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Class puts a dance in their step

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Kids at Johnnycake Elementary show up for school a half-hour early to learn folk dance traditions from around the world

Sara Hampt, the vocal music teacher at Johnnycake Elementary School, leads the folk-dance group including Kahlil Hardy, 10, center, and Karimahe Parham, 9, to his left, in the hand jive. The fourth- and fifth-graders get together to dance before school starts on Fridays.

Graduate's death at VMI after march stuns Mt. St. Joseph

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Freshman from Howard collapsed in room after 10-mile march

The Mount St. Joseph High School community was in shock Monday after learning that a 2009 graduate of the Irvington campus died Saturday following a 10-mile road march at the Virginia Military Institute.

Catholic schools chief Valenti to retire in June

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced Monday that schools Superintendent Ronald J. Valenti will retire at the end of the school year. Valenti, 66, who has worked for the archdiocese's Catholic schools for nearly 20 years, says the timing is right for him to step down because of the strategic plan being developed by the Blue Ribbon Committee on Schools. "The work being done by the Blue Ribbon Committee is extremely important and will require a long commitment," said Valenti, who added that he wants to remain active in the field of education. During his 17 years as superintendent, his accomplishments include instituting a requirement that all schools be accredited by the Middle States Association, creating the PRIDE program for children with special needs, and raising expectations for academic achievement through curriculum mapping. His last day will be June 30.

Environmental advocate Kennedy to speak at Goucher

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:21:47 -0500

Ballroom dancing competition draws throng to College Park

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

TV shows help make the pastime hot

DC Dancesport Inferno, which started as a small college tournament 14 years ago, has grown into one of the largest competitions in the Mid-Atlantic. With the popularity of such TV shows as "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Dancing with the Stars," ballroom dancing is hot.

Debate over chocolate milk in schools

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:12:19 -0500

Howard schools have distributed 3,000 swine flu doses

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

More than 3,000 Howard County students have received the swine flu vaccine during the past three weeks in one of the largest school-based efforts in the Baltimore area.

U.S. stimulus funds prompt quicker area school renovations

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Fueled by federal stimulus dollars, school districts in Baltimore City and Baltimore County are speeding up construction projects that have been on hold for years for lack of funding, including the possible construction of the first new city school in a decade.

Hopkins and Catholic group to shield world against malaria

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Strengthening its position as a global center in the fight against malaria, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is one of two city institutions tapped for a five-year, $100 million project to help combat the disease.

Parents lagging on swine flu

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Few consent forms returned, health, school officials say

Mayor Sheila Dixon, left, talks with Deirdre Parker, whose stepdaughter, Destinee Parker, died after contracting the swine flu virus, at a news conference to announce the city's drive to vaccinate schoolchildren. At right is Destinee's father, James Parker. With the vaccination program just days away, city officials are concerned about the low number of consent forms they have received from parents.