Carroll High School

PoliceWinfield: A resident of Salem Bottom Road in Westminster told police that someone stole a compact disc player and CDs from his vehicle while it was parked at South Carroll High School between 7: 45 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday. The loss was estimated at $925.Pub Date: 10/06/97

The graduation ceremony for North Carroll High School was held June 2 at McDaniel College. The following are members of the school's Class of 2011: Laura Beth Adamez Katerina Elizabeth Allen Tori Ncole Anthony James Bryce Aristidou Zachary Matthew Aspril Molly Anne Bagley Yael Strauss Bame Eric Herbert Banham Lauren Elizabeth Baranowski Cory Jason Beam Melody Sophia Bishop Ryan Lawrence Bodnar...

All-Metro center Josh Boone, a former South Carroll High School player now a post-graduate student at West Nottingham Academy near Rising Sun, has announced his intentions to attend the University of Connecticut. He plans to sign a letter of intent when the early national signing period begins Nov. 13. Boone averaged 20 points, 14.4 rebounds and 7.0 blocks per game to earn Carroll County Player of the Year honors last season.

Hannah Pennington peered at the sample she had spread on a small slide. "I don't know what that red thing is," the 17-year-old senior said to her lab partners, assembled around a table in their science research class at Century High School in southern Carroll County. After further inspection of the sample freshly scraped from discs placed in a small body of water near the school, she said: "Ooh, it's a worm." "Keep it alive," her classmate Samantha Smith, 17, said. "We want to see him."

HAMPSTEAD - A new wheelchair ramp built at North Carroll High School's athletic stadium was dedicated by the 1989 senior class during halftime ceremonies at the school's season-opening football game last Friday.The ramp is dedicated to Eddie Hahn, a 1989 North Carroll graduate who uses a wheelchair and had to position himself on the outside track to watch any North Carroll sports events.Hahn, a sophomore at Edinboro (Pa.) University, was unable to attend the ceremony but his grandparents, John and Anna O'Neil of Finksburg, attended in his place.

Age; Residence 35; WestminsterSalary: $43,447Family: Wife: Barbara, pupil personnel worker for Carroll schools; her children, Laura, 16; Jessica, 12Education: Bachelor's degree, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, Pa., 1978; master's degree in education, Western Maryland College, 1984Previous work experience:Social studies teacher for a private school in Los Angeles; history teacher at Southwestern School District, Pa.; teacher and guidance counselor at...

One juvenile was arrested on drug charges Friday and two others face administrative discipline in the possession of tobacco on school property in the county, authorities said.Authorities used police dogs to search for narcotics among 380 vehicles parked at South Carroll High School and the Carroll County Career and Technology Center.A 17-year-old student at South Carroll, who was not identified, was charged by state police as a juvenile with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and released pending further action.

8 North Carroll students cited for scholarshipNorth Carroll High School principal Gregory Eckles presented eight seniors with a letter of commendation from the 1993 National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).The outstanding students were Nichole Barner, Kristen Bolster, Erin Bonning, Eric Lyga, Jennifer Miller, Meghan Moore, Jamie Swam, Shannon Walter.These students have shown exceptional academic promise by placing among the top 5 percent of over 1 million program entrants.FIRE LOG* Hampstead: Hampstead responded to a woods fire on Fairmount Road at 8:22 p.m. Saturday.

FireSykesville: Firefighters responded at 4: 31 a.m. yesterday for a fire alarm in the 6700 block of Ridge Road. Units were out 18 minutes.Sykesville: Firefighters responded at 9: 52 p.m. Friday for a report of smoke in the area of Route 26 and Oakland Mills Road. Units were out 33 minutes.PoliceEldersburg: Property was reported stolen from Oklahoma Middle School, under construction on Oklahoma Road, between mid-September and Oct. 1. The loss was estimated at $15,393.Sykesville: Employees at South Carroll High School told police that someone broke into the school Friday and stole a boom box worth $425.

Dan Kesler, a senior at South Carroll High School representing the Green Terror Aquatic Club at the Southeastern Junior Championships in Orlando, Fla., qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in swimming with his fourth place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Kesler beat the cut time by nine-tenths of a second with a clocking of 15 minutes, 34.09 seconds. He will be competing for a berth on the Olympic team in August when the top swimmers in the country vie for two spots per event at trials held in Indianapolis.

