Thats right! I’ve created a new blog about school integration. I felt it was necessary due to the fact I was posting too many irrelevant posts, so check it out!
Former Cecil County School Superintendent, Carl Roberts applies for job as Harford County Public Schools Superintendent
•May 20, 2009 • Leave a CommentIn a press release today, Harford County Public Schools announced that
Carl Roberts was Superintendent of Cecil County Public Schools from 1996 to 2008
retired Cecil County Public Schools Superintendent, Carl Roberts has been chosen as one of four candidates for their Superintendent’s job. Dr. Roberts is a Cecil County native from Perryville. He spent 20 plus years as an educator in Harford County before becoming Cecil County’s Superintendent from 1996 to 2008. For the past year, he’s been Executive Director for the Maryland Superintendent’s Association.
The other three finalists are Franklin Till, Raymond Bryant, and Robert Tomback. Dr. Till has spent the past seven years as Superintendent of Broward County, Florida Public Schools. Prior to that, he served as a Teacher, Guidance Counselor, and Administrator in the San Diego, California School District.
Raymond Bryant is Superintendent of the Elmira, New York School District. He spent several years as an educator in Maryland before serving as Associate Superintendent in District of Columbia Public Schools. Robert Tomback is an Associate Superintendent with Baltimore County Public Schools. Prior to that, he was Principal of Catonsville High School.
Here’s the link to the Harford County Public Schools Press Release…
White Marsh Elementary School teacher named Talbot County teacher of the year
•May 17, 2009 • Leave a CommentCongratulations to Daniel Davis, 4th grade teacher at White Marsh Elementary School for being chosen as Talbot County’s teacher of the year! Davis is a school bus driver turned teacher who has been with the school system for eleven years. He is known for his use of technology in the classroom.
Below is an article written by the Star Democrat in Easton, Maryland…
Talbot names teacher of the year
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| PHOTO BY ROXANE DOSTER WATTS Talbot County’s Teacher of the Year was named Tuesday. Pictured from the left are Kathy Dill, social studies specialist with Talbot County Public Schools; Dr. Karen Salmon, superintendent of Talbot County Public Schools; Daniel Davis, Talbot County Teacher of the Year; and Dr. Marcia Sprankle, White Marsh Elementary School principal. |
Daniel Davis surprised on planned day off
By KRISTYN ECOCHARD Staff Writer
TRAPPE White Marsh Elementary School teacher Daniel Davis and his fourth-grade class were surprised Wednesday morning when Davis was named Talbot County’s Teacher of the Year.
Talbot County Superintendent Dr. Karen Salmon, WMES Principal Dr. Marcia Sprankle, Kathy Dill, social studies specialist, and David Wheeler congratulated Davis with a cake, balloons, flowers and the key to a minivan.
Davis was not even scheduled to work Wednesday. He, his wife and his son just welcomed a baby girl last week and Sprankle had to make up a story about a coworker being honored to get him to the school. He makes three county Teachers of the Year on site at White Marsh Elementary.
“This is unbelievable!” Davis said. “It’s been a great year for me, I really appreciate this so much. I’m so excited!”
His class cheered for him and his colleagues ducked into the room to congratulate him.
“I love you guys; I love this profession,” he said.
Salmon and Dill also congratulated Davis and agreed with Sprankle and Wheeler that he was one of the most fun to surprise.
“On behalf of the Talbot County Teacher of the Year committee, we thank you,” Dill said tearfully. “We are so glad to have you as Talbot County’s premier teacher.”
As county Teacher of the Year, Davis and his family are invited to several summer events and a gala in October.
“We hope you’ll be a finalist and be Maryland State Teacher of the Year,” Salmon said.
Davis has worked at White Marsh Elementary since 1998. Prior to that, he worked for the county as a school bus driver until his boss suggested he become a teacher.
“We have a really cool machine here,” he said. “We’re looking forward to growing and we want it to shine.”
His niche has always been technology, as part of his doctoral research he worked with Promethean Activboards. The boards are white boards that have multimedia capabilities and enable anything that can be seen or done on a computer screen to be projected onto a whiteboard. Davis said he works to integrate technology, including those active boards, into his classes everyday.
“One of the most exciting things was the support in allowing me to get those active boards,” he said. “The PTO bought two.”
Davis said he wants to develop more curriculum and a Web site so more teachers can use the active boards in their daily lesson plans.
“It’s an awesome tool to build up background,” he said.
Before entering education, Davis was an airline pilot for 23 years. He has two daughters from a previous marriage, Danielle, 23, and Carley Rose, 18.
Davis has a BA in elementary education and M.ED. in reading from Salisbury University. He currently is completing his doctorate at UMES in educational leadership and also is an associate faculty member at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills.
