Looking to add a snowman to your holiday decorations? Consider purchasing one made by a Shipley’s Choice student at Clement Hardware.

A special education class at Shipley’s, taught by Kim Chesek, has created decorative snowmen and are selling them for $10 at Clement Hardware to help raise money for their annual field day at Marley Elementary.

“Each year the students participate in the Marley Invitational, which is like a field day for special education,” Chesek said. “But the cost for a bus to transport the kids was around $400, which was too much. So I needed a fundraiser to off-set the cost.”

Since there are only 12 kids in the class, Chesek couldn’t ask each child to contribute, so she decided to organize a fundraiser using the kids creative talents.

The students made decorative snowmen out of brick pavers and are selling them for $10 each. When Chesek asked local hardware stores for donations it was Gordon Clement who came to her rescue.

“I wrote a letter to Mr. Clement and another hardware store asking for paint and supplies and let me tell you what he did,” Chesek said. “Not only did he call me back right away and offer to donate supplies. When I told him I was in need of more pavers he offered to look for them on Craigslist for me.”

Clement found the pavers for Chesek and her class and offered her his truck to go pick them up,

“She told me she needed more pavers and I remember seeing them on Craigslist all the time—sometimes for free,” Clement said. “She wasn’t really familiar with Craigslist so I offered to help.”

Clement then offered to sell the snowmen in his store.

“We really appreciate Mr. Clement,” Chesek said. “They don’t come much nicer than him. The other hardware place didn’t even get back to me.”

The snowmen, which come in all varieties including Ravens themed, can be purchased at Clement Hardware at 500 Ritchie Highway. Proceeds will go towards funding a bus and T-shirts for the students’ field day.

“Customers love them so far; they are really cute,” Clement said. “I just think more people need to know they are here.”

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Twenty-nine highly talented students from eight county high schools are slated to perform alongside the world-class musicians from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in a special concert on Thursday.

The following students from Severna Park High School will participate:

• Allison Penna – 2nd Violin
• Carson Kirchner – 2nd Violin
• Norman Xiong – Violoncello
• Hunter Hensley – Violoncello
• Hayeon Lee - 2nd Flute
• Rohini Baheti - 2nd Clarinet
• Allyson Wesley - 1st Trumpet
• Greta Kintzley - French Horn
• Tony Guarino - Percussion
• Anna Dunlap - Percussion

According to an Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) press release, the opportunity is the result of from a long-standing collaboration between the school system and the BSO.

Note the concert is for musicians and students only.

Click here to read more about the program with the BSO and see which students from other schools are participating.

Severna Park Middle School has released the names of students who earned honor roll for the first marking period of the school year.

The following students earned the principal's honor roll (straight A's) in the first marking period.

