Woodlawn Villager

Woodlawn
Vol. 1 Issue 3
Special attendees recognized
at the Louis S. Diggs
Award Ceremony
Here is the list of individuals introduced:
• Councilman Julian Jones
• Margaret Stokes, representing
Councilman Tom Quirk
• Bill Stetka, Baltimore Orioles Org.
• Joe Harkington, Cal Ripken Org.
• Lauren Morris, Cal Ripken Org.
• Gerald Morrison, Baltimore County NAACP
• Rebecca Hoffberger, Baltimore
County Tourism Advisory Council
• Nick Mangione, Baltimore County
Tourism Advisory Council
• Leslie Weber, Historic Hampton,
Inc.
• Stephen Lee, Commissioner,
African-American History
• Buffalo Soldiers Re-Enactors
• Board Members, Cherry Hill
AUMP, Inc.
• Donald Bortner, CCBC
• Luther “Luke” Atkinson, Satchel
Paige All-Stars
• Nancy McFadden, 5th Grade
Teacher and her students from
McDonogh School
• Kelly Carter, Liberty Road Business
Association
Honorees were:
• Louis S. Diggs
The Louis S. Diggs Award – Celebrating
Baltimore County’s African-American
Heritage
• Audrey Simmons - Recipient of
the 2016 Louis S. Diggs Award
• Ray Banks - Recipient of the 2016
Louis S. Diggs Award
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Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kammenetz
Announces the Louis S. Diggs Award
Annual Award Honoring African-American Heritage in Baltimore County
(L to R) Ray Banks, 2016 Louis S. Diggs Recipient; Sheila B. Smith-Banks, Audrey Simmons, 2016 Louis S. Diggs Recipient; Baltimore County
Executive Kevin Kamenetz; Louis S. Diggs Award Honoree and councilman Julian Jones.
On Thursday, February 18, 2016 at the
Owing Mill Branch Library, Baltimore
County Executive Kevin Kammenetz
held an event to celebrate Black History Month. Kammenetz announced the
“Louis S. Diggs Award”, an award that
will be presented to a deserving recipient
every year during Black History Month
to Honor African-American Heritage
in Baltimore County.
The award is
named for Baltimore County resident
Louis S. Diggs, because of his outstand-
ing and distinguished authority on African-American history of Baltimore
County, Maryland.
Louis S. Diggs was born on April 13,
1932 in Baltimore, Maryland. He is an
African-American writer and historian
specializing in African-American history of Baltimore County, Maryland. As
a chronicler of the Baltimore County’s
African-American legacy, his work illuminates the historic past of Black communities in Baltimore County.
In 1950 Diggs dropped out of Douglas
High School and entered the military to
serve in the Korean War, as a member of
the all Black Maryland National Guard.
He was part of the 726th Transportation
Truck Company of the 231st Transportation Truck Battalion. After tours in Korea, Germany, and Japan, he retired from
the military in 1970. Diggs finished his
education by earning his high school di-
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INSIDE
On Family and Careers............... 2
The Bible Speaks.......................... 3
Bible Points................................... 4
Woodlawn Seniors...................... 5
Real Estate.................................. 10
School News .........................12-14
BCPS Re-Engages
City Youth
6
Ray Banks Thank You
8
Featured Athlete
of the Month
14
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De Jackson
On Family
and Careers
MARCH MADNESS
Ok, March Madness is a super big
month for basketball. Everyone knows
about the Sweet 16 and Final Four. I
have been playing around with the
words affiliated with this sport for years,
entitling my March articles with a career
madness theme for years. I even developed a workshop once called the same.
So, here is my Sweet 16 career madness
tip list. Let the game begin.
1. Be bold enough to think you can
achieve your goals. If you don’t believe it, your peers will also see the
lack of confidence. But, be careful
not to go “mad” and become an egotist which will always keep you out
of the running.
2. Re-invent yourself. If you feel you
are in a rut career wise, try some additional training
3. Check out your competition. Be in
the top pick.
4. Look for new opportunities. Sometimes the search alone will spark
your enthusiasm and create a posi-
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
tive attitude. Hope has to be woven
into your plan of success.
Take your best “jump shot”. Do
something different you have never
done before.
Practice your skills. Keep them
sharp. Perfect them. If it works,
keep running with the ball. If not,
pass it on and find another strategy.
Take a time out once in a while to
re-evaluate yourself.
Consider who is on your dream
team. Are they players that add
value to your life and goals? Or, do
they just cause penalties and hold
you down?
Stay in your lane. Take time to learn
your gifts. Use them or lose them.
Traveling out of your comfort zone
is important. Example: If you are
an introvert, try taking some public
speaking courses.
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Woodlawn
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Distribution Locations
• Woodlawn Recreation & Parks
Senior Citizens Building
• John Hopkins Pro Health in
Woodlawn
• Social Security Administration
in Woodlawn
• CMS Building in Woodlawn
• Kernan Hosipital
• Double T Dinner
• Randallstown Community Center
• Woodlawn Branch Library
• Randallstown Branch Library
• Catonsville Branch Library
• Owings Mill Branch Library
• Pikesville Library
• Baltimore County Police Department in Woodlawn
• Woodholme Medical Center
• Bank of America in Woodlawn
• Giants Supermarket on Liberty
Road
• Giants Supermarket on Route 40
• Shoe City Corporate Office
in Woodlawn
• Enterprise Car Rental on Security
BLVD
• New York Fried Chicken Woodlawn
• Monaghan’s Pub
• Corinthian Lounge
• JC’s Chicken & Trout (Rolling Road)
• Frank’s Barber Shop (Woodlawn)
• Clayton’s Barber Shop (Woodlawn)
• Joe Mann’s Trophies
• 7-11 Woodlawn
• Royal Farm - Woodlawn
• All Area Schools in Woodlawn and
surrounding communities
March 2016
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COVERAGE, CONTACT US!
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has done or is doing something positive and helpful to people in
the community, send us a BRIEF (200 words or less) write-up and
attach a few photos. E-mail it to woodlawnvillager@gmail.com
All stories submitted will be given consideration, and the
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in the monthly Woodlawn Villager.
The Woodlawn Villager wants to write Positive Community
Stories and Events that occur throughout our community. The
Woodlawn Villager wants you to know things about and things
that happen in our community that may never make it to
mainstream media.
The Woodlawn Villager invites you to help us by sending in your
stories, photos, announcements, etc. If you live, work, learn, play,
or pray in Woodlawn or a surrounding community; if you ever
did; or if you can make a connection; we want to hear from you.
