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Future Leaders Attend Conference Catoctin High School Science

Theresa Dardanell Olympiad State Competition

Results
Seven
Thurmont Theresa Dardanell
Middle
School (TMS) Courtesy Photo
students
recently
attended the
Maryland
Association
of Student
Councils
convention in
Ocean City.
This event
gives the
TMS Student
Government
Association
(SGA) Pictured are John Gidcumb, Charlotte Bradley, Cheyenne Van Echo, Morgan
members the Ridenour, Sean Whitworth, Natalie Dodson, and Peyton Moxley. The CHS Science Olympiad Team is pictured with coaches Rebecca Hurley and Theresa Hutchinson.
opportunity Not pictured: Coach Doug Young.
to improve their leadership skills. being leaders and just being able to
They listened to a motivational help others and increase the school Congratulations to the Catoctin Reynolds, Sophia Degennaro,
speaker, attended leadership spirit.” High School (CHS) Science and Sean Miller — Experimental
workshops, and met with other I met with the students who Olympiad team. They recently Design; Karianna Strickhouser and
student leaders from across the state. attended the conference and was competed in the Maryland State Madison Raimondi — Dynamic
The SGA members at TMS are impressed with their confidence and Tournament at Johns Hopkins Planet; Sean Miller and Kyle Dutrow
chosen based on their grades, their genuine concern for their fellow University in Baltimore. According — Hovercraft; Michael Yang and
attendance at afterschool meetings, students. to their coaches, “The nerd trials Sean Miller — Towers; Sam Grimes
and their participation in school SGA President Sean Whitworth lasted close to ten hours. The and Michael Yang — Rocks and
and evening events. They meet once said that he joined the organization cougars competed against 24 teams Minerals; Lauren Ames and Avie
a week during the school day to so that students know they have (12 in our division). We placed Hopcraft — Forensics; Emmalynn
brainstorm ways to improve school somebody looking out for them. 10th in our division and 23rd in May, Madison Raimondi, and
spirit and to make their school a Natalie Dodson is looking the state! This was our very first Maddy Reynolds — Astronomy;
comfortable place for students. They forward to being a community leader time qualifying for the state level Grace Mazaleski and Zack
visit classrooms and lead discussions to help other people. competition. It was a wonderful Carter — Disease Detectives; Sean
with students; concerns and ideas are The other students who attended experience for the students.” Miller and Sam Grimes — Fermi
then forwarded to the administration the conference were: John Gidcumb, Students competing in the events Questions; Avie Hopcraft and
by Student Government Advisor Charlotte Bradley, Cheyenne Van were: Zack Carter and Grace Grace Mazaleski — Anatomy and
Angela Knapp. Echo, Morgan Ridenour, and Peyton Mazaleski — Microbe Mission; Physiology; Sean Miller and Michael
The SGA members also plan, Moxley. Emmalynn May and Sophia Yang — Mousetrap Vehicle; Devon
organize, and run events like the Other SGA members are Maddie Degennaro — Write It Do It; Kyle Shorb and Teairah Velasquez were
game days, the afterschool open gym, Ring, Skyler Payne, Traci Stine, Dutrow and Sophia Degennaro alternates.
and the evening candy bingos. Knapp Peyton Davis, Kayleigh Frantz, — Game One; Michael Yang CHS Science Olympiad coaches
said, “They are great. I’ve definitely Natalie Hoty, Nikita Burris, Randall and Sean Miller — Helicopters; are Rebecca Hurley, Theresa
seen them grow. They really like Hall, and Samantha Davis. Sophia Degennaro and Madison Hutchinson, and Doug Young.
Raimondi — Thermodynamics;
Michael Yang and Kallan Latham
— Chemistry Lab; Zack Carter and
Grace Mazaleski — Ecology; Avie
Hopcraft and Kallan Latham —
Optics; Kyle Dutrow and Emmalynn
May — Remote Sensing; Kallen
Latham and Karianna Strickhouser
— Mission Possible; Sam Grimes
and Lauren Ames — Material
Science; Zack Carter and Grace
Mazaleski — Herpetology; Maddy

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