Grade 6: Emma Antonucci,  Troy Barlow,  Bailey Bartel,  Matthew Bateman, Jacqueline Beall,  Bryce Benedick,  Ty Benz,  James Bieri,  Hailey Blachly,  Avery Borum,  Elizabeth Bosanko,  Hailey Boyd,  Kathleen Bray,  Matthew Bredeck, Declan Byrne,  Joshua Byrnes,  Leah Campbell,  Nathan Carey,  Shane Carr, Emily Carson,  Alexander Chaisson,  Shelby Chasser,  Emerson Cho,  Michael Christensen,  Connor Church,  Syndey Cleary,  Faith Cortes,  Kailyn Crabill, Brooke Craven,  Samantha Cremmins,  Kiersten Crowley,  Madeline Daniels, Dylan Davidoff,  Callie Davis,  Jacob DeLaere,  Caitria Demeroto,  Anna DiRienzo,  Camille Donaghey,  Isabel Downing,  Samantha Drummond,  Rene Dykstra,  Lily Echeverria,  Nathaniel Edmonston,  Mary Feeney,  Olivia Fey, Abigayl Finch,  Mary Fitzell,  Vivian Flanagan,  Jonah Fogle,  Jasmine Fraser, Alek Fredriksson,  Owen Frey,  Alexander Garcia,  Virginia Garner,  Jacqueline Garza,  Ashley Giard,  Luke Glagola,  Jack Golden,  Alexander Green,  Jordan Gregg,  Camden Handwerger,  Olivia Haring,  Elena Harris,  James Harris, Lindsey Haughton,  Jacob Herman,  Grace Hourigan,  William Howard,  Bradley Howell,  Macy Iams,  Caitlin Iley,  Michael Isakov,  Irma Jakubovaite,  Kyle Jefferds,  Emma Jeter,  Patrick Johnson,  Aaron Kent,  Sydney Kirchenheiter, Abigail Kondracki,  Emily Kozel,  Emily Krasic,  Carson Kraycik,  Logan Lee, Payton Lee,  Mallory Lentz,  Christian Lim,  Jeremy Luers,  Lily Maddox,  James Maher, Georgia Marriner,  Kara Mathews,  Kailyn McCulloch,  Rachel McLean, Haley McPeters,  Annette McWilliams,  Bridget Meighan,  Kelsi Miklo, Alexsaundra Miller,  Grace Mills,  Alexandra Mironova,  Abigail Moghtader, Surisitee Motiram,  Caitlin Murphy,  Grayson Murray,  Julia Myers,  Christopher Nanney,  Aarushi Negi,  Tyler Newhouse,  Bridget O'Callaghan,  Sarah O'Connor,  Allison Omer,  Charlotte Ondatje,  Elizabeth O'Neill,  Kindred O'Neill, Delaney Ott,  Abigail Patschorke,  Christine Potter,  Kaylee Reyes,  Melanie Reynolds,  Pearl Rosemond,  Jade Ruggieri,  Julia Ryan,  Mark Sasse,  Emmery Sayers,  Hailey Schendel,  Jackson Schultz,  Strickland Schumacher,  Madeline Scott,  Paul-Antoine Seitz,  Lucy Sharpe,  Taylor Shea,  William Sherwood, Colleen Shrum,  Matthew Simms,  Ford Smith,  Rachel Spilker,  Matthew Stachitas,  Isabella Stone,  Cecilia Streaker,  Jessica Stringer,  Matas Suziedelis, Erica Szymanski,  Collin Taylor, Andrew Trott,  Anna Trozzo,  Kathryn Van Horn, Madeline Viteri,  Thomas Voisinet,  Rachel Ward,  Caroline Welle,  Carson Whitney,  Matthew Widmer,  Erica Wirth,  Chloe Wright,  Emily Wright,  Jack Yearwood,  Zachary Young

Grade 7:Grace Adams,  Nicholas Anderson,  Noah Anderson,  Alaina Ashbeck, Charles Bachmann,  Abigail Becker,  Andrew Belloff,  Lucas Bloom,  Ryan Bloom,  Megan Brannen,  Lauren Breitinger,  Alexandra Burchfield,  Jack Burnett,  Olivia Carhart,  Kendall Casper,  Cameron Clark,  Grace Cleary,  Casey Clements,  Ella Collings,  Katherine Crawford,  Dominic Crino,  Paige Cummings, Madison Dearborn,  Benjamin Dearing,  Nicole Demchuk,  Ian Dennis,  Erin Diehl,  Ryen Dill,  Hannah Drilling,  Maximilian Dunoyer,  Gillian Eitel,  David Ellwood,  Aryal Fette,  Lauren Foster,  Madeline Fox,  Noah Foxson,  Caitlin Frank,  Sarah Gellert,  Clare Gentile,  Jessica Giblin,  Emilee Hardesty,  Abigail Haste,  Gabriella Higgins,  Katherine Hines,  William Hoffmann,  Carson Hoover, Olivia Hubbart,  Jonathan Huther,  Katherine Jager,  Clifford Jamieson,  Zena Jang,  Brooke Johnson,  Heather Jones,  Rachel Kalafos,  Jenna Kasten,  Alexis Kasuda,  Julia Keefe,  James Keith,  Elizabeth Kiely,  Isabel Kintzley,  Celia Krohn,  Alexander Kulvivat,  Sydney Langlois,  Christopher Languell,  Kaitlynn Lilly,  Alexis Loewen,  Audrey Long,  Sarah Lopez,  Mary Lynch,  Suzanne Mangano,  Molly Maranto,  Nolan Marks,  Mallory Martel,  Kyle Martin,  Abigail McGuire,  Caitlin Meleney,  Heidi Meyers,  Abigail Miller,  Luke Moran,  Elizabeth Murray,  Lia Musante,  Peter Myers,  Hannah Nicholson,  Mark Nobilio,  Kelley O'Brien,  Anne O'Friel,  Lexi Ordakowski,  Benjamin Podlich,  Kennedy Purcell, Bianca Radice,  Victoria Richhart,  Andreanna Roros,  Catherine Russell,  Darcy Schlueter,  Joseph Sears,  Mallary Sellars,  Jillian Shivery,  Abigail Sides, Jessica Smith,  Madelyn Smith,  Anna Stevens,  Emily Summers,  Casey Swartz, Benjamin Talcovitz,  Summer Tambascio,  Jack Thomas,  Lucas Tolley,  Victor Urrutia,  Delaney Vance,  Miles Varn,  Brandon Wachs,  Jacob Wernecke, Madeline White,  Matthew Wiley,  Lane Williamson