E-mail it to woodlawnvillager@gmail.com
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Your New Publisher & Editor
My name is Vincent Fuller I, my family and I have been residents of the Woodlawn Community since 1992. As a retired
educator and coach, I have a passion for our young people
and plan to use the Woodlawn Villager to continue to inspire
our young generation to be the best they can be. I invite you
to help with this endeavor. Share the great and good things
happening with our young people to the Woodlawn Villager by
sending in your stories, photos, announcements, etc. The Woodlawn Villager wants to report about things happening in our
community (Baltimore County, Baltimore City and surrounding
counties) that may never make it to mainstream media.
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Founded in 1984
Contributing Writers
Pastor Chuck Brooks
Delores Douglass
De Jackson
Ruth Young Tyler
Dan Levin
Deadline for
April 2016 Issue
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Sonoluminescence
The Bible Speaks, Science Echoes
By Joe L. Padgett, Ph.D.
From the beginning of time THE BIBLE SPEAKS of the Creation of the heavens and the earth; of the Spirit of God
moving upon the face of the waters. And
God said, Let there be light: and there
was light. (Genesis 1:1-3) This means
that sound was the progenitor of light;
more exactly, sound coupled with water
produced light. (SCIENCE ECHOES).
The purpose of this writing is to offer an
explanation of the source of light on the
first day of Creation that is more in keeping with modern scientific knowledge, as
it echoes the Bible.
In the nineteenth chapter of Exodus,
the voice of God Almighty is likened
to thunder (Exodus 19:16-19). In the
twentieth chapter of Exodus, the people
trembled with fear when they heard the
voice of the Almighty God. Second Samuel, chapter twenty-two, verse fourteen,
reads, “The Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.
There are many Scriptures that describe
the voice of God as being truly awesome.
Some of them are: Psalm 18:13; Job 37:5;
and John 12:28-29. The voice of God is
mentioned for the first time, by implica-
tion, in Genesis 1:3, with the words, “And
God said”.
My reason for bring up Scriptures
pertaining to the voice of God is due to
the fact that sound originates as a result
of vibrations in the matter. Sound once
produced causes vibrations in the surrounding matter. The Bible speaks of
mountains trembling because the voice
of God Almighty. Accordingly, the voice
of God is correctly viewed to be accompanied by tremendous energy.
Since the 1930s researchers have
known a phenomenon called sonoluminescence (sono-Latin for sound;
lumen-Latin for light). Scientists explained that intense (high energetic)
beams of sound traveling through water
creates microscopic cavities or bubbles
in water. These bubbles become immediately fill with gases originally dissolved
in the water. These bubbles alternately
expand and contract with a rhythm that
mimics the regular changes in the sound
wave’s pressure. During the contraction
phase, due to the repeated and rapid expansion and contraction, the bubbles
collapse with the result that the sound
energy becomes highly concentrated
and is converted to energy in the form
of heat, raising the gas to temperatures
exceeding 10,000 kelvins. The heated gas
luminesces, giving off extremely bright
flashes of visible and ultraviolet light.
(Science News: 10/15/1994, p. 247)
The findings suggest that the light on
the first day was of sonoluminescent origin. The waters were there according to
Genesis 1:1-3, and when “God said” the
intense sound was there. These are the
components needed to cause sonoluminescence (water & sound). This explanation is in agreement with the Scripture
as written, is logical and does not call for
the invention of circumstances not in
harmony with the written word of God.
Science Research Series
EPHPHATHA – February 2016
SONOLUMINESCENCE –
MARCH 2016
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March 2016
Bible Points
Marriage is Hard Work
By Pastor Chuck Brooks
I’m not a marriage counselor, per
se, I’m just a pastor. But when I have
counseled couples having problems, I’ve
learned that some of the best counsel
to give to a couple having difficulties in
their marriage is that “they are not alone”.
Another thing that couples needs to hear
is that marriage is hard work. This is
what the Bible is doing in 1 Corinthians
7:32-35.
In this passage of Scripture the Apostle Paul tries to encourage brothers and
sisters who were single and had the gift
of singleness to stay single. As he encourages singles to stay that way, he does
so by sharing with them the hardship of
marriage: “So I don’t want you to have
any concerns. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, that is,
about how he can please the Lord. But the
married man is concerned about earthly
things, that is, about how he can please his
wife. His attention is divided. An unmar-
ried woman or a virgin is concerned about
the Lord’s things so that she may be holy in
body and in spirit. But the married woman is concerned about earthly things, that
is, about how she can please her husband.
I’m saying this for your benefit, not to restrict you. I’m showing you how to live a
noble life of devotion to the Lord without
being distracted by other things.”
The Bible is telling us that those who
are married need to be preoccupied with
each other. He says in verses 33-34, “But
the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife, and his
interests are divided.” Both husbands and
wives are preoccupied with the earthly
needs of each other—as they should be.
Paul begins verse 32 by saying, “I would
have you without care.” He was trying to
free the Corinthians of the anxiety that
marriage would cause. Paul is essentially saying, “I’d like you to have a carefree
attitude about serving the Lord because
marriage causes anxiety when it comes
to serving the Lord!”
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Many years ago my wife Debbie and
I needed to make a run to Home Depot
to return an item. On the way home my
wife says she needs to stop past a store
and pick up a jar of hair conditioner for
the girls. I really needed to get home to
finish working on my Sunday morning
sermon in addition to a message I was
going to be preaching at another church
that evening. Before I even had a chance
to ask her which corner drug store she
wanted to go to, she told me she wanted
to go to Walmart. I thought to myself,
“To get a single jar of hair grease?” So off
we go to Walmart and end up spending
more time and money than we planned.
Not long after that our church had a Valentines Gala sponsored by our Women’s
Ministry. Since our women were hosting
this event, I was looking forward to relaxing and leaving the work to my wife
and her team.
The event was planned so that married
couples could reserve a room to spend
the night at the hotel where the gala was
being held, and so Deb and I were on our
way to check into our room. We barely
get two blocks from our house before
Debbie said she forget something. We
drove back to get it.
As we were leaving for the hotel the
second time and were about two blocks
from the hotel, she said “Man! I forgot
something else!” I thought she was kidding. After being convinced that she
wasn’t, we returned home and retrieved
what she left behind. On our third attempt to make it to the hotel we were
successful and checked in.
However, as we were unpacking, Debbie discovered that she left her “gold
clutch purse.” Of course her outfit
wouldn’t be complete without her gold
clutch purse. Yes, I returned all the way
home to get it.
Paul begins verse 32 by saying, “I
would have you without care.” You see,
Paul wanted his single readers to think
twice about marriage because with marriage comes stress and anxiety and nervous tension and pressure…all which
can obstruct one’s ability to serve the
Lord full focused.
