Happy Holidays!
An Update from
Marriotts Ridge!
As 2007 draws to a close, we hope that you are enjoying the
holidays and will spend a few minutes reading the accomplishments of our
students and staff members during December …
· We honored over 700 students who achieved Honor Roll Status
for First Quarter with an Ice Cream Celebration sponsored by the PTSA,
Boosters, and Administration.
· Romeo and Juliet was a
huge success! Directed by Drama Teacher
Sally Livingston, this production involved over 50 students … the dialogue was
magnificent, the action scenes were tremendous, and the costumes were
phenomenal … Bravo, Bravo!
· Several of our art students have their teapots on display
around the area …teapots made by Katie Jurney, Caroline Kessler, and Sarah Brown
are included in an exhibit at the Maryland State Department of Education in
· Mitch Stahm won
· The MRHS Brass Quintet was commended by the County
Executive Ken Ulman and the County Council for the group’s performance at the annual
Howard County Library Project Literacy Awards Ceremony …congratulations to
Casey Burnett, Leslie Decker, Clara Kim, Greg Mitchell, Greg Townsend, and Band
Director Nick Ellis!
· Our Community Service Club, ACT, and the many students and
families who participated in the gift drive for our soldiers stationed in Iraq
and Germany must be thanked for their efforts … 23 boxes of gifts, toiletries,
snacks, and supplies were shipped overseas!
Kudos to ACT Sponsor Nancy Czarnecki and her kids!
· Through our FBLA and Computer Science clubs, our students
involved in Stang Software did an excellent job of producing the Fall Sports
Team Booklet … everyone loved looking through it at our Fall Sports
Awards. Stang Software is also designing
websites for several community businesses and groups. Keep up the good work … it is extremely
exciting to see what these students are doing under the guidance of Mr. Reg
Hahne and the CTE Department.
· Drama students continue to have their reviews of local
plays included in various publications … congratulations to our latest Cappie
Critic, Abby Schwarz!
· Several MRHS Fall Sports student athletes were selected for
All-County Honors by the Howard County Times …Marissa Graydon, Emma Claffy, and
Jordan Haskins in Volleyball; Christina DiMarco (also selected for All-State
honors), Mary Kate Morani, Colleen Quinlan, and Samantha Olson in Girls Soccer;
and John Kim in Golf. We will continue
to recognize other honored student-athletes in future updates. Congratulations
to these students and their coaches on their athletic accomplishments!
· Brittney Brothers, Liza Freint, Abbey Marvenko, and Holly
Jones were chosen to represent Marriotts Ridge in the 2007 PTSA Reflections
Program based on their entries in the choreography division. These young ladies are great representatives
for our school and will do very well at the county and state level. Thanks to Dance Teacher Trish Spruill and
PTSA President Jennifer Burgy for organizing this effort.
· The MRHS Math Team, under the direction of Math Team Leader
Eric Ebersole and Melissa Barbieri, has catapaulted to First Place in their
division of the Howard County Mathematics League … leading the way are Alex Lee
(top junior in the county), Brian Kim (top freshman), Bo Lee, and Sam Xi … way
to go!
· Congratulations to Art Teacher Jaye Ayres on being selected
for the National Art Education Association’s Marion Quinn Dix Leadership Award
… this is a very prestigious honor! Mrs.
Ayres will receive her award at the national conference later in the year … we
are blessed to have many wonderful educators on our staff … thank you for all
that you do, Mrs. Ayres!
· Speaking of our staff members who are involved in so many
initiatives … Science Teacher Bryan Stuller was chosen to participate in a very
selective project … he and his students are raising
· We must also recognize our Fine Arts Team for the
outstanding band, orchestra, choral, and dance concerts held over the past few
weeks. In addition, we want to applaud
our teachers and students for the large number of music students chosen for
All-State Honors …9 All-State Band, 17(out of 40 statewide) All-State Chorus ,
and 8 All-State Orchestra. What an
amazing accomplishment! Thanks to Fine
Arts Team Leader Terry Eberhardt, Rosemary Lather, Nick Ellis, and Trish
Spruill for their outstanding work with our students in these programs.
All-State
Band
Yebo Fu Chi Chi An Brian Tich
Luke Spence Leslie Decker Michael Woodhead
Greg Townsend Kayleigh Decker Matt Fischer
All-State
Chorus
Stephanie
Lee Natalie Arnone Julia Townsend
Michelle
Saunders Abby Schwarz Katie McFarlane
Maddie Whiting Kelly Harrigan Cara Antico
David Todd
Noah Farrell Rick Shafer Tommy Zepp
Sam Ock Robert Zhang
All-State
Orchestra
Brian Kim Helen Luh Sam Xi
Gloria Pak Thomas Rimlinger Esther
Jung
Meagan Peaco Sang
Hyuk Lee
· Finally, in the spirit of the season, we applaud everyone
who contributed to the SGA holiday fundraisers over the past few weeks. Based on the donations of students, staff, members, and
families, the SGA purchased and delivered 112 new gifts for underprivileged
children in the Treatment Foster Care Program at The Children’s Home in
We wish you the best for the
holidays and the upcoming new year … Go Mustangs!
Pat Saunderson,
Cara Moulds, Rosalie Bowen, and James LeMon