Students Receive Scholarships

Jana Landon has been selected to receive the Schiffman Technology Scholarship in the amount of $5000. Jana demonstrated achievement and commitment in pursuing a technology-related career. She will continue to excel in the pursuit of her education and career interests in Bio-engineering. Benjamin Howard has been selected as one of 118 graduating seniors from Maryland to be a 2007 Robert C Byrd Scholar. The Robert C. Bryd Honors Scholarship Program is designed to promote academic excellence and to recognize students who show promise of continued achievement. This program provides federal funds for the first four years of undergraduate study at an institution of higher education. Nominees must be in the top 1% of their graduating class.

Report From the Model United Nations Conference

The Model United Nations Conference, sponsored by Sharon Cohen, took off on Wednesday, May 25 with more than 40 delegates in attendance. Discussions on this year’s topic of nuclear weapons and disarmament were met with enthusiasm by students involved in the debate representing the point of view of their respective nations. The conferences were repeated throughout the day for each period in 45 minute segments.

Resolutions to the nuclear weapons issue ranged from complete nuclear disarmament to strict regulations on nuclear energy production to the facetious resolution mandating distribution of weapons to nations throughout the world. Proper United Nations procedures and decorum were followed to further develop a more realistic simulation.

The Springbrook Model Union Club began planning further conference simulations for next year to which students of all grades are encouraged to attend.


Visit the Slide Show of Photos from the Event

The Jazz Band will Record a DVD

The Springbrook Jazz Band has been granted an opportunity to record a DVD at Independent Media Studio in Arlington, VA. The entire project is being donated at no cost to us by the studio. The project was made possible by Mr. Karim Ali who is the parent of a band member who works at the facility. The DVD will be used as an educational tool to continue to promote our fantastic music program. The taping will take place on June 1, 2007. We are proud of our music department and its contributions to Springbrook and the community.

Newsweek Ranks Springbrook as One of Top in U.S.

Distinguished Hispanic Scholars

On Friday, May 11, 2007, at the Carver Educational Center in Rockville, Maryland, Jacqueline Zamora and Ashley Castillo received Distinguished Hispanic Scholar Awards from the Hispanic Employees Association of the Montgomery County Public School System and other local sponsors.

They are students who excel in academic excellence. Both young ladies play active roles at Springbrook and in the community.

Jacqueline was honored for her high achievement, community service and dedication for her involvement in Springbrook’s Hispanic Parents’ Study Circle by serving as a student member.

Ashley was honored for academic achievement and service to the school in a variety of areas. While at Springbrook she has helped develop and maintain facets of the website.

We are very proud of Jacqueline and Ashley.

Tanzina Iman Wins Award

The Maryland Commission for Women (MCW) recognizes three outstanding young Maryland women as tomorrow’s leaders through the Women of Tomorrow ceremony. The event was held on Wednesday, May 16th, 2007 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Miller Senate Office Building, West (11 Bladen Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401).

“The purpose of the program was to honor young women who have made significant and remarkable contributions to their communities,” says Dory Stacks, Executive Director for the Maryland Commission for Women.

Of the three students being recognized, Tanzina Iman (9-10 grade division) of Springbrook High School won first place.

The Maryland Commission for Women Girls Committee and the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland sponsors the Annual Women of Tomorrow Program. This is a competition for all Maryland girls who attend public, private or parochial schools. The awards are based on community service, life experience, commitment and pursuit of academic excellence, leadership and future goals.

Trash Can Fire Investigation

Forensic Science students conducted an investigation of trash can fires to determine the location of the fire and the sources of ignition. This was part of a three day in-house field trip facilitated by Lt. Sharon A. Jarrell, FM56 Office of the Fire Marshal/Bomb Squad division for
Montgomery County.

The students learned a lot and had fun, too.

Jazz Band Workshop

The Springbrook Jazz Workshop is scheduled for May 10th, 17th & 24th at Springbrook High School. This program is possible through the Washington Post Arts in Education Grant that was received earlier this school year. The program is open to Springbrook students as well as our feeder middle school students in grades seven and eight. In addition to giving students an opportunity to learn to play Jazz, we are hoping to continue to build a relationship with those students in middle school as part of our ongoing recruitment efforts.

The Band Performs in Baltimore

The Springbrook Marching Band has been invited to perform for the Greater Baltimore Urban League's Annual Whitney M. Young Jr. Gala on Friday, May 11, 2007 at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Downtown Baltimore. The event will be hosted by the National Urban League's CEO, Marc Morial and will honor Ed. Reed and Ron Levin for their humanitarian efforts with the Greater Baltimore Urban League. WMAR TV, channel 2 in Baltimore, Comcast and Radio One will cover the event. The marching band is scheduled to open the ceremony with a ten to fifteen minute performance.

Perfect Score on Latin Exam!

Julia Purves achieved a perfect score on the 2007 National Latin Exam. Only 426 students out of over 135,000 who participated in the entire United States, Australia, Mozambique, Canada, England, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, China, Poland, and Zimbabwe attained this distinction. Congratulations, Julia!!!!

Model United Nations Conference at Springbrook

Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Issue: Nuclear Weapons in the World today

What are we trying to solve: Many countries now have the capabilities to produce nuclear weapons. As a result, at this Model UN conference we want to set up additional rules and regulations for nuclear weapons acquisition.

When: The conference will be held in mid-May after all the AP and IB exams are done. In addition, it does not interfere with any of the HSA testing and as a result this would be the best date for the conference.

Purpose: We hope to expose students to the workings of the U.N. and get them interested in international relations so they can understand the difficulties that face the world today. We hope as a result of this event, more students will be interested and participate in the Model UN Club next year at Springbrook. If possible, we hope that in the future Springbrook might host a larger conference for other schools in the area. We also would like to participate in other annual conferences throughout the year.

Running the Conference: The Model UN conference will be conducted throughout the day of the 23rd of May. There will be seven conferences, one per period, all in Room G307, which is the classroom for the five sections of AP World History. Those students that are not in Ms Cohen’s AP World classes will need to get a pass from their Social Studies teacher to attend during one class period. Ms Cohen and Dien Nguyen will serve as the moderators for the mock General Assembly meeting of the UN. We will have the 15 members of the Model Club serve as representatives of specific countries to lead the conference, since many students do not yet have an understanding of how the UN works. They will serve as a guide for the students to get them started. These 15 students will need to get their teachers to sign an in-school fieldtrip form and get permission to miss their classes for the whole day.


Estimated Elapsed Time Each Class Period: 40 Minutes


View the list of countries that students picked to represent. If you have a student who’s interested but not on the list, please send him/her to Room G307. Of course, all staff is invited to attend and even participate at any time during the day.

Please contact Mrs. Cohen for more information or regarding any questions about the Conference or the Model UN club.