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Fall Archives 2009
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Vincent Farm Students Snuggle Up and Read
One of the advantages of opening a new school
is the ability to create
new traditions. Principal Anne Gold of Vincent Farm Elementary School
started a new tradition on Dec. 16 with the First Annual Snuggle Up and
Read evening. Parents were encouraged to dress their children in their
pajamas and come in to school for an evening of reading and snuggling
as a family. The kids were allowed to pick two books to be read to them
from a list of 16. Teachers, many also dressed in their pjs, read the
books aloud with the students and parents in their classrooms.
After the second session, everyone gathered in the cafeteria where the
PTA, led by President Barbara Sines, served hot chocolate while Mom and
Dad read one of their favorite books to their children. Everyone could
also browse through all the books for sale at the school's book
fair.
Judging from the packed cafeteria and
enthusiastic crowd, this appears
to be a very popular tradition in the making. click here for a
slideshow of the evening.
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Mt. Carmel Students Get a Visit From
Soldier
The Students at Mt. Carmel
Elementary School got to meet a real American Hero, Master Sergeant
Paul M. Blitz, for Veterans Day at the school. While many may call
Blitz a hero, he humbly disagrees.
"I have to tell you, I'm not a hero. I have never fired a shot and
never been shot at, but I'm very proud we took 204 soldiers overseas
and we brought back 204 soldiers home," he said.
Blitz has served 16 years in the army and is a member of the 200th
Military Police Command. He lives in Essex, is a historian for The
Heritage Society of Essex & Middle River and teaches at a private
school in Pikesville. He served over in Iraq from 2004-05.
Blitz told the students stories of what it was like to serve in the
military. He said that one year in Iraq was tough, from sleeping in a
30-person tent to carrying 60 lbs. of body gear and walking in a desert
that is 140 degrees in the day and only 40 degrees at night. But Blitz
recalls many great experiences like traveling across the world. Blitz
hasbeen to Italy, England, France, Switzerland, Spain and many other
countries. He said a soldier gets to see the world.
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Overlea Resident Plays at
White House
Overlea resident David Kalwa got
to go to the White House. He was one of 120 middle and high school
students across the nation to be invited by First Lady Michelle Obama
to the world's most famous house on Nov. 4.
"I didn't know what to expect, but it was real humbling to see all
those pictures on the wall. That was a lot of history," Kalwa said.
The event was called the White House Music Series. This is the fourth
year of the event and the White House invited the best violinist,
cellist, guitarist and pianist students in the country to perform with
violinist Joshua Bell, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, guitarist Sharon
Isbin and pianist Awadagin Pratt. Kalwa is a senior at Baltimore School
for the Arts (BSA) who was selected because of his ability to play the
guitar. He got a break because The VH1 Save The Music Foundation
coordinated the event and has a working relationship with BSA. A
representative at VH1 contacted BSA Music Department Chair Dr. Chris
Ford, asking him if there were any of his students that played the four
instruments. Ford was able to send Nana Adjeiwaa-Manu, a sophomore who
plays the violin and cello, and Kalwa.
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Two Art Teachers Named Best in Maryland
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Grace Hulse
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Katie Calkins
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The Maryland Art Education
Association named two local teachers as art teachers of the year. Grace
Hulse of Orems Elementary School was named Elementary Teacher of the
Year and Katie Calkins of Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts
was named High School Teacher of the Year.
Hulse has been teaching for 20 years and has been at Orems for the past
11 years. "It's a nice little neighborhood. I like that the school is
small because you get to know everybody," Hulse said.
She holds a photography club after school and took her children on a
field trip to Martin State Airport at the Aviation Museum to inspire
them for a project.
Calkins has taught at Patapsco for the past 10 years and has also been
a teacher for 20 years. She spent her first 10 years at Middle River
Middle School. Calkins was nominated by Linda Popp, BCPS Coordinator of
Art, and found out she won in an e-mail. Calkins enjoys teaching
because she gets the chance to challenge students and unlock their
potential.
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Nestor Aparicio Talks to Students at
CCBC-Dundalk
As part of the CCBC-Dundalk
Honors Program “Mind of the Performer” series, Nestor Aparicio met with
about 50 CCBC students last Friday. Aparicio is co-owner of WNST
1570AM, a sports talk radio station that Aparicio has molded into a
website that he calls “a product that is seen around the world.”