He is a member of the International Reading Association and teacher sponsor of the MESA program at his school.
Davis resides in Cambridge with his wife and two young children.
Copyright © 2009 – The Star-Democrat
Youtube Videos of Bernard Purdie, the World’s Most Recorded Drummer and the First African Amercian to Integrate Schools in Cecil County
•May 10, 2009 • Leave a CommentAs some of you may recall, I wrote a post about Bernard Purdie on this blog in October (Click here to see it). To refresh your memory, Bernard Purdie was the first African American to integrate a school in Cecil County. He graduated from Elkton High School in 1960 after getting most of his education at the George Washington Carver School.
While looking around on the website everyone knows, You Tube, I came across several videos of Mr. Purdie. I thought it would be a good idea to post some them on here. Take a look…
Congratulations to Cathie Lenhoff, Cecil County teacher of the year!
•May 6, 2009 • Leave a CommentCongratulations to Elkton High School German Teacher, Cathie Lenhoff for being chosen as Cecil County’s teacher of the year! Ms. Lenhoff has been teaching at Elkton for 35 years and is also a former student there. I’ve never had Mrs. Lenhoff as a teacher, but I had the chance to meet her while I was helping out at the Friends of the Library booth for the Cecil County Public Schools Employee Wellness Day last Friday. She seems like a friendly and caring person. I’m sure she’s also a great teacher. Congrats Mrs. Lenhoff!
Cathy Lenhoff. Picture taken from the Cecil County Public Schools website, http://www.ccps.org
Video of Maryland History Day photos
•April 28, 2009 • Leave a CommentHere’s a video I made from some of the pictures I took at Maryland History Day. Enjoy!
Congrats to Rising Sun High School student Lindsey McGinley
•April 28, 2009 • 1 CommentI wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate fellow Cecil Countian, Lindsey McGinley for earning an award for her Maryland History Day project! Lindsey, a student at Rising Sun High School created a documentary called “Contents Under Pressure”. It earned an award for “Excellence in Science and Techonolgy”. I didn’t get a chance to see her documentary but I’m sure it was great! Once again, congrats Lindsey!
Lindsey McGinley
THIS JUST IN: Award results from Maryland History Day on Saturday
•April 28, 2009 • Leave a CommentI just got an email with the list of award results from Maryland History Day. I would of posted this on Saturday, but I didn’t have this list to do so. Anyway, here you go!
ADVANCERS TO THE NATIONAL HISTORY DAY CONTEST
JUNIOR PAPERS
Student: Michael Keen
Topic: Billy Mitchell: Relentless Advocate for Aviation
School: Homeschool
County: Montgomery County
Teacher: Christine Keen
Student: Rachel Knobel
Topic: Thomas Paine: The Lost Founder Lives On
School: Wilde Lake Middle School
County: Howard County
Teacher: Laura Attridge
JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITS
Student: Faith Chung
Topic: Gustave Eiffel: Magician of Iron
School: Patuxent Valley Middle School
County: Howard County
Teachers: Leila Mahlin, Ed Esbrandt
Student: Georgia Bussink
Topic: Dr. William S. Halstead – Father of the Surgical Glove
School: Meade Middle School
County: Anne Arundel County
Teacher: Robi Gilbertson
JUNIOR GROUP EXHIBITS
Students: Jackie Joyal, Grace Larsen
Topic: Jane Goodall: Hero to All
School: Northern Middle School
County: Calvert County
Teacher: Carli Griffin
Students: Monica Gerber, Sarah Greenwell
Topic: Lewis Hine: The Photographer of Child Labor
School: Northern Middle School
County: Calvert County
Teachers: Devin Page
JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARIES
Student: Ryan Burton
Topic: Benjamin O. Davis
School: Milton Somers Middle School
County: Charles County
Teachers: Kyle Gobe
Student: Avait Chauhan
Topic: Nikola Tesla: The Father of the Modern World
School: Patuxent Valley Middle School
County: Howard County
Teacher: Leila Mahlin, Ed Esbrandt
JUNIOR GROUP DOCUMENTARIES
Students: Langston Cotman, Isabel Hendrix-Jenkins, Nick Park
Topic: D.A. Henderson: Pioneer in Smallpox Eradication
School: Eastern Middle School
County: Montgomery County
Teacher: Laurie Hawe
Students: David Hessler, Nicole Moy, Sydney Sanial
Topic: Rachel Carson: Mother of Environmentalism
School: Lime Kiln Middle School
County: Howard County
Teachers: Tracy Spillman
JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES
Student: Daniel Goldstein
Topic: Eva Peron: Hero to the Poor
School: Ellicott Mills Middle School
County: Howard County
Teacher: Cindy Waugh
Student: Alanna Natanson
Topic: That Flanagan Woman: The Story of Hallie Flanagan in Three Parts
School: Eastern Middle School
County: Montgomery County
Teacher: Laurie Hawe
JUNIOR GROUP PERFORMANCES
Students: Sarah Goldberg, Hannah Hwong, Temi Ibirogba, Sarika Ramaswamy
Topic: Katharine Graham: The Rise of the Washington Post during Watergate
School: Eastern Middle School
County: Montgomery County
Teacher: Laurie Hawe
Students: Maria Ayoub, Shaelyn Cavanaugh
Topic: Sarah Osborne
School: Dunloggin Middle School
County: Howard County
Teachers: Pam Kidwell
JUNIOR WEB SITES
Student: Kimberly Lopez
Topic: She Saved Our Doomed Babies: Helen Taussig’s Contribution to Medical Science
School: Calvert Middle School
County: Calvert County
Teacher: Julei Darrach
Students: Calvin Davies, Cameron Forrest, Ronnie Forster
Topic: Nicola Tesla
School: Mill Creek Middle School
County: Calvert County
Teacher: Art Wittig
SENIOR PAPERS
Student: Dominika Hosova
Topic: Marian Rejewski
School: Boonsboro High School
County: Washington County
Teacher: Cory Matheny
Student: Sheena Tadikonda
Topic: Elizabeth Blackwell
School: North East High School
County: Cecil County
Teacher: Paul Armstrong
SENIOR INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITS
Student: Dana Katzenelson
Topic: Philip G. Zimbardo: The Stanford Prison Experiment and Beyond
School: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
County: Baltimore City
Teacher: Dennis Jutras, Maureen O’Neill
Student: Gregory Segal
Topic: Grover Cleveland versus Congress: Strengthening the Executive Branch
School: Walter Johnson High School
County: Montgomery County
Teacher: Nathan Schwartz, Micah Wiggins
SENIOR GROUP EXHIBITS
Students: Julia Singleton, Joe Wan
Topic: Rachel Carson: An Environmental Legacy
School: Wilde Lake High School
County: Howard County
Teacher: Katherine Volpe
Students: Katja Harper, Danikquia Starks
Topic: Muhammad Yunus: Revolutionary Against Poverty
School: Eleanor Roosevelt High School
County: Prince George’s County
Teacher: Julian Lord
SENIOR INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARIES
Student: Lauren White
Topic: Art as Activism: The Compelling Paintings of Ben Shahn
School: Huntingtown High School
County: Calvert County
Teacher: Mary Casey
Student: Nathan Rehr
Topic: Sargent Shriver: From Idealism to Institution
School: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
County: Baltimore City
Teachers: Dennis Jutras, Maureen O’Neill
SENIOR GROUP DOCUMENTARIES
Students: Shaniqua Armstead, Jonae Mayfield, Erin Washington
Topic: Frederick Douglass: Slavery to Success
School: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
County: Baltimore City
Teacher: Dennis Jutras, Maureen O’Neill
Students: Jeanie Lai, Warner Lai, Eboni Lightner
Topic: Nature Trail to Hope: John Muir’s Quest for Environmental Justice
School: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
County: Baltimore City
Teacher: Dennis Jutras, Maureen O’Neill
SENIOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES
Student: Joanna Guy
Topic: Militant Quaker: Alice Paul and the Final Campaign for Women’s Suffrage
School: Southern Garrett High School
County: Garrett County
Teacher: David Bender
Student: Christopher Perdue
Topic: Ne’er To Be Forgotten: The Legacy of Robert Burns
School: Perdue Academy
County: Montgomery County
Teacher: Susan Perdue
SENIOR GROUP PERFORMANCES
Students: Katherine Marshall, Rebecca Mitchell, Rachel Petro
Topic: Lives Forever Changed: Stanton and Mott
School: Urbana High School
County: Frederick County
Teachers: Colleen Bernard
Students: Cora Lesure, Paige Weaver
Topic: The Legacy of William Shakespeare
School: Annapolis Senior High School
County: Anne Arundel County
Teacher: Kimberly Chiang
SENIOR WEB SITES
Student: Alice Chang, Eva Morgun, Lina Valivullah
Topic: Benjamin Franklin: The Model American
School: Walter Johnson High School
County: Montgomery County
Teachers: Nathan Schwartz, Micah Wiggins
Student: Max Cushner
Topic: Clara Barton: The World’s Nurse
School: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
County: Baltimore City
Teacher: Dennis Jutras, Maureen O’Neill
SPECIAL AWARDS
