http://www.explorehoward.com/ Recent blog posts from Glenwood/ Glenelg on ExploreHoward.com en-us 2010 The Baltimore Sun Media Group, All Rights Reserved. technical@baltimoresun.com (Technical Help) http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/149/kangaroo-kids-compete-in-junior-olympics/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/149/kangaroo-kids-compete-in-junior-olympics/ At the end of July, members of the Kangaroo Kids Precision Jump Roping Team travelled to Des Moines, Iowa to participate in jump-roping at the AAU Junior Olympics. The kids had a wonderful time and also brought home a few blue ribbons and trophies. Mason Rogers, who will be entering eighth grade at... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:25:04 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/148/merry-acres-farm-to-hold-fun-horse-show-to-benefit-cancer-fund/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/148/merry-acres-farm-to-hold-fun-horse-show-to-benefit-cancer-fund/ Howie Feaga, owner of Merry Acres Farm, asks “Are you tough enough to wear pink?” The farm will be holding their Fun Horse Show Sept. 12 to benefit Marathon of Miracles, a 501C3 organization that helps breast cancer survivors. Several years ago, one of the horse boarders at Merry Acres... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:18:47 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/147/maryland-youth-symphony-orchestra-to-hold-auditions-saturday/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/147/maryland-youth-symphony-orchestra-to-hold-auditions-saturday/ Margaret Gatto, Executive Director for the Maryland Youth Symphony Orchestra shares that the orchestra, under the direction of founder Angelo Gatto, will be starting its 46th season this fall. New member auditions for the 2009/10 season of the Maryland Youth Symphony Orchestra will take place Saturday, Aug. 29 and September 5... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:10:36 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/146/girl-scout-troop-1899-bridging-ceremony/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/146/girl-scout-troop-1899-bridging-ceremony/ I recently heard from Lisa Ogorzalek, co-leader of Girl Scout Troop 1899 in Glenwood. The troop was started 7 years ago, and this past June, all eleven girls in the troop bridged from Junior Girl Scouts to Cadette Girl Scouts. The girls are very proud of the work that they... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:09:07 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/145/family-movie-night-aug-15-at-glenwood-community-center/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/145/family-movie-night-aug-15-at-glenwood-community-center/ Family movie nights continue at the Glenwood Community Center. In August, family movie night is planned for Saturday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. The movie for the evening will be "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Admission is $2 per person. Where else can you have an... Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:47:25 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/144/dayton-oaks-students-participate-in-math-olympiads/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/144/dayton-oaks-students-participate-in-math-olympiads/ Dayton Oaks Elementary GT Resource Teachers Gwyn Calanni and Liz Crosby are very proud of their math students who participated in the Math Olympiads this year. The Math Olympiads is national problem solving contest that serves more than 4,500 teams and 150,000 students worldwide to provide challenging, thought-provoking problems that... Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:37:42 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/142/glenelg-high-school-ranked-in-newsweeks-top-1500-high-schools/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/142/glenelg-high-school-ranked-in-newsweeks-top-1500-high-schools/ Each year I share news of Glenelg’s ranking in Newsweek’s Annual Top 1,500 High Schools in America. In this annual survey, schools are ranked according to a ratio of the number of Advanced Placement, Intl. Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school divided by the number... Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:17:47 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/141/former-glenelg-high-school-classmates-meet-for-50th-reunion/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/141/former-glenelg-high-school-classmates-meet-for-50th-reunion/ Thanks to Jane Colson for calling and sharing news of a Glenelg High School Class of 1959 Reunion. Back during her school days, Jane was known as Mary Jane Long. She was the class president for the first graduating class of Glenelg High School, the Class of 1959. Classmates recently... Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:10:16 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/140/fashion-review-held-at-glenwood-community-center/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/140/fashion-review-held-at-glenwood-community-center/ On June 6, The Howard County 4-H Fashion Revue was held at the Glenwood Community Center. The theme for this year’s show was “Fashions in Bloom.”  Each year, 4-Hers who participate in the sewing project, prepare a garment to model, and are judged on their sewing projects. Many members of... Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:40:02 EST http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/139/nominate-a-neighbor-for-a-choose-civility-award/ http://www.explorehoward.com/blog/glenwood-glenelg/139/nominate-a-neighbor-for-a-choose-civility-award/ As you drive around Howard County, I am sure you have seen the bumper stickers that say “Choose Civility”, as well as heard or read about the campaign at local libraries. Maybe you weren’t aware that there are even Choose Civility Awards. The purpose of the Choose Civility Awards is... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:58:33 EST