ACTION Office of the Superintendent of Schools MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rockville, Maryland May 8, 2018 MEMORANDUM To: Members of the Board of Education From: Jack R. Smith, Superintendent of Schools Subject: Recognition of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Scholarship Award Winners WHEREAS, The Montgomery County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded, at its annual Freedom Fund Dinner, seventeen $1,000 scholarships and one $1,200 scholarship to Montgomery County Public Schools students; and WHEREAS, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People selected Steadfast & Immovable as the theme of its forty-third Freedom Fund Dinner, held on Sunday, May 6, 2018, to recognize Black or African American students for their positive contributions to our schools and community; and WHEREAS, Montgomery County recognizes and celebrates its students’ community service achievements that make a difference to our county, our state, and our country; and WHEREAS, The Montgomery County Board of Education takes great pride that Montgomery County Public Schools honors the many contributions of Black or African American students; now therefore be it Resolved, That on behalf of the superintendent of schools, staff members, students, and parents/guardians of Montgomery County Public Schools, the members of the Montgomery County Board of Education congratulate this year’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Scholarship Awards winners: Fatim B. Bagayoko, Paint Branch High School Phylicia R. Cooper, James Hubert Blake High School Meghan M. Curtis, Damascus High School Mariam T. Deme, Paint Branch High School Laurie C. C. France, Paint Branch High School Amber L. Gary, Seneca Valley High School Jedediah A. O. Grady, Montgomery Blair High School Fekedeselassie T. Kinfu, Wheaton High School Members of the Board of Education 2 May 8, 2018 Naana Y. B. McBrown, Paint Branch High School Natalie R. Patterson, Clarksburg High School Charlene M. Pfinayi, Gaithersburg High School Russell M. Price, Wheaton High School Mahelet Samson, Paint Branch High School Leticia Y. Sato, John F. Kennedy High School Anisa L. Thomas, Wheaton High School Kelsey M. Tomas, James Hubert Blake High School Jordan W. Washington, Springbrook High School Dylan K. Wells, Quince Orchard High School JRS:MVN:JTB:ja .