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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: Elections, Human Interest, Politics, Colleges and Universities, Students
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Ladies of the Elks presents citizenship awards to students
The Ladies of the Elks and Associates held its third annual citizenship awards program May 6 at Elks Lodge 378 in Hagerstown. The organization presented awards and scholarships to two seniors from each of the nine Washington County Public High Schools....
Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Education, Politics, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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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: Teachers, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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County students do well in history competition at UMBC
About 550 middle and high students, along with their parents and teachers, converged on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County on April 27 to compete in the Maryland History Day competition. Several Washington County students...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Culture, Teachers, Arts and Culture, Anglicanism
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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: Howard University, Minority Groups, Teachers, Politics, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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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, Washington, DC, Heart Attack, Teachers, Colleges and Universities
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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: High Schools, Schools, Education, Human Interest, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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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: Strawberries, Education
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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: Clubs and Associations, Dyslexia, YMCA, Track and Field, Lifestyle and Leisure
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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: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Science, Atlantic Ocean, Willard Hackerman, Rocketry
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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 iPod, Apple iPad, Students
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