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Governmentīiography written by 2001 summer intern Alicia 1D, 4D.īiographical Directory of the United States Congressġ774-1989, Bicentennial Edition. States Congress 1774-1989, Bicentennial Edition. Government Printing Office, 1991.ġ0 Office of the Historian, U.S. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (Legislative History Project Public policy studies at the University of Maryland, and a PrinceĬongress 1774-1989, Bicentennial Edition. Parkway through an act of Congress and legislation by the MarylandĪre a senior citizens apartment house in College Park, a long-term careįacility at Price George’s General Hospital Center, a special fund for In 1982, The Baltimore Washington Parkway was renamed the Gladys Noon Spellman’s work in Congress earned her numerous Time the House vacated the seat of a member who had become mentally orĭied on Jin Rockville, MD and is buried at Arlington Her seat was ultimately declared vacant on February 24, 1981, “the Term in Congress, defeating Republican Kevin Igoe in a landslide. 14įour days after her heart attack, Spellman won her campaign for a On October 31, 1980, Spellman visited a Laurel mall She chaired the latter committee’s Subcommittee on Steering and Policy Committee and the Committee on Post Office and She served on the Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing the Paying particular attention to the interests of federal workers. 12ĭuring her time in Congress, Spellman worked hard to serve her to win the Fifth District seat in the House of Representatives. In 1974, Spellman defeated Republican John B. In 1972, she was president of the National Association of Counties. In 1967, President Johnson appointed her to the Advisory Commission onġ971-1974, she served as Councilwoman at-large. The council for two years during her second term. Spellman served two terms in her county office, When Spellman won the election, she became the first woman ever on the She was the one who always brought people together.” 6 The system wasn’t responding to the people, and she wanted to change Politics, running for Prince George’s County Commissioner in 1962.
Her dissatisfaction with this system prompted her to get involved in With the PTA, Spellman “saw how the system worked in Annapolis.” 5 Spellman began her career as an elementary Richard Eric Spellman, and Dana Spellman O’Neill. With husband Reuban Spellman, she had three children: Stephen Louis
University, and graduate school at the U.S. In 2000, the school was selected by the Maryland Department of Education as a Peer Mentoring School to work with other high poverty schools in order to raise their academic achievement.Attended New York and Washington, D.C. The school was cited by the Department of Education from data gathered by the University of Texas as being a high achieving high poverty school. Starting in the late 1990’s the school has enjoyed numerous awards and recognition for its high scores on the MSPAP and other standardized tests. The school has experienced rapid growth in enrollment and achievement. In its second year of existence, an ESOL program was added to the existing programs. The school opened as a Model Comprehensive School. Upon opening, GNS boasted a computer lab, science lab, an art room, and a foreign language component. The new site was able to house students from both schools in one building. The new school combined Cheverly Tuxedo Elementary, grades 4-6, with Happy Acres Elementary. In 1991 Gladys Noon Spellman Elementary was constructed on the former grounds of Happy Acres Elementary, a K-3 school.
School History: The school was dedicated to the late congresswoman, Gladys Noon Spellman, a teacher, activist, and politician in the Cheverly, MD community. Grade Levels: Pre-Kindergarten - 6th grade Students: approximately 500 students Principal: Brandi Smith Assistant-Principal: Michael GrantĪddress: 3324 64th Avenue Cheverly, MD 20785
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