Fallston High School

Elementary students to go home early Harford County public schools will dismiss elementary school students at 1 p.m. tomorrow for teachers' planning time. Schools close for prekindergarten Thursday. Schools close for kindergarten through 11th grade June 11. Information: 410-588-5203. School to induct 6 into Ring of Honor Fallston High School will induct six members into its Ring of Honor inaugural class, which recognizes individuals "who have significantly contributed to the school, community, country or humanity," on Tuesday.

Jennifer Lynn Castoro, daughter of Charles and Patricia Castoro of Baldwin and Joseph Michael Ercolano, son of Ernesto and Phyllis Ercolano of Fallston were married April 22 at Forsyth Park in Savannah, Georgia. The maids of honor were Elizabeth Castoro, sister of the bride and Kate Larkin, friend of the bride. Bridesmaids were Angela Pobletts, sister of the groom, Abigail Frazer, Lynn Grode, Colleen Kahoe, Megan Marshall, Lauren Reichhart, Suzanne Rider and Leah Schlosser, friends of the bride.

Excuses, excuses on poor attendance the first day of schoolThe explanations for some Baltimore City students missing opening day were rather unusual, based on the belief that "this year was supposed to be different" according to The Sun's Sept. 7 article ("Only 79 percent of city students show up 1st day").According to The Sun, schools chief Robert Booker shook it off, saying, "This is a problem that seems to come up in all big school systems." He's going to have his staff analyze the issue.

A group of Fallston High School students won second place last week in a national environmental competition held at Michigan State University.Graduating seniors Catherine Wurster, Mary Hryncewich, Julie Weil, Eric Genco and Andrew Cook all won $1,500 scholarships during the National Envirothon. Their teacher, Tom Trafton, won a camcorder.Pub Date: 8/04/98

Emerging from graduation ceremonies, and from their parents' proud, lingering embraces, the kids at Fallston High School floated rapturously across a suburban parking lot the other evening and discovered unanticipated greetings from - Ugh! - the American workplace."Summer Work," read stickers placed on hundreds of car windows outside the auditorium where they'd been handed their diplomas only moments earlier. "Full-time/part-time. Guaranteed pay, $10.75 starting rate."For those with nothing on their minds more immediately pressing than the quickest route to the various oblivions, liquid and otherwise, of Ocean City, this was a sobering reminder:Oh, yeah.

Baldwin, a small community straddling Baltimore and Harford counties, is the type of area you drive through without taking notice.The area's name appears only on the post office, Baldwin Mill Road and Baldwin Estates, and the main roads through the community -- Pleasantville Road, Sunshine Avenue and Long Green Pike -- take people to more populated and popular places like Fallston, Bel Air, Hunt Valley and Towson. But to the roughly 5,100 people who live in the 21013 ZIP code area -- on both sides of the Little Gunpowder River and the protected lands of Gunpowder Falls State Park -- there are plenty of reasons to explain why they've made this area their home.

Student's degree in safety, hygieneChris M. Gowetski received a bachelor of science degree in occupational safety and hygiene management during ceremonies Aug. 19 at Millersville University of Pennsylvania.She is the daughter of Robert and Andrea Gowetski of Edgewood.Woman appointed hall directorGina Marconi, daughter of Enzo and Arlene Marconi of Fallston, has been appointed hall director at Lynchburg College, a private school in Central Virginia.The hall director is responsible for management of the residence hall, including overseeing and managing the staff of resident assistants.

A nominating committee of former educators, students and citizens has selected the 10 finalists for the Harford County Teacher of the Year Award.The winner will be announced at a banquet Thursday.County businesses have come together to honor the finalists and the winner.The Bayou Restaurant in Havre de Grace is sponsoring the banquet for the finalists, guests and officials.This year's winner will receive the free use of a new Buick for one year from Boyle Buick of Abingdon, along with a clock, a watch and other gifts.

The captain of the Fallston High School baseball team and a teammate were killed early yesterday when they were struck by a car while walking along a two-lane highway in Harford County.Christian James Leonard, 18, the captain, and Eric Christopher Rothgeb, 16, both of Fallston, were walking on the shoulder of Fallston Road -- Route 152 -- when they were hit about 4 a.m. by a 1992 Jeep Wrangler that crossed the center line in the 1500 block, a Harford County sheriff's spokesman said.Authorities said the driver, William Smith, 20, of the 3100 block of Wellington Way in Baldwin drove to a grocery store several miles away to call his family.

