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Mark C. Halsey: Nourishing educational seedlings
U.S. News & World Report announced recently two news stories that directly relate to Washington County. First, they published their national rankings of high schools, broken down by state. Of Washington County’s 10 high schools, eight were ranked in...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Engineering, Business
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Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.
The principal’s voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up. But before all of the youngsters could get...Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Natural Disasters, Briarwood, Tornadoes
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New Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics campus in Washington County to help fill industry void
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comWith the national aviation industry experiencing a workforce shortage of aircraft mechanics and technicians, a new Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics training facility in Hagerstown might go a long way toward helping train the workers of tomorrow, a...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Teaching and Learning, Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Corporate Officers, Business
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USMH graduate shares her inspiring story with other achievers at ceremony
holly.shok@herald-mail.comIt was seconds after taking the stage that 26-year-old Elese Wade was choking back tears. “I’ve had sleepless nights, tear-filled days and my finances stretched to the limit. I can honestly say that being finished now feels so good,”...Tags: Science, Frostburg State University, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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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: Health and Safety at School, Frostburg State University, Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning
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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...
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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: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Montgomery County (Maryland), Howard University, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Land grant university system helped farmers become students
I am constantly amazed between what I think people know and what they actually know. This reality manifests itself in many ways. Just the other day I heard a radio trivia contest and the question was in what city is Independence Hall? The answer given was...
Tags: Financial Aid, University of Maryland, College Park, Colleges and Universities, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Teaching and Learning
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Shiga, county's teacher of the year, speaks at Rotary Club of Long Meadows gathering
Ayako Shiga, Washington County Teacher of the Year and member of the Boonsboro High School faculty, spoke to the Rotary Club of Long Meadows on April 22. Shiga, who teaches Japanese, is a native of Tokyo. During her speech she explained that as a high...
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Washington County student art show has 'isms' for everyone
dona@herald-mail.comMore than 500 people wandered past the artworks of hundreds of Washington County middle and high school students during a reception Sunday at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, taking in works such as “Golden Eyes” and “This is...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Fine Arts, Arts, Teaching and Learning, Museums
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Feed to Achieve aims to power W.Va. students to success
Students should notice West Virginia’s ambitious new plan to target child hunger while improving academic performance when they arrive this fall. Expanding access to breakfast is likely the first component of the Feed to Achieve Act that will...Tags: Nutrition, Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest, Public Schools
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Md. poet laureate Stanley Plumly comes to Hagerstown
chrisc@herald-mail.comStanley Plumly has received many awards and published many books in his long career in poetry. And for the past four years, the University of Maryland, College Park English professor has been Maryland’s poet laureate. But this particular honor...Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Poetry, Colleges and Universities, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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