Paul says, “He who is married cares
about the things of the world; how he
may please his wife.” (v. 33).
I can tell you after over three and a half
decades of marriage, that pleasing one’s
wife is a challenge. What’s a husband to
do when you get home from a hard day
of work and the first thing that comes out
of your wife’s mouth is “Do you notice
anything different?” How do you answer
that?
How does a Christian, Bible believing,
truth-telling man respond when his wife
asks a question like, “Do you think I’m
fat?”
Then there are the other questions,
‘Where are you going? Where have you
been?” My mother used to ask me those
questions! Must I subject myself to this
kind of interrogation as an adult in my
own home? Yes!
Then there is the relationship you have
with your in-laws that must be endured.
Paul writes, “he who is married cares
about the things of the world; how he may
please his wife.” Remember, the Parable of
the Great Supper in Luke 14:17-20? In
parable Jesus said, “Come; for all things
are now ready” (v. 17). But there was one
man who replied, “I’ve married a wife,
and because of her, I cannot come” (v. 20).
Marriage is hard work but if you are
married, do not be discouraged. God,
who created marriage, gives couples
what they need to have a joyful, fruitful
marriage. Here is the key. Get saved.
When you become a follower of Jesus
Christ, the Bible teaches that the Holy
Spirit comes to make His home in you.
Your body, the Bible says, becomes the
temple of the Holy Spirit who dwells in
you (1 Corinthians 3:16). Not only does
the Holy Spirit indwell the Christian,
the Holy Spirit empowers the Christian
(Acts 1:8). But not only does the Holy
Spirit indwell you and empower you, the
Bible tells us that He controls you (Ephesians 5:18). When you are not indwelled,
empowered and controlled by the Holy
Spirit, you are doomed to failure in your
marriage.
Much of the Bible Points content comes
from the sermons of Pastor Chuck Brooks
who serves as pastor-teacher of GraceWay
Church, 2001 North Rolling Road, Baltimore, MD. You can listen to or download many of Chuck’s sermons at www.
mygraceway.org or keep up with the
events sponsored by GraceWay on our
Facebook page.
March 2016
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What’s Happening...
at the Woodlawn
Senior Center
Woodlawn Senior Center Calendar of Events for March 2016
By Delores Douglass
• Tuesday, March 1 – Life Long Experiences
• Wednesday, March 9 - Literary Book
Club Meeting (Review your favorite
book)
• Thursday, March 10- Learn about Dementia
• Friday, March 11 -Fun Day, New Year
Brunch and Entertainment
• Wednesday, March 30- Women’s History: A Salute to Women
• February 8th to April 11th - AARP Tax
Services ( must make appointment)
Travel Opportunities:
• Thursday, April 7 – “Tribute to James
Brown” at Ace in the Hole, in Brownstone New Jersey. Transportation,
Show, Gratuity and snacks included
in price.
• October 9 -15 - Biloxi Mississippi and
New Orleans Casino Fun.
• April 16-23, 2017 – Carnival Cruise
from Baltimore. Do not be left out.
Get your passport early.
Ongoing Activities
WSC offers ongoing activities and
classes that provide healthy alternatives
to improve and enhance senior daily life:
• Weekly: Acrylic Painting, Aerobics,
Cognitive/Chair based Exercise,
Decorating for Fun, Eating Together
Program, Line Dancing, Pinochle,
Piano Lessons, Sign Language, Spanish Class, Tai Chi, Walking for Wellness, Mobile Devices and others.
• Bi-Weekly: Brain-Exercise and Bingo
• Monthly: Blood Pressure Screening, Shopping Shuttle, WSC Literary
Book Club (March review is the reader’s choice).
Please stop by the Woodlawn Senior
Center at 2120 Gwynn Oak Ave. or call
410-887-6887 for detailed information
or confirmation of date and times.
Make WSC your
“HOME AWAY FROM HOME”
Epworth United
Methodist Chapel
n The Fishes & Loaves Ministry of Epworth Chapel invites the community to a free meal
and a bag of canned food to take home, 5-7PM; Fellowship Hall (parking lot entrance):
Thursday, March 24 • Thursday, April 28 • Thursday, May 26
n Services for your mind, body and soul held weekly, and you are invited:
Tuesdays—Spanish class, 10AM; Line Dance class, Mondays at 6:30PM
Wednesdays—Noontime Devotions, 12:00PM
n Wednesdays-Bible Study, 7:00 PM
n Morgan State University Choir in concert at EpworthSunday, March 6th; 4PM; call church office for tickets; $20 donation
n Palm Sunday, March 20th-Lenten Children’s Fair-during Sunday School, 10AM
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On Saturday, January 16th, the Wood- while responding to a fire. Of course no
lawn Volunteer Fire Company hosted firehouse tour would be complete without
four WEBELOS Scouts from Boy Scouts providing the Scouts a chance to climb
of America Pack 846. The Scouts visited aboard a fire engine. The Scouts all came
the firehouse to fulfill a requirement to away with new knowledge of how they
visit a First Responder. The Scouts and can serve their community in the future.
their families was treated to a tour of the The Scouts and their families appreciated
firehouse, a meet and greet with a First the tour provided by Mrs. Barbie Krug,
Responder, a discussion of the training Mr. Gabe Meskel and Mr. Paul Walukerequired to become a Fire Fighter, Emer- wicz.
gency Medical Technician, and IV Therapist. In addition, the
Scouts were informed
of important roles each
type of First Responder
plays in serving Woodlawn and surrounding
communities. The firehouse tour also included a show and tell of the
equipment used by fire
company personnel.
One Fire Fighter even
took the time to explain and demonstrate
the equipment worn Scout Terrell Brown enjoys the view from the front of Engine 331
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Call the church office for any additional information.
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Baltimore City Public Schools Re-Engages City Youth
Rescued from a Bleak Past to an Optimistic Future
By Ruth Young Tyler
The Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) Re-Engagement Center has shifted the academic trajectory
from a bleak past to an optimistic future for Desitney
Turner, 19 and Donay Sims, 15.
Turner left high school when she was 16 years old.
“There was a lot of turmoil and obstacles in my life,” said
Turner. When she was in high school, Turner was a victim of bullying and struggled with mental health. “There
are a lot of kids who go through the same things,” she
said. Three years later, Turner has eliminated the barriers
and on the road to success. “I hope to encourage other
students and let them know there is hope for anybody,”
she said. With support and strategic direction, Turner is
on track to graduate from high school in 2017. Her goal
is to study economics at Towson State University
The Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) Re-engagement Center (REC) is a full-service location for
enrollment information, placement consultation, and
support services to ensure students are able to engage
successfully in their educational programs. The mission
of the Center is to help youth and young adults who have
dropped out or are at risk of dropping out of high school.
