Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-05-02
Gaithersburg
BY Ellen Bitely
WA 6.2O25

The third annual All-School
Exhibit will be held on May 2-3
at Gaithersburg Junior High
School. The event is being held
Jointly with the Spring Science
Fair, sponsored by the junior
high school science department
under the direction of Henry
Gardner, department chairman.
The exhibit showing the work
of the seventh and eighth grad
ers will be open from 8 am.
until $50 pm. in the new sci
ence rooms 100 and 122.
It will show not only the
many varied science projects
that have been completed during
the year, but will have on dis
play English, history, social stu
dies, home arts, and industrial
arts projects.
All parents and friends of the
school are invited to attend and
see the students work, as well
as visit the new addition to the
school which will be officially
occupied with the addition of
the ninth grade next year.
A Pre-School Conference
Roundup will be held at the
Washington Grove Elementary
School on May 8 from 9 am. to
IL noon and 1 to 2 pm; at the
Gaithersburg Elementary School
on Summit Avenue on May 3
from 9 to 11:30 am. and 1 to 3
pm.
Children entering the public
school kindergarten in Septem-
Der, 1868 must be five years old
on or before Dec. 81, 1868.
Parents who are bringing chill
dren to the conferences are
asked to bring with them the
child's birth certificate and
proof of small pox vaccination,
and diphtheria and booster
immunization.
The Gaithersburg Chapter of
the ATS will meet on May 6 at
8 pm. at the CHS. Interested
area residents are cordially
invited to attend. For further
information call Mrs. Bitely at
WA. 6-2O25 or Mrs. Harvill at
WI. 8-9254.
Tonight Is the mite! The Rum.
mage Sale at st. Martins begins
at Z pm. If it's a baseball glove
or a Cub Scout uniform that
Johnny needs, you will be sure
to find it at st. Martins AuditO.
rum. Please come; the sale will
continue on Friday ! to 8 pm.
and Saturday, 8 am. to l pm.
A bake sale will be included on
Saturday.
The citizens of this area would
like to say a word of thanks to
the employees of Pepco and the
Asplundh Tree Experts who
worked so long and hard to
restore the electric power on
April "a.
Many areas around Gathers.
Redland, and Derwood were
were without power as a result
of high winds which blew trees
and limbs down on power lines.
Miss Betty Culotta and Bill
Earl will accompany a group of
CHS students to NH tomor.
row. The group, members of the
"FolEes" cast, will present a
program for the patients.
The Gaithersburg Elementary
School observed National Book
Week last week. The librarian
introduced new books to the
students and Mrs. Estelle Will
hanson told the children stories.
Dewey DeLaire, principal, felt
this was a very appropriate time
to extend his personal thanks to
the mothers who have made
such a significant contribution
to the libraries at both schools
by volunteering their time and
efforts. Those receiving thanks
are Mines. Virginia Blair, Myrtle
Painter, S. E. Fuller, Irving
Embrey, Lottie Holt, James
Jet, Russell Brown, Barbara
Ann Thompson, Edith Koepper,
Jane Fraley, Kay Hurley,
George Hanna, Warren Eister,
and Ellen Selby.
The Gaithersburg Homemak.
ers will not hold a regular meet.
ing in May. The girls will go to
Sherwood Gardens in Baltimore