research model, called a
slam dunk, and I'm making it for
the art curriculum.
And I'm trying to infuse as many
online databases as I can
and kind of guide them in the
right direction.
>> REPORTER: In addition, for
the past 14 years, BCPS has
partnered with Towson University
interns to ensure a high quality
of library media specialists.
>> WOMAN: The library media
interns are classroom teachers
who bring their content,
experience, and their creativity
and their learning from their
school library media cohort
classes to their work.
>> I've definitely learned a lot
about new Web 2.0 tools and how
to create some interactive
activities for students to do
while they're testing their
knowledge from what they've
learned from different
resources.
>> REPORTER: Recognized by the
Maryland Business Roundtable for
Education for the best
innovative ways of using
technology, this year a pilot
research program for high school
students will be in place
that will put them on the level
of college research.
Staying on the cutting edge of
technology, the Office of
Library Information Services
continues to provide
the best for BCPS.
>> The Office of Library
Information Services continues
to stay on the cutting edge
of technology.
Now, we all know that BCPS is
full of talented students,
right?
Well, let's meet one of these
talented young people -- an
artist from Lansdowne High
School who has a knack for
cartoons.
>> I started cartooning -- it's
been really something I've been
wanting to do since I was,
you know, a young boy, really.
>> One thing I admire about Noah
the most is his ability to
express his creative side.
>> My work has an extra
dimension to it.
Like, it's not all just cartoon
antics and gags and things like
that, or it's not just a piece
of artwork that just exists.
"Doggy, Cammy & Mousy" and all
my other cartoons, like
"The Carsons," they have
something to say.
>> He approached me about
getting his comic,
"The Carsons," in the newspaper.
And this wasn't the first time
that something like this has
happened, but it was the first
time that someone came to me
with a complete comic series.
>> I said, "Why don't I apply my
art to the newspaper?"
So I decided to come up with a
comic strip, so "The Carsons"
was just twisted reality, where
nothing went right for anybody.
One day I hope to own my own
animation studio, where I can
produce my own animated films
for the world to enjoy.
Art is just a way of connecting
with people.
In terms of me, the most
important thing is making people
laugh and making people happy,
and that's what I want to do
with my artwork.
>> Hey, who knows?
You just might see Noah's
work in the comics section of
the newspaper someday.
Coming up next as we go around
the county, our team had
the opportunity to spend the
afternoon at Perry Hall High
School, where students made
real-world connections with
professionals.
And if you ever wanted to know
ten interesting things about
sharks that you didn't know,
then you might want to read
Colin Vineberg's book.
By the way, did I mention that
he's in second grade?
Let's check it out.
>> REPORTER: As students at
Perry Hall High School flood the
hallways, anxiously waiting for
their interviews to begin,
they are pointed in the
direction for success.
Professionals from all fields of
interest, community members, and
alumni came together to give the
students a taste
of the real world.
>> This gives them
that authenticity
and reality in learning.
Second of all, it lets them make
connections with people and, you
know, really see what it's like
to have a professional
interview, because a lot of
these kids, even though
they're seniors, have
never been on a true interview.
>> REPORTER: Senior Interview
Day is one of the most popular
in-school events that is
eye-opening to all -- students,
staff, and the interviewers.
>> I think this is beneficial
for both the interviewers and
interviewees.
It gives the students
a great chance to be involved
with community members and learn
about where they could end up in
their career aspirations.
I think it's great for the
interviewers, 'cause we have
first-hand experience of
candidates that we're
looking to hire.
>> So, for my first interview,
I was really nervous.
But as we kept talking and I was
learning more, I felt a lot more
comfortable, and I definitely
brought a lot out of the
experience and learned a lot of
new information that will be
helpful.
>> REPORTER: For
"Around the County,"
I'm Erin Tyszko.
>> REPORTER: Here at
Sparks Elementary School, the
buzz is all about sharks.
Not because of the school's
mascot, but because of
second-grader Colin Vineberg,
the author of "10 Facts about
Sharks You Never Knew."
>> Colin is a really good
student.
He's one of those kind of kids
that you just look to as a model
in the classroom.
He makes very good choices.
He has a lot of friends
in the classroom
and works really hard.
>> REPORTER: You may ask, "What
about sharks fascinates this
young author to want
to write a book?"
>> Well, I like sharks because
they have pointy teeth,
and they're blue, and that's my
favorite color,
and they're real big.
>> MAN: He's always had this
passion for sharks,
since he was 1 or 2 years old.
I mean, he's got shark
book bags, shark shirts,
shark pants, shark posters.
You name it, shark, he's got it.
Shark bathtub -- whatever it
is, it's shark-themed.
And I know how much he loves
sharks, so, obviously, that was,
if he's going to write any book,
it's going to be about sharks.
>> REPORTER: Colin's love for
sharks really seemed to have
made a splash
at Sparks Elementary.
Being a young author, this is
just a beginning
to a bright future ahead.
For more information on Colin's
book, check out his website
at...
For "Around the County," I'm
Khalida Volou.
>> Being part of a community is
important to all of us.
For one Parkville Knight, his
love for Parkville High School
was so strong
that he never left.
Let's take a look.
>> REPORTER: When we
think of school...
>> Today we're going
to take a look at...
>> REPORTER: We tend to forget
about some other
important people
who play a major role in keeping
the school in tip-top condition.
>> MAN: The job is important
because not only help keep the
school clean, I do a lot of
little things and repair things,
and I always had an affinity for
doing that.
>> REPORTER: A proud Parkville
Knight himself, class of 1965,
he cared about the school so
much that after graduation, he
decided to make caring for
Parkville his career.
>> DUGENT: I like it here.
I've made a lot of friends here,
which, many of them I still
have, and I didn't want to go
anywhere else.
And to this day, it's my second
home.
>> WOMAN: John is a right-hand
man to me and my staff.
They go to him for everything.
And the faculty and staff, they
all count on him too.
>> REPORTER: He loves and cares
about his job so much that
he's only missed one day
of work -- ever.
>> I appreciate Mr. Dugent
because he's a very nice, polite
man, and he's a hard worker.
He's been help cleaning our
school for a very long time.
I'm proud of him.
>> REPORTER: Parkville High
School and the community
appreciate what he does for the
school so much that they named
their newly renovated lobby
after him.
>> WOMAN: His record of
attendance is a model
for our students, staff,
and the community.
We appreciate everything that he
has done for the school, and we
wanted to give back to him,
because he's given our school
so much.
>> DUGENT: But most of that
happens after they pass away,
and here they did it for me --
I was still alive and able to
still be here and enjoy it.
>> REPORTER: John Dugent is just
another piece of the puzzle
that makes Team BCPS the best
that it can be.
>> What an amazing story and
achievement for a man who truly
cares about his school.
Well, that does it for this
edition of "BCPS News."
If you have any story ideas,
comments, or suggestions,
contact us at
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Until next time,
I'm Mary Beth Marsden.
Thanks for watching.
>> If you could see
anything in the world,
what would it be?
>> WOMAN: I'd love to see Paris!
>> BOY: I'd like to see cupcakes
falling from the sky!
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>> MAN: I just want to see
more of the things I love.