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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>St. Jerome Academy in Hyattsville has garnered positive local and national media attention this week.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"Embracing the Classics," published in the <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Washington Post Magazine</span></em> yesterday, details how a once-struggling parochial school has become a "lab for a cutting-edge trend in education":</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/embracing-a-classical-education/2011/03/09/AFj6amwC_story.html"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/embracing-a-classical-education/2011/03/09/AFj6amwC_story.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Post Magazine</span></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> reporter Julia Duin will be interviewed about her article on National Public Radio's Diane Rehm Show tomorrow morning at 11:15 a.m. (aired locally on WAMU 88.5).</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>St. Jerome has scheduled an additional series of Open Houses to accommodate those first learning about the school from the <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Post</span></em> article. Parents may visit, tour the school, and speak to school administrators on the following dates:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Every Wednesday in May, 8:30-10:30 a.m.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Special Evening Presentation about the St. Jerome Classical Educational Plan, Wednesday, May 25, 7:00 p.m.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For more information, see the school's Web site at <a href="http://www.stjeromeacademy.org">http://www.stjeromeacademy.org</a> or fill out the form at <a href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dC1JVURlVDVXLTBqbkRqUmQwYWtTZXc6MQ">https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dC1JVURlVDVXLTBqbkRqUmQwYWtTZXc6MQ</a> . St. Jerome Academy is located at 5207 42nd Ave. in Hyattsville. The phone number is 301-277-4568. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chris Currie</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hyattsville</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>