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Eastern Tech students earn 7 medals at SkillsUSA Championship

Eastern Tech had eight students team up to earn seven medals at SkillsUSA Maryland 2019 State Championship on April 12 and 13.

More than 1,000 students enrolled in Career and Technology Education programs around the state compete at the state championship each year, which features more than 90 occupational and leadership skill events. Gold medal winners qualify to represent Maryland at the National SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Conference, which will be held this year in Louisville, Kentucky, from June 24 – 29.

BCPS students won 25 medals overall and here is a list of the 13 Eastern Tech students that won medals:

  • Health Knowledge Bowl – Team G (consisting of Kiet Nguyen, Jane Lee, Nhuquynh Nguyen, Frances Maglaqui), Eastern Technical High School
  • Principles of Engineering/Technology – Lorenzo Regala, Eastern Technical High School
  • Related Technical Math – Amir Moon, Eastern Technical High School

Silver Medals

Medical Terminology – Victoria Chinaka, Eastern Technical High School

TeamWorks – Team F (consisting of Ryan Strait, James Comotto, Evan Lund, Devin Polluck), Eastern Technical High School

Bronze Medals

  • Computer Programming – Norman Moon, Eastern Technical High School
  • Medical Math – Paulo Manalo, Eastern Technical High School

Milam Throws No-Hitter as Parkville Knights Baseball Defeats Carver A&T

Cole Milam was brilliant on the pitcher’s mound on Friday, as he threw a no-hitter to lead Parkville Knights Varsity past Carver A&T 20-0.

Maurice Gray led Parkville to victory by driving in four runs. He went 2-for-2 at the plate. Gray drove in runs on a single in the first, a double in the first and a walk in the second.

The Knights got things moving in the first inning, when Devin Braun singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run.

Milam was the winning pitcher for Parkville. He allowed zero hits and zero runs over five innings, striking out nine and walking zero.

Parkville racked up 13 hits on the day. Dustin Braun, Gray, Adam Bigelow, and Braun all collected multiple hits for the Knights. Braun, Bigelow, Gray, and Braun each collected two hits to lead the team.

Honeygo Student named winner in Team BCPS Haiku Contest

The 2019 Team BCPS Haiku Contest challenge was simple: write a haiku on the theme of family.

The response from Baltimore County Public Schools students was extraordinary. A record 2,223 entries flowed in from 105 schools and centers. Students opened their hearts and imaginations to craft emotional, thoughtful, and sometimes funny poems. They reflected on the daily challenges of getting along with siblings and parents. They expressed the pain of separation through death and divorce. They described families created by choice – adoption, foster care, remarriage, friendship – as well as genetics. But, primarily, they described the sense of security and comfort that family brings. And they offered glimpses into the big and small family traditions – from movie-watching and cookie-baking to annual trips to the beach or beyond – that fill their lives with joy.

After a lengthy debate, a panel of judges selected just three winners. One of those winners was Honeyo Elementary School student Jayla Clovis, who won named Elementary School winner. Clovis is a third-grader in Ann Murk’s class at the first-year school in Perry Hall and was honored for the following poem:

Warmth in the kitchen

Brown sugar, secrets and love

Making Mom’s cookies

Annie Cullinane, an eight-grader at Cockeysville Middle School and ninth-grader Aaron Partin of Catonsville High School named the Middle and High School winners.A                  

The three winners of the 2019 contest will each receive as prizes: four game tickets from the Baltimore Orioles, a gift card from Ukazoo Books,  a gift certificate to a writing workshop from The Ivy Bookshop, and a writing journal and framed poster of their haiku from BCPS. 

“The depth of our students’ creativity and talent never ceases to impress me,” said BCPS Interim Superintendent Verletta White. “The winners wrote exceptional poems, but I also want to congratulate every student who entered and every teacher who encouraged his or her students to write. Writers improve through reading and through the practice of writing. We celebrate every one of our students from Kindergarten through Grade 12 who took the time to sit and write, to think about which words best expressed their ideas.”