The goal is to set them on a path of success and prepare
them to graduate from high school. With the district’s
commitment to the academic success of all City students, the REC provides a myriad of services including,
high-impact instructional, social and emotional services
to engage and re-engage students.
Each participant of the REC meets with a case manager. The student and the case manager work in tandem to
Dr. Gregory E. Thornton, Chief Executive Officer for Baltimore City Public Schools addressed a packed room before
the grand opening of the Re-Engagement Center. Photo by:
Ruth Young Tyler
assess their needs and develop a personalized plan. The
Center provides wrap-around services to accommodate
educational, teen parenting support, counseling services, and behavioral intervention support, if necessary.
Dr. Gregory E. Thornton, Chief Executive Officer
of Baltimore City Public Schools addressed a standing-room only crowd at the BCPS district office on February 17th. Nearly 150 city residents, family members,
educators and BCPS administrators attended the reception and ribbon-cutting ceremony.
“This is a hub where you can get all the support that
you need,” said Dr. Thornton. “Today we hit a reset button for them [Baltimore City students].”
Sims mother passed away when Donay was only eight
years old. She lacked the family support she needed until
her aunt encouraged her to get back in school. Sims credits the REC for providing her with a lot of support, direction and opportunity to help her get through school.
“I’m confident in that,” Sims said. When she graduates
from high school, she plans to attend Morgan State University. “I have hope now--a lot of hope,” she said.
Dr. Rinata Tanks, Strategic Climate Specialist with
Baltimore City Public School’s Re-Engagement Center
wants students to understand that mistakes may have
been made in the past or the student has dropped out
of school but, that is not the end. “This is just the beginning,” said Dr. Tanks.
“There is no other work that we are doing right now,
that is more important,” said Roger Shaw, Director of
Multiple Pathways for Baltimore City Public Schools.
“We know there are many factors that cause students to
be disengaged,” said Shaw. “We take the student where
they are and help them to move forward,” Shaw said.
“This Center has the potential to change Baltimore City,”
Shaw said.
BCPS Re-Engagement Center is located at 200 E.
North Avenue. The Center is open Monday through
Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. For more information
log onto www.baltimorecityschools.org or call 443-9842000.
SIMMONS-DAY ALLSTARS
Senior Softball 65 & Over Barnstormin’ Team
Submitted by: Rayner Banks
The idea of forming a team to represent Negro League baseball has always
been a passion of mine. I believe the big
difference in a team like this is uplifting
to all, because it would bring awareness
to the “old” Negro League Baseball players of yesteryear and their contributions
to Baseball as a whole.
I sat down with some of the players
from the ROMANS Senior Softball team
to discuss the possibility of putting together a team to play in the Senior Slow
Pitch Softball over 65 division league.
While discussing the ins and outs, I suggested to associate this team with “The
Hubert V. Simmons Museum of Negro
Leagues Baseball.” It was unanimous;
we agreed to name the team “SIMMONS-DAY ALLSTARS,” in honor of
Hubert V. Simmons and Leon Day, two
of Baltimore’s own players.
Simmons and Day played in the Negro
League and were inducted in the Negro
League Baseball Hall of Fame in Kansas
City, Missouri. Leon Day was the 12th
inductee into the National MLB Hall
of Fame in Cooperstown, New York in
1995. The team’s mission is to tell the
story of Negro League Baseball, and inspire the study of our rich history and
culture as we Barnstormin’ to keep the
Negro League Baseball legacy alive.
Playing in the Senior Softball tournaments will further our goal as Goodwill
Ambassadors by representing the Negro
League. We will wear the logo of The
Hubert V. Simmons Museum of Negro
Leagues Baseball on our uniforms. In
some cases, we will be taking our traveling exhibit with us to many of these
games to showcase Negro League Baseball memorabilia. This will give players
and sport fans an opportunity to explore
and educate themselves, and maybe for
the first time experience the trials and
tribulations the Negro League players
endured. Our goal is to create an impact
that the Negro League Baseball legacy
will never be forgotten.
In addition to the mission, we want to
spread the GOOD NEWS that as Softball
Seniors, you can enjoy life to the fullest
by playing a sport that involves exercise
and lots of fun; this will help the heart
stay young. Our softball Barnstormin’
journey will carry us to different parts
Simmons - Day Allstars baseball players from (L) to (R): Donald Anthony Kenny Coleman,
Ray Banks, Joe Hairston, Glen Cole, Paul Hood and Steve
of the country to broadcast our legacy.
Our schedule include tournaments in
Roanoke VA, Richmond VA, Loudoun
County, VA, Manassas, VA, Virginia
Beach, VA, Raleigh, NC, Las Vegas, NV,
FT Myers, FL and locally here in Glen
Burnie and Westminster, MD. There
could be other tournaments we may attend if our financial state improves. So
we ask for your support in this Goodwill
Barnstormin’ Traveling journey.
I know Mrs. Audrey Simmons and
Mrs. Geraldine Day (widows of our two
champions) will feel very proud.
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magine and discover a world you can’t see! The Owings Mills Branch
of BCPL, in partnership with Port Discovery, is proud to host Nano,
an interactive science exhibit running now through August 16, 2016.
Nano at BCPL is a new engaging exhibition for family audiences
about nanoscale science, technology, and engineering (nano). Join
us to imagine and discover the nanoscale world — a world so tiny it’s
too small to see! This 400-square foot exhibition includes hands-on,
interactive exhibits that invite exploration of nano phenomena and real
world applications and implications.
Scientists and engineers have formed the interdisciplinary field of
nanotechnology by investigating properties and manipulating matter
at the nanoscale. Nanoscience, nanotechnology, and nanoengineering
lead to new knowledge and innovations that weren’t possible before.
Nanotechnologies — and their costs, utility, risks, and benefits — are
closely interconnected with society and with our values.
At the Small, Smaller, Nano exhibit, you can play with magnets to
explore how material behaves differently at different sizes. At the Build
a Giant Carbon Nanotube exhibit you can use foam construction pieces
to make a large model of a tiny structure called a carbon nanotube.
There are plenty of examples of nano in nature, technology, and
your own home. Where Can You Find Nano? lets you listen, look, and
touch to discover nano all around you. At Balance our Nano Future, a
variety of blocks represent the challenge of trying to create a stable
nano world—can you
balance all the blocks on the tippy table? Throughout the exhibition,
interactive panels provide information on tiny solutions for big
problems, exciting technologies inspired by nature, and different
perspectives on nanotechnology. The Nano exhibition includes a
seating area with comfortable furniture and additional reading
material about this important topic.
