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Local middle schoolers build a tower out of spaghetti and held together with marshmallows
Engineering
Carbs, creativity, and competition
Published Feb 24, 2022
Annual Tower of Power event challenges budding engineers to build structures out of dry spaghetti and marshmallows
Construction
Design, construction firms for Henrietta Lacks building named
Published Feb 24, 2022
The East Baltimore building project, expected to be completed in 2024, will be designed and managed by local and/or minority-owned businesses
Close-up of COVID-19 test kits packages
Community
Hopkins to distribute COVID-19 test kits in Baltimore
Published Feb 14, 2022
More than 3,300 rapid test kits will be provided to community partners for distribution along with approximately 30,000 N95 and KN95 masks, hand sanitizer, and other items
Baltimore Community Fridge co-founders Clara Leverenz and Abbey Franklin posing in front of the fridge on its opening day, Nov. 14, 2020.
Community
A fridge full of love
Published Jan 28, 2022
Launched by a Johns Hopkins senior and a MICA student in November 2020, the Baltimore Community Fridge provides fresh foods, toiletries, and other necessities to local community members, thanks to a cadre of volunteers.
MLK Jr. Commemoration
Hopkins honors nine individuals for community contributions
Published Jan 16, 2022
Recipients of the annual MLK Jr. Community Service Awards were recognized during a virtual ceremony Friday
East Baltimore Historical Library ribbon cutting
Community
East Baltimore Historical Library opens its doors
Published Dec 2, 2021
The space, developed with support from Johns Hopkins and located in three row homes attached to Henderson-Hopkins School, aims to preserve and celebrate the history of East Baltimore
Grand opening of the track at Henderson-Hopkins
'U.S. News' ranks Henderson-Hopkins among city's top schools
Published Oct 22, 2021
Operated by Johns Hopkins in Eager Park, Henderson-Hopkins ranks No. 7 and No. 14 on the elementary and middle school lists, respectively
Peter Kannam
Q+A
A hub for the community
Published Oct 4, 2021
Peter Kannam, principal at Henderson-Hopkins, talks about leading teachers, students, and families through COVID-19, and how the Eager Park school has solidified its role as a community anchor during the pandemic
Grand opening of the track at Henderson-Hopkins
Community
On track for a healthy school year
Published Sept 14, 2021
A festive late summer evening in Eager Park marked the grand opening of a new track and field at Henderson-Hopkins, kicking off a yearlong focus on exercise and wellness at the K-8 school.
Two little girls smile in brand new glasses
Vision for Baltimore
Glasses boost academic outcomes
Published Sept 9, 2021
Three-year clinical study is the most robust analysis to date linking access to eyeglasses with higher test scores, especially for students having the most trouble in school