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A&E: “As You Like It” kicks off this week at the Olney Theatre Center. B-4
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Silver Spring schools draw more students
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Many Silver Spring area schools welcomed more students to the first day of classes Monday, as Montgomery County’s school system notched its highest enrollment ever. At Oak View Elementary on Wayne Avenue in eastern Silver Spring, student enrollment swelled to 385, some 30 more students than last school year, Principal Peggy Salazar said. The school has one portable building, though that is not used
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Silver Spring resident Paola Moya stands near the Chuck Brown Memorial Park, which she designed for Langdon Park in Washington, D.C.
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e was the Godfather of Go-go. She moved from Colombia at 18. He developed a subgenre of funk music in Washington, D.C. She designed his memorial park. Paola Moya of Silver Spring is the designer and architect behind the memorial park for the late Chuck Brown, a singer, guitarist and creator of go-go. The tribute was unveiled on Friday at the Langdon Park in D.C.
Brown died in 2012, leaving behind a style of music that is a mix of funk, blues, jazz, African rhythms, soul, gospel, and hip-hop. “We wanted to make sure that people remember him and the new generation knows who Chuck Brown is,” Moya said. Brown’s family members, fans, city officials and architects of Marshall Moya Design were at the unveiling ceremony. The park features a timeline of Brown’s life and musical career, as well as a photo mosaic tile wall that shows some of Brown’s performances.
Moya, 34, is the CEO of Marshall Moya Design, a D.C.-based architecture firm. Before venturing into the world of architecture, Moya was living in Bogota, Colombia, with her family and studying law. “I was taking classes in law school. ... And I wanted to be sure to contribute to society and help people,” she said. “I got here and worked for law firms and decided to change careers. [Law] wasn’t for me,” she said. Moya moved with her family to the U.S. in 1999. She has lived in Silver Spring since 2009. “We were able to provide a better future to my siblings and better future to ourselves. ... This country has given me my career,” Moya said.
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DANIEL LEADERMAN STAFF WRITER
Civic activists and clergy members on Sunday night praised the relationship that Montgomery County’s police and political leaders have with the community, but cautioned
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there was still work to be done to avoid situations such as the recent unrest in Ferguson, Mo. More than 60 people gathered in Rockville for a prayer vigil honoring Michael Brown, the unarmed black teen who was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson this month; Brown’s death has prompted both peaceful protests and incidents in which demonstrators have clashed violently with po-
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Satisfaction steady for Takoma Parkers Crime still a concern, though many feel safer in neighborhoods
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Takoma Park residents are more satisfied with city services and their quality of life than they were five years ago, according to a recent survey. And while residents still have fairly significant concerns over crime, a higher percentage now feels safer in their neighborhoods. But many still seek better
shopping options and quality affordable housing. “We’re glad to see that people generally like living here and appreciate the work of our staff,” Deputy City Manager Suzanne Ludlow said. “This also shows us that there are some areas for improvement.” The survey, conducted earlier this year by Boulder, Colo.based National Research Center, was distributed to almost half of the 6,700 households in the city. The 37 percent response rate was higher than the 34 percent rate for the last city survey in 2009.
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Paint Branch youth learned language, culture in France Student spent two weeks helping rural community through immersion program
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Paint Branch High School junior Brett Jones spent July in the south of France restoring ancient ruins. Jones is pictured with his sophomore French teacher, Elizabeth Maione, on Monday.
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for regular classes, but for smallgroup studies, she said. “The most we have in one class is 28 students, which is not too crowded,” Salazar said. “We aren’t at capacity — yet.” More than 154,000 students are expected to attend the county’s public schools, an increase of about 2,800 from last school year. The district opened the doors on several projects, including a new $28 million building at Bel Pre Elementary in northern Silver Spring. The new structure is about twice as large as the old one, with two floors; high-tech, interactive white boards; and technological pro-
A Paint Branch High School student helped restore an ancient Roman wall, a bridge and a lavatory — and hiked the Alps — this summer in Mizoen, France. Brett Jones, 15, was part of a two-week French immersion program led by Global
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Works, in partnership with the University of Colorado. Jones participated July 9 to 25 with 19 other students from across the U.S. The group repaired an ancient Roman wall that had deteriorated through the centuries, but was still needed for the local goat farmers. They restored a bridge to transport hikers over a stream and a lavatory in the community. They also taught American games and sports, such as football and baseball, to French youths at a local community center and worked to maintain a trail during a
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