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Towson nursing students at USMH attend conference
The nursing students from Towson University at University System of Maryland at Hagerstown attended and participated in the Health Occupations Students of America competition as judges for the state event on April 18. It was the 34th annual state...Tags: Education, Justice System, University System of Maryland, Colleges and Universities, Students
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HCC honor society gains regional recognition
The Pi Theta Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at Hagerstown Community College recently received several awards at the Phi Theta Kappa Regional Convention. The HCC Pi Theta Chapter was awarded the Five Star Chapter Development Award; the 2013...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Colleges and Universities, Students, Human Interest
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Mail Call - May 20
“I don’t understand how the judicial system works, when someone is arrested for drunken driving and kills a female passenger that was in the car, and gets six months probation — and then someone gets 14 months in jail for robbery....Tags: Planned Parenthood, Politics, Teachers, Personal Weapon Control, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Maryland Public Schools seeks to diversify teaching corps
Capital News ServiceMike Williams recalls having only one black, male teacher during his K-12 education in Montgomery County, Md. “I felt a bit isolated. That’s coming from me, and I was fairly popular. I was an athlete,” said Williams, 43, now a social...Tags: Teachers, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Elections, Colleges and Universities, Students
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Elinor S. McLeod
janeth@herald-mail.comElinor McLeod came from a long line of female educators, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother who were teachers. She went on to become one of the first female principals for Washington County Public Schools and served many county...Tags: Frostburg State University, Heart Attack, Teachers, Washington, DC, PTA
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Student news
Alexis “Lexi” Amy Bryan received a bachelor’s degree in business supply chain and information systems from the Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University. Bryan spent four years at the main campus in University Park,...Tags: Small Businesses, Real Estate, Financial Aid, The Pennsylvania State University, Services and Shopping
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298 Washington County high school seniors honored at Celebration of Excellence
Student achievement was recognized at the annual Washington County Public Schools Celebration of Excellence on May 15 at North Hagerstown High School. The highest achieving students in the Class of 2013 were recognized. Students honored have achieved...Tags: Education, High Schools, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Schools, Students
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School board gets a lesson on flavored milk
julieg@herald-mail.comThe school system’s got milk — from low-fat to fat and lactose free — in a variety of flavors. Chocolate is the favorite milk flavor of students in Washington County Public Schools, followed by vanilla, according to the school system&...Tags: Education, Strawberries
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Speaker identifies with student athletes recognized at True Grit Awards
will.robinson@herald-mail.comSt. Maria Goretti outdoor track and cross country coach Mike Spinnler took the podium at Tuesday’s 32nd True Grit Awards banquet like a minister in front of his congregation. The keynote speaker of the awards spoke of 2011 keynote speaker Susan...Tags: Baseball, Learning Disability, YMCA, Clubs and Associations, Track and Field
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Retired astronaut encourages Western Heights students to follow dreams
julieg@herald-mail.comRetired NASA astronaut Don Thomas encouraged Western Heights Middle School eighth-graders to follow their dreams and to persevere, as he did. “If you forget everything else I told you here today, the one thing I want you to remember is to never...Tags: Education, NASA, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Space Programs, Atlantic Ocean
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Waynesboro Area School District reading program recognized
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA Waynesboro Area School District program helping first- and second-graders become stronger readers recently received recognition from education professionals. The Early Birds program at Fairview, Mowrey and Summitview elementary schools provides...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Apple iPad, Students
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Digital writing program keeps students engaged
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comLaMarc Hilliard, a fifth-grader at Emma K Doub Elementary School who wrote a story on his iPad about a turkey helping a chicken find treasure that was stolen by a group called the “bling bling crew,” was able to project what he wrote from...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Apple iPad, Apple iPod, Students
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