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Margaret Cellucci, 410-767-0502

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Maryland Students and Teachers Honored for Service and Leadership

Students and teachers recognized for service-learning

BALTIMORE, MD (May 9, 2007)

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) will honor Maryland students and teachers tonight for their service and leadership in the field of service-learning at Maryland's Service-Learning Recognition Dinner at the Sheraton Columbia Hotel.

Forty-six Student Service Stars were recognized for extraordinary contributions to their communities through service-learning and for their service and leadership in promoting service among their peers.

"I am proud of these students who have gone beyond their district's service-learning plan, giving hundreds, and in some cases, in excess of 2,000 hours of service to their communities," said Nancy S. Grasmick, State Schools Superintendent. "And, I'm impressed by the dedication of the honored teachers for their wonderful ability to create exemplary service-learning experiences for their students and provide expertise to their peers."

The five teachers inducted as Service-Learning Fellows join nearly 170 veteran Fellows who represent all 24 Maryland school districts and promote high quality service-learning throughout the state. Service-Learning Fellows share their expertise by training other teachers in service-learning, mentoring their peers, working with local service-learning teams, and writing curricula.

Student Service Stars:

Allegany Public Schools
Samantha Reckley
Chris Adam

Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Alexandra Chamberlain
Nicole Aylor

Baltimore City Public Schools
Quinn Hall
Shereika Taylor

Baltimore County Public Schools
James Hollifield
Bradley Deise

Calvert County Public Schools
Erin Buckmaster
Rebecca Fragman
Katie Kreider

Caroline County Public Schools
Audrianna Marshall
Danny Molock, Jr.

Carroll County Public Schools
Pamela Engelmann
Tracey Armitage

Cecil County Public Schools
Justin Cloud
Christina Bell

Charles County Public Schools
Zachary Peterson
Kristin Qualters

Frederick County Public Schools
Hanna Poffenbarger
Kristine Fissel

Garrett County Public Schools
Hannah Gnegy
Jessica Harvey

Harford County Public Schools
Richard Latham
Ashley Funai

Howard County Public Schools
Travis Payne
Debbie Schub

Kent County Public Schools
Chelsie Crouch
Jeffery Wallace

Montgomery County Public Schools
Anna Leary
Paul Schwinn

Prince George's County Public Schools
Nadia Sasso
Chelsea Joseph

Queen Anne's County Public Schools
Kaitlyn Willard
Elizabeth Roderick

St. Mary's County Public Schools
Emily Grusholt
David Delozier

Somerset County Public Schools
Britany Dennis
Morgan Pusey

Talbot County Public Schools
Soyunne Fernando

Washington County Public Schools
Ashley Daniels
Jenny Swecker

Wicomico County Public Schools
Jung Kim
Spencer Williams

Worcester County Public Schools
Jasmine Dennis
Courtney Socha

The Service-Learning Fellows Inductees are Tammy Twigg of Allegany County Public Schools; Janet Hines of Anne Arundel County Public Schools; Shawanda Spivey of Calvert County Public Schools; Darryl Calloway of Queen Anne's County Public Schools, and; Amy Gallagher of Worcester County Public Schools.

For more information on the Service Stars Program, contact Marlo Lemon at 410-767-0282; for information on the Fellows Program contact Julie Ayers at 410-767-0357 or visit Maryland's Service-Learning website at www.mdservice-learning.org.

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