The South Carroll High School Media Center is holding its annual food drive starting tomorrow through Nov. 9. The school is joining the Kids Helping Kids campaign of the Maryland State Department of Education. All food collected will go to Carroll County Food Sunday to help the needy. The media center will reward the homeroom collecting the most food with doughnuts and juice during a homeroom period. Information: 410-751-3575. School board to meet Wednesday The Carroll County Board of Education will hold an administrative meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Room 007 of the board offices at 125 N. Court St., Westminster.

Though a hot real estate market created a budget surplus in previous years, softening revenues, rising construction costs and the expense of securing water resources could strain the Carroll County budget next year, county budget director Ted Zaleski said. Zaleski warned that capital projects, even those on the county's six-year plan, might be slashed. He and analysts are preparing to unveil a budget for fiscal year 2008 in March. Construction projects that are funded create millions of dollars in operating costs, consuming additional funds, Zaleski added.

For Michelangelo and Bernini, marble inspired masterpiece sculptures. But for three Carroll County high school students, tin boxes, a vinyl record, hundreds of paper clips and glue guns did the trick. Those materials and other objects scrounged up and scouted for in basements and friends' junk piles were among the winning entries in a recent state sculpture competition hosted by the Maryland Department of the Environment in Baltimore. The "Rethink Recycling" contest, now in its fifth year, serves as one way the department recognizes America Recycles Day - Nov. 15 - a national campaign that encourages Americans to recycle and buy recycled products.

This table shows the percentage of high school students in Carroll County who met Maryland's High School Assessment standards in core subjects last year. ...................... ALGEBRA ................. BIOLOGY ................... GOVERNMENT 2005 2004 2003 2005 2004 2003 2005 2004 2003 MARYLAND 53.8 58.8 53.2 57.6 60.9 54.3 66.4 65.9 60.2 County totals 74.6 76.7 66.0 74.6 78.1 71.8 80.6 80.6 76.1 Century 59.7 66.5 51.4 74.5 80.1 75.5 79.7 79.4 74.1 Francis Scott Key 65.9 69.0 42.8 63.0 69.4 62.0 75.1 75.7 71.4 Liberty 49.2 61.7 67.0 74.4 83.1 76.3 80.0 85.0 82.1 North Carroll 76.1 74.8 59.8 79.3 81.9 69.8 84.7 82.7 78.2 South Carroll 58.1 75.5 67.3 77.3 75.3 71.6 83.7 80.6 79.7 Westminster 57.0 63.7 51.4 80.4 80.4 77.0 83.4 84.9 77.3 Winters Mill 79.2 78.0 53.8 77.9 82.0 75.1 82.5 79.7 75.2

After serving nearly 13 years on the Carroll County school board, C. Scott Stone launched a campaign last week for the Republican nomination for a House of Delegates seat in District 5A. The 54-year-old Hampstead resident said he is seeking the seat because he has not been satisfied with the leadership of the Carroll County delegation in recent years. "I believe we need all our elected officials to work together to solve problems," he said. "I can do that job, and I can do it better for the citizens of Carroll County."

A day after deciding to return a banned book to Carroll County high school libraries, the superintendent has also decided to return a second novel, Born Too Short: The Confessions of an Eighth-Grade Basket Case, to high schools, but not middle schools. Superintendent Charles I. Ecker had banned Born Too Short by Dan Elish and The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler from school libraries this school year after objections from parents and students. "I think [Born Too Short]

"TC Name: Ben FairHonored by The Carroll County Sun for: aking top honors in a 4-H national shooting event in New Mexico earlier this summerAge: 16Residence; hometown: Manchester; BaltimoreEducation: Junior at North Carroll High School in HampsteadFamily: Father: Melvin Fair Jr. of Uniontown; mother: Ginny Fair, biology teacher at North Carroll; sister: Marti, 17, senior at North CarrollPlace of worship: St. John's United Methodist Church in HampsteadActivities/hobbies: Hunting, fishing and raising turkeys and pheasantsAccomplishments: Honor Roll member since the seventh grade; selected Mr. 4-H this summer; 4-H Clover Award winner in 1992; vice president of the Car roll County 4-H Outdoor FunNominations: Call 876-8771, 857-0550 or (800)

3 Ravens to visit Westminster Giant Three Baltimore Ravens players will visit Carroll County for a fundraiser for the Carroll County Youth Services Bureau. Anthony Weaver, Maake Kemoeatu and Jarrett Johnson will be at the Giant Food store in Cranberry Square from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow. They will bag groceries and accept donations for the bureau, which provides child and family care and psychiatric services for children. The fundraiser will include a silent auction from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Giant.