Eastern Tech, Parkville & Towson High Seniors Earn Grants


Baltimore County Public Schools seniors have earned all three of this year’s one-time scholarship grants from the Engineering Society of Baltimore Education Foundation (ESB-EF).

Emma Evans-Nolet, Parkville High School, is the recipient of the $2,000 ESB Board of Trustees Scholarship. She plans to major in electrical engineering at Duke University or the University of Maryland, College Park.

Amir Moon, Eastern Technical High School, is the recipient of the $3,000 James Posey Associates Centennial Scholarship. He is headed to the University of Maryland, College Park, to study mechanical engineering.

Rakrish Dhakal, Towson High School, is the recipient of the $2,000 Larry Lewis Memorial Scholarship. He will pursue a degree in computer engineering or computer science at the University of Maryland, College Park.

The goal of ESB-EF is to provide financial support to talented Baltimore metropolitan area high school students interested in becoming engineers. Each year, the program awards low-interest loans and three one-time scholarship grants. Eligible students must reside in Baltimore City or Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, or Howard counties.

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