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Adult ed graduates overcome challenging situations to return to school
davem@herald-mail.comKathleen Dorman talked Sunday about her days abusing cocaine and how she was “headed in all the wrong places.” Dorman — speaking during an adult education commencement at Hagerstown Community College — said she was told that...Tags: Graduation, Schools, High Schools, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Education
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RESA agencies a focus in W.Va. education push
A network of West Virginia educational offices with a rocky history could play a major role in the ongoing push to improve the state’s public schools. The Legislature created the Regional Education Service Agencies, or RESAs, in 1972. The eight...Tags: Public Schools, Teaching and Learning, Earl Ray Tomblin, Joe Manchin III, Schools
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T'ai chi classes offered Jan. 17
An eight-week t'ai chi class, which promotes fitness and balance, will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, starting Jan. 17 at Tuscarora Elementary in Martinsburg. To register, call Berkeley County Adult Education at 304-267-3585. A second class will... -
Scholarship available for child-care providers
Hagerstown Community College and the Maryland State Department of Education are partnering to offer a joint scholarship program for child-care providers in Maryland. To be eligible for the Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund ...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Students, Awards and Prizes, Financial Aid
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HCC hosts focus group for local banking executives
The Continuing Education and Business Services Division at Hagerstown Community College recently held a focus group for local banking executives on professional development services needed in the banking industry. Mary Ellen Waltemire, president of...Tags: Occupations
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Christian schools hold professional development training day
On Nov. 9, seven area Christian schools came together for a professional development training day. The schools present were Broadfording Christian Academy, Grace Academy, Shalom Christian Academy, Heritage Academy, Cumberland Valley Christian School,...
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Washington County school officials to expand evaluation system
julieg@herald-mail.comA program for evaluating teachers, which takes into account student performance, will be expanded next semester into the rest of Washington County Public Schools, school system officials said. The program, based on the Charlotte Danielson evaluation...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Academic Progress, Teachers
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Graduate's story one of inspiration during HCC adult education commencement
davem@herald-mail.comBrandy Manspeaker dropped out of Waynesboro Area Senior High School when she was 17 years old and took a full-time job with a printing company. Manspeaker often thought about going back and getting a general equivalency diploma, but said she was "a...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Graduation, Olive Garden, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Business People - May 20
Hub Scrap Metals LLC Gregory A. Dahbura, president of Hub Scrap Metals LLC, has been honored as a “20 In Their Twenties” winner for 2012, it was announced April 13 by The Daily Record in Baltimore. The 20 in Their Twenties award honors 20 of...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Radio, Technology, Real Estate, Metal and Mineral
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Walter N. Ernst, 80
Walter N. Ernst, 80, of Oakland, Maine, loving husband of Susan J. Ernst, died April 4, 2012, at Thayer Hospital, Waterville, Maine. He was born in 1931 in Hagerstown, Md., the son of Walter N. Sr. and Alma Marie (Beard) Ernst. He was raised in Richmond,...
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Two county educators honored for technology efforts
Fountain Rock Elementary School Principal Mike Telemeco and Fountaindale Elementary School teacher Matthew Tack have been nominated for Outstanding Educators Using Technology awards and will be saluted at the Maryland Society for Educators in Technology...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Schools, Schools, Teaching and Learning, Elementary Schools
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Student, teacher, supervisor honored at Hopkins event
A student, teacher and supervisor from Washington County Public Schools were honored Feb. 29 at a gifted and talented education awards ceremony at Johns Hopkins University. Smithsburg Middle School seventh-grader Jade Lee, Boonsboro Middle School...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Culture, Awards and Prizes, Arts and Culture
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