Visit whatisnano.org, form more information via digital media,
video, podcasts, and more! An audio description for blind and low
vision museum visitors is available at whatisnano.org/ad, which
may be downloaded at any time.
Nano is produced by the Nanoscale Informal Science Education
Network (NISE Network) with funding from the National Science
Foundation (NSF).
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Woodlawn Precinct
Crime Prevention Alert
Motor Vehicle Theft
and Safety Prevention
Recently the Woodlawn Precinct has been experiencing a
rise in vehicle thefts throughout the Precinct.
Vehicles left unattended with the keys in the ignition
are easily targeted by car thieves.
A few simple steps can help protect your vehicle from being stolen:
•
Never leave your vehicle running unattended. Vehicles are commonly stolen at
ATMs, convenience stores, and gas stations etc. Many vehicles are also stolen on
cold mornings when the owner leaves the vehicle running to warm it up.
•
Always keep
your vehicle
locked.
•
Never leave
your vehicle’s keys in
the vehicle,
even if they
are hidden.
•
Traffic Article
21-1101(A)
states that it
is unlawful
to leave an
unattended
vehicle w/o stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key and setting the brake. This includes but is not limited to shopping centers, gas stations,
and convenience stores. Fine is $70 and a 1 point violation.
•
Legally, you can leave your car warming up on private property for 5 minutes
(your drive-way), however it MUST be started by remote start.
As always, call 9-1-1 if you see anyone attempting to break into a vehicle.
Do not intervene, contact 9-1-1 immediately. Provide as much information
about the suspect as possible to help the police.
Any questions or concerns should be directed to the Baltimore County Police
Department Community Outreach Team @ 410-887-4714.
March 2016
From Ray Banks To All Of You –
Many, Many Thanks
For Your Support
How do I begin to thank
so many from the bottom
of my heart for your on-going support of the Hubert
V. Simmons Museum of
the Negro Leagues Baseball? Through all of you,
the public support given
will help keep the dedication needed to keep the
Negro League Baseball legacy alive. Your dedication
has propelled me to strive
even further for excellence
in initiating a “Barnstorming” event that we feel is
still needed to educate our
youth and society on this
baseball legacy.
I am appreciative for the
many schools, churches,
libraries, senior centers,
hospitals, shopping malls, local businesses, and Major League & Minor
League Baseball parks that have opened their hearts and doors to allow
me to come in and exhibit our Negro League Baseball memorabilia.
For those who have arranged groups to tour our exhibit at the Hubert V.
Simmons Museum of Negro League Baseball, I THANK YOU FROM
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. Further, I need you to continue your
concern and support to keep our mission alive. Your support makes
you an instant “GOODWILL AMBASSADOR.”
For those of you that might not be aware of the museum’s existence
and accomplishments, allow me to share some of its history. On March
27, 2014, the Hubert V. Simmons Museum of Negro Leagues Baseball
opened at the Owings Mills, Baltimore County Public Library. Baltimore County Executive, Kevin Kamenetz, other dignitaries, and
supporters were present at the ribbon cutting ceremony at the library.
County Executive Kamenetz and his staff were solely responsible for
this Museum. Admission to the museum is FREE, as well as parking
and the museum is open seven days a week. In addition, did you know
that the second Saturday in the month of May is now Negro League
Baseball Day in the State of Maryland? With the support of State Delegates, my daughter, Tonya Thomas, former State Delegate Melvin
Stukes, State Senator Verna Jones-Rodwell, former Negro League Players, their wives and friends shared the responsibility getting this bill approved. Former Governor Martin O’Malley signed the bill (HB 84 – SB
248) on May 7, 2009 which gave rise to this endeavor. I pray that this
is the year that everyone celebrates this special day with us. You can do
this by wearing something that symbolizes Negro League Baseball and
maybe join us in our celebration gala.
We have plans this year to display Negro League Baseball pictures on
the wall of “Frank’s Place,” our barbershop in Woodlawn. DVD’s will be
shown during the course of the month on Negro League Baseball while
you wait for a good “haircut.” A contest will take place on Negro League
Baseball, with the winner receiving a FREE HAIR CUT. Rules and regulations will be given and my friend WIZZ will conduct the judging
along with Mr. Frank. Frank’s Place and Joe Mann’s Awards will be
used to advertise many of the up-coming Negro League Baseball events
and activities. Our good friends at Monaghan’s Pub and the Woodlawn
Recreation and Parks may also play an important role in keeping the
Negro League Baseball legacy alive.
There are a lot of things we can do together, contact the museum for
tours and making use of our Traveling Exhibit for Black History Month
and the rest of the year. Remember, we celebrate Black History 365
days a year.
God Bless,
Rayner Banks
March 2016
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Internet Access Increases Education
and Digital Literacy
By Ruth Young Tyler
Contributing Education Writer
In Maryland, 91.6% of families have a
computer in their homes, 83.4% live in
a household with high-speed internet
use. Marylanders and people around the
world rely on the internet to search for
jobs, complete homework assignments,
pay bills, register for medical insurance,
make travel arrangements and others use
it as their primary source of communication. In a technologically advanced age, it
is vital to enhance tech skills and remain
in-the-know.
There are key barriers that prevent
people from accessing the internet.
Those obstacles include, understanding the value of the service, cost of the
computer equipment and the cost of the
service to connect to the internet. Now
Internet Essentials (www.internetessentials.com) by Comcast has designed a
way to eliminate those barriers.
Henrieta Tambi
Baltimore County resident Henrieta
Tambi is the breadwinner in her home.
As a mother of four children, Tambi
learned about the service and benefits
of Internet Essentials from a neighbor.
“I am so happy that I followed through
with the information that my neighbor
shared with me,” said Tambi who is a fulltime nursing student and works as well.
“I’m saving money and my children are
able to do their research projects from
the comforts of home.” Originally from
Cameroon, Tambi is an honor roll student who is pursuing a nursing degree.
Internet Essentials has met the need of
more than 500,000 families by providing
a way for them to have internet access in
their homes. In addition, as of October
2015, Comcast launched two trial programs, expanding Internet Essentials to
eligible seniors and community college
students in limited markets. At a fraction
of the cost, families with school-age children who are part of the National School
Lunch Program can gain access to highspeed internet and enhance their digital
literacy. Eligible participants will receive
an invoice of $9.95, a month, plus tax.
