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Reading Made Fun at Thurmont Thurmont Masonic Lodge Offering
Primary School Two Scholarships

Theresa Dardanell Since 1995, Thurmont Masons have awarded scholarships worth over
$75,000 to area students! Scholarships are available to all graduating high
Photo by Karen Yoder school seniors from a Maryland State accredited public, private, and/or
homeschool program, who reside within the Catoctin High School district
boundaries as per the Frederick County Public School district map.

The Mary and Robert Remsberg Memorial Scholarship is worth up to
$4,000. Scholarship funds would be distributed at $1,000 per year, for up
to four years of continued education with passing grades from an accredited
college or university.

Bernhard “Bernie” Cohen Memorial Scholarship Award is worth $1,000.
Scholarship application forms are available at the Catoctin High School
Guidance Office and the Thurmont Public Library. Interested students must
complete an application and return it to the location where it was obtained, on
or before April 30, 2017.
The successful applicant and their family will be invited to Acacia Lodge’s
annual Strawberry Festival in June for the presentation of the Scholarship.
Questions regarding the application should be directed to Acacia Masonic
Lodge #155, Attn: Scholarship Committee, via the Lodge website at www.
thurmontmasons.com.

Pictured from left are: (front row) Jordan Ausherman, Orion Bankard, Griffin Windsor, Kylie Who Is Your Pick for Catoctin High
Thompson, Charlotte Young, Adalynn Mucker; (back row) Colin Jaecksch, Kaydense Cox, Faith May, School Distinguished Graduate?

Grace May, Andi Bentz, and Wyatt Kinna. The Distinguished Graduate Organization of Catoctin High School (CHS)
is accepting nominations for the 2017 awards. Community members are
Crazy socks and fun hats! certainly wacky when students wore invited to nominate their choice of any CHS graduate (any year) who they feel
Those were some of the things you their clothes inside out or backwards. is deserving of recognition in any of the five categories: academics, arts and
would see if you visited Thurmont Of course, lots of crazy socks could humanities, athletics, business, and service. The community can also nominate
Primary School during “Read Across be seen during the “Fox In Socks” a former CHS staff member (cafeteria worker, custodian, instructional aide,
America” week, February 27–March Thursday. The book Oh The Places secretary, teacher, or administrator) to be recognized.
3. This literacy event, sponsored You’ll Go! was featured on Friday,
every year by the National Education and students came to school dressed Nomination forms can be picked up in the front office of CHS or be
Association, was celebrated during in shirts with place names on the downloaded online at http://education.fcps.org/chs and submitted by May 1,
the week of Dr. Seuss’s birthday. front. 2017. Nominees will then be provided with an application form.
Each day at Thurmont Primary,
a different Dr. Seuss book was Literacy Specialist Karen Yoder Applications must be submitted by June 1, 2017, and award recipients will
featured, and students got to wear said, “Reading is so important in be selected and notified by June 15. The 2017 Distinguished Graduate Award
something related to the book of the the lives of our students. Children Ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. during the school day on November 21,
day. Monday’s book was The Cat need to be read to, with, and by, 2017.
In The Hat, so students wore their from the time the are little, even
favorite hats. For “Green Eggs and into high school. Families that read Pets bring so much to our lives: they make us healthier, they keep us
Ham” Tuesday, students dressed in together, succeed together. Spend a active, they brighten our mood, and so much more. We want to see your
green. “Wacky Wednesday” was few minutes reading with your child “adorable” photos of your pet. Send in your “best photo” of your “best buddy”
every day.” and your pet could be “Pet of the Month”! Email your pet photo, along with
your pet’s name, breed, age, and what other information you would like
us to know about your “best buddy” to: [email protected].

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