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Please view Madison Stahl Nardy's latest Walnut Street Theater Advance Musical Theater Showcase performance! She is a student in the Philadelphia School District and needs your support. Check out her video on [|youtube]. Submitted by Meredith Stahl (tjones 5/1)
 * Check Out 1 Of Philly's Own**

Gerra Gistand of MacGregor elementary won first place during the 13th Annual Gardere MLK Jr. Oratory. Finalists gave original five-minute speeches on the topic: If Dr. King were alive today, what do you think he would say about current events? She will be sure to lift your spirits up if you have lost some hope. Click Here to [|View] her performance. //Submitted by// Shirley Green//. (tjones 5/1)//
 * Need Some Motivation?**

The following is a motivational story about how to invest your money in a way that will benefit you. Be smart about you finances and to see how to manage you bank account chsck out this story. Click the following [|LINK] to enjoy it//. (Tellis 5/1)//
 * Bank Account!!!not what you are thinking**

The responsibility of SPAC is to promote parent involvement in schools across the state. SPAC members will act as parent involvement facilitators to (1) get parents and school staff working together from the beginning of the process and (2) provide non-threatening, parent-centered support to districts. To request support in increasing parental involvement, contact Carrie Fusco at 1-800-942-8035 or carrie_fusco@miu4.k12.pa.us. For additional information [|CLICK HERE](Tellis 4/24)
 * Parent Involvement and Outreach**

Follow the link to learn about famous African Americans [|Black History Famous Faces] ubmitted by: gailc17@gmail.com (ramosfredd 3/4)
 * Black History Famous Faces**

Forty years ago, Stanford researcher Doug Engelbart got a standing ovation after dramatically introducing the computer mouse, hyperlinks, live text editing and interactive computing in a historic demo. Last Tuesday, in Stanford's Memorial Auditorium, the gray-haired, 83-year-old electrical engineer received another round of applause. [|Click here for article.] For those of you who wish to delve into the ideas which inspired Dr. Engelbart, see the 1946 article "As We May Think" by Vannevar Bush. This [|article] is the inspiration for the development of the Internet and the concept of hyper-linked text. //Submitted by:pokras@ntronline.org// (ramosfredd 2/13)
 * Standford University Honors Doug Engelbart**

//**Madison Stahl - "Wizard & I" from the play WICKED** Follow the link to watch Madison Stahl's performance of "Wizard & I" from the musical WICKED. [] Submitted by: meredithgirl@msn.com// (2/13 ramosfredd)

Temple Student Video... Check out a video created by our kids about the difficulty for someone in a wheelchair in getting into the Admissions Office at Temple University! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ1QkYrnLh0

Student Videos... If you haven't checked out the SDP Podcast Page recently, you are invited to visit and access the recent additions to our Podcast Library. There are three (3) new podcasts featured for the month of February. Some of the podcasts feature students from across the district sharing what they've learned. To see the podcasts go to http://podcast.phila.k12.pa.us/