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More than 150 students are involved in the Montgomery Blair High School production of the 1950 musical "Guys and Dolls" to be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday with a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday. Performances will also be held at 7:30 p.m. April 8 and 9.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and senior citizens. They are available at the main office of the school as well as through Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door before every performance.

For details, call 301-920-1922.

‘Hairspray' at Blake

Students from James Hubert Blake High School, Cloverly, will perform the musical, "Hairspray." at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and April 7, 8 and 9, plus a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. April 10. Tickets are $15 for reserved seats and $10 general admission. For details, visit www.blakestagecompany.org.

Mulch for sale

The John F. Kennedy High School NJROTC Mulch Sale will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the school, 1901 Randolph Road, Glenmont. Profits from sales will benefit NJROTC cadets. Delivery is available.  Mulch is $4.25 per bag for pick-up and $5.25 per bag for delivery. Advance orders are being taken. Call 301-585-0253 or e-mail rnrnrn333@yahoo.com.

The Springbrook High School Athletic Booster Club mulch sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at White Oak Middle School, 11201 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring. Mulch is $4.25 per bag for pick up and $4.75 per bag for delivery. Leaf Gro and top soil are also available. The deadline to order mulch or other products online is Friday. Visit www.gobluedevils.net for order form.

For details, call 301-989-9298 or visit www.gobluedevils.net.

Student scientists to compete at international fair

Four Montgomery County students will take their science projects to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles May 8-14

They were chosen from more than 400 students who competed at ScienceMONTGOMERY, the Montgomery County science fair for middle and high school students, at the University of Maryland, College Park on March 18-20.

Top honors went to six students, representing five MCPS high schools and one private school, but only four can go to Los Angeles.

"We usually send at least four projects, in 2009 we took four individual projects and one group project, but this year we were only given four berths," said Ellen D. Kominers, Operations Chair for ScienceMONTGOMERY.

The following students were awarded an all-expenses paid trip to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Also listed is the category they entered and the name of each student's project:

Julia Cline, Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, in Earth and Space science, project: "The Networks of the Earth's Magnetosphere;" Austin Duff, Gaithersburg High School, in engineering, project: "Investigation of Robotic Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making;" Daniel Liss, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Rockville, in physics, project: "Holography Reengineered: Look No Lasers;" and Grace Zhang, Poolesville High School, in biology, project: "The Role Of Schizophrenia Susceptible Gene Kcnh2 On Synaptogenesis."

Also honored were: first runner-up and first trip alternate: Evguenia Morgun, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, in medicine and health, project: "Association Of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms with Higher Body Mass Index and Altered Transcription Factor Binding;" second runner-up and second trip alternate: Shilpa Kannan, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, in biochemistry, project: "Identification of Essential Glycoprotein Structures and Their Implications in The Treatment Of Genetic Disorders."

Forum for parents of children with autism, Asperger syndrome

The Partnership for Extraordinary Minds in collaboration with Montgomery County Public Schools will host a forum for parents of diploma-bound students on the autism spectrum to help them learn about services and placements and help them be prepared for annual IEP meetings at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Julius West Middle School, 651 Great Falls Road, Rockville.

Breakout sessions, from 7 to 9 p.m., include: Special Education and IEP Process, Preschool Services and Placements, Elementary School Services and Placements, Secondary School Services and Placements and Transition Services. The forum is free; registration is not required but encouraged. Call 301-444-5225 or visit www.xMinds.org.

Education Notebook accepts news items and photographs about events, people and good news at your school. Please send us story ideas at least a week in advance of the event. Contact Peggy McEwan at pmcewan@gazette.net, fax at 301-670-7183 or 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877.

Be creative for a cause

The Montgomery County Public Schools School Energy and Recycling Team (SERT) is sponsoring a contest to promote energy conservation and recycling awareness within the school system.

High school students are challenged to create a public awareness campaign around energy conservation and recycling strategies in their schools. Campaigns should be a collaborative student effort within the high school community, including the Student Government Association clubs; newspapers; and all other groups or individuals who can create awareness and effect change.

Portfolios, which should be sent to the SERT office, 2096 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, should outline goals, strategies, plans and accomplishments. A short video presentation should be included that outlines the goals outlined in the portfolio. The campaigns will be used as models to promote energy conservation and recycling throughout the system.

Full information is available at www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/facilities/greenschoolsfocus/pdf/LeadbyExample.pdf

Deadline for entries is 5 p.m. April 30. For details, contact Hillary_H_Kirchman@mcpsmd.org or call 240-314-1092.

McDonald's announces

scholarship program

Local McDonald's franchisees will award a minimum of 53 high school seniors a scholarship in one of three amounts: $5,000, $2,500 or $1,500, which will go directly to the college or university the student plans to attend.

Applications must be submitted by Saturday and can be downloaded at www.McDonaldsEducates.com.

Education Notebook accepts news items and photographs about events, people and good news at your school. Please send us story ideas at least a week in advance of the event. Contact Peggy McEwan at pmcewan@gazette.net, fax at 301-670-7183 or 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877.