T O W S O N H I G H S C H O O L The Towson Pride I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : STARS- Weekly Accolades for Staff, Parents, and Students 1 STARS to our Staff, Parents and Students Featured Article 2 Senior News 4 Upcoming Events 5 Student Recognition Scholarship Info. 6 7 Play Info 8 Bingo 9 Each week, individuals will be recognized for their contributions to the school. Staff members are encouraged to submit accolades that are worthy of the General s Star. Our staff and students strive for excellence on a daily basis. The comments listed below represent some of the recognition for our staff and students. STARS to Ms. Emily Berman! She was named the National Federation of High Schools Maryland State Coach of the Year for Volleyball 2013!! STARS to Coach Gavin and the entire basketball team for coming out to support the wrestling team. (Sent in by Mr. Hyman) STARS to the Wrestling Team! The wrestlers dominated the New Town Titans with an impressive victory fostered by the support of the THS basketball team. (Sent in by Mr. Hyman) STARS to the THS Math Team who took third place in the BCML at Dulaney High school. Leading the team were mathletes B. Mondal, R. Klots, Y. Shi, and C. King. Best of luck in the BCML championships at Hereford on March 26!! (Sent in by Mr. Hyman) STARS to the Towson HS Mock Trial Team! They opened the 2014 season with a very solid 103-81 victory over Carver. C. Gaines, J. Turner and E. Crook were the Plaintiff Attorneys and L. Mogharabi, M. Kreynovich, and J. Boozer were the witnesses. The entire team did an excellent job as there were several perfect scores given. Our next match will be Monday, February 3rd against Eastern Tech. (Sent in by Mr. Smith) STARS to A. Schwartz and Z. Caplan for being appointed to the Maryland Juvenile Grant Planning and Review Council which is a State Advisory group under the governor s office of crime control and prevention. (Sent in by Ms. M. E. White) STARS to the Baltimore County Varsity Indoor Track & Field Champions: H. Prem (tied for 3rd place) - Girls High Jump. H. Voelker (5th Place) - Girls 3200m. V. Parts (5th Place) - Boys 3200m. STARS to A. Clark for assisting others. STARS to Mr. Olin for organizing the TRI-M Coffeehouse. (Sent in by Mrs. Di- Mino)
P A G E 2 GENERALS ATHLETIC NEWS Jeff Walen, Athletic Director Our winter teams are off and running to a much improved season. Our Girls Basketball program has already won as many games this year as they have the past 2 seasons combined. Our Boys Basketball program has played exceptionally well all year and are looking poised to make a good run in the playoffs. Our Cheerleaders have been working very hard getting ready for their competition on Saturday, February 1st at CCBC Dundalk at 9am. Our Indoor Track team has recorded some new school records and our wrestling team has been very exciting to watch this season. Playoffs will begin soon. Stay tuned to www.mpssaa.org for all playoff brackets and schedules. Remember we are part of the MPSSAA 3A North Division for all playoff brackets. As we wind down our Winter Season and prepare for Spring, we have a few important dates to remember: Generals pride themselves on citizenship, integrity, leadership, and scholarship. 2/25 - Winter Athletic Awards Night 6:30 PM THS Auditorium. Athletes must be in attendance to receive their award(s). Spring Athletic Registration will be before school (from 7:15-7:45am) and at all lunch shifts in the cafeteria on the following dates: Monday 2/24. Tuesday 2/25, and Wed 2/26. Please have your son/daughter turn in their paperwork at one of these registration sessions. All athletes expecting to try out for a Spring Sport must register by 2/26 with the Athletic Director. My office number is 410-887-3633 or I can be reached via email at jwalen@bcps.org. We view our athletic program as having 42 teams within 1 very large program. New this season we have had 3 Spirit Nights where we ask all in season athletes not participating in the event to attend and support the competing teams. When we have these Spirit Nights all Towson High School students wearing Towson High School spirit wear get in for a special reduced $1 admission fee. I am happy to report that we are carrying this over to spring. Our Spirit Games will be the first week of our Spring 2014 Season and the schedule is as follows: 3/21 Girls Lacrosse vs. Dundalk 3:45/5:15 on the THS Stadium Field 3/24 Girls Softball vs Parkville 3:45 on the THS Varsity Softball Field* 3/25 Track & Field vs. Carver and Eastern Tech THS Stadium 3/26 Tennis vs. Catonsville on the THS Tennis Courts* 3/28 Baseball vs. Dulaney on the THS Baseball Field* 4/2 Boys Lacrosse vs. Eastern Tech on the THS Stadium Field * = No charge for these events. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES. SEE YOU AT THE GAMES!! GO GENERALS!
