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Montgomery County Public Schools is collecting backpacks and other new school supplies to be distributed to students in need during the third annual Back-to-School Fair on Aug. 28. Donations can be dropped off at one of the upcoming ASK MCPS/School Supply Drive events. Staff will be on hand to accept the donations, answer questions and share information about school system programs and services. The events will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the following locations:

Saturday, Aug. 7—White Flint mall, 11301 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda; first floor, center court.

Saturday, Aug. 14—Westfield Wheaton Shopping Mall, 11160 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton; second floor by Target.

Saturday, Aug. 14—Westfield Montgomery Shopping Mall, 7101 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda; first floor, center court.

Donations may also be dropped off Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the MCPS Department of Family and Community Partnerships, Room 50, Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville.

Items most needed include backpacks, pencils, pens, highlighters, pencil boxes, pencil pouches, rulers, large pink erasers, 3-ring binders, dividers, filler paper, pocket folders, and notebooks. For more information call 301-279-3100 or visit montgomeryschoolsmd.org and click on the Back-to-School Fair badge.

Youth music fest

Montgomery Philharmonic's Youth Chamber Music Festival, a summer program for students to play chamber music with Philharmonic coaches, will host a Festival Concert and Ice Cream Social at 8:15 p.m. Aug. 2 at Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church, 610 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg.

The festival is open to musicians ages 12-19 and meets during June and July so students can improve their play. Friends and family of the musicians are invited to the free concert. Call 240-398-8870 or visit www.montgomeryphilharmonic.org.

New leader at Grace Episcopal

Grace Episcopal Day School with campuses in Silver Spring and Kensington, announced the appointment of David K. Hudspeth, Jr. as Director of the Lower and Middle Schools. Hudspeth has served as a school administrator since 2000 after teaching science and technology in private and public institutions at the elementary, secondary and college levels.

He holds bachelor and master of science degrees in biology from Winthrop College in South Carolina.

"What attracted me to Grace is the school's leadership and strong sense of direction, along with the dedication and loyalty of the faculty and parents. I am looking forward to working with all our community in service to our students and their families," he said in a statement.

The school serves students in preschool through grade eight. For more information call 301-585-3513 ext. 19 or visit www.geds.org.

Learning business now for future entrepreneurs

Students from 14 Montgomery County high schools gained a better understanding of the international entrepreneurial community July 12-16, during a week-long program designed to increase local awareness of global entrepreneurship.

The project sponsored by the Silver Spring Chapter of The Links Inc., The Universities at Shady Grove and Montgomery County Public Schools, focused on helping students bridge entrepreneurship theory and practice with lectures, special guest speakers, web-based research labs and small group activities.

During the program, which was held at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, students were divided into groups to develop a product or service that was relevant to the people of Chile, based on research conducted the first day. Some of the plans included nose bleed prevention techniques, producing a woman's magazine and creating brass and bead bracelets for teenagers.

Barnesville campers learn all about pizza

Campers at Barnesville School Summer Day Camp had a "supreme" week during Pizza Camp this summer. Campers from pre-kindergarten through ninth grade investigated everything from the origins of pizza to the different crusts, ingredients and styles of pizza, ranging from traditional style to tortilla pizzas and dessert pizzas.

The campers visited California Pizza Kitchen in Gaithersburg for a tour of the facility and an opportunity to work behind the counter selecting ingredients and dressing individual pizzas. They also rated local delivery pizzas and created their own Ultimate Pizza. Ingredient ideas included pineapple, macaroni and cheese, and cheeseburger toppings.

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