Grade 8: Ryan Alcorn,  Julie Allwein,  Patrick Beairsto,  Madeline Bean,  Emma Bourgeois,  Kendall Brodbeck,  Theresa Constantine,  Peyton Cornelius,  Sydney Daneman,  Gunnar Eichenlaub,  Grace Evans,  Lily Evans,  Mia Evans,  Abigail Federroll,  Allison Feeney,  Colin Fox,  Matthew Glady,  Catherine Harding, Colleen Hemmerle,  Ryan Herman,  Patrick Hofstedt,  Shelby Hogan,  John Hood,  Amanda Horton,  Antonio Karides,  Cabrey Keller,  Owen Keys,  Megan Killpatrick,  Olivia Kraus,  Joseph LaFleche,  McKenna Lee,  Natalie Lewis,  Scott Lukas,  Sophia Lundeen,  Alexander Machan,  Erin Magner,  Tristan Markham, Elroy McAlexander,  Jacob McGuire,  Caroline Millenburg,  Anna Nolte,  Matthew Novick,  Gwayne Nulud,  Kathryn Offutt,  Emma Oldershaw,  Erica Otis, Matthew Poindexter,  Molly Pumphrey,  Madison Raker,  Mihailo Rancic,  Daniel Reise, Rachael Rhodes,  Ashley Rolf,  Gabriel Sauvageau,  Meredith Schaller,  Elizabeth Schepens,  Veeraj Shah,  Sarah Sherman,  Julia Slattery,  William Snyder, Christina Spicer,  Shannon Stokes,  Jacob Umile-Butz,  Nicholas Urbanski, Andrew Wallace,  Trent Watson,  Isabel Whaling,  Abigail Widmer,  Matthew Zurlo.

The following students earned honor roll in the first marking period.

