WHAT:  The United States Mint (Mint) will officially host representatives from the Mint Headquarters, Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary School, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), National Women’s History Museum (NWHM), Smithsonian, Out Astronaut Project, and Sally Ride Science in an event to celebrate the release of the Dr. Sally Ride Quarter on Thursday, April 21, at 10 a.m. EST. The ceremony will take place at the Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary School.

The ceremony will take place in the school’s media center. It will be livestreamed to all classrooms. One class will attend the ceremony in the media center.

WHO:            

• Ventris Gibson, Deputy Director, U.S. Mint
• Tam O’Shaughnessy, Dr. Sally Ride’s life partner, Co-founder, Sally Ride Science (Video)
• Dr. Monifa McKnight, Interim MCPS Superintendent
• Elise Burgess, Principal, Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary School
• Rashida Thomas, Assistant Principal, Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary School
• Dr. Emily Margolis, Curator of the History of American Women in Spaceflight and Aviation
• Dr. Margaret Weitekamp, Curator and Chair of the Department of Space History
• Jennifer Schneider, Smithsonian Program Manager
• Jennifer Herrera, VP of External Affairs, National Women’s History Museum (NWHM)
• John Ladesic, Teacher, Master of Ceremonies (MC)
• Brenda Wolff, MCPS Board of Education President
• Brian Murphy, trainee, Out Astronaut Project
• Jayden Odur, student contest winner
• Raiza Jurado, student contest winner

WHEN:    Thursday, April 21, 2022, 10 a.m. EST

WHERE:  Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary School, 21301 Seneca Crossing Drive, Germantown, MD 20876

NOTE: This is a closed event – invitation only. The public can live stream via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbv50-otY9w

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• View B-roll of AWQ production here.
• View images of the Dr. Sally Ride quarter here.
• View video of American Women on Coins here
• Visit https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/american-women-quarters for information about the American Women Quarters Program.
• Visit https://www.usmint.gov/about for information about the United States Mint.
• Visit and subscribe to the United States Mint’s YouTube channel to view videos about the United States Mint.
• Visit https://catalog.usmint.gov/email-signup to subscribe to United States Mint electronic product notifications, news releases, and public statements.

Contact Information

• United States Mint:, Office of Corporate Communications, (202) 480-4761, Brent.Thacker@usmint.treas.gov
• MCPS: Public Information Office, Christopher_C_Cram@mcpsmd.org