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SCHOOL
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STUDENT TALENT SHINES IN BALDWIN HIGH
SCHOOL PRESENTATION OF MAME
This spring, Baldwin High School
performed the musical Mame. The
performance follows eccentric socialite
Mame Dennis whose life of leisure and
luxury is interrupted when her brother
dies and her young nephew Patrick comes
to live with her. Mame must learn how
to be a parent and the play traces her
attempts with warmth and humor.
The play boasted a cast of over 60
and the production level that audiences
have come to expect from BHS musicals,
including stunning visuals and set that
garnered a Gene Kelly nomination. The
production featured Morgan Traud as
Mame; Alexa Trimbur as Vera; Sarah Doran
as Agnes Gooch; Liam Coll as the young
Patrick; and Chris Storms as older Patrick.
Senior Morgan Traud won a Gene Kelly
Award for her depiction of Mame. Coll
notes that Traud’s win was well-earned.
“Mame is one of the most demanding
roles for women in the musical theater
canon,” says Coll. “Megan was fantastic.
She was one of many talented seniors in
this year’s production. It’s sad to see them
go, but they were all featured in a great
way.” Traud plans to study musical theater
at Long Island University.
DEBBIE REYNOLDS SELECTED AS NATIONAL EINSTEIN
DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR FELLOW
Harrison Middle School
teacher Debbie Reynolds has
been selected for a national
honor. Nine accomplished
K-12 science, technology,
engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) teachers from across the United States
have been named 2019-2020 Albert Einstein Distinguished
Educator Fellows. The fellows will spend 11 months serving in a
federal agency or U.S. congressional offices in Washington, DC,
engaged in the national STEM education arena.
The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship (AEF)
Program provides a unique opportunity for accomplished K-12
STEM educators to apply their extensive classroom knowledge
and experiences to their host offices to inform Federal STEM
education efforts.
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The AEF Program, now in its 29th year of operation, is
managed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of
Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and
Scientists in collaboration with the sponsoring agencies and
the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).
Current sponsoring agencies of the AEF Program include
DOE, the Library of Congress, the Naval Sea Systems
Command, and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration. In addition to sponsoring placements at
DOE headquarters, DOE sponsors five placements in U.S.
Congressional offices.
Ms. Reynolds was also recently celebrated with a 2019
Carnegie Science Award among numerous other recognitions
of her leadership in STEM education, presentations, and
workshops across the country, including a month-long STEM
camp in China last summer.