Grade 6: Caedan Ackerman,  Marcus Adam,  Skye Adams,  Tori Allender, Matthew Alton,  Aiden Apruzzese,  Katherine Arndt,  Dawn Austin,  Andrew Avioli-Bent,  Lewis Bailey,  Thomas Baker,  Erin Bast,  Tori Bates,  Samantha Beatty,  Kalli Bellotte,  Michael Biddinger,  Zachary Binnix,  Veronica Binstock, Benjamin Biscotti,  Alice Bishop,  Cory Blohm,  Isabella Blumenberg,  Oliver Bobbitt,  Jayla Bossier,  Bryan Bowes,  Jadyn Brady, Madison Brady,  Sebastien Brennan,  Lindsey Brooks,  Aidan Brown,  Nina Bulkley,  Abigail Burns,  Mia Camm,  Cameron Caouette,  Andy Carino,  Lauren Carlson,  Christian Carpenter,  Tyler Cauthen,  Cole Cavanagh,  Hunter Chadwick,  Adam Chase, Grayson Cho,  Cami Christensen,  Kylee Christensen,  Megan Christner, Garrison Clark,  Tyrise Clark,  Stephen Cobbs,  Harrison Colborne,  Spencer Colborne,  Ainsleigh Cook,  Jacob Cooley,  Reese Cornacchia,  Emily Cronin, Kerry Cronin,  Thomas Curran,  Nicole Custer, Sydney Custer,  Jada Cutler, Michael Dalida,  Patrick Damanti,  Robert Davids,  Brian Davies,  MacKenzie Davis,  Alyssa Dawson, Lucas Dean,  Trevor Dearborn,  Angelo DeCicco, Mitchell Decker,  Dominic DeSimone,  Evan Dill,  Corinne Dills,  Kylie Dingess,  Saba Dirks,  Thomas Dolan,  Ryan Dorr,  Lily Dougherty,  Michael Drabo,  Annika Drilling,  Jacob Eberhardt,  Garrett Edwards,  Elisabeth Eufemia,  Matthew Fangio,  Cameron Fare,  Hannah Fleming,  Christopher Flynn,  Nathan Foley, Laura Folts,  Daniel Ford, Cynthia Fowler,  Emily Gabbard,  Zachary Gamber, Jessica Garner,  Abigail George,  Madison Gerard,  Ryan Getsinger,  Zoey Gianetti,  Jason Gibson,  Kelly Golden,  Danielle Gonyeau,  Chloe Gordon, Kamryn Grandstaff,  Samuel Grattan,  Sophia Grimes,  Chase Gruver,  Michael Guldin,  Sabine Gumula,  Paige Gunning,  Dominic Hall,  Emma Hall,  Jordan Hallet,  Tristan Halloran,  Michael Hamlett,  Joshua Hannesson,  Grace Harrison, Margaret Hasson,  Rosemary Hayden,  Jack Hickman,  Elijah Hill,  Jake Hilliard, Joshua Horgan,  Kailey Howell,  Houston Hubbart,  Diana Hudson-Hohensee, Brendan Huebner,  Emily Hurd,  Nicolette Iacona,  Grace Isham,  Gavin Ivey, Anop Jang,  Marina Karides,  Joseph Kelliher,  Avery Kelter,  Connor King, Bailey Kinsey,  Jaime Kiriazoglou,  Alexandra Kline,  Campbell Kline,  Emily Knight, Shaina Knox,  Alex Kuriawa,  Joseph LaRocque,  Emily Lechowicz, ,  Yasmine Leizear,  Devin Lenear,  Madison Lenhart,  Matthew Letellier,  Collin Levay, Camryn Levin,  Kennedy Lewis, Pandora Lewis,  Leia Liberto,  Lauren Lohff, Warren Louie,  Emily Luzier,  Dakota Macey,  Jacob March,  Ainslee Marcus, Alexis Marsalek,  Abigail Martel,  Jacob Martin,  Samuel Martin,  Joseph Matthews,  Daniel McBride,  William McCollum,  Brendan McIntyre,  Karla Meneses-Alcantara,  Madison Mento,  Ashley Merrell,  Kayla Minton,  Matthew Mitchell,  Reilly Mitchell,  Caitlin Mittrick,  Braden Mondor,  Sara Mooradian, Miranda Murphy,  John Murray,  Sean Murray,  Jackson Myrick,  Marisa Nevins, Ryan Nix,  Kyler Norton,  Gene Nulud,  Austin Oakes,  Joshua Ohler,  Charles O'Neill,  Margot Onellion,  Sean Ostrowski,  Bridie O'Sullivan,  Caroline Patterson,  Jane Patz,  Alexander Paul,  Alexa Payne,  Dmitri Penn,  James Persico,  Emma Peterson,  Kaleb Popp,  Avery Powell,  Kelsey Powers,  Andrew Province,  Emme Ray,  Hunter Reeves,  Frederick Riggin,  Graysen Rizzo,  Isaac Roe,  Xavier Rolan,  Anne Roman,  Opal Rosemond,  Hannah Roth-Sisley, Natalie Rupeiks,  Dorothy Schaeffer,  Danielle Scheimreif,  Ronald Schilpp, Daniel Seeman,  Erin Seibel,  Samuel Shirey,  Emily Shoults,  Joseph Singleton, Rose Singleton,  Sarah Siska,  Adam Smith,  Michael Smith,  Curvin Snyder, Stephanie Sommers,  Sophie Soreff-Jones,  Ryan Sosnoski,  Jonathan Souders, Elizabeth Spates,  Alexandria Stack,  Alexandra Stefancik,  Patrick Stewart, Benjamin Stolarczyk,  Griffin Strickler,  Alexis Strom,  Molly Sullivan,  Cole Swartz,  Ryan Szego,  Ryan Thorpe,  Niles Tinsley,  Sophie Toomey,  Allison Troy,  Nathan Van de Meulebroecke,  Abigail van den Berg,  Matthew Van Vliet, Jonathan Vernon,  Travis Victorio,  Luke Vincent,  Katerina vonFahnestock, Donovan Walker,  Thomas Wallace,  Saejal Warner,  Ryan Watkins,  Myles Weatherford,  Addison Wells,  Jack Whittington,  Juliana Wilson,  Sydney Wingate,  Ethan Wise,  Isabella Wood,  Dylan Yeagley,  Samantha Yealdhall, Brian Yeatts,  Abigail Zborai,  Jackson Zimmerman.

