Montgomery Community Media

This story is about Alan Rosenthal and the court case Brown vs. Board of Education. In the interview, Alan Rosenthal expands upon his role in the case and what is entailed. He also describes how he came to be involved and what he thought about the case as well as the decision.

Werner Schumann grew up in the Nazi youth as his father was a member of the Nazi party. After the war ended, he learned about the Holocaust and this impacted him greatly as he rejected the Nazi ideologies and God too. Film making was his childhood dream, he studied still photography and then was drafted […]

My name is Emma Bassett, and during Spring Break this year I attended the Montgomery Community Media Backpack Journalism week-long program. During this program, I interviewed Dr. Alan Cheung, who currently lives at Ingleside Communities in Rockville, MD. Dr. Cheung has a fascinating life and story. He has become an active contributor to society in […]

My name is Carolyn Youstra, and I’m a freshman at Churchill High School. I recently visited the Ingleside Residence Community to interview Mr. Bob Balkam. I learned so much on what it was like being in Europe during World War II and all about the true message of Mattie J. T. Stepanek. Mr. Balkam had […]

Hi, my name is Colette Youstra reporting about American immigrant and entrepreneur, Betty Hekimian. Her father lost his job when the war was about to start, so he moved to America. Betty, her mom and her brother moved to their grandmother’s house in Liverpool, England. Once their father had enough money to bring them to […]

My name is Sophia and I interviewed Harold Berger at Ingleside at King Farm. Harold Berger is an author and physicist. He wrote 2 books. I learned that he worked with the man who discovered x-rays. The man who discovered x-rays was what his first book was about. Harold’s second book was a mystery about […]

My name is Anyana Greene. I am seventh grader at Newport Mill Middle School. During Spring Break I got the opportunity to interview John Klimkiewicz. John is an artist who specializes in ceramics. He has had two of his pieces published in magazines and one of his works is in a London museum. John used […]

Hi, my name is Chris Yancey. I am an 8th grader at Sligo Middle School. I interviewed Jim Reichley at Ingleside at King Farm. Jim Reichley served in the Army for 2 years and was an advisor of President Gerald Ford. He also wrote 3 political science books and was the editor of Fortune Magazine.

What an AMAZING week! I had the honor of working with some very talented teenagers during MCM’s Spring Break Backpack Journalism program. All I can really say is “Wow!”We had such a great time. This time around we spent the day at the beautiful Ingleside at King Farm to interview and tell the stories of […]

It is starting to feel like spring. The snow is melting, birds are chirping and we just lost an hour due to daylight savings time. This can only mean one thing; it’s almost time for Spring Break Backpack Journalism! I would have to say it is a great way for teens to spend their spring […]