Aparicio grew up in Dundalk,
attended Dundalk High School and CCBC-Dundalk. His mother still lives
around the corner. He started as a sports writer for The Baltimore Sun;
he's worked at the News American,
for syndicated radio and is somewhat
of a local celebrity in the sports radio world. But according to
Aparicio, the ability to write “opened every door in my life.” He
credits his writing skills with getting him “every job, every date,
everything I ever wanted” and he urged the students attending to
understand that writing is fundamental in everything they do.
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Constitution
Week at Kenwood
This year is the
222nd Anniversary of our Constitution and Congress dedicated Sept. 17 -
23 to the annual observance of Constitution Week in 1956 after a
request from Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). The DAR is a
unique organization. To be a member one must prove lineal descent from
a patriot of the American Revolution. Mary Freyer is one of those
members and she was at Kenwood High School on Sept. 23.
click here for full story
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New Credit Union Opens for Eastern Tech
Students
Eastern Technical High School and
First Financial Federal Credit Union
opened the newest school-based, student-run credit union branch with a
grand opening ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at the school. The credit
union - the third based in a school in Baltimore County - will serve as
both a working financial institution as well as a real-life working
experience for students interested in careers in the financial markets
and industry. First Financial Federal Credit Union also has student-run
branches in Dundalk and Lansdowne high schools. Eastern Tech students
along with Prinicpal Tom Evans & State Senator Kathy Klausmeier cut
the ribbon for the new credit union. |
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Tysor Added to Kenwood Hall of Fame
Richard L. Tysor, a 1976
graduate
from Kenwood High School, was
recently inducted into the high school’s Alumni Hall of Fame. Tysor is
currently the Executive Director of the Office of Interdisciplinary
Program Management at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, a
newly created position he began in February 2008. |
Franklin Square Provides
Backpacks to
Sandy
Plains
When
parents and students of Sandy Plains Elementary
School went to the
school on Friday, they thought they were getting just a sneak peek of
their classroom for the 2009-10 school year. What they didn’t know was
Franklin Square Hospital was providing them with a new backpack filled
with school supplies. The hospital provided the backpacks, and the
nurses and staff purchased the supplies and filled the backpacks in
accord with the lists provided by the school.
“Franklin Square nurses have always cared for their community,”
explains Larry Strassner, PhD, RN, chief nursing officer at Franklin
Square. “But this year, they wanted to make sure their own colleagues
were taken care of as well.”
Parents were grateful for the gifts.
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Oliver Beach’s Sharon Brown Gets
Presidential Award
Even though it's
summer, there is a lot of excitement at Oliver Beach Elementary as one
of their teachers is named one of the best in the nation. Special
Education teacher Sharon K. Brown is the winner of a 2008 Presidential
Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. She is one of
87 teachers in the country to receive the award.
“The application process began about a year ago, so it was some time
since we had heard about it. Then we I heard I won it was like 'wow! I
get to go to Washington, D.C.,”’ Brown said with a smile.
Brown will be recognized by receiving a citation signed by President
Barack Obama and will get an expense-paid trip for two to Washington,
D.C. for a White House awards ceremony and several days of educational
and celebratory activities, gifts from program sponsors from around the
country. In addition to being honored at the White House, she will
receive awards of $10,000 to advance her mentoring efforts.
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Cadets
from
Dundalk, Chesapeake, Overlea and Kenwood Go to JROTC Leadership Camp
Recently, cadets
from Dundalk, Chesapeake, Overlea and Kenwood High Schools joined
cadets from four other Baltimore County High Schools for the Junior
Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Leadership Camp. The Leadership
Camp was held at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation (CFMR), the
Maryland Army National Guard (MDARNG) training facility in Reisterstown.
“I think this is a very worthwhile program, it teaches young people
leadership qualities that they will need to be successful in the
future,” stated retired Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott of Chesapeake High
School.
During the weeklong camp the cadets were given instruction in areas
such as First Aid, Land Navigation, Troop Leading and the Sword Manual.