A 20-year-old Baldwin man has been indicted by a Harford County grand jury on 11 charges, including homicide by motor vehicle while intoxicated, in the deaths of two Fallston teen-agers killed last month as they walked along Route 152.Christopher William Smith of the 3100 block of Wellington Way was named in the 11-count indictment filed July 12 in Circuit Court and made public yesterday by Harford County Circuit Court.A warrant for Mr. Smith's arrest was signed yesterday, but State's Attorney Joseph I. Cassilly, the chief prosecutor for Harford, said arrangements already had been worked out with lawyers that Mr. Smith would surrender voluntarily.

On Wednesday, March 11, 2009, in Epsom, Surrey, England. The son of William B. Cooper and the late Rosa Cameron Cooper. Also survived by one brother, three sisters, many other relatives and friends. Memorial Service Sunday, April 26 at 1:30 p.m. at Fallston High School, 2301 Carrs Mill Road, Fallston, MD 21047. Contributions may be sent to The Tony Cooper Memorial Scholarship Fund at Fallston High School.

Up a creek: Some Anne Arundel County residents say Fox Creek should be dredged to improve water quality and give boaters access from the Severn River. Other residents, and some environmentalists, oppose the plan. A panel that includes Gov. Martin O'Malley has been asked to decide the matter. Right to vote: Like other members of the Harford County school board, D.J. Sigworth takes in hours of policy debates and PowerPoint presentations. But when the talking is done, Sigworth, the board's student member, cannot vote.

Every other Monday night during the school year, Fallston High School senior D.J. Sigworth attends the Harford County school board meeting. Like the other eight board members, he sits through jargon-laden curriculum discussions, debates over budget cuts and a string of Power Point presentations. Then, when the talking is done, the other eight members cast their votes. Sigworth, the board's sole student member, cannot. He is prohibited by state law from voting. And he wants very much to change that.

The lush 12-acre field, bordered by huge oaks and a rippling creek, would have been the perfect setting for a country house, with plenty of room for a few horses to gallop around. That, at least, was Ann Paszkiewicz's vision six years ago, when she paid $250,000 for the property near Fallston High School in Harford County. But yesterday, Paszkiewicz and other residents of the area who have been fighting a proposed natural-gas pipeline got the full measure of what the construction might mean to their properties.

Eight seniors at Fallston High School joined the school's swim team with high hopes. Five joined as freshmen, two as sophomores and one as a junior. First, they set their sights on winning the county meet. They achieved their goal four years in a row. Then, despite facing adversity, they set a goal to win the state championship when it was initiated in 2007. And they did. They repeated the feat this year. "These boys stuck together and worked as a team," said Sheri Huppenthal, one of the team's two coaches.

The 11 members of the Fallston High School Dance Team have the same mindset when they compete. They practice hard before the competition, and then it's all about team spirit, said AnnaMarie Neunabor, one of the team's three captains. "When we compete, we go to have fun," Neunabor said. "If we win, we win, and if we don't, then we don't. We never know how we'll do in a competition, we just know we're going to do our best." The odds seemed to be against the team this year because they lost six of their senior members last year.

Jennifer Lynn Castoro, daughter of Charles and Patricia Castoro of Baldwin and Joseph Michael Ercolano, son of Ernesto and Phyllis Ercolano of Fallston were married April 22 at Forsyth Park in Savannah, Georgia. The maids of honor were Elizabeth Castoro, sister of the bride and Kate Larkin, friend of the bride. Bridesmaids were Angela Pobletts, sister of the groom, Abigail Frazer, Lynn Grode, Colleen Kahoe, Megan Marshall, Lauren Reichhart, Suzanne Rider and Leah Schlosser, friends of the bride.

Elementary students to go home early Harford County public schools will dismiss elementary school students at 1 p.m. tomorrow for teachers' planning time. Schools close for prekindergarten Thursday. Schools close for kindergarten through 11th grade June 11. Information: 410-588-5203. School to induct 6 into Ring of Honor Fallston High School will induct six members into its Ring of Honor inaugural class, which recognizes individuals "who have significantly contributed to the school, community, country or humanity," on Tuesday.

School to help African hospital Trinity Lutheran School in Joppa annually adopts a project to help others. For this school year, the project is to collect 1 million pennies to help build a medical center in Zimbabwe. One million represents the number of Zimbabwean children who have been orphaned by AIDS. All grades are participating in the project, and they have raised $1,200. The school recently hosted Pastor Lloyd Nyarota from Zimbabwe, the area project coordinator for the United Methodist Church in his country.

2000 is a year recalled fondly by members of Fallston High School's dance team club. At the same time, it's one the dancers would like to forget. It was the year when the school founded the team. It also was the year when the dance troupe, led by a science teacher with no dance expertise, performed at just four school athletic functions and finished 31st out of 36 teams at a regional competition. "We didn't know what we were doing, but we made do with what we had," said Carrie Cummings, an earth science teacher who has been the coach of the team since the beginning.