The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) will honor Maryland students and teachers tonight for their service and leadership in the field of service-learning at Maryland's Service-Learning Recognition Dinner at the Turf Valley Resort and Conference Center.
Forty-four Student Service Stars will be recognized for extraordinary contributions to their communities through service-learning and for their service and leadership in promoting service among their peers.
"I am proud of these students who have gone beyond their district's service-learning plan, giving hundreds, and in some cases, in excess of 1,000 hours of service to their communities," said Nancy S. Grasmick, State Schools Superintendent. "And, I'm impressed by the dedication of the honored teachers for their wonderful ability to create exemplary service-learning experiences for their students and provide expertise to their peers."
The 14 teachers to be inducted as Service-Learning Fellows will join nearly 170 veteran Fellows who represent all 24 Maryland school districts and promote high quality service-learning throughout the state. Service-Learning Fellows share their expertise by training other teachers in service-learning, mentoring their peers, working with local service-learning teams, and writing curricula.
In addition, two principals of the year will be honored for endorsing high quality service-learning which is vital to maintaining quality programs. These principal leaders support teachers, ensure program accountability, and promote high quality service learning, as well as serve as leaders in their school system, state, and beyond.
Student Service Stars:
Allegany Public Schools
Sarah Heimbach
Melissa Stine
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Elizabeth Bourgeois
Anthony Cottle
Baltimore City Public Schools
Shanise Johnson
Victor Ekanem
Baltimore County Public Schools
Samuel Bass
Kenneth Hart, Jr.
Calvert County Public Schools
Stephanie Chan
Kristen King
Caroline County Public Schools
Kimberly George
Morgan Parks
Carroll County Public Schools
Zachary Holz
Megan Shultz
Cecil County Public Schools
Samantha Doring
Tasha Hensley
Charles County Public Schools
Ashleigh Schmidt
Ryan Shoaf
Frederick County Public Schools
Anna Garcia
Jennifer Dickson
Garrett County Public Schools
Rachel Skipper
Amanda Beitzel
Harford County Public Schools
Devon Soria
Howard County Public Schools
Shannon Jones
Laura Patzer
Kent County Public Schools
Kaitlin Lloyd
Kathryn Steffy
Montgomery County Public Schools
Keith Stakes
Margaret Johnson
Prince George's County Public Schools
Kiah Williams
Germaine Lawrence
Queen Anne's County Public Schools
Stacy Moore
St. Mary's County Public Schools
Meera Mehta
Pooja Mehta
Somerset County Public Schools
Matthew Wigglesworth
Stephanie Sterling
Talbot County Public Schools
Erik Walker
Andrew Dorbin
Washington County Public Schools
Michael Hull
Karly Logsdon
Wicomico County Public Schools
Wendy Scott
Olivia Conaway
Worcester County Public Schools
Emily Meadows
Keith Spangler
The Service-Learning Fellows Inductees are Annitsa Spanos of Anne Arundel County Public Schools; Jodi Buckson and Marc Sevigny of Baltimore City Public Schools; Melissa Mast and Marissa Spears of Baltimore County Public Schools; Kristin Carter of Charles County Public Schools; Melanie Ware of Frederick County Public Schools; Gregory Lynch of Harford County Public Schools; Melissa Preston of Howard County Public Schools; Margaret Lynch, Margaret Strohecker, and Mary Wade of Prince George's Public Schools; and, Beau Williams of Worcester County Public Schools.
The 2008 Principals of the Year being honored are Karl Perry of Baltimore City Renaissance Academy and Jeffrey Stouffer of Washington County Technical School.
For more information on the Service Stars Program, contact Marlo Lemon at 410-767-0282 or mlemon2@msde.state.md.us and to obtain information regarding the Fellows & Principal Program contact Julie Ayers at 410-767-0357 or jayers@msde.state.md.us or visit Maryland's Service-Learning website at www.mdservice-learning.org.
Maryland Students and Teachers Honored for Service and Leadership
