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EDUCATION
2024’s Largest High School in Maryland
Before it became the largest high school in Maryland in terms of square footage, Seneca Valley High School (19401 Crystal Rock Dr. Germantown, MD) opened in its original building in 1974. The school sits on land that was once the site of a dairy farm owned by baseball player Walter Johnson. Johnson purchased the land in 1935 and lived there with his family until his death in 1946. It was Germantown’s only high school until Northwest opened in 1998. Seneca Valley ranks 21st in the list of the largest high schools by enrollment in 2024.
George Washington University To Open Center For Interfaith And Spiritual Life
George Washington University (GW) is going to extra mile to ensure all regions are represented on campus. Teaming up with its Division for Student Affairs (DSA), the school will launch a new Center for Interfaith and Spiritual Life that will open during the fall 2024 semester. Students will be able...
Local JACK Stewart Eager To Suit Up For Hometown School
Maryland’s commitment spree continued June 29 when local JACK Sidney Stewart (Concordia Prep/Towson, Md.) opted for the hometown school over West Virginia, Indiana and Virginia Tech. The 6-foot-2, 250-pound three-star officially visited College Park, Md., in late June, let on that he wanted in at headman Mike Locksley’s program, and then went public a week later.
Washington & Lee’s history professor Nneka Dennie awarded Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders
Nneka Dennie, assistant professor of history at Washington and Lee University, will receive the Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award (MEFL), presented by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars. Dennie is one of 10 scholars nationwide selected for the MEFL Award, which seeks to free the time of junior faculty whose...
Culpeper student represents Rappahannock Electric Cooperative during D.C. Youth Tour
Four high school students set out for Washington, D.C., on June 17 to represent Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) on the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Youth Tour. During this weeklong experience, they learned about the power of electric cooperatives, met with elected officials, sharpened their leadership skills and connected with...
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