School News

Amy Poffenberger, Catoctin FFA Advisor The National FFA Convention is held every year and attracts FFA members from every state, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The 97th National FFA Convention was held in Indianapolis, Indiana, on October 23 through October 26. While at the convention, 20 Catoctin FFA members joined over 71,000 other…

by Daniel Hoyle, CHS Student Writer “How to Inspire a Community” How do you get people to come out and participate? How do we get people to come to things like these? That’s the question of the hour.” That’s what Michele Maze, head of the Thurmont Green Team, said to me during a volunteering opportunity…

Science teacher Brian Brotherton, CHS Class of 2024, the members of the Catoctin High Environmental Conservation Club, and Class of 2024 graduate Gina Lin were each presented a 2024 Frederick County Sustainability Award for their “outstanding contributions to help the Frederick County community make progress toward climate and environmental justice goals.” The awards are given…

Catoctin High earned national banner recognition from Special Olympics North America for schoolwide efforts to provide inclusive sports and activities for students with and without special needs. Catoctin earned this status by meeting 10 national standards of excellence in the areas of inclusion, advocacy, and respect. “We are so proud of Catoctin High earning this…

Thurmont Grange Donates Dictionaries Recently, members of the Thurmont Grange delivered Webster Dictionaries to all the third-grade students in the Catoctin feeder schools. This is part of a nationwide program called Words for Thirds, which promotes third-grade students to be good writers and creative thinkers. The students can use the dictionaries during class and will…