Prior to having Internet Essentials,
Tambi subscribed to another service
where she paid four times as much.
According to a report by the International Telecommunication Union, the
number of internet users worldwide
increased from 738 million in 2000 to
3.2 billion in 2015. While the numbers
are striking, there are still many people
who are without access to a computer or
high-speed internet in their homes, due
to economic barriers.
The assessment indicates 82.1% of the
population in Europe has internet access
and Asia Pacific comes in at 39%. There
are only 10.7% of households in Africa
that have internet access. The digital disparity is lucid. Nevertheless, the digital
literacy rate is increasing.
For more information about Comcast
Internet Essentials, call 1-855-846-8376
or log onto www.internetessentials.com.
DIGGS AWARD
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ploma in 1975 and an AA degree from
Catonsville Community College in 1976.
Subsequently, he attended the University
of Baltimore and received a BA degree
cum laude (1979) and Masters of Public
Administration (1982).
Diggs followed up his military career
with a career in the DC public school
system from which he retired in 1989.
However, it was his subsequent work as
a substitute teacher at Catonsville High
School that inspired his third career as
a historian and chronicler of Baltimore
County’s African-American communities when he discovered that his students
had little knowledge of the historical
background of their own community.
He researched and wrote his first book
titled, “It All Started on Winter’s Lane.”
Then he went on to write nine more books.
Diggs was honored by the State of
Maryland in 1997 for his contributions
in preserving the history of Maryland’s
African-American communities. The
Diggs/Johnson Mini-Museum on African American History was opened on
November 14, 2015. Named in honor
of Louis S. Diggs and Lenwood Johnson, the museum is located in the former
Cherry Hill African Union Methodist
Protestant Church in Granite, Maryland.
The church building, whose origins date
back to the 1880’s and which was abandoned after the last congregation left
during the 1970’s was restored through
state funding and community support
under Digg’s leadership.
(L) to (R) Ray Banks & Audrey Simmons, 2016 Louis S. Diggs Award Recipients; Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz; Louis S.
Diggs, Award Honoree and councilman Julian Jones
“No one has done more to preserve
and promote African American history in Baltimore County than Louis S.
Diggs,” stated Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. “An award such as
this is long overdue, and we in Baltimore
County are so fortunate to have this no-
table expert on African-American history right here in our own community.
After surprising Diggs with the declaration of naming the award after him,
Kamenetz announced the recipients of
the 2016 Louis S. Diggs Award – Audrey Simmons, (Executive Director of
the Hubert V. Simmons Museum for
Negro League Baseball) and Ray Banks,
(The Negro League Baseball Goodwill
Ambassador) who together brought the
Hubert V. Simmons Museum for Negro
League Baseball to the Owing’s Mills
Branch Library on March 27, 2014.
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March 2016
Let’s Talk Real Estate
The results are in. You may
have seen or heard 2015 national and regional housing
data being reported across
several broadcast media outlets. However, the data that
would be most beneficial to
our readers would focus on
closed sales in and around
nearby neighborhoods which
are served by the Woodlawn
Villager. After a review of
two years of standard sales* of Wright’s Mill Road, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 4br, 3½
new and existing homes, and bath 4.9 acres $695,000
an analysis of over a thousand
transactions as reported by
Metropolitan Regional Information Sys- County zip codes 21207, 21244 and
tems (MRIS) in the Baltimore County 21133. Your choices ranged from a two
zip codes 21207, 21244 and 21133, the bedroom, with one and one half bath
results reveal some interesting facts and townhouse in Kingswood Commons for
$80,000, to a brand new four bedroom,
statistics.
In 2015, the median price of an area with three and one half bath detached
home rose to $202,500. That is a 3.85% colonial on a 4.9 acre lot with a two car
increase over 2014. It took on average, garage for $695,900 in the Wright’s Mill
one week less time to sell homes in 2015 area of Windsor Mill.
As we bid farewell to Winter, and welas the number of days on the market for
area homes sold was shortened to an av- come the arrival of Spring, the housing
erage of 63 days. The average area home market will most likely heat up as well.
Lawns will turn green again and flowthat sold in 2015 was 47 years old.
The most dramatic increase reported ers will blossom. Look for open houses,
last year was the number of area homes prospective buyers and new neighbors,
sold. A total of 540 homes were sold which are all signs of a healthy and busy
in 2015, a 17.65% increase over the 459 housing market.
homes sold in 2014. August was the busDavid McDonald is a Real Estate Agent
iest month with 66 closed sales. Kings
Point and the Stonybrook communities with Keller Williams Integrity in Ellicott
were among the subdivisions with the City, Maryland. He represents buyers, sellmost reported sales. Mardella Ridge was ers and real estate investors and regularly
where the most expensive area home researches local real estate markets.
sold for $610,000 and also proved to
*Auction sales, short sales, foreclosure
be the priciest subdivision where five
sales, and bank owned properties were
homes sold for an average of $575,000.
At the time of this writing, there were not included in this report.
157 homes listed for sale in Baltimore
Closed sales in Baltimore County zips
21207, 21244, 21133
Median Home
Price
Number of homes
sold
Average Days
on Market
2015
$202,500
2014
$195,000
540
459
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March 2016
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Highlighted Events at Baltimore
Public County Library Branches
Catonsville Branch Events
Owings Mills Branch Events
Dr. Seuss Story Time
Saturday, March 5, 2016
10-11 a.m.
All ages
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday (March 2)
with a special story time and a visit from
the Cat in the Hat.
Catonsville Library
Drawing Robots
Saturday, March 12, 2016
2 p.m.
Teen
Celebrate Teen Tech Week by making
your own drawing robot using markers
and an electronic toothbrush. For ages 10
to 17. Registration required.
Owings Mills Combined Rooms B and C
Owings Mills Branch
Teen Tech Week: Create It at Your
Library
Monday, March 7, 2016 through Saturday, March 12, 2016
Teen
Celebrate Teen Tech Week with the theme
“Create it at your library” with maker
activities all week. Visit www.bcpl.info/
events/datelines-catonsville for details.
Catonsville Library
Pinspired
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
7-8 p.m.
Adult
Enjoy making stuff? Get crafty at the
branch with some Pinspired crafting.
Registration required. Sponsored by the
Friends of the Catonsville Library.
Catonsville Library
Seed Starting
Saturday, March 26, 2016
10-11:30 a.m.
All ages
Start veggie and flower seedlings and
decorate your own pot. Pots, seeds and
soil provided.
Catonsville Library
Instrument Petting Zoo
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
10-11 a.m.
School age
Explore the science of sound in a handson program that lets your child see,
hear, touch and play a variety of musical
instruments. Registration required.
