Nine BCPS students won awards at History Day district finals
Winning students eligible to participate in state finals
Nine Baltimore County Public Schools students won first or second place awards at the History Day 2011 district finals and are now eligible to participate in the upcoming state finals.
The central district finals were held at the Community College of Baltimore County - Essex on Saturday, March 26, and involved 100 students from public and private schools in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. The statewide finals will be held Saturday, April 30, at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
The award-winning BCPS students were:
Junior Group Exhibit
1st Place - Finn H. and Aaron B. , Cockeysville Middle School
Junior Individual Exhibit
2nd Place - Akshayah K. , Cockeysville Middle School
Junior Website
1st Place - Juliana B. , Cockeysville Middle School
Coordinated by the Maryland Humanities Council, History Day is a learning experience for students in grades 6 through 12, providing an opportunity for students to conduct in-depth research on a subject of interest and to share what they have learned through creative and original productions. Participating students, working as individuals or in teams, use information and insights gathered from libraries, archives, museums, and oral history interviews to draw their own conclusions about a topic's significance in history.
Students could select both their project subjects and formats – choosing among historical papers, exhibits, original performances, multimedia documentaries, and historical websites. All projects were required to relate to this year's theme: Debate & Diplomacy in History: Success, Failures, Consequences.
History Day is sponsored in Maryland by the Maryland State Department of Education, T. Rowe Price, Columbia Gas of Maryland, and the Maryland Department of Planning.
Chess Tournament
The 2011 Maryland Scholastic Championships, held Saturday, March 19, and Sunday, March 20, at Dumbarton Middle School in Towson, involved 534 players and set a new record for the largest chess tournament ever held in Maryland, according to the Maryland Chess Association.
State Championships were awarded for teams and individuals at four grade levels: high school, middle school, elementary school, and primary school (kindergarten through grade 3).
In addition to the Championship sections, teams and individuals also competed in JV sections.
A team from Cockeysville Middle tied for the middle school JV title. The team was comprised of Nathaniel H., Ruthvik G., Sai A., and Andrew W..
Nathaniel H. and Ruthvik G., both of Cockeysville Middle, also ranked third and fourth as individual players at the middle school JV level.
Youth Art Month exhibit at the Walter's Art Museum 2011-2012
Not only did we have award winners in the visual arts, but also one in music composition!
Congratulations go to:
Nate J-County Award of Excellence for Musical Composition Middle School Level
Jessica B- County Award of Excellence for Visual Arts Middle School Level and State award for Outstanding Interpretation of Theme for Visual Arts/Middle
Jackie A- County Award of Merit for Visual Arts Middle School Level
Alexa M- County Award of Merit for Visual Arts Middle School Level
Claire R- County Award of Excellence for Photography Middle School Level and State Award for Outstanding Interpretation of Theme for Photography Middle
Meredith R- County Award of Excellence for Photography Middle School Level
Students claimed math victory in countywide M&T Bank 24 Challenge ®
Five Grand Champions and 15 finalists were named in the 2011 M&T Bank 24 Challenge ® held on Saturday, March 12.
More than 240 students in grades 5-8 gathered at the Crowne Plaza in Timonium to compete in the prestigious mathematics tournament. Baltimore County Public Schools and bank officials were among the community leaders, parents, and teachers cheering on the area's best mathletes. M&T Bank serves as the sole corporate sponsor of this mathematics initiative in the county schools.
“The support that M&T Bank provides is invaluable,” said BCPS Superintendent Dr. Joe A. Hairston. “Their annual investment in 24 Challenge ® helps inspire students to excel in mathematics and develop as overall scholars. Every year, when we gather to celebrate 24 Challenge ® , we demonstrate to students that we, as a community, value and support their academic achievements.”
“M&T Bank is proud to sponsor the 24 Challenge®. It is a great way for students to put their deductive reasoning skills to the test and build skills to apply when they enter the workforce in the future,” said Noel Carroll, M&T Bank's retail market manager for Greater Baltimore. “We believe supporting education helps build stronger communities.”
Developed by Suntex International, Inc., the 24 game is designed to improve skills in mental computation, pattern recognition, and deductive reasoning. Each card presents four numbers that can be combined to total 24. The challenge is to determine what combination of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and/or division of whole numbers (single or double digits) or integers will yield that solution.
The following students were named 2011 Grand Champions and finalists:
Single Digits Competition
4 th Place -- Kenji H, Cockeysville Middle School
Double Digits Competition
1 st Place -- Conner B, Cockeysville Middle School
2 nd Place -- Olivia W, Cockeysville Middle School
Integers Competition
2 nd Place -- Rex L, Cockeysville Middle School
4 th Place -- Jessica Y, Cockeysville Middle School
Each Grand Champion was awarded $700 in U.S. Savings Bonds. The other finalists each received $100 savings bonds.
Cockeysville Middles School Artists Display Work at the
Cockeysville Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library
Sixty-one students displayed more than 8o pieces of art.
November 2010
Cockeysville Middle School 's Art Department in partnership with the Cockeysville Branch of the Baltimore Public Library is displaying over 80 pieces of art throughout the library. According to Mr. Georgieff, Cockeysville Middle School Art Department Chair, 61 talented 6 th , 7 th , and 8 th grade students were selected to showcase their artwork.
“This display is a first for Cockeysville , said Mr. Georgieff, “and should become an annual fixture.” The art ranges from charcoal landscapes, water color paintings of flowerspaintings, pencil still lifes, and color pencil drawings. Mr. Georgieff hopes for a long-term partnership with the Cockeysville branch of the Baltimore County Public Library System.
Cockeysville Middle School Student Displays Artwork in State Treasury Building
Charlotte S., 8 th Grader, selected to display her drawing in the
Louis Goldstein Treasury Building in Annapolis .
Charlotte S.'s charcoal still life drawing was selected to be a part of the State of Maryland Treasury Exhibition from October 2010 through April 2011. Her drawing will be displayed in Louis Goldstein Treasury Building located near the State House at 80 Calvert Street in Annapolis . All the art will be on display in the corridors of the 1 st and 2 nd floors of the building. The building is open Monday through Friday during regular business hours.
According to Mr. Georgeiff, Cockeysville Middle School Art Department Chair, only a very few select schools throughout the state were invited to send one drawing or painting to be showcased. “This current exhibition is a body of work that is of the highest visual arts standards,” said Mr. Georgeiff. If you would like more specific information about when you can visit, please call the Comptroller's Office, at 410-260-7816
Cockeysville Middle School Teacher Named
Baltimore County Commission on Disabilities Teacher of the Year
Cockeysville Middle School (CMS) Special Educator, Susan Bracken, honored as Teacher of the Year in by the Baltimore County Commission on Disabilities at their luncheon at the Hunt Valley Marriott on October 20 th . The Special Education Staff at CMS nominated Mrs. Bracken for this award.
The award came as a complete surprise to Mrs. Bracken. The Baltimore County Commission on Disabilities presents this award annually to individuals, agencies, families, and businesses in Baltimore County for achievement and contributions by and for its citizens with disabilities. Mrs Bracken was the award recip[ient in the education category. Mrs. Bracken teaches in the Functional Academic Learning Support (FALS) program for students with varying disabilities at CMS. She has been teaching at Cockeysville Middles School for 12 years and had been teaching in Baltimore County for 26 years.