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When Sarah Suskind, 18, stopped by Long Reach High School with her mother Thursday morning, she thought they were there to pick up a copy of her high school transcript. - Bel Air resident Ryan Parks has received the 2014 William A. Humbert Memorial Scholarship for $5,000
- The Pearl Foundation Inc. awarded scholarships to eight local high school seniors recently at its 34th annual scholarship luncheon
- Bailey Weinkam, a recent Catonsville High School graduate, who was born with hearing loss, was awarded with the 2014 Brittney Reese Allied Sports Scholarship for her outstanding character and sportsmanship at a May 21 ceremony held at the school.
- Mr. Lewis H. Haslup died Wednesday noon at his home in the lower part of this county, where he had resided for many years. He built and owned Wall's Opera House in Washington.
- Isabella Firth, president of LifeSpan Network and The Beacon Institute, was just trying to solve a couple workplace concerns. In the process, she ended up creating a circle of charitable acts benefiting students, senior citizens and low-income families.
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- Scholarship winners, top musical performances from Clarksville
- This year's recipient of the $1,000 Hannah Hirsch Cohen Art Scholarship Award winner is a Bel Air High School artist, Gracie Rothey, of the Class of 2014
- Thirteen high school athletes from around Maryland were invited to M&T Bank Stadium for a luncheon in their honor on Thursday. The 13 prep stars, four of whom are from the Baltimore metropolitan area, were awarded Minds In Motion Scholarships by the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association and Allstate Foundation.
- Lang selected as president's scholarship recipient for her good grades, extracurricular activities
- Maggie Gallagher is the third straight female C. Milton Wright student athlete to bring home the $5,000 Al Cesky Scholarship, while Eric Eckstein is the second Patterson Mill student in that school's history to be awarded.
- When John Crosby takes his final exams in two weeks, it will be a lot like playing "Jeopardy": Every question could be the one that costs the Polytechnic Institute senior thousands of dollars.
- Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker donate $1 million to establish scholarship fund for students to study with eminent pianist Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Conservatory.
- More than 300 people participated in Saturday morning's third annual Adam Thompson 5K Run/Walk at Harford Community College.
- Anybody who cares about Baltimore City should be talking about raising funds for IB and Ingenuity — not decreasing programs that already operate on shoestring budgets. We need to recognize that when it comes to IB and Ingenuity, a rising tide truly lifts all boats.
- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Heather R. Mizeur will propose a plan Monday to make college more affordable and increase need-based financial aid.
- The Johns Hopkins University has come under fire for not disclosing an alleged rape at a fraternity house to the campus, as a group of students filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education and dozens of students staged a protest Friday.
- Havre de Grace won't be the only happening spot in Harford County this weekend. Events are planned throughout Harford, beginning with First Fridays in Bel Air and Havre de Grace, an American Civil War Day at Southampton Middle School, a 5K benefit run at Harford Community College and a handful of high school plays.
- Now, it is time for colleges and universities to strengthen their investment in the competitive currency of their degrees. They must integrate study abroad fully into the curriculum, and they must provide financial aid to expand the number of participating students.
- The Obama administration announced Friday it is developing new rules aimed at improving the quality of education by focusing on the training that teachers receive before they enter the classroom — an idea that met with cautious support and a bevy of questions from Maryland's leading teacher colleges.
- A health care crisis is quietly unfolding in our nation's laboratories. This crisis has developed largely off the public's radar screen. If not resolved, it can adversely impact the lives of every American. The crisis in question: alarming shortages within the laboratory workforce.
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- Robert Lenox Dwight, retired engineer who founded the National Electronics Museum and was active in the Assateague Coastal Trust and the Cylburn Arboretum, died of pneumonia.
- William Howard Adolph, a retired Randallstown-area chiropractor and decorated World War II veteran, died of cancer March 27 at his Owings Mills home. He was 92.
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