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Sandy Spring Friends School will present its 2010 Community Play, "Man of La Mancha," this week.

Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's 17th century masterpiece "Don Quixote," "Man of La Mancha" is a musical that centers on Cervantes' imaginative knight, Don Quixote, who fights imposing windmills, cares for the poor and down-trodden, and dares to dream the impossible dreams.

The Community Play is an annual event founded by Bruce Evans, head of the Arts Department and theater arts teacher at Sandy Spring, and features actors drawn from the student body and the community at large. Evans will direct.

The play will honor Head of School Ken Smith, who will retire in July.

The play will be presented in the new on-campus Performing Arts Center Theater at 16923 Norwood Road in Sandy Spring. Performances will take place at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free; donations will be accepted at the door to benefit the school's arts programs.

Used car sale date

moved to March 13

The Montgomery County Students Automotive Trades Foundation Inc. will hold a used car sale from 9 a.m. to noon March 13 at Damascus High School, 25921 Ridge Road. The event is being rescheduled because inclement weather forced the cancellation of schools.

All used vehicles are Maryland inspected and most come with a 30-day, 1,000-miles warranty. Vehicle sale prices start at $1,600. A $100 deposit (check or cash) is required for each vehicle purchased: tax, tags and fees are in addition to the price of the vehicle.

A lottery for the used cars will begin at 11 a.m. All proceeds from the sale are returned to the student training program.

A few remaining vehicles are still available from the December sale. Contact Rick Gangloff or Mike Snyder for details at 301-962-4810 or send an e- mail to richard_gangloff@mcpsmd.org.

College to hold parent/

student night March 3

Montgomery College will hold a parent/student night 6-9 p.m. March 3 in Globe Hall, located in the High Technology and Science Center at the Germantown Campus, 20200 Observation Drive.

Information will be available on admissions, financial aid, counseling, advising and other services available to Montgomery College students. Representatives will be on hand to address assessment and placement testing, student life, student employment and disability support services. Parents and students will also have opportunities to meet Montgomery College faculty members.

A financial aid workshop will begin at 8:15 p.m., also in the High Technology and Science Center, to provide parents and students with useful information to help complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

For more information, call Cathy Kwolek, admissions recruiter, at 240-567-7816 or send an e-mail to cathy.kwolek@montgomerycollege.edu.

To request special accommodations, contact Harry Zarin at least two weeks in advance at 240-567-7767 or send an e-mail to harry.zarin@

montgomerycollege.edu.

Sandy Spring Friends

to offer information, tours

Sandy Spring Friends School will hold an information session and tour of classes and campus at 9:30 a.m. today and again March 31.

The school is located at 16923 Norwood Road in Sandy Spring.

St. Jude to hold

Auction Gala this weekend

St. Jude Catholic School in Aspen Hill will hold an Auction Gala from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the school's Thaddeus Room.

For more information, including placing an ad in the Auction Booklet or donating an item or service to the auction, visit the Web site at www.stjuderockville.org and click on the Auction Gala button or call Cecilia Mayer Rowedder, gala chairperson, at 301-910-0603 or e-mail her at rcrowedder@verizon.net.

Youth art contest

accepting entries

Montgomery County students in grades six through 12 are invited to enter their artwork in the 2010 Youth Art Contest and Exhibition sponsored by the Montgomery County Federation of Women's Clubs. All forms of media, including oil, lead pencil, pastels, photography and computer art, will be accepted.

Judging will be held March 13 at Leisure World in Aspen Hill. Nine cash prizes will be awarded to the top entries and the winners' art will go on to a state competition.

For more information, contact Ruth Melson at 301-221-4469 or e-mail rockinruth@verizon.net.

Reading volunteers needed

The Ruth Rales Comcast Kids Reading Network is seeking volunteers to tutor second grade students in reading at public elementary schools throughout Montgomery County.

Volunteers will work with the same student for one hour each week. Training and all materials are provided.

For more information or to sign up to volunteer, call 301-279-3890 or visit www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/

readingnetwork.

Apply for Superintendent's Leadership Program

Applications are now being accepted for the Superintendent's Leadership Program, a yearlong honors career and leadership development program targeting in the humanities.

Students accepted to the program will participate in an honors internship, seminars, group service activities and meetings with local leaders. They will receive two honors credits for participation.

The application deadline is March 22. The application is available online at www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/

departments/superintendent/

leadership.

For more information, visit the Web site or send an e-mail to Kim Jones at Kim_D_Jones@mcpsmd.org.

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