HCPSSHCPSS Staff and Students Recognized by Superintendent
February 21st, 2017
Superintendent Renee A. Foose recently recognized the following student, staff and school achievements.
Students:
Third-grader Krista Threefoot received a personal letter from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg encouraging her to “to thrive on reading and learning.” The letter came in response to Threefoot dressing as the associate justice for Superhero Day at her school.
HCPSS students Cypress and Renarda Booker have published a book with their father, Mark Booker, called “Why Our Teacher Wears Yellow.” The book follows the adventures of Roodee the yellow school bus and his little friends and is, “dedicated to all the yellow school bus drivers who are the most valuable transportation teachers.”
Centennial High School students Kevin Huang, Tingyu Li and Neil Rabb, Mount Hebron High School student Shivani Pandey, and River Hill High School student Gokul Kannan have been selected as national finalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, a prestigious science research competition for high school seniors. The talent search recognizes promising young scientists in the U.S.
Two teams from Wilde Lake Middle School received recognition for their projects at the Mid-Atlantic Region Future City competition. “MMAAGAPOLIS” was voted best overall team by their peers and won the Student’s Choice Award, and “Palmarius” was chosen by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying for having the Best Land Surveying Practices. The students — Alex Chen, Marvin Chen, Maya Classon, Harry Cohen, Aminah Coleman, Gabriela Hernandez, Joshua Molinari, Alex Nguyen, Lexi Nguyen and Alex Wood — researched and designed the projects to address real problems facing modern cities.
Staff:
HCPSS Environmental Educator Ann Strozyk received the Maryland Water Monitoring Council Above and Beyond Award. Strozyk was recognized for her contribution to educational programs that increase student understanding and promote awareness, advocacy and stewardship of the environment.
HCPSS Physical Therapy Program Head Jane Jung-Potter, Cedar Lane School Physical Therapist Kristen Henderson, and Pointers Run Elementary School Occupational Therapist Karol Moore recently earned doctorate degrees in physical therapy from Arcadia University.
HCPSS Community Outreach and Engagement Director Diane Martin recently earned a doctorate degree from Howard University.
Schools:
Hammond High School’s literary magazine, “The Vision,” earned a “Recommended For Highest Award” ranking from the National Council of Teachers of English’s Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines.