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Sligo Middle student tops at math competition Chris Okorie of Silver Spring, an eighth-grader at Sligo Middle School, is a math whiz. Chris won first place in the overall math competition at the 2013 National Society of Black Engineers Conference in Charlotte, N.C., from Nov. 8 to 10. Several schools from Montgomery and Prince George counties competed individually and as teams. This year’s theme was “Engineering and Leadership in Harmony.” “Math is my favorite subject,” Chris said. “I guess I would say I am pretty good in math. The questions at first were easy and then they started to get harder and harder. I just tried to do the best I could.” Chris also is a participant in the All-Stars GapBuster program. GapBuster, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering youth through education, established the National Society of Black Engineers junior chapter at Sligo Middle School. GapBuster took 12 students from Sligo Middle, Montgomery Blair High School, Wheaton High School, Parkland High School and Roosevelt High School to the conference in Charlotte. “The reason why we do [this] ... is to expose our students to areas of science and technology ... and it allows them to see what other
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opportunities are out there,” said Yvette Butler, executive director of GapBuster. Chris took home two medals for his excellent performance. “When I walked in the room and they had five- and six-people teams ... and then we had three people. Our supervisor, he had to leave us and go to a different group and we started to get nervous. But then we brought it back,” Chris said. He and other students will represent their schools at the National Convention in March in Memphis, Tenn. “We are going to be studying. I am going to study extra hard to make sure I can keep up,” said Chris, who wants a career in mechanical engineering.
Sligo Adventist Church holds food drive Youth from Sligo Adventist Church are collecting nonperishable food for needy Takoma Park families during the holiday season. Donations can be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the church at
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(From left) Sligo Middle School seventh-grader Akira Nesby and eighth-graders Russell Price and Chris Okorie display the medals they won at the 2013 National Society of Black Engineers Conference in Charlotte, N.C., from Nov. 8 to 10. 7700 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park. The food will be celebrated during the church’s annual Festival of Praise at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call the church office at 301-270-6777.
Dyers school now luxury apartments A ribbon-cutting celebration Thursday officially opened the Heritage at Silver Spring luxury apartments. The apartment complex is a nine-story structure with more than 200 one- and two-bedroom units, plus two-level townhouse units. The developers are Priderock Capital Partnership and DLJ. The main building is a 1927 structure that once housed the
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THURSDAY, NOV. 21 Open Mic at El Gavilan on Flower Ave., 8 p.m.-10:30 p.m. John Arbaiza,
202-590-1228, Elgavilannest@gmail. com, El Gavilan Restaurant, 8805 Flower Ave, Silver Spring. Free. Adult Irish Set & Ceili Dance Class, 7 p.m. basic, 8 p.m. advanced. Argyle Park Activities Building, 1030 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring. $30/ semester. Paul O’Donnell, 301-6496410, info@gwcc-online.org. Playgroup for children 5 and younger, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Caregivers must stay with child. Free. Will be canceled with MCPS school delays or cancellations due to weather only. Ashley, 832-262-0299, christyhorton@redlandbaptist.org. Redland Baptist Church, 6922 Muncaster Mill Road, Derwood.
FRIDAY, NOV. 22 Mixed Winter Container, 10 a.m.12 p.m., and 1-3 p.m. Cost covers all materials, including 14-inch container (or bring your own). Register at www. parkpass.org. Brookside Gardens,
301-962-1451, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton. $75; Friends of Brookside Gardens $70.
Temple Emanuel’s African Dinner Fundraiser, 6-9 p.m. Fundraiser
for Kenya. Buffet catered by Swahili Village. $20; $10 per child (younger than 12), maximum of $50 per family. Nicole D’Isa, 301-942-2000, rsvp@templeemanuelmd.org. Temple Emanuel, 10101 Connecticut Ave., Kensington.
SATURDAY NOV. 23 Tour and Archives at National Park Seminary, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Save
Our Seminary, 301-589-1715, info@ saveourseminary.org. 2755 Cassedy St., Silver Spring. $5 for nonmembers of Save Our Seminary. First Candle, 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Organization fights stillbirth, sudden infant death syndrome and other causes of sudden unexpected infant death. Diana Del Grosso, 301-530-1094, delgrossa@yahoo.com. Kensington Arts Center, 3710 Mitchell St., Kensington. Suggested donation of $10/person. Eagle Scout Bike Drive, 10 a.m.-3
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Animal Thanksgiving at Brookside Nature Center, 3:30-
4:15 p.m. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Register at www.parkpass.org. Scilla Taylor, 301-962-1480, priscilla.taylor@MontgomeryParks. org. Brookside Nature Center, 1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. Free.
MORE INTERACTIVE CALENDAR ITEMS AT WWW.GAZETTE.NET p.m. for Bikes for the World. $10 donation requested to cover shipping costs. Patrick Franz, 301-414-7446, patricknfranz@yahoo.com. All American Bicycle Center, Weis Shopping Center, 26039 Ridge Road, Damascus. Free Anti-Bullying Seminar, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For ages 8 to 12. Preregistration required. Frank Pugarita, 240-552-0632, pugaritasensei@gmail. com. Pugarita Karate, 8945 N. Westland Drive, Suite 101, Gaithersburg. Computer Repair, 10 a.m. Bring your own damaged computer or laptop to learn how to repair it. Space is limited; registration required starting two weeks in advance. www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library. Of-
headquarters of the National Association of Dyers and Cleaners, later the National Dry Cleaning Institute. The building was a national school, research lab and model plant, drawing students and observers from across the country to learn about the cleaning and dyeing arts, according to the association’s website. Ground was broken in February 1927 and eight months later the school opened to students — 30 men and two women — from 22 states and Washington D.C. It also provided dry cleaning services to the public until the mid-1970s. It’s the first renovation of a historical site into a luxury, class A apartment community in downtown Silver Spring, according to a Montgomery County news release. fered on the fourth Saturday of most months, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Amy Alapati, 240-773-9444, askalibrarian@montgomerycountymd.gov. Damascus Library, 9701 Main Street. Free.
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Damascus High volleyball players cheer as they are named class 3A state champs at the University of Maryland’s Ritchie Coliseum. Go to clicked.Gazette.net. SPORTS Check online this weekend for high school football playoff coverage.
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Jeffrey W. Kaufman, 56, of Olney died Nov. 7, 2013. Roy W. Barber Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
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William H. “Jay” Windsor Jr., 60, died on Nov. 7, 2013. Funeral services took place at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Stauffer Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
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Nosrat Bagah Yousefnejad Nosrat Bagah Yousefnejad, 90, died Nov. 10, 2013, in Takoma Park. A memorial service took place at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Church of the Atonement in Silver Spring. Chambers Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
The Gazette misidentified one of the runners in the All-Gazette cross country team in the Nov. 13 editions. Here is the correct photo of Northwest High School’s Diego Zarate.
A Nov. 13 brief on a health insurance workshop in Silver Spring incorrectly reported that it would be held Wednesday. It was held Monday.
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Beaujolais Nouveau and Beaujolais-Village Nouveau: the light fruity young wines are released in mid-November, perfect with your Holiday Dinner. Now available in stores.
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