SPECIAL PRIZE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, sponsored by the We the People Program of the National Endowment for the Humanities:
Students: Kasey Campbell, Devin Harrington, Vaughn Midder
Topic: Duke Ellington: Transcending Limitations
Category: Group Exhibit
School: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
County: Baltimore City
Teacher: Dennis Jutras, Maureen O’Neill
SPECIAL PRIZE IN CULTURAL HISTORY, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities:
Student: Andrew Wang
Topic: Robert Morrison and the Impact of Early Western Missionaries to China
Category: Research Paper
School: Ellicott Mills Middle School
County: Howard County
Teacher: Teacher: Cindy Waugh
THE BARRY A. LANMAN AWARD FOR ORAL HISTORY, MARTHA ROSS CENTER FOR ORAL HISTORY, UMBC, sponsored by John D. Willard V:
Students: Marilou Chanel, Kirstie Coombs, Taylor Rigsby, Anne Rueckerl
Topic: Fred W. Besley: A Man of Vision
Category: Group Exhibit
School: Northern Middle School
County: Washington County
Teachers: Donna Almany, Archie Graff
Student: David Phelps
Topic: George C. Marshall: Champion of Europe
Category: Research Paper
School: Eleanor Roosevelt High School
County: Prince George’s County
Teacher: Kathleen Deery
THE EMILY HOFFMAN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY, sponsored by Amy Plummer and Kenneth Hoffman:
Student: Ryan Burton
Topic: Benjamin O. Davis
Category: Individual Documentary
School: Milton Somers Middle School
County: Charles County
Teacher: Kristen Mitchell
Student: Lauren White
Topic: Art as Activism: The Compelling Paintings of Ben Shahn
Category: Individual Documentary
School: Huntingtown High School
County: Calvert County
Teacher: Mary Casey
SPECIAL PRIZE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY, sponsored by AKRF, Inc.:
Student: Suzy Cahn
Topic: Breaking the Silence with “Silent Spring”
Category: Website
School: John Hanson Middle School
County: Charles County
Teacher: Victoria Demarco-Logue
Student: Nora Keller
Topic: Dian Fossey
Category: Research Paper
School: Huntingtown High School
County: Calvert County
Teachers: James Hall
SPECIAL PRIZE IN ETHICAL ISSUES IN HISTORY, sponsored by the Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics, University of Baltimore:
Student: Louis Demaso
Topic: Allan Cormack’s Impact on History
Category: Individual Documentary
School: Matapeake Middle School
County: Queen Anne’s County
Teacher: Curtis George
Student: Jocelyn Polansky
Topic: Henry Clay: A Man of Compromise, a Man of Character
Category: Research Paper
School: North East High School
County: Cecil County
Teachers: Paul Armstrong
SPECIAL PRIZE IN LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY, sponsored by Paul Mogin, Esquire, Williams and Connolly LLP, Washington, DC:
Student: Sara Hetherington
Topic: Chief Sitting Bull
Category: Individual Exhibit
School: Smithsburg Middle School
County: Washington County
Teachers: Nancy Souders, Jesse Smith
Student: Dillon Hagius
Topic: Ellery Schempp and School Prayer: Establishment v. Free Exercise
Category: Research Paper
School: Atholton High School
County: Howard County
Teacher: Natalie Kelly
SPECIAL PRIZE IN MARYLAND HISTORY, sponsored by the Maryland Historical Society:
Student: Georgia Bussink
Topic: Dr. William S. Halstead – Father of the Surgical Glove
Category: Individual Exhibit
School: Meade Middle School
County: Anne Arundel County
Teacher: Robi Gilbertson
Student: Kasey Raines
Topic: John Wilkes Booth: The Individual in History
Category: Individual Documentary
School: Huntingtown High School
County: Calvert County
Teachers: James Hall
SPECIAL PRIZE IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION, sponsored by the Maryland Historical Trust:
Students: Melanie Berger, Elise Calanni, Rachel Calanni
Topic: James Rouse: The City Gardener
Category: Group Documentary
School: Lime Kiln Middle School
County: Howard County
Teacher: Tracy Spillman
Students: Shaniqua Armstead, Jonae Mayfield, Erin Washington
Topic: Frederick Douglass: Slavery to Success
Category: Group Documentary
School: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
County: Baltimore City
Teacher: Dennis Jutras, Maureen O’Neill
SPECIAL PRIZE IN MILITARY HISTORY, sponsored by the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society:
Students: Jamie Prendergast, Marissa Stepler
Topic: Rose O’Neal Greenhow: Confederate Spy
Category: Group Documentary
School: Brunswick Middle School
County: Frederick County
