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Huntingtown boys advance to state semifinals
A handful of Southern Maryland Athletic Conference lacrosse teams competing in their respective Maryland state quarterfinal contests on Wednesday evening and the results were largely unfavorable for the group as only one team prevailed. The Huntingtown High School boys lacrosse team earned a gritty, 6-5 victory over visiting Manchester Valley on Wednesday evening in the 2A state quarterfinals. Jackson Taylor and Johnny Hollinshead each scored once for the Hurricanes in the fourth quarter and midfielder Darius Thomas controlled the final 30 seconds with a possession...
Calvert school board discusses proposed code of conduct changes
Student conduct has been a provocative issue regarding some Calvert public schools of late and the May 9 meeting of the school board reviewed the latest proposed policy changes. Cecilia Lewis, the school system’s director of student services, noted Calvert reviews its code of conduct on an annual basis. Lewis said in drafting the revised code her office received “an unprecedented amount of input” from a committee comprised of stakeholders. ...
Prince George's County State's Attorney takes aim at student truancy by holding parents accountable
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — The Prince George's County State's Attorney is taking aim at truancy by holding parents accountable in court for their child's unexcused absences. During a March truancy meeting at Drew Freeman Middle School, State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy warned parents that they could be held criminally...
Upper Marlboro resident & Pace University student opens Acai business to address lack of healthy food options
When Upper Marlboro resident and Pace University student Jonah White-Wilson arrived home from school last spring, he saw an opportunity. “There aren’t a whole lot of healthy options in my neighborhood,” said White-Wilson. “It is a lot of fast food. I wanted a healthy alternative.” To that end, White-Wilson went to work, knocking on doors and asking people what they like to eat and what their snacking habits were like....
SMAC tennis champions crowned
Last week amid the diminishing daylight on the third day of the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference tennis championships, Huntingtown High School senior Bella White and sophomore teammate Lucy Staley successfully defended their SMAC girls’ doubles title of a year ago and marked the beginning of the coronation of conference champions. Like their contemporaries in both singles events and the various doubles events, White and Staley arrived at North Point on May 8 hoping to depart with a title before sunset. In a match that played...
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