Wolfe Street Triumphs at Chess Tournament

Wolfe Street Academy won the elementary unrated team division at The Maryland Chess Association (MCA) tournament on Saturday, October 29th at Poly/Western High School. This was MCA's first scholastic chess tournament ever in Baltimore. Over 175 players competed with teams coming from as far away as Virginia and Delaware.

Baltimore Kids Chess League players collected 15 trophies. Organizers from MCA were impressed with the turnout and plan on holding another event in Baltimore next year.

The following Wolfe Street students took home trophies:

Eduardo Guzman - 2nd place
Robin Lopez - 3rd place
Jose Portillo - 4th place
Malacai Davis - 6th place
Jose Orellana - 8th place
Eric Vasquez - 10th place

Congratulations to the Wolfe Street team on their success!

BCP Schools Rally to Transform Baltimore

On Thursday November 3, 2011 groups from three BCP Schools - City Springs School, Collington Square School, and Hampstead Hill Academy - joined groups from over 30 City schools for a rally to fix school facilities at War Memorial Hall.

Students decried the deplorable conditions of some of their school facilities. Students, parents, and teachers urged elected officials to support the Transform Baltimore campaign and adopt the Greenville Plan, a $2.8 billion bond financing strategy that was used successfully in Greenville, S.C. to renovate 70 schools.

Using the roughly $61 million that is currently available in annual funds for city school facilities, Baltimore could borrow approximately $1 billion to fix or rebuild half of the City's schools over the next few years. The $61 million a year would be used to pay back the loan.

Read more in:
The Baltimore Sun - Baltimore students lead rally for better school facilities
Baltimore Brew - Baltimore students protest “shameful” conditions in their schools

Learn more about the Transform Baltimore campaign at:
http://www.transformbaltimore.org/

Hampstead Hill Academy Pre-K Students Get New Learning Space « CBS Baltimore

Thank you Andrea Fujii of WJZ for the wonderful coverage and video of Hampstead Hill Academy's ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday! View the article and video here: Hampstead Hill Academy Pre-K Students Get New Learning Space « CBS Baltimore

Help Wolfe Street Academy kids feed the hungry & veterans

Children at the Wolfe Street Academy, Gough and Wolfe streets, are feeding the hungry and veterans on Friday, Nov. 11, and need things to serve. Nonperishables may be dropped off before Nov. 11: single servings of raisins or dried fruit; peaches, pears, mixed fruit, applesauce, pineapple, etc.; juice boxes; cookies; Rice Krispie treats; brownies; crackers; chips; popcorn and corn chips.

The children also need jars of peanut butter, jelly, mayo, mustard, whole wheat bread, large brown lunch bags, napkins, plastic utensils, paper towels, paper tablecloths, and rubber gloves, all sizes.
Perishables, drop off November 9-11: drop off lunch meats, cheese slices, lettuce, tomatoes, baby carrots, cucumbers, grapes, oranges and apples.

Volunteers are needed to help prepare and serve. For info email Suzanne Bailey, suebeebailey@yahoo.com or call Maura Farrall, 410-396-9140.

Hampstead Hill Academy November Newsletter

HHA Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - 11/5/2011
(left to right) City Councilman Jim Kraft, HHA Principal Matt Hornbeck,
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, BCP President Muriel Berkeley
and City Schools CEO Andres Andres Alonso

Read Hampstead Hill Academy's November 2011 newsletter at: http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/domain/5760

This edition features:

• Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Pre-Kindergarten Addition
• Senator Barbara A. Mikulski Tours HHA
• American Education Week Events
• International Night
  

Hampstead Hill Academy Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 2011

On Friday November 4, 2011 Hampstead Hill Academy held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the much-anticipated $1.2 million pre-kindergarten addition. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Schools CEO Andres Alonso, City Councilman James Kraft, Hampstead Hill Principal Matt Hornbeck and BCP President Muriel Berkeley participated in the ceremony

Student Ben Simon Donates School Supplies

We would like to thank middle school student Ben Simon for donating 5 bags of school supplies to our schools. Ben collected the supplies as part of a middle school project. Ben and his family were nice enough to drop off the supplies last weekend.

We'd also like to thank Melanie C. LeGrande (Executive Director, RACTF/Director of Community Relations, Baltimore Ravens) and Bridgett Coates (Founder, Exposure BBC) for helping to coordinate the donation.