TOWSON, MD—Four Baltimore County Public Schools students have been named finalists in the 32nd Annual “Champions of Courage” Black History Month Essay Competition presented by M&T Bank. They will appear this winter, along with 16 other Baltimore-area student finalists, on FOX45, The CW Baltimore, and MyTV Baltimore saluting their personal heroes. The finalists from BCPS are: Sharcorya Jones, Milford Mill […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has recognized its first FishMaryland Master Angler Award recipient. Gary Simpson, of Nottingham, caught a total of 10 different species meeting all the minimum set requirements of the department’s new recreational fishing award program. Simpson’s award-sized catches include: chain pickerel, largemouth bass, white perch, walleye, striped bass, crappie, smallmouth bass, blue crab, red […]
TOWSON, MD—Avery Markakis, a Grade 7 student at Loch Raven Technical Academy, is seeking online votes to move forward in the Celebration of Music contest. The national youth talent search, hosted by 18-year-old Ethan Bortnick, begins with a regional round. The competition is open to bands, musicians, singers, and dancers from ages 4 to 25. T The Baltimore competition features […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Board of Elections, in partnership with the Fine Arts Office of the Maryland State Department of Education, has extended the deadline for submissions in a statewide “I VOTED” Sticker State Elections Student Art Competition. The competition is accepting entries until October 25th and is open to all public school students, from pre-K through 12th grade. The […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – The cows are on the loose. Chick-Fil-A in Nottingham Square has announced that 100 of their mini-cows have “escaped.” The restaurant is asking local residents and customers to help wrangle up the strays and return them by July 9th, which just happens to be Cow Appreciation Day. On July 9th, customers who dress like a cow get […]
TOWSON, MD – The winners of Baltimore County Public Schools annual Black History Month Writing Contest have been announced. More than 100 students entered the contest, which was cosponsored by the BCPS Offices of English Language Arts and Social Studies. Entries were received from 21 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, and three high schools. The honored students are: K – […]
TOWSON – Artwork by Baltimore County Public Schools students has earned honors in two contests and one juried art exhibition. Two BCPS students earned honors in the Maryland Art Education Association Youth Art Month Maryland Flag Contest. Kimberly Zepeda Garcia, a Grade 10 student at Parkville High School, was named the high school level winner. Her art teacher is Matt […]
Spc. Gerald L. Villamar, 629th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion, took third place in this year’s U.S. Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition July 22 – 27. The Nottingham resident arrived before sunrise to the busiest Army Guard training center in the nation with confidence and ambition, seeking to take the title of Best Warrior. To get here, Villamar was previously named […]