Friday, May 18, 2012
SPHS seniors will be heading to the prom on Saturday night. Keep Patch in mind after you're all dressed and ready to go and share your pictures here.
Patch wishes all of the Severna Park High School seniors heading to the prom at the BWI Hilton on Saturday a memorable and safe prom night. Patch welcomes photos taken by prom-goers and their parents hosting before and after parties. Here are photos from a 2011 prom party. Simply upload your photos clicking the “Upload Photos and Videos” button above the main image.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Fewer than 10 students and staff have tested positive on a tuberculosis skin test since February.
An investigation is underway at the Chesapeake Academy in Arnold, where a school worker tested positive for active tuberculosis (TB) in February. The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is investigating the case, and some students and staff at the private elementary school have tested positive for TB exposure on a skin test performed either by the health department or a private physician. The school's gymnasium is the central location of the health department's contact investigation, said Dr. Kelly Sipe Russo, deputy health officer of the Anne Arundel County Department of Health. Russo said the investigative process is “dynamic, methodical and deliberate,” when zeroing in on the contact points of the carrier. She said the circle of …
Popping the prom question has become part of the package for seniors attending the class dance.
Adam Narimatsu had only one viewer in mind on his latest YouTube video—his girlfriend, Sarah Kelly. The Severna Park High School senior, already known in the community for his weekly YouTube music videos, produced a "A Public Service Announcement" prom proposal to Sarah, a junior at the school. She viewed the video at his home thinking it was his latest music video. Sarah was surprised at the end when Adam asked her to the prom. She accepted with a "yes." "Thank God," Adam said. The video portrays the obstacles Adam faces when traveling to ask Sarah to the prom. After saving a stuffed animal horse lodged in a tree in front of his house, then confronting a ninja (played by senior Devin McCord) on a path at Kinder Farm Park, he finally pops …
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Governor calls budget package "good for all Marylanders." Republicans say burden to local governments may force county governments to increase taxes.
The Maryland House of Delegates gave final approval Wednesday to a package of three bills that increases taxes on some state residents, shifts part of teacher pensions to local governments and undoes the so-called "doomsday budget." The votes Wednesday afternoon capped the three-day special session called by Gov. Martin O'Malley in order to override more than $500 million in cuts made in a budget passed in early April. The Senate approved the same three bills Tuesday. As part of the package, legislators approved by a vote of 86-51 what amounts to a 50-50 split of teacher pension costs with local governments. The split will be phased in over the next four years beginning July 1 with the new budget year. That bill also includes a doubling of…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Here's the honor roll for the third marking period at Severna Park High School.
Congratulations to the following Severna Park High School students: Principal's Honor Roll Grade 9 Kailey Anderson, Blaise Bushnell, Braeden Callis, Shelby Capel, Alexander Cauneac, Peyton Cummings, Rebekah Frater, Samuel Fuller, Kathryn Getsinger, Samuel Giacinto, Casey Handwerger, Kadie Hartman, Madeline Haughton, Samantha Haughton, Sara Henke, Andrew Keith, Hyunji Kim, Greta Kintzley, Hannah Krauss, Daniel Kwon, Tec Lee, Anna Linthicum, Abigail Mandelblatt, Brendan Martin, Connor Meyers, Sasha Mrose-Boles, Micah Muessig, Jake Newbill, Alexander Nolte, Diana Otis, Isabella Pazaryna, Brett Pohlmeyer, Bridget Rabaglia, Cemre Sahinci, Matthew Scarborough, Julia Selle, Shelby Shallue, Julia Springer, …
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The schools superintendent rails against the county executive in a speech at the second budget hearing.
Hundreds of parents and teachers raised their voices in support of a fully funded school system at the Anne Arundel County budget hearing on Monday night. An estimated 800 people filled the auditorium at Old Mill High School with applause after dozens of parents, including several from Severna Park, testified before the County Council during the second hearing on the budget for fiscal year 2013. The County Council holds the purse strings for the school system, which takes up $572 million of the county's proposed $1.2 billion budget. Most who testified on Monday implored council members to fully fund the school budget, but had some additional projects in mind for their local schools. Many speakers requested that the council continue to …
Monday, May 14, 2012
This annual event is fun for the family and happening right at Kinder Farm Park on May 20.
Families and individuals are invited to participate in the fifth annual Folger McKinsey Elementary School 5K and Family Fun Run on Sunday at Kinder Farm Park. There will be raffle items for children and adults, silent auction items and prizes for the top finishers. The Folger school community recently celebrated the opening of the new school building at the original location on Arundel Beach Road in Severna Park. The family run will start Sunday at 9 a.m. followed by the 5K race at 9:30 a.m. The cost of the event is the same as in previous years: If you register as a Folger family, make sure you select T-shirt sizes (available while supplies last) for each participant. The event raises money for the Folger PTSO. Click on this link to …
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Now is the chance to speak up about the county's budget for the coming year.
The second public hearing on Anne Arundel County's fiscal year 2013 budget—which includes the school system's budget—will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Old Mill High School. Sign-ups to speak at the public hearing will begin at 6 p.m. The members of the County Council will be present to hear testimony on the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Later this month, they will be reviewing and voting on the operating budget, which weighs in at $1,243,571,900 (see attached PDF). The first public hearing, held May 7, brought out many Severna Park High School parents asking to secure funding for a new school. The second hearing is expected to draw parents from other schools that need renovated or replaced. Much of the controversy over the …
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Funding a replacement for Severna Park High School is within the proposed budget, and parents asked that it stay there.
Supporters of a new Severna Park High School (SPHS) dominated the first public hearing for the county's budget for fiscal year 2013, which starts July 1. At one point during Wednesday’s budget hearing in the Anne Arundel County Council’s chambers, a Severna Park mother asked the audience to stand if they were in favor of a new high school. Nearly everyone in the room got out of their chairs and applauded together. “Okay, so just about everyone in the room,” said Councilman Dick Ladd (R-5th District). For many, ensuring county funding for a replacement to SPHS would be the fulfillment of a promise not kept during last year’s budget season. During the final hours of budget deliberations in May 2011, funding for the project was cut out of the…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Say "thank you" to mom with a flattering and pretty sundress with a print made from original artwork.
Just in time for Mother's Day, The Cottage in Park Plaza has rearranged the store to make room for a new line of stylish sundresses depicting the artistry of Kaeli Smith. The store has sold the 19-year-old Annapolis artist's paintings for years, said owner Sue Gauthier. The store now has the exclusive rights to using Smith's original colorful designs on sleeveless, lined cotton sundresses. Customers are taken with Smith's designs, which are now displayed on a dressing room curtain at the store. They are asking for them to be printed on curtains and shower curtains, said Gauthier. The price range for the dresses is $79 to $119. Have you found your mother a gift yet? Tell us in the comments.
Elizabeth
12:20 pm on Sunday, May 20, 2012
I forgot to mention the planned parenthood getting more govt. $ now too. Just sick! more ›