The folks at Marriotts Ridge High School have much to be proud about. Not only are they celebrating a 10-year anniversary, they have a Fine Arts department worth celebrating.
One staff member in particular, dance teacher Patricia Spruill, has been chosen as the December Hero in the WMAR/ABC Channel 2 Teachers Are Heros awards. Channel 2 visited Marriotts Ridge High School to present Spruill with a $250 check for classroom supplies, an engraved plaque and a dinner cruise for two aboard the Spirit of Baltimore.
Spruill will be recognized by Superintendent Renee Foose at the Jan. 15 Board of Education meeting.
The music department at MRHS also deserves recognition.
NAfME is the National Association for Music Education and the Eastern Division Conference is held every two years and is hosted by a local state Music Education Association. The 2015 conference will take place in Providence, R.I., from April 9 to 12.
Congratulations to the following Marriotts Ridge High School students who were nominated for the 2015 All Eastern Honor Ensemble: Emily Anderson (Mixed Chorus), Julia Fedor (Treble Chorus), Lucy Park (Mixed Chorus), Alana Ravasio (Treble Chorus), Emily Ingalls (Bassoon Alternate), Courtney Loeb (Bass Clarinet), Niklas Schnake (French Horn alternate) and Katie Tich (Flute).
Congratulations also goes to the All State Choral Groups from MRHS: Junior All State: Abeku Abercrombie, Brian Jang, Colin McMurtray and Haider Sajid. Senior All State Mixed Chorus: Johanna Alonso, Zach Altenburg, Molly Buch, Abigail Burbank, Julia Choi, Julia Fedor, Bethany Henderson, Dirk Holzman, Julia Kim, Anna Lee, Micaela Neaman, Zach Seals, Abigail Starks and Alana Ravasio. Senior Women's Chorus: Emily Anderson, Minji Kim, Lucy Park, Carley Preisinger, Lauren Shepherd, Isabella Stevens and Pooja Swaminathan.
Not be left out, the Band Musicians for the Month of December at West Friendship Elementary School: Sophia Baxter (Trombone), Hannah Coomber (Flute), Ella Walchko (Flute), Anna Hebner (Flute), Anastasia Lindquist (Flute), Jimmy Herman (Percussion), Rachel Roberts (Percussion), Lucas Conrad (Alto Sax), Sydney Cone (Clarinet), Natalie Fedorchak (Clarinet), Mira Shelat (Flute), Ben Cizek (Trombone), and Daniel Tardie (Trumpet). Congratulations and keep up the great work!