Catonsville Library
ers with Michele. Registration required.
Randallstown Branch
Make Your Own Vinyl Decals
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
6:30 p.m.
Teen
Learn about the process of making vinyl
decals as Airbrush Unlimited Group
demonstrates the technology and methodology behind creating personalized
decals. Each participant will go home
with their own vinyl decal that they have
created. Registration required.
Randallstown Branch
Make Your Own Vinyl Decals
Monday, March 21, 2016
6:30 p.m.
Teen
Learn about the process of making vinyl
decals as Airbrush Unlimited Group
demonstrates the technology and methodology behind creating personalized
decals. Each participant will go home
with their own vinyl decal that they have
created. For ages 10 to 17. Registration
required.
Owings Mills Combined Rooms B and C
Owings Mills Branch
Also at the Randallstown
Branch in March:
Harriet Tubman: A Day of
Remembrance
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
6:30 p.m.
Family
Join us for a Women’s History Month
program with storyteller Janice Greene
as she brings the story of Harriet Tubman
to life. Program made possible by the
Baltimore County landmark The Emmart
Pierpont Safe House.
Randallstown Branch
Amazing Animal Feats
Saturday, March 26, 2016
2 p.m.
Family
Learn about amazing animal athletes
from around the world as EcoAdventures
puts some animal friends to the test in
our homemade tests of speed, strength
and jumping distance.
Owings Mills Combined Rooms B and C
Owings Mills Branch
Chasing the Noble History of Kappa
Alpha Psi, Inc. Thursday, March 24, 2016
6:00 p.m.
Adult
Collector Alkwanzo Burke has gathered
a diverse collection of Kappa Alpha Psi,
Inc. memorabilia. Mr. Burke and the
brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc. will host
an art and pictorial history exhibit that
highlights the organization’s growth and
accomplishments. Randallstown Branch
Preparing for Tax Time
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
6:30 p.m.
Adult
Randallstown Branch Events
Join us for Teen Tech Week, March 5 –
12 featuring:
Selfie Portraits
Monday, March 7, 2016
6:30 p.m.
Teen
Bring new life to your selfie by painting
acrylic on canvas. Presented by Art Teas-
Learn how to minimize your taxes and
maximize your refund by understanding
the deductions and credits for which you
are eligible, including the Earned Income
Tax Credit (EITC). Presented by Roy Yenoli,
of Making Change.
Randallstown Branch
Woodlawn Branch Events
Mad for Hoops Build-a-Basket
Saturday, March 19, 2016
11 a.m.
School Age, Teen
Build baskets in celebration of the University of Maryland Terrapins. All supplies
provided by Celeebrate Us Gift Basket
Company. Registration required. Children
under 8 with adult.
Woodlawn Branch
Teen Job Fair
Saturday, March 26, 2016
2 p.m.
Teen
Are you a teen seeking employment, an
internship and/or volunteer opportunities?
You’re in luck! Join us for a Teen Job
Fair. Remember to bring copies of your
résumé and to dress for success.
Woodlawn Branch
Sensory Story Time
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
10:30 a.m.
Preschool
This inclusive program welcomes children of all abilities and their caregivers to
a supportive, judgment-free story time.
Woodlawn Branch
Baltimore County Public Library Current Top Circulating Titles
January 2016
1.
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3.
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5.
Go Set a Watchman
Lee, Harper
The Guilty
David Baldacci
The Crossing
Connelly, Michael
All Dressed in Whiite
Clark, Mary Higgins
Murder House
Patterson, James
6.
Cross Justice
Patterson, James
7. Tricky Twenty-Two
Evanovich, Janet
8. Make Me: A Jack Reacher Novel
Child, Lee
9. X
Sue Grafton
10. Depraved Heart: A Kay Scarpetta Novel
Cornwell, Patricia
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School News
March 2016
Woodlawn High School Receives a Gift
From the National Football League
Submitted by Dan Levin
Walking into the main entrance of Woodlawn
High School, it won’t be hard to notice a new trophy sitting in the showcase next to the door of the
main office. A Wilson Golden Football proudly
sitting alongside the pictures of students, faculty
and alumni. The Wilson Golden Football comes
as part of the NFL’s celebration of Super Bowl
50 and the Super Bowl High School Honor Roll
initiative.
This football is a gift from the National Football League in honor of Super Bowl 50 and former Woodlawn football player Carlton Bailey
who played in three Super Bowls with the Buffalo Bills during a 10 year NFL career. Bailey
was a linebacker and played in 17 playoff games
during his NFL career including Super Bowls
XXV, XXVI and XXVII. “It means a lot,” said current Woodlawn Principal Kirk Sykes. “We definitely want to make
connections between our present students and our
graduates who have done great things.”
“I think it means everything,” Bailey said of
the new gift. “It puts Woodlawn High School on
the map in regards to outstanding football players who have come from this high school and this
area.”
“As part of the NFL’s Super Bowl 50 celebration, we were thrilled to recognize schools and
communities that contributed to Super Bowl history and positively impacted the game of football,” said NFL Marketing Director Alex Gerson
in a recent statement. “We thank our nearly 3,000
players and head coaches who have embraced
the tradition of uniquely giving back through the
Super Bowl High School Honor Roll program.
Through this program, NFL players and head
coaches authentically impacted and celebrated
communities across the country and globe, with
more than 2,000 high schools receiving Wilson
Golden Footballs.”
The football also came with a High School Honor
Roll guide that talks about coaching character along
with the book InSideOut Coaching, by Joe Ehrmann,
a longtime Baltimore Colt who’s still very active in the
community working with children. Both aimed to portray how big an impact coaches at the high school level
can have on their players, much like it did on Bailey.
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11. Watch your shot clock. Don’t over
dribble. Make sure you understand
time management and how import-
“I want to thank my coaches, George Goudy, Dick
Estes, Assistant Principal Barrett, Mr. Amprey and my
geometry teacher Ms. Kelly who really helped and tutored me” Bailey said. Bailey lived in Baltimore City and would travel to
Woodlawn for practice every day. He credits Mr. Barrett for allowing him to stay in the school even when
ant it is to your career success.
12. Be a good team player. Exhibiting
unsportsmanlike behavior is not a
good game tactic. Try to see all sides
of a situation and offer solutions.
13. Rebound quickly from negative
comments and foul play. Get back
89 other students had to leave the school because
they lived in another district. “It was God’s favor
that [Barrett] did not put me out,” Bailey said.
