🌱 Superintendents Discuss School Violence + Local Leadership Program

Good morning, Catonsville! It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around Catonsville today.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 62 Low: 36.

Here are the top three stories today in Catonsville:

1. On Tuesday, Apr. 26, Williams met with superintendents from five other school districts to discuss possible solutions for the recent violent incidents in Maryland schools, including the shooting at Catonsville High School. In the meeting, Williams confirmed Baltimore County's support of school resource officers (SROs) and announced the launch of a pilot program in the fall which will use "student safety assistants." Williams said, "These are not hall monitors. These are not safety guards. These are persons who build relationships with students. But who also know about strategies, classroom management, de-escalation skills or problem-solving and kind of mentor and even bring in groups of students to try and resolve an issue." (WBAL TV Baltimore)
2. On Wednesday, Apr. 27, students completed this year's final session of the Baltimore Ravens High School Leadership Institute. Baltimore City and County high school students are selected by their schools to join the program, which teaches them how to become leaders and productive members of their communities. Tushar Passi, a junior at Catonsville High School, said, "We’ve been basically learning how to lead yourself, lead others and lead your community." (CBS Baltimore)
3. On May 4, CCBC Catonsville is hosting an information session on becoming an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA). Attendees will learn more about CCBC’s OTA program and possible jobs after completing the program. The information session will be from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Student Services Center, Room 004, at the CCBC Catonsville campus. To attend the session, email scool@ccbcmd.edu. (CCBC Catonsville)

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Today in Catonsville:

• Hiroya Tsukamoto Live At The Clubhouse in Catonsville (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Governor Larry Hogan announced a chance to win $1 million for Marylanders who get their COVID-19 booster shot by Monday, May 2, 2022! Maryland residents who get vaccinated between now and Monday will qualify for next week's VaxCash 2.0 with a $1 million grand prize drawing. (Maryland Patch)
• CCBC Catonsville announced that All-State performer Jamari James, an Edmondson Westside HS senior, has committed to the CCBC Catonsville Track and Field program! (Twitter)

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Events:

• Comedy In The Courtyard with Yasmin Elhady (April 29)
• Moving /Garage Sale Rain or Shine (April 30)
• Block yard & Moving Sale (April 30)
• Empowering Fathers and Enriching Families Orientation (May 3)
• Hire A Pro To Tackle Mom's To-Do List (May 8)
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That's it for today! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with another update.

— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!