THE GAZETTE
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High school students lauded for Laurel work over the summer with supervising young children is preferred, but not required. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. Adults not in school will need to undergo a fingerprint background check with Prince George’s County Public Schools, Murchison said. For more information, visit sidebysidelaurel.org, or contact Murchison at 202-710-5555 or email joe@sidebysidelaurel.org.
The Laurel City Council recognized 13 high school summer job participants during its Sept. 9 meeting. “On behalf of my colleagues on the council and the citizens of Laurel, we certainly appreciate the work you’ve done,” said Council President Frederick Smalls (Ward 2) after awarding the student workers certificates of appreciation. “Certainly I’ve heard nothing but glowing comments about the work that you did for the city this summer.” The student summer workers worked at the Laurel Municipal Center in various capacities. The summer workers were Trevon Duvall, Dwight Eisenhower Middle School in Laurel; Neal Gearhart, St. Vincent Pallotti Catholic High School in Laurel; Kirk Hawkins, Laurel High School; Subirah Hendrickson, Laurel High; Imani Holloman, Laurel High; Rachel Hull, Rockbridge Academy in Millersville; Christopher Jackson, Laurel High; Marcus Jackson, Laurel High; Brook Leonard, Annapolis Area Christian School; Delano Munos-Whatts, Laurel High; Veronika Peden, Laurel High; Nicole Sauls, Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt; and Dennis Whitley, North Point High School in Waldorf.
Hyattsville nonprofit launches photo contest
Fun at the festival Above, Romero Avilez (left), Ana Morales (center), and her sister, Rosa Morales, all from Hyattsville, laugh at a clown performing Sunday during the Hispanic Festival at Lane Manor Park outside of Hyattsville. At left, Hyattsville’s Ernesto Viera moves to the sound of the musical entertainment during the festival.
Hyattsville school celebrates new building Chelsea School, a nonpublic school that serves grades 5 through 12, had a ribboncutting ceremony and potluck dinner Sept. 12 to celebrate its new Hyattsville facility. The school, which serves students with learning disabilities, moved to 2970 Belcrest Center Drive after residing in Silver Spring for the past 36 years. The new facility features state-of-the-art classrooms and technology, said Head of School Kate Fedalen.
North Brentwood named a Banner City North Brentwood was one of 55 Maryland municipalities recognized as a Banner City by the Maryland Municipal League. The honor was given June 24 to municipalities that participate in all levels of the Maryland Municipal League, which includes chapter meetings, conferences and contests. North Brentwood Mayor Petrella Robinson said this is the town’s fourth time being named a Banner City. The town received a small plate, which will be added to its Banner City
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plaque, Robinson said. “We want to show support for the Maryland Municipal League and we want to show the collaboration of being part of the small cities and towns in Prince George’s County,” Robinson said.
Roosevelt seniors named merit semifinalists Five students at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt were among 16,000 high school seniors nationwide to be named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Roosevelt was the only high school in Prince George’s County to have student semifi-
nalists, according to a news release listing winners provided by the National Merit Scholarship Program. The National Merit Scholarship Program will award 8,000 finalists with scholarships amounting to $35 million in the spring of 2014. Semifinalists are selected based on their scores on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT)/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in their junior year. Semifinalist status is awarded to the students from each state that scored the highest on the exam and is proportional to the state’s percentage total of graduating seniors, according to the release. National Merit Scholarship
Program semifinalists from Roosevelt are Katherine T. Monroe, Vishnutheja S. Rachakonda, Abram M. Shaw, Maia J. Tooley and Joycer Yang.
Laurel education nonprofit looking for volunteers Side by Side, a Laurel faith-based nonprofit offering instruction for parents and tutoring for students, is looking for volunteers to help lead children’s activities during its weekday evening programs. “Our need is for people to help with afterschool activities from 6 to 8 p.m.,” said Joe Murchison, executive director of Side by Side. Murchison said experience
Anacostia Trails Heritage Area Inc., a Hyattsville-based nonprofit that manages the state-designated heritage area, invites residents to participate in the second annual Maryland Milestones Photo Contest. Winning submissions will be featured in various Maryland Milestone publications, including the 2014 Maryland Milestones Calendar, said Aaron Marcavitch, ATHA’s executive director. Contest categories include “Rivers to Rockets” (History), “Expression of Arts” (Culture), “Nature of the Area” (Nature) and “For the Fun of It” (Recreation). The pictures must be taken in the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area. “It’s a chance to explore that inherent beauty that you may not normally see when you’re driving,” Marcavitch said. For additional information, email aaron@marylandmilestones.org or call 301-887-0777.
Fire department takes part in fundraiser The Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department will be soaring for the skies at National Harbor as part of the Red Bull Flugtag event Saturday. The department was one of the few selected from thousands of applications, providing a local twist to the event where large, man-made flying machines are piloted off a 28-foot-high flight deck, said Mark Brady, department spokesman. People attending the event can support the Prince George’s County Firefighters Local 1619 Burn Fund by buying T-shirts and other goods, Brady said. “It does a lot of different things to assist firefighters injured and hospitalized by burns,” he said. “Our personal goal is raising $5,000.” The department became involved in the event thanks to the motivation of individual firefighters like Flugtag captain George Raburn, who followed the event and submitted the ap-
plication, Brady said. Their craft is a replica of one of the new fire engines, he said. The department and 29 other teams from northeastern states will compete to see whose machine flies the farthest, with NBA Washington Wizards star John Wall and other celebrity judges scrutinizing the flying machines, Red Bull Flugtag spokeswoman Emily Connor said. Crafts will be judged on distance, appearance, team showmanship and people’s choice award. Teams who get first place will get a skydiving trip, Connor said. The event starts at noon at the Southpointe Waterfront at National Harbor. The first flight will take place at 2 p.m., Connor said. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at www.redbullflugtagusa.com/page/cities/city/1/ dc.
Community invited to prayer symposium A domestic violence prayer symposium is being held Oct. 5 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Elizabeth Seton High School, located at 5715 Emerson St. in Bladensburg. The event is being held to assist community members affected by domestic crimes and call attention to domestic violence, said Barbara J. Givens, a deacon at Crossover Church in Hyattsville, who is helping organize the event. “The object is to educate them on how to handle themselves better,” Givens said. Refreshments and prizes will be available to attendees. “We’re expecting to make a positive impact,” Givens said. To register, contact Givens at 301-277-3775.
Bowie offers free flu vaccinations Free flu vaccinations will be available at the Bowie Senior Center, located at 14900 Health Center Drive, from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 27, said Kathy White, Bowie’s senior services director. For the past five years, the center has offered the service, which is available to people of all ages, White said. “It’s important to keep especially the senior population from having the complications that come with the flu,” White said. “Without the vaccine, they could possibly develop complications like pneumonia or have to be hospitalized. The more people that get the vaccine, the less people that get the flu, therefore there’ll be less sickness overall.”
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