Chris Miles is described as a real good kid with a great sense of humor. It was his leadership potential, however, that netted Chris this year's Glenelg High School Hugh O'Brien Youth Foundation Maryland Leadership Award. Chris will attend an expenses-paid four-day seminar on leadership and related topics in April.
At the seminar, he will have daily interaction with leaders from industry, education, science and the government. He will also participate in field trips to educational sites. Chris has been active in the Student Government Association at Glenelg. He has played team sports, including time on the basketball team at St. Louis Catholic School, where he was a student for eight years.
The faculty and staff at St. Louis portray Chris as a congenial, respectful young man with much personality. They say he can say what is on his mind. Chris has also served on the Guidance Advisory Committee and as a peer mediator at Glenelg. He is active in the Catholic Youth Ministry program at St. Louis church. He has been involved with drama productions at the high school, and he holds a part-time job.
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Christmas observances take many forms. Worshipers at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Mission will have a family Christmas celebration at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Atholton High School auditorium. This commemoration of the Christmas season will be an energetic, involved but reflective celebration. Ten-year-old Lara Santi will open the celebration with "O Come All Ye Faithful." The 30-member St. Francis of Assisi Mission Choir will perform, not just in concert, but with the participation of the audience. Choir director Mindie Santi has planned an event at which people can reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. She says that you will have a chance to relax, sing carols and listen as the Rev. Jack Kinsella reads some of his original work.
There will be scripture readings, reflections and a lot of music. You can preserve this event when you purchase a tape that the choir and Father Kinsella recorded earlier. Proceeds from the tape sales will enrich the church building fund.
Everyone is invited to join the St. Francis parishioners in their family Christmas celebration. Call 792-0470.
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Members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Fulton are looking forward to Sunday's 4 p.m. children's Christmas program by the children in the St. Paul's Sunday School. They invite you to attend. St. Paul's is about a mile west of U.S. 29 on Route 216 in Fulton. Call the church office at (301) 725-0241 for more information.
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If you have tickets to the Glenelg High School music department's winter concert Wednesday, hold on to them. The concert is completely sold out.
Members of the symphonic band, choir and the madrigals are prepared to put the audience in a holiday mood with merry music.
If you're going to the concert, be sure to purchase tapes of the Glenelg music ensembles and buy your tickets for the annual jazz concert at the high school.
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They love to bake at St. Louis Catholic Church in Clarksville. Members of the Catholic Youth Ministry continue to bake goodies for the Grassroots Shelter every Thursday from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. This Saturday high school members of the CYM will enjoy a semiformal Christmas dance in the gym from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Dec. 22 all the CYM members and their friends are invited to a movie marathon from 3:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. in the Youth Room in the Parish Center.
On Dec. 31, the group will celebrate the New Year 12 hours early with a party from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. These active youngsters are also producing a one-act play, planning a coffee house, organizing a Valentine's Day dance, and getting ready for their annual Italian dinner, which will be held in March. If you'd like to join some of these activities, call Youth Minister Maureen Hines at 531-6688.
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Mark your calendar for 10 a.m. Jan. 7. The Board of Education will hold a "Coffee and Conversation" meeting at Glenwood Middle School in the Media Center that day.