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Naval Academy class of 2024 graduates with pride after overcoming adversity
BALTIMORE -- The Naval Academy celebrated the Class of 2024 at Friday's graduation and commissioning ceremony. Despite the challenges faced during their time at the academy, more than 1,000 graduates walked across the stage. This class entered the academy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, making their journey particularly challenging. Many graduates found it hard to express what it took to overcome this adversity, but they credited their peers for their success.After four long years, the Class of 2024 has made it."They say time at the academy is divided into three phases: plebe summer, plebe year, and the rest of it. It got better every...
Graduation ceremonies held for local homeschool students
Saturday afternoon, May 18, students who have been homeschooled under the umbrella of Shore Christian Fellowship, were awarded diplomas. The ceremony was held inside Shore Christian Fellowship Church in Queenstown. Homeschool commencement programs have been held at the church for more than a decade. This year’s graduating class of 10 is the largest class yet. Students in the Class of 2024 are: Cody Blunt, Ashlyn Boyles, Alyssa Jastram, Kylee Koss, Makayla Larson, Mason Patterson, and Hayden Winborne. ...
Escape the Vape Youth Summit held at Chesapeake College
WYE MILLS — On a rainy Saturday, approximately 35 students from area schools gathered at Chesapeake College for an event called Escape the Vape, a youth summit. The kids ranged in age from sixth grade to high school and chose to participate in an event designed to empower youth to embrace a vape-free and smoke-free lifestyle. Those attending came from Dorchester, Kent, Talbot and Queen Anne’s counties. The program was...
Nearly 300 Chesapeake College students celebrate graduation
WYE MILLS — Nearly 300 Chesapeake College students were cheered by friends and family as they received their diplomas on Wednesday during the spring graduation. Clifford Coppersmith, president of Chesapeake College, congratulated the graduates for their achievements in furthering their education. Coopersmith recounted his journey as a community college graduate over 40 years ago. In his speech, he referenced two themes he wanted to share with the graduates: the first...
Local Triumph: 32 Seniors from Area High Schools Graduate Through Chesapeake College's TRiO Upward Bound Program
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Easton Middle teams win Stock Market Game championships
Teams from Easton Middle School were recognized at the Maryland Council on Economic Education’s annual awards ceremony for winning state and regional Stock Market Game championship competitions this school year. In the Stock Market Game, student teams create and manage a simulated, virtual investment portfolio starting with $100,000. Led by their teacher, students strategically manage their portfolio over a 10-week period, consistently buying and selling stocks, bonds and mutual funds in effort to increase their portfolio return. ...
Northern High School girls lacrosse falls in state semifinals
Two days after coasting past visiting Thomas S. Wootton High School in the 3A state quarterfinals to extend their win streak to 14 games, the Northern High girls lacrosse team looked to maintain its winning ways last Saturday morning in the state semifinals against Severna Park at Glen Burnie. Northern (14-2), which had not tasted defeat since its season opener against SMAC and county rival Huntingtown, stayed close with the Falcons initially and the teams were tied at 1-all after the opening quarter. But Severna...
VMI Places Second in Military Competition
The Virginia Military Institute Ethics Team recently placed second at the Military Ethics Case Competition held at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership in Annapolis, Maryland. The competition is open to any senior military college. This year’s competitors included teams from the USNA, the Air Force Academy, West Point, and […]
A test of balance
Naval Academy students try out a traditional bamboo stick dance in front of a crowd at the Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration at the Port Tobacco Players Theater on Saturday. Despite the rain, a large crowd came out to enjoy cultural performances, music and cuisine.
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