“As long as I never came back to the office, I could go to school at Woodlawn. Bailey now resides in North Carolina, where
he played his college football at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and said he
knows what brought him success both on and off
the field. “You never really realize how blessed
you are until you take the time and look back on
where you came from and the people who helped
you along the way and the doors God had opened
for you” Bailey said.
With a new trophy sitting outside his office,
Sykes hopes the golden football will inspire his
current students. He knows the importance for
students to be involved in extracurricular activities like sports and how beneficial it can be
during their time in high school as well as when
they go off to college.
“It’s a great experience for them to have,”
Sykes said. “That way they can look back and
say I participated in this, I’ve learned how to be
a part of a team.”
The NFL has donated $1 million so far in
support of the initiative. Other area school’s to
receive a football included Mount St. Joseph’s,
Edmondson-Westside and Northwestern High
School in the city. The state of Maryland received
40 golden footballs in total.
For Bailey, having one sent to Woodlawn High
School and the community could not mean more.
His mother and sister still reside in the area, so
his alma mater will always have a special place
in his heart. “If you are a [Woodlawn] Warrior
no matter where you are, when you come across
someone from Woodlawn, they always show
the love,” Bailey said. He has not yet seen the golden football in person, but says he hopes to
come back to Woodlawn and place the golden
football along with his high school jersey and his
Buffalo Bills jersey all together.
“There are plans to invite him back and formally
present him with the trophy,” Sykes said. “We’ll probably have something in the gymnasium, present him
with the trophy and have him give some remarks. We
may do it around Homecoming next year, I think that
will be great.”
up. Always keep moving forward.
14. Don’t block your blessings by not
listening to advice.
15. Some of your ideas might seem
like air balls. Just remember, most
successful people had their share of
people laughing at them too.
16. And finally, just play the game of life
the best you can. It’s not if you win,
but how you play the game.
I hope you all enjoyed this little fun
play on words. Enjoy your victories, no
matter how big or small. Until next time
my family, be kind and love one another.
March 2016
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School News
Franklin High School News
Members of the Franklin High Black Student Union conducted a very successful
clothing drive. The donations were given to the Salvation Army. Members of the club
are shown in this February 1 photo taken at Franklin High School.
Left to Right: Principal Pat McCusker, Justin Cole, Jalonché Hawkins, Alexis McBean,
Asia Chester, Erin Dixon, Bianca Wilson, Zoey Mason, Arianna Burrell, Ashlie Poole,
and Chauncey Roman
Franklin High School’s January Students of the Month were honored at a celebration
breakfast on Friday, February 5, 2016, in the FHS Library. Teachers nominate exceptional students to receive the award; and their families were invited to a breakfast
with teachers and administrators. Front Row: Lauryn Sanchez Abril, Mackenzie Hall,
Jenna Issacson, Esmeralda Samuidio, Hannah Silverstein, Kelsey Davis, Marquise
Dabney, Steven Chen Back Row: Tyler Dubose, Julian Kosmides, Mackenzie Warfield,
Kenyon Sykes, Suzanne Luthy, Malayna Springfield, Jesse Johnson, Principal Patrick
McCusker Not Pictured: Joshua Grunberg Photo Credit: Kelly Boyd
On February 3, 2016, Franklin High School had a Signing Day Ceremony for its
Football student/athletes. Six of FHS student/athletes signed a National Letter of
Intent and committed to attend college and are receiving a partial or full scholarship
to play football. Pictured are student/athletes Kareem Feldman (The Ohio State University), Eric Ostrow (Sheppard University), Damon Hazelton (Ball State University),
Stephen Smothers (West Virginia University), Aman Speed (West Virginia Wesleyan
University), and Murad Hussain (Albany University) with head coach Anthony Burgos, Associate Principal Kalisha Miller, and Principal Patrick McCusker.
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An Evening with Wes Moore
On Thursday, February 18, 2016,
Franklin High School administration,
teachers, students, parents, and community members enjoyed “An Evening with
Wes Moore” in the Franklin High School
Auditorium. Wes Moore is The New
York Times bestselling author of The
Other Wes Moore, One Name, and Two
Fates, which was the summer reading
book for the entire Franklin High School
community. The message Wes Moore shared with
the Reisterstown community was that
‘one decision here or there can make all
the difference in the world in your life. Life is about the decisions you make and
not about the circumstances from which
you come. According to Assistant Principal,
Russell Valentine. “he spoke from 7:00
to 8:30 and stayed around until 10:15
pm signing books, taking pictures, and
chatting with everyone who wanted to
speak with him. He didn’t leave until he
accommodated everyone in line to see
him. It was a nice presentation and the
Reisterstown community really seem to
appreciate him. Page 14 The Woodlawn Villager
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March 2016
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Isaiah Miles is the featured student/
athlete of the month for the Woodlawn
Villager. Mr. Miles is an alumna of Milford Mill
Academy High School located in Milford Mill, Maryland. The Milford Mill
alumna earned All-County distinction
and was a two time All-Metro first team
selection during his high school career. Standing at 6 feet 8 inches, Miles is now
leading the way for St. Joseph’s University
basketball team, located in Philadelphia. He’s also having success in the classroom,
holding a 3.0 GPA as a Criminal Justice
major. When the final buzzer sounded on February 13th , the St. Joseph’s
University Hawks men basketball team
had defeated La Salle University by 26
points and former Baltimore standout
Isaiah Miles had another team high in
points. Miles finished with 19 points
and eight rebounds in that win. He was
named the Big 5 Player of the Week for
February 15th. This is Miles› third time
winning the award this season. The Big 5
Player of the Week award goes to the best
player that week from Philadelphia area
universities including St. Joe’s, Villanova,
Temple, Penn and La Salle.
Miles helped lead St. Joseph’s to a 5-2
record in February with one game left in
the month averaging 18 points per game,
along with eight rebounds per game.
He scored double figures in seven
games this month and double digits in
every game this season. In a loss against
Davidson on February 20th, Miles finished with a team-high 32 points on
12-18 shooting from the field. He finished the game four points shy of his
career-high. Miles also finished with a
double-double in a win against a ranked
Dayton team on February 17th, ending
the game with 12 points and 12 boards.
He also added a career high 5 assists. It
marked his eighth double-double of the
year, the second highest on the team.
“[I’ve been] just staying confident and
playing confident,” Miles said. “I’m not
looking back on losses. I’m moving on to
the next game. Taking pride in winning
on the road has to be tempered with being humble, which can be hard for some
teams,” he said. The Hawks are 10-1 on the road this
season and are currently in a three-way
tie for first in the Atlantic 10 Conference with a 12-3 conference record and
will participate in the A10 Conference
tournament beginning March 9th in
Brooklyn, New York.
March 2016
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