A little basil plant and sprig of rosemary now share a mosaic pot on the edge of my deck — my attempt to bring springtime and fresh eating into our summer. Two pots of pansies sit next to my canary-yellow lantern, and a hanging basket is just beginning to burst into bloom, leaving a...
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As part of her studio art elective class at Friends Meeting School, Grace Hotung decided to illustrate two of her favorite things — her dogs. “I see their facial characteristics in my work,” Hotung said, explaining how much she enjoys using her dogs as subjects for her drawings. This spring, each student had to...
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From May 22 – 25, a team of four Urbana High School (UHS) students are slated to travel to Knoxville, Tenn., for the Global Finals for Destination ImagiNation (DI). DI is an international group that hosts a number of competitions each year to foster a problem-solving, teamwork environment for students. Each team, comprised of...
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UHS in Nation’s Top 10 percent All eligible Frederick County public high schools rank in the top 10 percent of about 22,000 high schools nationwide, according to The Washington Post 2013 Challenge Index. Urbana High School (UHS) had the highest ranking of Frederick County Public Schools high schools in the Challenge Index. UHS came...
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Urbana High School sophomore Cassandra Diamondidis received a call in late March notifying her that she’s a finalist in the National American Miss Maryland Pageant. She was nominated for the pageant by someone in the local community — but she still hasn’t found out who that person was. “I don’t know who recommended me,”...
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Urbana Shoplifting Investigation The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is seeking citizen assistance in identifying two men wanted for questioning in connection to a shoplifting investigation. At approximately 3 p.m. on April 3, two men entered the parking lot of the 7-11 in Urbana driving a silver sedan. The men entered the store and proceeded...
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When asked how he defines success as a coach, Urbana’s Mark Stephens stopped for a moment before responding. “Most coaches look at the scoreboard ,” said Stephens, who is the Maryland state director for Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and a U13 lacrosse team for Linganore, Oakdale, Urbana Youth Athletic Association (LOUYAA)....
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On March 11, a newly installed front-door buzzer system was activated at Centerville Elementary School (CES). Principal Stephen Raff said this system was added in response to the Newtown, Conn., shootings. “The school system as a whole after the Newtown tragedy was reevaluated,” he said. “The front door buzzer being installed was in response...
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This spring, Madison “Maddie” Reefe starred in the classic play “Annie Jr.” as the charismatic, big-hearted orphan, Annie. During this role, played Feb. 9 – 24, the 12-year-old Villages of Urbana resident said she learned some new things about her abilities as an actress. “Sometimes there are roles I take on that are difficult...
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This month, Sherry DeFrancisci, who teaches Spanish part-time at Friends Meeting School in Monrovia, will take 12 students from Friends on the ultimate field trip — their second round of Destination Imagination. “Destination Imagination is an international group,” said DeFrancisci, who brought the idea of participating in Destination Imagination to Friends three years ago....
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