P A G E 3 Athletic News Continued From Page 2 Allied Bowling (Coach Lindsay Dugovich): The Allied Bowling team has done a tremendous job this season with matches against Perry Hall, Loch Raven, and Lansdowne. The team has improved their team average by 12 pins already this season, with individual averages steadily improving. The team will compete in the County Championships on February 13 th. Wish the Generals good luck and come out and support them! Boys JV Basketball (Coach Bradley Eastham 95): The Boys JV Basketball Team has gotten off to their best start in 6 years. With a record of 4-3, the Boys JV Basketball Team has an opportunity to achieve the goal of finishing the season with a winning record. One of the early highlights of the first part of the season was beating Herford during our home opener on the night that we honored the men who played on the only state championship team in THS Boys Varsity Basketball history. Also, we were able to defeat a neighborhood rival in Loch Raven. This was something we have not been able to do in recent years. So far this season, A. Carter has lead the JV Generals in scoring in each game. Co-captain J. Langer is the backbone of the team by playing stellar defense and leading the team in rebounds. Langer is the second leading scorer of the team and helps facilitate the offense by communicating well. Second year players K. Dixon, J. Jahries, and co-captain M. Shaw have all made positive contributions to the success of this season as well. With the second half of the season approaching, the JV Generals have their work cut out for them with some tough games ahead on the schedule. Our last home games of the season are on Wednesday, Feb. 5 th vs. Woodlawn and Fri. Feb. 7 th vs. Franklin. Please come out and help support your Boys JV Basketball Generals on to victory during this already memorable season. Boys Varsity Basketball (Coach Tim Gavin): The boys basketball team just capped off their sixth win of the season beating Catonsville in stunning fashion. The Generals have won their games this season in a variety of different ways: hot shooting, defense and team play. The most important thing is that they are coming together as a team. With only three returning players from last season and 10 fresh faces now on varsity, this could have been the biggest obstacle that we have had to face. This year s team looks to be hitting its peak at the right part of the season. Lead by their tri-captains, N. Cater, C. Hogan, and K. Hill, this team is looking to surpass last season s win total and do some damage in the playoffs. We would like to thank the students, faculty and the community for supporting us this season and with just a few home games left on the schedule we are looking to have a strong finish and seeing everyone there with us. Girls JV Basketball (Coach Jayme Miller): The Girls JV Basketball team has had a great season thus far with a record of 7-3. We have many new players this year but the chemistry of the team on and off the court speaks beyond their JV level. The girls have done a wonderful job coming together and playing as a team at a high performance level. We are very excited to see the outcome of the rest of the season. There are several home games left in February so please come out and support the Towson Generals Girls basketball program!!! Girls Varsity Basketball (Coach Rebecca Moyer): The Girls Varsity Basketball team has had an exciting season so far! Not only did the girls double their win record from last year, 6-5, but they are playing better together as a team. The chemistry between the girls is evident on and off the court. The team has beaten Carver, Pikesville, Lansdowne, Dundalk, Patapsco, and Parkville. The best game they have had all season was against Lansdowne at home. The game was tied the entire time and not once did the girls let up. They played hard with strong defense while executing back door cuts on offense. So far, S. Fragetta has been leading the team on the scoring end, averaging 10 points a game. Others who contribute offensively include N. Guy-Thomas, and E. German. On the defensive end, J. Gans, S. Chodkowski, M. Schneidereith, M. Tribbe, and A. Ptak lead in defensive rebounds and steals. Come out and support your Lady Generals on February 14 th at 7pm against Overlea! Athletic News Continued On Page 4