Teacher: Scott Strait
Students: Min Lee, Grace Lim
Topic: Admiral Yi-Sun Shin
Category: Group Exhibit
School: Arundel High School
County: Anne Arundel County
Teacher: Michael Yuscavage
SPECIAL PRIZE IN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, sponsored by Rev. Florence L. Ledyard, Rector, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church:
Student: Riley Mazariegos
Topic: Elie Wiesel: Prisoner to Peacemaker
Category: Individual Exhibit
School: Grace Episcopal Day School
County: Montgomery County
Teacher: Reginald Wills
Student: Loraine Viar
Topic: Pope John Paul II: A Beacon of Light in a World of Darkness
Category: Individual Documentary
School: North Hagerstown High School
County: Washington County
Teacher: Samuel Spinder
SPECIAL PRIZE IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, sponsored by UMBC Human Context of Science and Technology Program:
Students: Jacob Peters, Lucas Razanauskas
Topic: Soaring to Success: Wings That Changed the World – The Wright Brothers
Category: Group Exhibit
School: Crofton Middle School
County: Anne Arundel County
Teacher: Ty Bosnjak
Student: Lindsey McGinley
Topic: Contents Under Pressure
Category: Individual Documentary
School: Rising Sun High School
County: Cecil County
Teacher: Gail Dillaway
SPECIAL PRIZE IN SOCIAL HISTORY, sponsored Maryland State Society, Colonial Dames XVII Century:
Students: Julia Fine, So Jung Kim, Sierra Polston
Topic: Edith Green: The Referee of Gender Discrimination
Category: Group Performance
School: Eastern Middle School
County: Montgomery County
Teacher: Laurie Hawe
Student: Jake Fletcher
Topic: Robert Gould Shaw: Paving the Way for African American Soldiers
Category: Research Paper
School: Eleanor Roosevelt High School
County: Prince George’s County
Teacher: Kathleen Deery
SPECIAL PRIZE IN WOMEN’S HISTORY, sponsored by the Women and Gender Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County:
Student: Ashlyn Hormuth
Topic: Wilma Rudolph
Category: Individual Exhibit
School: Mount Savage Middle School
County: Allegany County
Teacher: Tammy Fochtman
SPECIAL PRIZE IN WOMEN’S HISTORY, sponsored by the Women’s Studies Department, University of Maryland, College Park:
Student: Emily Brown
Topic: My Neck Is My Own: The Courage of Virginia Hall, WWII Spy
Category: Individual Exhibit
School: Middletown High School
City: Frederick County
Teacher: Allison Weese
TEACHER AWARDS
HISTORY DAY TEACHER OF THE YEAR:
Margaret “Terri” O’Connell, Mayfield Woods Middle School, Howard County
DISTRICT TEACHER AWARDS:
Allegany County: Lynn Muir, Westmar Middle School
Anne Arundel County: Anne Yakaitis, Corkran Middle School
Calvert County: Margaret Land, Plum Point Middle School
Cecil County: Richard Opp, Rising Sun High School
Central District: Debbie Rosenberg, St. William of York School, Baltimore City
Charles County: Kathy Cooke, St. Peter’s School
Frederick County: Judith Reilly, West Frederick Middle School
Garrett County: Gary Thompson, Southern Middle School
Howard County: Margaret “Terri” O’Connell, Mayfield Woods Middle School
Montgomery County: Nathan Schwartz, Walter Johnson High School
Queen Anne’s County: Brad Engel, Kent Island High School
St. Mary’s County: Anne Vallandingham, Chopticon High School
Washington County: Donna Almany, Northern Middle School
Special Recogniation: Fawn Mete, Stephen Decatur Middle School, Worcester County
EARLIER HISTORY DAY POSTS UPDATED!
•April 27, 2009 • Leave a CommentAs some of you may recall from one of my earlier posts, I mentioned that I will update some of my posts from History Day. Well, I’ve updated them! I updated the post about Bo Manor High School students, and the one about Kim Lopez. Be sure to take a look!
Pictures of three exhibit award winners at Maryland History Day
•April 26, 2009 • Leave a Comment
- Riley Mazariegos, a middle school student at Grace Episcopal Day School won an award the award “Excellence in Religious History” for his project about Holacaust survivior Elie Wiesel
Emily Brown, a student at Middletown High School in Frederick County, earned the award for "Excellence in Woman's History" for her project about WWII spy Virginia Hall
Gregory Segal, a student at Walter Johnson High School in Montgomery earned 2nd place in the senior individual exhibits and will be advancing to Nationals. His project was about Grover Cleaveland.
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