The haiku were judged by several staff members from the Office of English Language Arts and the Department of Communications and Community Outreach, in addition to four award-winning student poets: Lilian Davison of Dulaney High School, Nadia Karber and Rebecca Scherr of George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, and Kayla Yup of Towson High School. 

Perry Hall High Sports Announces 15 Students Receiving Scholarships

When you have a sports program that has won a boys and girls state soccer title and two-time boys basketball state championship within a few years, you are bound to send student athletes to the next level.

Perry Hall High School announced that 15 seniors from the Class of 2019 received colligate athletic scholarships. The state championship Gators girl soccer team is sending Goalie Lauren Gwin to Stevenson University, Phoebe Canoles to Towson University and Kara Dietrich is going to CCBC Essex.

The Gators are also sending another state champion to the NCAA as two-time Track and Field Champion Eryk Goode is heading to Coppin State.

The Perry Hall football team was loaded with talent as Rese Jenkins (Delaware Valley), Tahji McCain (Mount Union) Josh Harrison (Shepard) Joshua Addo (Merrimack College), DJ Cloude (Fairmont State) are all continuing their football careers next year.

Here is a full list of Perry Hall High Schools Seniors that signed with colleges to continue their athletic careers.

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Three local residents nominated for BCPS Teacher of the Year

Three local residents are among five BCPS educators that have been named finalists for 2019-20 BCPS Teacher of the Year. Perry Hall resident Jaime Metzgar, Middle River resident Kristen Nielsen and Christina DeSimone of Parkville will also compete with Ronald McFadden and Abigail Metcalf to see who will be named BCPS Teacher of the Year on April 24.

Jaime Metzgar

Metzgar is a fifth-grade teacher at the new Honeygo Elementary School in Perry Hall. This is her 13th year as a BCPS educator and Metzgar previously taught at Joppa View and Grange elementary schools, where she was also nominated at those schools for the Teacher of the Year honor.

Kristen Nielsen

After being a teacher at Eastern Tech, Nielsen is in her second year as an English language arts teacher at Crossroads Center in Middle River. Nielsen serves on Crossroad Center’s equity team and teaches Grades 9 and 12.


Christina DeSimone

Although DeSimone lives in Parkville, she teaches child development teacher at Catonsville High. She previously taught seven years at Dundalk High. A second-generation BCPS educator, DeSimone leads her school’s community preschool program, where high school students teach preschool students.

Principals at the 174 BCPS schools, programs, and centers could nominate one educator for BCPS Teacher of the Year. Nominations were received from 164 schools, and all nominees are featured on the Team BCPS blog by zone: east, central, and west. The BCPS Teacher of the Year selection committee, comprised of administrators, teachers, students, and staff, selected the five finalists.

The BCPS Teacher of the Year will be Baltimore County’s Maryland Teacher of the Year representative and Interim Superintendent Verletta White said she is proud of all five candidates.

“I’m so proud of these dedicated educators for the ways they creatively promote literacy across the subject areas and a warm and welcoming school climate,” White said. “All five finalists are champions for equity in their classrooms, and I am grateful for their tireless efforts to support all students.”

Early Morning Shooting in Middle River Injures Man

Baltimore County Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Middle River on Sunday, April 14.

The victim, 21, was shot once in the upper body as he was walking on Midego Drive near Banca Place around 2 a.m. Witnesses heard the shooting and found the victim lying on the ground suffering a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was transported to an area hospital and is expected to survive. The suspect(s) fled the scene prior to police arrival.

Detectives from the Baltimore County Police Violent Crimes Unit continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Anyone who may have seen or heard anything around the time of the shooting is asked to contact police by calling 410-307-2020. Callers may remain anonymous.

Reward Offered

Metro Crime Stoppers, an organization that is separate from the Baltimore County Police Department and Baltimore County Government, offers rewards for information in connection with felony offenses.

Anonymous tips can be sent to Metro Crime Stoppers by phone, online or via mobile app.

Olszewski Says Northeast School Projects Delayed After Stalled Senate Bill

After a bill in the Maryland General Assembly that would have given Baltimore County an additional $400 million in school construction failed, Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski Jr. announced that school construction would be delayed for at least one year.

