Law Students Visit with Corporate Lawyers

On Thursday, March 22, 2007, Springbrook students from Mr. Frace’s law class traveled to Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, as the guests of Discovery’s corporate law department. At Discovery, students participated in a mock contract negotiation for a reality show being pitched to Discovery programmers. The students haggled over issues such as who owned the rights to the title song and whether clips from the show could be distributed over the internet. Later in the day, the students followed up with a mediation session when the show became a hit and the parties wanted to renegotiate. The field trip marked the culmination of the first year of a partnership between Discovery and Springbrook to encourage students’ interest in law-related careers. Street Law Inc., a leader in law related education, provided guidance to Discovery and Springbrook as this partnership was initiated and developed throughout the year.

Book Drive for Students in Cambodia

The Students Against Landmines Association, SALA, at Springbrook High school completed a book drive for Cambodian students. Before the Thanksgiving Break this active association held a pizza fundraiser to finance the shipping fees to send books to California, where the Teachers Without Borders organization would further ship the books to Cambodia. Teachers Without Borders is planning to send the books to Cambodia to help unfortunate Cambodian children improve literacy and receive opportunities for higher education. But little did we know, the success of this project would by far outweigh the profits of the simple fundraiser. With donations from many teachers like Mr. Foster, Mrs. Spoales, and Mrs. Willetts, SALA was able to collect over 700 books within a week’s time for this valuable cause. The Students Against Landmines Association would like to thank everyone who was able to help.

written by Emily Blecker

Special Visit from a Former Student

Springbrook High School Alumni, Christie Glascoe Crowder (Class of
90) shares her college experience with all young ladies in her debutrelease “Your Big Sister’s Guide to Surviving College”.

“I remember what it was like having to learn the ‘hard
way’ about life on campus and life in general. For many
girls, going away to college is literally a crash course on
becoming a woman and being completely responsible for
yourself. My goal is to ‘soften the blow’ a bit and help
young ladies learn life’s lessons armed with common
sense and a little big sister wisdom.”

Christie brings her insightful and inspirational message to Springbrook
with her book and her Know Before You Go college preparation workshop.
Here is your chance to meet her and learn all you ever wanted to know
about life on a college campus!
Day / Date: Friday, March 23, 2007

Tuskegee Airmen Visit Springbrook

The Tuskegee Airmen were dedicated, determined men who enlisted to become America's first black military airmen. They fought in World War II. Many of them are still alive and enjoy sharing their stories of struggle and triumph.

Mr. Durso, the principal of Springbrook, invited three pioneers afillated with the Tuskegee Airmen - Alfred C. Bailey, Charles McGee and Ed Jackson. On Wednesday, March 7th, these three aviators spoke with students and gave them the rare opportunity to experience history live and in person.

South African Writer Speaks with Students

Nokuthula started working as a multi-media writer and researcher in 1997. She has written and directed two documentary films and inserts for TV. She has most recently directed two documentary films on South African Writers for the Series Mantswe a Bonono. Her writing credits include award winning shows, Soulcity, Takalani Sesame, Molo Fish II, and numerous educational television and radio shows. She spent two years directing and producing news and inserts for the BBC's Africa Bureau.

Afterschool Activity

One of the George B. Thomas Learning Academies is being housed at Springbrook. The program will have two seven week sessions, with the first session beginning February 6 and ending March 23. The second session runs from April 10 until May 25. The sessions will take place three days a week on every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and will focus on raising student attendance and grade point average while using various student resources for homework help and techinical support.

Contest Winner

Bryndon Cook won $100 for being a top ten finalist in a Black History essay contest sponsored by NBC.

Students Visit Goddard Space Center

Eight juniors and seniors who take Computer Programming 3 traveled to the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. These students are in the highest level of computer courses offerd at Springbrook. They visited visualization labs and the computer networks that Goddard uses to control satelites while they are deep into outer space, examining the galaxy.

Presidential Scholar Candidate

Senior, Benjamin Howard has been selected as a candidate to receive the Presidential Scholars Award.