Mount Hebron

Some people paint, some sew, and Dolly Levi meddles. Mount Hebron High School's production of the musical farce, Hello, Dolly! intertwined hilarious story lines with riotous physical comedy, outrageous characters and strong commitment from cast members. In Yonkers, N.Y., everyone knows to call Dolly for anything, from furniture to daffodils to lives. When Dolly decides to remarry after years of being a widow, she sets her sights on the insufferably stubborn (and equally rich) Mr. Horace Vandergelder.

The Chesapeake Bay Trust has awarded Katherine Maria Cruz of Ellicott City with the Honorable Arthur Dorman Scholarship. She was presented the scholarship Thursday at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Dinner, held at La Fountaine Bleu in Glen Burnie. The scholarship honors a Maryland student who shows interest in and commitment to the environment and the Chesapeake Bay, and strengthens communities by promoting diversity and respect. Cruz, a senior at Mount Hebron High School, was selected to be a student representative for the Howard County Human Rights Commission in 2002.

Mount Hebron High School's spring musical, Damn Yankees, will be performed at 7 p.m. March 29, 30 and 31 and April 1. Tickets, which cost $9, will be available in the school cafeteria from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. or can be reserved by calling 410-313-2880. The show is suitable for all ages. More than 140 students are involved in the production, which will be held in the school's recently renovated auditorium. Legal services help at senior center Attorney Charles Jerome Ware will be at Ellicott City Senior Center, 9401 Frederick Road, for the 60 Plus Wills and Legal Screening Program from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Mount Hebron High School is holding a tailgate party to celebrate its 40th anniversary at 4 p.m. Sept. 16 on the baseball field. All those who have connections to Mount Hebron are invited to share 40 years of memories and accomplishments with alumni, teachers, administrators and students. Food, entertainment and games will be part of the festivities, to be followed by a football game at 7 p.m. 410-313-2880. Centennial High senior nets basketball award Brittany Kelley, a senior this fall at Centennial High School, earned over the summer the Outstanding Player award - as a small forward - at the Keystone State Invitational Basketball Camp in Reading, Pa. The camps, which are certified by the NCAA, are held at Albright College and Slippery Rock University.

Registration is open for three sessions of SAT prep courses, to be held from Feb. 22 through May 2 at Mount Hebron High School in Ellicott City. The classes, which are sponsored by the school's booster club, the Mount Hebron Viking Backers, will prepare students for the mathematics and critical reading (formerly known as verbal) portions of the May SAT I test. Students who take the test in May will have their test booklets and answer sheets returned to them; those who take the test at other times might not receive this information.

With its 18-point, third-quarter lead cut to two with five minutes left last night at Oakland Mills, No. 11 Mount Hebron got back to what provided the early advantage: scrappy, in-your-face defense and timely offense. Sophomore forward Megan Schaaf and junior guard Brittany Bowen supplied the late offense, and senior guard Qiana Coleman led the defensive charge that gave the Vikings a 45-37 win in Howard County play. Schaaf finished with a team-high 16 points - hitting a short turnaround jumper near the foul line to give the Vikings (6-0)

Oops correctedOops! Mount Hebron High, I'll get it right this time.In last week's column, I left out Johanna Bell from the cast of "Flowers for Algernon" and misspelled a few others: Andrew Cruttenden, Alex Wissel, Jennie Flatter and Lauren Davis.Kudos to Johanna Bell for her keen eye."FLOWERS FOR Algernon," a drama touching issues of disability and prejudice, will be presented next weekend at Mount Hebron High School.The story concerns Charly Gordon, a mentally retarded man whose intelligence is artificially increased, and the impact of his newfound mind on those around him.James Thomas plays the lead.

Saturday, Mount Hebron senior Nathan Kealey missed his first field-goal attempt. One of his extra-point attempts was blocked. And his onside kick attempt was unsuccessful.But he made up for those mistakes in a big way -- with a 55-yard field goal in the fourth quarter of the Vikings' 16-0 win over Perryville.Earlier in the game, Kealey missed a 26-yard field-goal attempt with the wind blowing in. In the fourth quarter, the wind was at his back. Still, no one was more surprised by the long field goal than Kealey.

Mount Hebron senior striker Justin Martinelli didn't know the number of games, only that it had been much too long since his team had been on the winning side against Howard County rival River Hill. That changed in yesterday's rain and cold when the No. 4 Vikings showed an overwhelming desire to move forward in the Class 3A East region, knocking off the defending co-state champion and No. 8 Hawks, 5-3, in opening-round play. Martinelli finished with two goals - including the game-winner in the 53rd minute - and fellow senior standout Mike Napolitano contributed one goal and three assists.

A scholarship fund for graduating female athletes has been established at Mount Hebron High School in memory of Judge C. James "Kit" Sfekas, a Howard County District Court judge who died in June at age 49. The fund, initiated by the Columbia Soccer Association and the Howard County Bar Association, was established by Sfekas' wife, Lauren, and Debra Fieldhouse, a Mount Hebron parent and friend of the family. Sfekas coached his daughters' soccer, lacrosse and basketball teams with the Howard County Youth Program and the Soccer Association of Columbia.