“Baltimore County is not prepared at this time to forward fund the State share of… a new elementary school on the Ridge Road site, a new middle school on the Nottingham site, and renovations/additions for Pine Grove Middle School. As a result, these projects will be delayed by at least one year,” Olszewski said in a letter to the Baltimore County Board of Education.

The new northeast middle school and the expansion of Pine Grove were slated to open for the 2021-22 school year before the delay. These additions were in response to the overcrowding at Perry Hall Middle School.

Councilman David Marks is upset that the three northeast projects are being delayed for at least one year and blamed the state Senate for not passing the bill.

“I am angry at this decision and the failure of the state Senate to pass the Build to Learn legislation. You should ask what your state legislators did or did not do to avoid this situation,” Marks added.

The 5th District Councilman will now look into other options to relief school overcrowding in the northeast and laid out the plan on social media Wednesday night.

“First, I will be meeting with the County Executive on Friday and looking to the budget process for ways to potentially alter this decision.

” Second, I have spoken to BCPS Board Member Julie Henn, and we will seek an immediate start to a redistricting process for Perry Hall Middle School. We will ask the School Board to redistrict for the soonest academic year, moving students to areas with extra capacity.

Third, I am drafting legislation to create development impact fees in Baltimore County, now that the state legislature has passed a bill giving us this authority. It is my plan to introduce this measure in June, which will generate revenue to pay for schools in high-growth areas. That will, in turn, free up funding to use in older communities.”

Police Locate, Arrest Barricaded Burglar in Attic of Essex Home

Police discovered a burglar hiding in the attic of a home in Essex on Thursday, April 4 after a lengthy barricade situation.

Officers were initially dispatched to the home in the 900 block of Renfrew Street in Essex for a burglary in progress around 12:55 p.m. when the homeowner called 9-1-1 upon seeing the burglar inside on surveillance cameras. The homeowner received a “person detected” mobile alert from his interior surveillance cameras, then watched a live feed of the suspect walking around inside his home.

Officers surrounded the home and challenged the suspect as he attempted to escape through a window, but the suspect retreated back inside. Police initiated a barricade situation, summonsing additional resources to the scene, and attempted to communicate with the suspect without success. Just after 10 p.m. tactical officers made entry into the home, located the suspect hiding in the attic and made the apprehension.

The burglar is identified as Devante James Riley, 26, of the 1700 block of McKean Avenue, 21217. He is charged with First and Fourth Degree Burglary in this case, as well as being served a warrant for his arrest on charges of First, Third, and Fourth Degree Burglary and Theft in another Baltimore County case. He is held on no bail status at the Baltimore County Detention Center following his initial court appearance last Friday

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Man Injured in Rosedale Shooting

Investigators from the Baltimore County Police Violent Crimes Unit are continuing their investigation into a weekend shooting in Rosedale.

Police were responding to the area of Hazelwood Avenue and Willann Road around 3:47 a.m. Saturday, April 6 for a call of shots fired when a patrol officer was flagged down near Philadelphia Road and Golden Ring Road by a driver taking the victim to the hospital.

The victim flagged down the driver while fleeing the area after suffering a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the upper body. Medics responded and transported the victim, 29, to an area hospital where he is expected to recover.

Detectives continue working to confirm the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Violent Crimes Unit by calling 410-307-2020. Callers may remain anonymous.

Reward Offered

Metro Crime Stoppers, an organization that is separate from the Baltimore County Police Department and Baltimore County Government, offers rewards for information in connection with felony offenses.

Anonymous tips can be sent to Metro Crime Stoppers by phone, online or via mobile app.

Eastern Tech Senior selected for state athletics honor

Eastern Tech senior, Isaac Ngobu, has recently been selected as the Outstanding High School Male Soccer Player for 2019 by the Maryland Soccer Legends Association. This award means that he and his parents will be invited to the Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony which will be held on Friday, May 10th. At the dinner, Ngobu will be presented with a commemorative plaque and a scholarship check for $1000.

Ngobu was an integral member of Eastern Tech’s 2017 state championship team and led the 2018 Mavericks squad to their second consecutive County Championship, defeating Towson 4-0, before falling to Hereford 1-0 in the Regional Semi-final match.