The Maryland Student Service Alliance (MSSA) and the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) will honor students, teachers, principals, and community-based organizations for their leadership in the field of service-learning at Maryland’s Service-Learning Leadership Recognition Reception this evening from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the United States Naval Academy – Officers’ and Faculty Club. Deputy State Superintendent of Schools, Dr. A. Skipp Sanders, will begin the awards ceremony at 5:00 p.m. as he speaks on the impact quality service-learning has on Maryland’s students.
The 44 high school student “Service Stars” will be recognized for the extraordinary contributions they provide their communities through service-learning and for their leadership promoting service among their peers. “These students have gone beyond their district’s service-learning plan, giving hundreds of hours of service to their communities,” said State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick.
Twelve teachers will be inducted as new Service-Learning Fellows for their ability to create exemplary service-learning experiences for their students and provide expertise to their peers. They will join nearly 150 veteran Fellows who represent all 24 Maryland school districts.
Eleven principal leaders will be recognized for their exemplary service-learning leadership efforts. These principals support teachers, ensure program accountability, and promote high quality service-learning. This year’s Service-Learning Principal of the Year, Mr. William Ekey, is a principal at C. Milton Wright High School in Harford County.
Service-Learning Community-Based Organization Leaders
· Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Nominated by Anne Arundel County
· Christmas in April * St. Mary’s, Nominated by St. Mary’s County
· Montgomery County Volunteer Center, Nominated by Montgomery County
· Oakland - Mountain Lake Park Lions Club, Nominated by Garrett County
· Students Sharing Coalition, Nominated by Baltimore County
· Surfrider Foundation - Ocean City Chapter, Nominated by Worcester County
· ThorpeWood, Nominated by Carroll County
· Volunteer Frederick, Nominated by Frederick County
Maryland’s High School Student Service Stars
Allegany County
· Kelly Lynn Blake, Fort Hill High School, 12th Grade
· Ashley Nicole Canfield, Center for Career and Technical Education, 12th Grade
Anne Arundel County
· Sarah Kathryn "Katie" Coale, Broadneck Senior High School, 12th Grade
· Sabrina N. Iga, Old Mill Senior High School, 12th Grade
Baltimore City
· Kisha Bailey, Lake Clifton Eastern High School, 12th Grade
· Sharita Morris, Frederick Douglass High School, 12th Grade
Baltimore County
· Loreal Blanks, Randallstown High School, 12th Grade
· Anna Marie Mayr, Eastern Technical High School, 11th Grade
Calvert County
· Kimberly Diane Hoskins, Patuxent High School, 12th Grade
· Amanda M. Spillman, Calvert High School, 12th Grade
Caroline County
· Danielle Nicole Griffith, North Caroline High School, 11th Grade
· Amanda Behrens Ward, North Caroline High School, 10th Grade
Carroll County
· Lisa M. Bingaman, South Carroll High School, 12th Grade
· Lora A. Bingaman, South Carroll High School, 12th Grade
Cecil County
· Regina Caffey, Perryville High School, 12th Grade
· Katie Helthall, Bohemia Manor High School, 12th Grade
Dorchester County
· Michael Hobbs, North Dorchester High School, 12th Grade
· Sara Macsorley, Cambridge - South Dorchester High School, 12th Grade
Frederick County
· Gillian Claire Beach, St. John’s Literary Institution at Prospect Hall, 12th Grade
· Kelly Sue Subramanian, Frederick High School, 12th Grade
Garrett County
· Nathan Robert Klink, Northern Garrett High School, 12th Grade
· Holly Sue Sauder, Southern Garrett High School, 12th Grade
Harford County
· Austin Steg, Bel Air High School, 12th Grade
· Steve Weaver, C. Milton Wright High School, 12th Grade
Howard County
· Christopher Johnson, River Hill High School, 12th Grade
· Colleen Reardon, Mount Hebron High School, 11th Grade
Kent County
· Kata Hall, Kent County High School, 12th Grade
· Travis Nelson, Kent County High School, 12th Grade
Montgomery County
· Aaron Morris Johnson, Montgomery Blair High School, 12th Grade
· Megan Turner, Poolesville High School, 12th Grade
Prince George’s County
· Jorge Bustamante, Bladensburg High School, 12th Grade
· Trevor McKie, Friendly High School, 12th Grade
Queen Anne’s County
· Travis Bordley, Queen Anne’s County High School, 12th Grade
· Ashley Landskroener, Queen Anne’s County High School, 12th Grade
St. Mary’s County
· Elijah Black, Chopticon High School, 12th Grade
· Emily Clifton, Chopticon High School, 12th Grade
Talbot County
· Caitlyn Danielle Distler, St. Michael’s Middle/High School, 12th Grade
· Amber Yeatman, Easton High School, 12th Grade
Washington County
· Bryan William Kratz, Hancock Middle-Senior High School, 12th Grade
· Jessica Leann Webb, Boonsboro High School, 12th Grade
Wicomico County
· Megan Eschrich Blackburn, Wicomico High School, 12th Grade
· Jason Bowes Ward, James M. Bennett High School, 11th Grade
Worcester County
· Qiu Shuo "Joe" Chen, Stephen Decatur High School, 12th Grade
· Verne Shaw, Snow Hill High School, 12th Grade
Service-Learning Fellows, Class of 2004
· Wendeline Borowski, Somerset Elementary School, Montgomery County
· Stephen Fletcher, Eastern Middle School, Montgomery County
· Kathleen Floyd, Easton Middle School, Talbot County
· Amanda Furajter, Windsor Knolls Middle School, Frederick County
· Jennifer Hallmark, Benjamin Banneker Middle School, Montgomery County
· Charlene Haynie, Henry E. Lackey High School, Charles County
· Brad Hoffman, Somerset Elementary School, Montgomery County
· Cynthia Ingram, Pine Grove Middle School, Baltimore County
· Lawrence Myers, Smithsburg Middle School, Washington County
· Alan Rusnak, Cherry Hill Middle School, Cecil County
· Janet Scollick, Julius West Middle School, Montgomery County
· Sue Walls, Stephen Decatur Middle School, Worcester County
Service-Learning Principal Leaders
Service-Learning Principal of the Year
William Ekey, C. Milton Wright High School, Harford County
Service-Learning Principal Leader Honorable Mention Award Winners
· Dr. Jane Barranger, Towson High School, Baltimore County
· Sherri-Le Bream, Winters Mill High School, Carroll County
· David Brubaker, E. B. Wood Middle School, Montgomery County
· Larry Martin, Westlake High School, Charles County
· Kimberly Roof, Mill Creek Middle School, Calvert County
· Patrick Saunderson, Lime Kiln Middle School, Howard County
· Dr. Paul Strickler, Arundel Middle School, Anne Arundel County
· Gwendola Taliaferro, Lombard Middle School, Baltimore City
· Louis Taylor, Stephen Decatur High School, Worcester County
· Tom Woods, Southern Garrett High School, Garrett County |