Awards and Prizes

Head of the Class: Locals scoring honors, degrees

2012-05-21 07:21:00

Paige Cook, of Parkton, recently participated in a Spring Break trip to Japan, as part of her "Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy" class at Washington College, Chestertown. Olivia A. Cypull, of Baldwin, a senior at Loch Raven High School is a...

Hereford Zone car show rolls into Hunt Valley

2012-05-16 12:00:00

What started as a display of vintage cars to give a nostalgic feel to Hereford High School's 50th anniversary party in 2004 has turned into an annual car show that draws more than 250 cars, street rods, trucks, motorcycles and even fire engines. The...

Aberdeen's Bachman, C. Milton Wright's King top Cesky winners

2012-05-17 09:36:00

A collection of 24 Harford County high school scholar athletes were joined by their parents, coaches and school administrators at the Richlin Ballroom in Edgewood Wednesday evening to hear which boy and girl in the group of honorees would receive $5,000...

Column: Arbutus church's annual camping trip for deaf and blind needs financial support

2012-05-16 00:00:00

Christ Deaf Church's members and friends do their best to help raise funds for deaf and blind adults who'd like to go camping. The group's yearly push to solicit donations for scholarship money usually pays off well. However, this year, there are more...

South River student awarded $20,000 scholarship

2012-05-17 15:42:00

South River High School senior Caitlin Byrnes says her parents have been stressing the importance of college since she was young, and though she listened to the message, she didn't think it applied to her. The Crofton resident would consider the family...

Education briefs

2012-05-18 00:00:00

Rotary speech scholarships Two seniors at Rockbridge Academy, a Christian school in Millersville, have won scholarships in the Rotary Club of Annapolis' Four-Way Test speech competition. Joshua Bradley of Gambrills advanced to the Rotary District...

US News ranks Catonsville, Western Tech among state's top public schools

2012-05-16 14:24:00

Catonsville High School and Western School of Technology and Environmental Science were among the nine Baltimore County public high schools to receive gold, silver or bronze medals based on rankings by US News & World Report. Catonsville ranked sixth...

Joanna Catalano is finalist for prestigious Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence

2012-05-16 11:41:00

Clarion University senior Joanna Catalano, of Joppa, was selected as a finalist for the 2012 Syed R. Ali-Zaidi Award for Academic Excellence, open to all students of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Catalano received a certificate of...

Dr. John Joseph Krejci, general surgeon

2012-05-17 10:54:00

Dr. John Joseph Krejci, a retired general surgeon who helped plan St. Joseph Medical Center's move to Towson, died at that hospital Monday after suffering an aneurysm. He was 89 and lived in Stoneleigh. Born on Milton Avenue, he attended St. Michael...

Preakness benefits from slots largesse

2012-05-14 17:01:00

Over the past year, slots money has injected energy into Maryland horse racing. Revenue from the state's two casinos has bolstered purses, helping attract better horses and create more competitive races. The Preakness also is benefiting. Some of the...

27th annual Cesky Banquet to honor 24 deserving seniors

2012-05-10 07:39:53

Twenty-four graduating high school student-athletes, representing Harford County's 12 senior classes, will be honored at the 27th Annual Al Cesky Scholarship Fund's awards banquet. The banquet will be Wednesday at the Richlin Ballroom, beginning at 6 p.m....

Terps' Schwarzmann among 5 women's Tewaaraton finalists

2012-05-10 07:52:00

Maryland’s Katie Schwarzmann is one of five finalists announced Thursday for the Tewaaraton Award as the top player in the women’s college game. Schwarzmann, also a finalist last season, joins John Carroll graduate Brittany Dashiell, from...

Petoskey High School senior Tori Thompson (right) receives the 2012 Bay View Woman's Council PHS Senior Girl Scholarship Award from the the council's scholarship co-chairperson Sally Smith of Petoskey.

2012-05-21 07:28:00

Recipients of a $1,000 Lake/Lytton Scholarship awarded by the Washington County Retired Educational Personnel Association are shown. From left, Christina Dunlop, Kayla Grout, Sally Johnston, Heather Butts, scholarship chairman Leon Brumback and Samantha Metz. Not pictured is Ralph Weaver.

2012-05-21 06:29:00

Awards shows aren't exactly known for their hysterical opening segments, but this one defied the odds. Hosts Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell set up three skits showing them performing a rap, a country number and a children's song, each one of them full of bleeped-out expletives.

2012-05-20 21:10:00