Hood College Grants Degrees to 400 Plus At Commencement
Hood College awarded bachelor’s and master’s degrees to more than 400 graduates at a Saturday ceremony. keynote speaker Shirley Ann Jackson, chair of the U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission and future president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, urged graduates to build resilient life blueprints and embrace ethics, work, and service.
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Four degrees prove anything but breeze for Donna Thomas
Donna Thomas of Point of Rocks earned a master’s from Hood College after earlier degrees from Frederick Community College and Hood. She balances family and work as an executive manager at SRA International in Fairfax, travels for work, and recently spoke in Australia. She credits hard work and optimism, recalls foster care years, and supports Hood College with her children’s savings.
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Episcopalians vote on same sex rites at Maryland convention
At the 215th annual Episcopal Diocese of Maryland gathering in Baltimore the convention narrowly failed a resolution directing the national church to approve a rite blessing same sex relationships. Clergy supported it while laity opposed it by small margins. The measure, which was not binding, drew strong passion on both sides.
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Dietz to lead Frederick County Teachers Association
Nancy Dietz a West Frederick Middle School math teacher will take over the Frederick County Teachers Association on July 1 for a two-year term focusing on time and money. She aims to secure the best pay raise possible while an impasse with the Frederick County Board of Education continues and arbitration is set for next month.
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Frederick County
Food Group Fitness Relay Energizes Spring Ridge Fifth Graders
Spring Ridge Elementary fifth graders mix fitness and learning in a Food Group Fitness Relay. Teams name by food, move through gym stations to perform exercises, track heart rates, and read cereal labels to study serving sizes and nutrition.
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Tyson to be released on parole June 4
Former heavyweight boxing champion Michael Tyson will be released from the Montgomery County Detention Center and placed on parole June 4. The Maryland Parole Commission voted five to one for release, contingent on Indiana confirming approval, where he was convicted of rape in 1992.
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