The athletic teams at Reservoir High School have been accomplishing some great things so far this year. Congrats to coach Paul Linkins and the boys varsity soccer team and on winning their first county championship in school history. The team the defeated Broadneck, 1-0, to earn the District V title, competed for by the best teams in Howard and Anne Arundel counties.
Then, there's the first-place finish for the season by the boys junior varsity soccer team. Congratulations to the team and to coach Reg Hahne.
The accomplishments by the students and coaches are not limited to athletics. The Reservoir High Speech and Debate Club had an outstanding performance at the Catonsville Invitational. A record 10 Gators competed and won six medals.
In Children's Literature, Lily Hong won a silver medal. In the Lincoln-Douglass Debate, Brian Shouse won the gold and Nikhil Khanna took second. Then, in Novice Lincoln-Douglass, Brennan Guthrie took first. Puja Trivedi won the gold medal in Speaker and in Novice Policy Debate and Sophie Bell came in second in that category. Zachary Blough won two matches in Novice Lincoln-Douglass.
Jake Smith and Avait Ramanan also won two matches against tough competition in Policy Debate. Haley Sweeton competed for the first time in Oral Interpretation of Literature and did very well in Children's Literature.
Congratulations to the team and to coach Emily Mandile.
The Lime Kiln Middle School Students of the Week for the week ending Oct. 21 are: Luke Amato, Sydnie Camassar, Lauren Berg, Ben Hyatt, Sam Winters-McCabe, Toriana Crowton, Tommy E. Yost, Jessica Altman, Jon Felix, Thomas F. Yost and Cameron Mellion.
Mark your calendars as a reminder to visit the annual Christmas Bazaar at St. Francis Catholic Church in Fulton Nov. 11 from 6 to 9 p.m. and Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. tol 4 p.m. For more information, you can go to their website at http://www.instrumentofpeace.org or giving them a call at 410-792-0470.
Well, that's all for this week. Commit a random act of kindness. Look in on your neighbors. Say a prayer for our troops who are serving in harm's way and remember their families, too.