Midtown's Words on Wheels

For seven years, the Maryland Transportation Authority has sponsored the "Words on Wheels" competition. In the event, students from several Baltimore area middle schools write poems which are then given to students from MICA. The MICA students create paintings inspired by the poems, with the winning poems and painting made into posters that are placed on MTA buses as they go through the city.

Several MICA students have blogged about the poems they received and posted pictures of the paintings inspired by Midtown's poets, and the winning posters, three featuring poems from Midtown students, can be found on the MTA website.

Fun Day postponed until June 12

Note the new date:
Midtown's annual fun day will be held on Friday June 12th at Sumpter Park from 12:30 -6:00.

Sumpter Park is between Lauren and Robert Streets in Bolton Hill http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Baltimore&state=MD&address=Laurens+St+26+Jordan+St&zipcode=21217&country=US&latitude=39.30823&longitude=-76.63028&geocode=INTERSECTION

If you would like to volunteer to help during the event, there will be clipboards with volunteer opportunities during the day. Or just ask someone how you can help.

Please keep in mind that this is a parent sponsored event. Teachers will be doing other work, or will be off during this time and will not be available to watch children. Please make sure that any child attending has adult supervision.

8th grade graduation - June 4

Graduation for Midtown's 8th grade class will be held on Thursday, June 4. Ceremonies begin at 2:00 at MICA's Brown Center (including the traditional reading of Oh the Places You'll Go) and will continue at 6:30 at Midtown with the Spring Concert at 6:30.

If you would like to volunteer to help with the ceremony, please contact Rhonda Jones at the school (ext. 203).