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Perry Hall AP Ryan Imbriale Becomes New
Principal at Patapsco
Patapsco
High School and Center for the Arts has a new principal. Perry
Hall Assistant Principal Ryan Imbriale is now the top man at Patapsco,
taking over for Edmund Mitzel. “I heard so many great things about the
school. It was a fanastic meeting with the teachers and the PTSA,”
Imbriale said.
“Patapsco has so much going for it. They tell me how excited they are
to work with me.”
For those who know Imbriale, this promotion shouldn't come as a
surprise. Imbriale is known as one of the nation's top 20 emerging
leaders in education technology, as he received his “20 to Watch” award
on Oct. 27, 2008 at the association's annual T+L (Technology and
Learning) Conference in Seattle, WA. During his interview, Imbriale was
attending the National Educational Computing Conference where he won
another award. This time it was a 2009 Making IT Happen award. Making
IT Happen identifies and rewards educational technology leaders around
the United States for their commitment and innovation.
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Mrs.
Marge Rupp
with Councilman Joseph Bartenfelder
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St. Michael Teacher Retires After 42 Years
Mrs. Marge Rupp
retires from St. Michael the Archangel School after 42 years of
dedicated and distinguished service. Mrs. Rupp started her career with
St. Michael’s in 1967 as a parent and volunteer in the library. After
eight years, she was asked to be part of the staff in the library and
then later became a member of the office staff. Mrs. Rupp has served as
the school receptionist for the past six years.
The School Community celebrated her retirement with presentations
from Councilman Joseph Bartenfelder, Senator Kathy Klausmeier, Fr.
James D. Proffitt, Pastor, Mrs. Patricia R. Kelly, Principal, Faculty,
Staff, and Students, President of the Student Council, and Leaders of
the Home & School Association.
Her retirement brings sadness to the students, faculty and
families of St. Michael the Archangel School. We wish her years of joy,
good health and fun.
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St. Michael the Archangel boasts 49
Percent in Scholarships
St. Michael the
Archangel School proudly graduated 49 students on June 1, 2009. Of the
49 students, 49 percent have been awarded scholarships to Catholic High
Schools in the area. Thirty scholarships, including a fee laptop, have
been awarded to students in the Class of 2009.
The High Schools awarding these scholarships include The Catholic
High School of Baltimore, Notre Dame Preparatory, Calvert Hall College,
Archbishop Curley, Mercy and Institute of Notre Dame. In addition, The
Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Foundation and Holy Name each awarded a
scholarship.
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Dean’s List
The
following
students were named to the Dean's List at their respectively colleges
and universities
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Mt. Carmel Graduates Four Students Who
Spent a Life Time
On
May 30, 2009, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Schools graduated four students
who have attended the school since Pre-School. Kayla Kornick, Sarah
Lagaz, Kathie Jefferson and Alex Brylske have been classmates since
they were three years old. Each of these four students has been stellar
students, athletes and members of the Mt. Carmel Community. Kathie
Jefferson, who's mother is a Mt. Carmel Elementary School graduate, and
Sarah Lagaz, will both be attending Towson University in the fall. Alex
Brylske will attend St. Mary's College of Maryland and Kayla Kornick
will continue at CCBC-Essex. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel's Alumni
Association welcomes them into the group and wishes them the best as
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Congratulations to Miss Freshman of
Catholic High School
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St. Michael’s graduate
Shelby Kestler ‘08 was honored with the award of Miss Freshman of The
Catholic High School of Baltimore recently. She followed another St.
Michael’s graduate Katelyn Johnston ’07 who was honored with this award
last year.
Miss Catholic High and the other Students of the Year are honored at
the end of the school year each year during the Miss Catholic High
Assembly. Miss Catholic High is a time-honored tradition and is upheld
by the faculty, administration and students.
Each month during the school year, a student is chosen from each
class. This person demonstrates leadership and actively participates in
school activities. All students of the month are eligible for Miss
Catholic High and Student of the Year if they continue to keep the
following criteria:
• Average grade of 80 or above
• No major detentions
• No more than three minor detentions
• Good attendance rate
• Participation in school activities
• Completed application
• Interview
The Interview Committee is comprised of class advisors, two faculty
members appointed by the Principal, President of the Student Council,
Vice-President of the Student Council and Class Executive.
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