P A G E 4 Senior News This year s Senior Talent Show will be held the evening of February 27 in the auditorium. Auditions for the talent show will be held at the end of this month. Listen to the morning announcements and look for future articles in the newsletter for more details. How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these. George Washington Carver Athletic News Continued From Page 3 Cheerleading (Coach Sarah Fast): The Varsity Cheerleading Team has enjoyed coming out to basketball games and wrestling matches this season and supporting all of our Generals with spirit. We are just days away from competing at the Baltimore County Competition on February 1 st. We have been working hard every day to perform the best routine possible, and represent Towson High School with pride and excellence. Boys and Girls Indoor Track Teams (Coaches Ed Faya & Gil Stange): From the Baltimore County Varsity Indoor Track & Field Championships: H. Prem, tied for 3 rd place, Girls High Jump; H. Voelker, 5 th place, Girls 3200m; V. Parts, 5 th place, Boys 3200m. JV Wrestling (Coach Jamie Biddison) The JV Wrestling team might be small in numbers this year but they have already demonstrated the ability to succeed. The team defeated Randallstown, Dulaney and Spalding at a JV tournament at Randallstown and are led by some strong sophomore leadership in Captain B. Gordon (14-3 record, 3rd at the JV Lansdowne Tournament). The team competes in their end of year County Tournament on February 8 at Hereford HS beginning at 9am and looks to place several wrestlers in the top 6 in their weight class. The team is mentally tough and physically well-conditioned and they are always exciting to watch. Varsity Wrestling (Coaches Phil Simmonds & Anthony Conty): Under the strong leadership of Senior Captain D. Pittas, the Generals continue to march forward on a tough journey this season. Posting a 4-8 team record, the team continues to learn from their losses and have shown continued improvement in their conditioning, technique, confidence, and toughness. At the Franklin Tournament D. Pittas placed 3 rd and N. Regalbuto placed 5 th among very tough competition. Several young hopefuls are also showing significant signs of improvement that will form the core of next year s team. Some of the individual records are D. Pittas (16-2), co-captain and senior C. Jones (8-3), N. Regalbuto(14-5), S. Mason ( 8-9 ), and co-captain D. Cockerille ( 9-8 ). We are looking forward to a strong finish of the regular season and a good showing in the county, regional, and state tournaments.
P A G E 5 UPCOMING EVENTS FEBRUARY 3 Report Cards Distributed 13 Tri-M Recital - 7:00 pm 14 Parent Involvement Day 17 Schools Closed Presidents Day 18 Edible Art - Cafeteria - 6:00 pm 19 PTSA Executive Board Meeting - 7:15 pm 21 Music Booster Basket Bingo - Tall Cedars of Lebanon 25 Winter Athletics Awards Night - Auditorium - 6:30 pm 26 Blood Drive - Gym - All Day 27 Senior Talent Show - Auditorium - 7:00 pm
P A G E 6 Ms. West with her students: C.J. LaCasse T. Jogi A. Nitsios showcasing their eco-friendly projects! Tri-M Coffeehouse Contributors to naming of BCPS Digital Conversion: J. Strassman D. Oyefusi L. Randall
P A G E 7 Stephen Lafferty Delegate Scholarship Program Once again this year, Delegate Stephen Lafferty s Scholarship Application is available online for the 2014-2015 Academic year. The scholarship is available to students who live in the 42 nd district and who will be attending a college, university or private career school in Maryland and for students who have been awarded a unique major from the Maryland Higher Education Commission to attend schools outside of Maryland. In these very difficult financial times, scholarship assistance is more valuable than ever. The application can be downloaded from www.delegatelafferty.com. The deadline to submit an application will be Tuesday, April 1, 2014. To confirm whether a student lives in the 42 nd district, please go to http://mdelect.net/, type in the address and city of the student and select: find. The legislative district will appear on the left side of the screen. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Marsha Tracey, in Delegate Stephen Lafferty s office, at (410) 841-3487. Senior Wrestler, D. Pittas was featured in a promotion by County Sports Zone... "It was a successful night at Towson High School for the varsity wrestling team this evening, defeating New Town by a final score of 60-24. On a night when Towson was honoring its seniors, it seems too perfect that our Athlete of the Day is the senior captain of team, D. Pittas. Pittas, who wrestles in the 138 weight class, defeated his opponent tonight via injury forfeit. Congratulations to all our wrestlers on their impressive win!!
P A G E 8 You re a Good Man Charlie Brown March 20, 21, and 22 7:00 PM School Auditorium Tickets available at the school and at the door We hope to see everyone there!
P A G E 9 B I N G O! Save the Date! February 21, 2014 Live Music! Come With family! Towson High School Music Boosters Music begins 6:15 pm, Bingo starts 7:00 pm. 7 Delicious Cheap eats! Come with friends! Basket Bingo! Discounted tickets available if paid before 1/30/14 14 Longaberger Baskets filled with valuable prizes For Bingo Winners! Free parking space! Each ticket buys a seat for a night of great company, live music and a 18-game packet of bingo cards! 21 Lots of Fun! Support a Great Cause! Tall Cedars of Lebanon, 2501 Putty hill avenue Parkville Questions? contact thsmusicboosters @gmail.com Please mark your family calendar now! Exciting Raffles, Including Vera Bradley and 50/50! Net proceeds benefit towson High musical ensembles! Thank you! Doors open 6:00 pm; Tickets $20 each at the door JOIN US! February 21, 2014
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