Thursday, April 18, 2013
Erika Brannock is still in a Boston hospital after being injured Monday during the Boston Marathon bombings.
Friends and family have asked a Pikesville church to hold a vigil Thursday evening for Ellicott City native Erika Brannock, who was injured in the Boston Marathon bombings. Rev. Adrien Dawson said she plans to speak about "How Can We Focus on Healing?" at the event set for 8 p.m. at St. Marks on the Hill Episcopal Church, 1620 Reisterstown Rd. "We will talk about that feeling of helplessness," Dawson said Thursday after an unrelated gathering in Owings Mills. "She will have a long journey of healing when she comes back." All are welcome to attend, she said, noting that the vigil will help family in the Baltimore area deal with the tragedy. "Feel free to come and offer your prayers and support for this young woman and her family who have …
Bobby Chin asked out his prom date with a song that has gone viral.
Do you remember how your prom date asked you out for the big night? Chances are Sofia, a Centennial High School student, won’t be forgetting how 18-year-old Bobby Chin asked her to Centennial’s senior prom, scheduled for this weekend (April 20). With a flower in his hair and a friend casually strumming a guitar nearby in the high school hallway, Chin sang about how he met Sofia six months ago. He sang about her smile and how it made him laugh. “What are you doing on 4/20? That’s our prom, want to go with somebody?” he sang as a crowd of students gathered behind her. And the kicker, which came with the deliverance of a flower: “Make my dreams come true.” Chin’s song – and the video of it -- was so endearing it was covered by the New York …
The America’s Most Challenging High School rankings is published by the Washington Post.
All 12 of Howard County’s public high schools made the list of America’s Most Challenging High Schools, published annually by the Washington Post. A total of 123 Maryland high schools were on the national list, which had a total of 1,933 high schools ranked Rankings were based on index scores that were calculated based on the number of college-level tests given at the school in 2012 divided by the number of graduates that year, the Post said. Do you agree with the rankings? Tell us in the comments below. The publication also took into account the percentage of students who qualified for lunch subsidies and how many graduates passed at least one college-level test during high school, according to the Post. School Name/Location/National/DC-…
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Matthew Winner is applying his interest in video games to pioneer new ways to teach students math.
In the middle of the library at Longfellow Elementary, a second grade student held a black Nintendo Wii controller and was swinging it methodically at a virtual ping-pong ball as it bounced back and forth on a projector screen. "Now that you've reached 20 points, you only have 30 more seconds to get as high of a score as possible," said Matthew Winner, the librarian, to the student. There were about 15 other students in the room, cheering on the young boy as the volley continued. "That's it! You're done!" said Winner, "Now note the score yellow team, 57." Nearby, the two other second graders that made up the yellow team wrote the 57 along with their other scores of 12 and 6 on pieces of paper. Then they added the scores together, for a …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Graduation dates announced later than usual due to Merriweather Post Pavilion schedule.
The Howard County Public School System has announced its commencement schedule - a little later than usual. "Many parents have asked why the graduation schedule announcement was delayed this year," spokesperson Rebecca Amani-Dove wrote in a statement. Merriweather Post Pavilion, where all commencement ceremonies will be taking place, has provided use of its facility for more than two decades, Amani-Dove wrote. As part of an agreement, Merriweather can schedule concerts into early June until April 15. "In prior years, the facility has often been able to provide the graduation schedule before that date, but could not do so this year," Amani-Dove wrote. Each ceremony will be broadcast on HCPSS TV and on the HCPSS TV website within hours of…
The Mockingbird Foundation has supplied The Linwood Center with a grant for musical instruments.
A nonprofit foundation set up by fans of the band Phish has awarded Ellicott City’s Linwood Center a grant for its fine arts program. The Mockingbird Foundation this year announced 10 grants worth more than $46,000 to support music education for children. Included in those grants is $4,000 for musical instruments for The Linwood Center, a school for children with autism. The instruments will come as the school prepares for groundbreaking on a new, 36,000-square-foot building, which will allow the school – the only autism-specific nonpublic school near Howard County, according to a statement from the school – to admit a broader range of students. The school provides education and residential programs and “autism-specific life span services…
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Learn about a different kind of Maryland "crab," where Costco fans are flocking and how a flash heat wave felled students. Be prepared with all the Maryland news across Patch.
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Sunday, April 14
By Patch Staff Relationship Between Army Recruiter and Slain Rockville Teen Examined As the community grieves, details are emerging about the nature of the relationship between a Rockville High School student and an Army recruiter whom police say shot and killed the teen before killing himself at his Germantown home. Blue Angels Cancel Remaining Air Shows in 2013 The rest of the season—including the air show in Annapolis—was canceled due to budget constraints in the defense department, an official said. Michelle Obama to Speak at Bowie State University Commencement The first lady will address approximately 600 graduates during commencement excercises on May 17, and BSU will confer an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree upon the first lady. …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Grace McComas, 15, was a Glenelg High School sophomore.
A bill known as “Grace’s Law,” inspired by a 15-year-old Howard County teen who committed suicide on Easter Sunday in 2012, would make it a crime to bully someone repeatedly online, according to the Baltimore Sun. McComas’s parents told media outlets that she was harassed online for months before her death. Grace’s suicide resulted in an outcry of condemnation against bullying. Her friends wore blue – Grace’s favorite color – at her funeral, and went on to wear “Blue4Grace” to make visible their stance against bullying. Howard County Republican Allan Kittleman sponsored the Senate version of the bill, which was introduced by Rep. John Cardin, a Baltimore County Democrat. Last week, the Senate approved the bill, which Kittleman called “…
Students can now buy breakfast upon arrival at Howard County schools.
The Howard County Public Schools System’s Board of Education announced they will now offer breakfast for students in the mornings upon arrival to school. Options for breakfast will include staples such as bagels and yogurt, as well as other foods that will be peanut free to reduce to risk of allergic reactions. The price for each breakfast will be $1.75. For those in the reduced lunch program, each breakfast will cost 30 cents. Children enrolled in the free lunch program will also be eligible for free breakfast. Some of the schools will offer breakfast to students in each classroom while others will utilize a grab-and-go model. The grab-and-go model will allow students to pay for their breakfast in the cafeteria before walking to …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
A presentation in Ellicott City focused on safety during Senior Week in Ocean City.
An Ocean City police officer offered this plea to Howard County high school students, who attended a presentation in Ellicott City this week about how to stay safe during Senior Week in Ocean City: “I’m begging you not to” drink, said Officer Howard Caplan of the Ocean City Police Department, according to the Howard County Times. And if students do drink, Caplan urged them not to drive. Take our POLL: Drinking or Texting, Which Is Bigger Issue For Teens Driving on Prom Night? The April 8 event at Mount Hebron was sponsored by the high school’s PTSA and HC Drug Free, which aims to eliminate alcohol and drug abuse among young people, according to the Howard County Times. There have been safety concerns in Ocean City in the past related to …
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1:57 pm on Friday, April 19, 2013
It seems to be a big thing around here that a "grand gesture" is "needed" or done when asking someone to the prom. I have heard about using the homeroom announcement, inserting the question into a cooperative teachers classroom powerpoint presentation, and covering a car with post it notes. :) more ›