Friday, March 29, 2013
'It's the ultimate team sport.'
Unlike many major metropolitan areas, scholastic rowing or school-based rowing doesn't exist in Annapolis - this void is one that has firmly established Annapolis Junior Rowing Association (AJR) as the go-to club for 8th through 12th graders. "In this area, we are the only youth rowing program," said Karyn Shackelford, assistant rowing coach and administrator of AJR. "We pull from about 12 schools in the area, both private and public," explained Shackelford. One of those students is Savannah Irving, 16, of Annapolis, who attends The Key School. Her rowing schedule is not for the faint of heart. "Three hours a day, five days a week, plus regattas on the weekend," Irving said. Does the schedule bother her? "No, because I love it so much," …
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Here's a quick look back at some of the most popular Annapolis headlines of the week.
Click each headline link to read the full story. Police Charge Annapolis Man in Indecent Exposures Miguel Avelar Medina was arrested in a string of incidents near Forest Hills Avenue. New Vendors Announced for Annapolis Market House The city of Annapolis announced the vendor lineup for the Market House, which is still slated to open sometime during spring. 7 Students Charged in Annapolis High Incident A school spokesman says the incident was related to something posted on social media. Forest Drive House Fire Rekindles Thursday Afternoon Annapolis city firefighters initially responded to the fire, which started back up several hours later. Police Charge Teen in Boys & Girls Club Burglary Information about a second suspect is wanted by …
The Key School has made it to the final round of a national contest to be named the top mascot among high schools. Voting ends March 27.
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
The Key School has made it to the final round of a national contest to be named the top mascot among high schools. Voting ends March 27.
The Key School's Obezags are one of six finalists to advance to the national round of a contest sponsored by USA Today to determine the top high school mascot. Patch previously reported that Key's mascot/nickname, the obezag, is an anagram of gazebo—a distinctive structure found on the school's campus located on Hillsmere Drive. After winning in the first round for the state of Maryland with nearly 4,000 votes, Key moved on to the second (regional) round that featured 51 schools and ended Wednesday afternoon. More than 640,000 votes were cast in support of the Obezags, but schools in other regions had more than one million votes so the final round will be highly competitive. Voting begins at 11 a.m. on March 21, and ends at 3 p.m. on March…
Thursday, March 14, 2013
The Key School is competing in a national contest to be named the top mascot among high schools and the voting period was extended until March 20.
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The Key School won for Maryland and will compete in the next round to determine the top mascot among high schools. Voting for this round was extended until March 20.
UPDATE (6:30 p.m. March 14)—The Key School Obezags swiftly defeated the Campers, Crabbers, Golden Elks and Wildecats to be declared the state's best. They weren't competing in athletics or even academics—they were all representing the state of Maryland in USA Today's contest to decide America's top mascot. Patch previously reported that Key's mascot/nickname, the obezag, is an anagram of gazebo—a distinctive structure found on the school's campus located on Hillsmere Drive. After winning in the first round for the state of Maryland with nearly 4,000 votes, Key moves on to the second round. Just as the Obezags were close to declaring victory on Thursday, USA Today extended the voting period for the regional round of voting due to the volume…
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
A national contest is currently underway to determine the most unique mascot among high schools.
The Key School is getting some national attention for the uniqueness of its mascot/nickname: Obezag. Don't bother looking the word up in a dictionary if you're not sure what it means. It's an anagram of gazebo, a distinctive structure found on the school's campus located on Hillsmere Drive. USA Today has a contest underway to decide America's most unique mascot with more than 250 in the running. Voting will determine the national winner after voting for the best mascot in each state. Other schools in Maryland besides Key School include: Before you think Key's Obezags will surely win the national prize for uniqueness, consider that there are schools with mascots ranging from the Auks in Delaware to the Zizzers in Missouri. The prize is $2,…
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The old rules allowed for an ice skating rink on open space, but not baseball fields.
The way open space in Anne Arundel County is treated will change after new rules were approved Monday night by the County Council, amid jeers from the audience. The sponsor of the open space bill, Councilman Jamie Benoit (D-4th District) of Crownsville, argued that the current rules governing open space in the county don’t make sense. After years of changes, Benoit said the rules had become a patchwork that allow for some uses but not others. Under the old rules, one could build an ice skating rink or a county wastewater treatment facility on open space—but not a baseball field. Golf was the only permitted activity on grass. "Our code as it's currently drafted creates these crazy results," Benoit said during a hearing in March. "You can …
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Zane Anthony also earned an honorable mention. National winners should be announced in mid-March.
Zane Anthony, a senior at The Key School, recently won two photography awards in the 2012 Scholastic and Writing Awards Region-At-Large competition. He landed a Gold Key award—the highest regional achievement—and an honorable mention for his photography, according to a release. Anthony's photograph, The Hand, placed in the top 10 percent of the northeastern region, earning the Gold Key award. Another one of his photographs, Face in the Dark, earned him the honorable mention, placing in the top 20 percent of competition. Winning a Gold Key award means he remains in the running for a national prize. Judging is now under way and national winners should be announced in mid-March, according to the release. Past winners of the Scholastic and …
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Olivia Simmons of Crofton edges out LeAn Nguyen of Severn River Middle School for a spot in the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC.
After going back and forth for nine rounds in the 2012 Anne Arundel Spelling Bee with one other speller, Bates Middle School student Olivia Simmons eventually spelled her way to success. Olivia, who lives in Crofton, walked away with the top spot Saturday afternoon, winning on the word "Damoclean" in Round 19. The word, an adjective, refers to Damocles who, legend has it, spoke in extravagant terms of Dionysius’ happiness and was then invited to a banquet and made to sit underneath a sword suspended by a hair to demonstrate the precarious position of people in power. Olivia spelled that correctly, shortly after correctly spelling "jovicentric." “Normally, I’m nervous,” she said after posing for multiple photos and sharing many hugs and …
Mike
12:11 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
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