Enjoy "Music Through the Ages" at Laurel Woods Elementary School's 35th anniversary celebration. On tap will be a sock hop, magic, displays of memorabilia and refreshments at the school Friday, May 9 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the LWES Parent Teacher Association. Students must be accompanied by an adult. Call 410-880-5960.

Congratulations to Leo Caerula Garcia, of Reservoir High School, who accepted a National Merit Scholarship for Johnson & Wales University.

Congratulations to Andrew Gavelek, of Reservoir High School, who was accepted into the Coast Guard.

Congratulations to Reservoir High School student Russell Huang who was selected as one of 560 semifinalists to advance into the final round of the 2008 Presidential Scholars competition.

The Howard County Art Guild will present $690 Scholarships to Nichole Kim of Atholton High School and Michelle Patschke of Reservoir High School at their regular meeting Monday, May 12. Bianca McDonnel of Reservoir High School will receive a $100 gift certificate for art supplies.

The artists will show a sample of their portfolio work and their winning work of art. Both scholarship winners will use the scholarship money to attend a summer class at Maryland Institute College of Art.

Nancy Davis, an accomplished plein air painter will demonstrate some of her oil painting techniques at the meeting. The meeting is held at Howard County Center for the Arts, 8510 High Ridge Road, Ellicott City, and starts at 7:30 p.m. Interested persons may attend.

Laurel Woods Elementary School is collecting cell phones during normal business hours. Cell phones can be dropped off at the school in the main office. Call 410-880-5960.

Celebrate Earth Day May 16 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Savage Branch Library, 9525 Durness Lane. Chemists from the Army Research Laboratory and the American Chemical Society will have hands-on experiments for ages 7 and older. Call 410-880-5980.

North Laurel high school juniors, seniors and their parents can find hundreds of available scholarships on the Howard County Public School System scholarship database at www.ait-inc.com/hcpss

The Howard County Library will kick off its Summer Reading Celebration with a 2 1/2-mile fun run/walk June 7 at 8 a.m. at the East Columbia Branch Library, 6600 Cradlerock Way, in Columbia.

The cost is $20 per person and $50 for a family of up to four people. Visit any branch or go to www.hclibrary.org to register beginning Thursday, May 1. Call 410-313-7750.

Fourth-grade students at Gorman Crossing Elementary School celebrated National Library Month by creating bumper stickers to promote reading.

Congratulations to first-place winner, Miya Wilson for "A Book a Day Keeps Failing Grades Away," to second-place winner, Shayan Ismaiel for "Rocket Off to New Worlds With Books" and to third-place winner Ian Calma for "A Book is the Key to the Universe."

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