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The Fort Washington chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity hosted an appreciation ceremony June 16 in Upper Marlboro for county legislators.
County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) and members of the County Council were on hand for the ceremony celebrating their efforts.
Oxon Hill student makes
Virginia Tech dean's list
Karla A. Platzer of Oxon Hill was named to the dean's list at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. for the spring 2008 semester. Platzer is a sophomore biology major in the College of Science.
To qualify for the dean's list, students must attempt at least 12 credit hours and earn a 3.4 grade point average during the semester.
Hopkins recognizes student
for academic excellence
Isaiah Leonard of Accokeek was recognized by the John Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth for his academic excellence.
Leonard, who attends Henry G. Ferguson Elementary in Accokeek, participated in the program's academic testing to measure his talents and may have a chance to qualify for summer programs or distance learning courses.
Tantallon Civic Association awards scholarships
The Tantallon North Area Civic Association awarded scholarships to two Fort Washington students during the association's annual scholarship awards ceremony June 23.
Ikechukwu Mpamaugo and Melanie Lemons, who both attend the University of Maryland, were awarded scholarships administered by the office of Sen. C. Anthony Muse (D-Dist. 26) of Fort Washington and the Maryland 26th District Scholarship Program in conjunction with TNACA Education Committee and funded by the Maryland Department of Higher Education.
Fort Washington man
earns criminal justice degree
Reginald J. France of Fort Washington graduated from Boston University with a master's degree in criminal justice.
Clinton girl chosen for National Young Scholars Program
Kiya Young, 9, a rising fourth-grader at Waldon Woods Elementary School in Clinton, was chosen to participate in a six-day National Young Scholars Program that focuses on leadership and discovery.
The program's curriculum was developed by educators who have taught, mentored and guided high-achieving students of all ages throughout the nation.
Young is the daughter of Kenneth and Tanya Young of Clinton.
Local airmen complete
basic training
Air Force Airman Alexis M. Chapman and Air Force Reserve Airman Charles S. Hall recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
Chapman and Hall completed an intensive eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate's degree in applied science through the Community College of the Air Force.
Chapman is the daughter of Adriane Drayton of Old Cabin Place in Accokeek and is a 2007 graduate of Oxon Hill High School.
Hall is the son of Lisa Hall of Brandywine and is a 2005 graduate of Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf.
Soldier with Accokeek ties completes combat training
Army Reserve Pfc. Terri L. Smith recently graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.
She is the daughter of Kent Smith of Accokeek.
Smith graduated in 1990 from Goldsboro High School in Goldsboro, N.C., and received an associate's degree in 1992 from Wayne Community College, also in Goldsboro.
Upper Marlboro student earns award, letter from Obama
An Upper Marlboro elementary school student earned a signed letter from President Barack Obama (D) for his academic achievements.
Theodore W. Levy IV, who attends Melwood Elementary in Upper Marlboro, earned the Gold 2009 President's Award for Educational Excellence, which comes with a signed letter from the president, in February.
Levy has a 4.0 grade point average and has been accepted into the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Science Summer Camp at Bowie State University, where he will study from July 5 to July 17.
Drivers told to find alternate routes around road projects
The Maryland State Highway Administration is advising motorists to expect delays and consider alternate routes as SHA works on five roadways over the coming year as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
SHA will spend $4.6 million on the work, which will include Route 4 between the Anne Arundel County line and Marlboro Race Track Road after June 26, Route 382 between Brooks Church Road and Candy Hill Road after mid-July, Route 223 between Route 5 and Green Street after late July, U.S. 301 between the Charles County line and Clymer Drive after mid-August and Route 193 between routes 214 and 202 after mid-August.
The work could cause traffic to be restricted to single-lane, shoulder closures and flagging operations on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Mondays through Fridays from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. The projects are expected to be finished by spring 2010.
Youth technology group
plans summer activities
Patriots Technology Training Center, a group that exposes youth to extracurricular math and science activities, will hold a series of summer camps and trips beginning late June.
The Patriots Summer Camp on Technology for sixth- through 12th-graders is being held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. until July 31 at Landover's Kenmoor Middle School at 2300 Kenmoor Drive. Students must bring their own lunches. The cost is $500 for PTTC members and $600 for non-members. Parents or guardians can pay $50 extra per week for aftercare service.
Youth may also register for the Junior National Society of Black Engineers two-day summer camp conference in Raleigh, N.C. The date has not been finalized. The cost is $160, or $100 for students who are in the Patriots Summer Camp on Technology.
A "Bio-Medical Summer Camp" is available to high school students from Monday through July 17. The first week will be held at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, and the second will be held at Kenmoor Middle.
Students interested in robotics may enroll in the "Lego Robotics Summer Camp" that runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 13 through July 24 at Kenmoor Middle. The cost is $350 for PTTC members and $400 for non-PTTC members.
Students must provide their own lunch at each camp with the exception of the Junior NSBE trip.
Estate honored for donation
to physical therapy group
The estate of a deceased Upper Marlboro resident and his wife was honored on June 11 for donating about $500,000 to the Foundation for Physical Therapy based in Alexandria, Va.
Lansdale Clagett, a former county commissioner and member of the Maryland House of Delegates, suffered from polio since around 1920, when he was a young man. His relatives said they made the donation because Clagett was able to leave his wheelchair and walk to his nephew's home after receiving decades of physical therapy.
The estate was honored for the donation at the foundation's annual dinner dance in Baltimore.
Upper Marlboro native honored for academic performance
An Upper Marlboro student was recognized for academic achievement at Berkeley College's campus in midtown New York, N.Y.
Charde Russell was added to the school's president's list, which requires a GPA of 4.0 or higher and a minimum of 12 academic credits.