Lawyers From Discovery Communications Teach At Springbrook

This year, A new partnership has been formed between Springbrook and the Discovery Communications Corporation entitled "Corporate Legal Diversity Pipeline Program." This partnership specifically affects the students taking the law class with teacher, Gary Frace.

The goal of this program is to help the students learn more about law related careers and give them a hands-on experience in the field. The program is for all law students, however one of the major goals is to encourage minority students to become lawyers. Lawyers from Discovery will be involved in several ways.

They will teach several classes during the "Civil Law" unit in the second semester.

All law students will have the opportunity to attend a one-day workshop on contracts, negotiation, and mediation.

Reprinted from the Blueprint

Students Get Ready for Culinary Arts Competition

Students began the new semester in their ProStart 1 class with vegetable and fruit garnishes. Students showed more interest and excitement for class than ever! Vegetable garnishes are examples of knife skills needed to pursue a career in culinary arts. Particpating in this activity gave students the inspiration to compete in the Maryland ProStart Student Invitational, (MPSI) next school year.

This year, student teams particpating in the MPSI will compete for over $590,000 dollars in scholarships to be split between the six top teams, three will be in culinary arts and three will be in management. Ms. Denise Smith, the instructor, along with other students, plan to attend the competition this year as observers. They want to "Bring Home the Bacon in SY- 2007-2008

Springbrook Writers Get Published

Mr. Alberto Abendano, the Director of El Tiempo Latino, presented a one-day seminar on journalistic style writing. Fifteen AP Spanish Language students wrote short articles in Spanish that expressed their views on a variety of contemporary topics. These articles were published in section A of the January 26th issue of El Tiempo Latino!

Arabic Language Students Visit Embassy of Qatar

Dr. Mona Hamdy teaches Arabic and math at Springbrook. She and her Arabic classes were invited to visit the Embassy of Qatar in Washington, D.C. on January 31, 2007. The purpose of the visit was to become exposed to Middle Eastern culture. While there they met the Ambassador who gave a lecture and provided Middle Eastern cuisine for lunch.

Tuan Nguyen Wins Beat the Odds Scholarship

On Tuesday, November 14th, Tuan was awarded a $10,000 scholarship, and laptop computer. He also spent an evening with four other extraordinary students, members of the Children's Defense Team and celebrities where he presented a delightful speech to accept his awards. The celebrities Tuan met included Renee Zellwiger and George Stephanopoulos, pictured with Tuan, above.

The Guidance Department would also like to congratulate senior Tuan Nguyen for winning the Beat the Odds Scholarship through the Children's Defense Fund.

Congratulations Tuan!