Grade 7: Dalia Abushi,  Brian Albert,  Victoria Ambler,  Kara Anderson,  Andrew Antinucci,  Grace Appel,  Peyton Apruzzese,  Grace Atkinson,  Colleen Bachkosky,  Nicholas Barrett,  Keaton Bathras,  Connor Becker,  Thomas Bell, Ashley Bellotte,  Andrew Betch,  Sarah Bishop,  Lauren Blejski,  Maxwell Boettinger,  Mia Bouie,  Hunter Boyce,  Kelly Brenner,  Julia Brierley,  Jacob Briganti,  Emma Brindley,  Carson Brinegar,  Tyra Brooks,  Kacey Brown,  Noah Buckingham,  Christiana Bulgin,  James Burton,  Ariyana Byrd,  Evan Caisse, Claudia Callis,  Catherine Cambon,  Colby Carbo,  Alena Carhart,  Katelynn Carr, Brooke Carson,  Barret Casto,  Maria Castro-Clinton,  Jacob Chalk,  Elizabeth Chappell,  Joshua Choi,  Caroline Christian,  Mackenzie Clayton,  Chloe Cocco, Joshua Coffman,  Candace Cohen,  John Compere,  Leah Cooper,  Chase Cope, Alise Cornelius,  Makenzie Crosby,  Carter Daniels,  Devyn Daugherty, Catherine Davis,  Ethan Davis,  Scott Davis,  Sarah DeMaio,  Genevieve DeMajistre,  Kiah Docherty,  Thomas Donegan,  John Douglas,  Marshall Draughn,  Andrew Dykstra,  Jordan Ehart,  Cameron Ehnat,  Sean Engelfried,  Brandon Evans, Kyra Feick,  Daniel Fernandez,  Alexander Fisher,  Elise Fonseca,  Ava Fratus, Quinn Freeman,  Stanley Galloway,  Jonathan Garcia-Ventura,  Emily Geis, Adam Giard,  Jameson Gibbons,  Mallory Glatz,  Jack Goode,  Sophia Gordon, Haley Gosewisch,  Ryan Gray,  Lucas Guy,  Kaelynn Haislip,  Mathew Hall, Mahdi Hammat,  Samantha Hampson,  Jake Harrell,  Samantha Hartman,  Waleed Hassan,  Taylor Hawkins,  Alexandra Herschelman,  Elizabeth Hines,  Sarah Hoch,  Chase Hoenscheid,  Dwayne Hopkins,  Layla Horeff,  Nicholas Horgan, Thomas Huber,  Reid Hussey,  Nathan Hutcheson,  Katherine Iliescu,  Christian Isham,  Drew Jeffries,  Joseph Johns,  Maile Johnson,  Campbell Jones,  Won Jung,  Kelli Kazmarek,  Emma Kearney,  Elizabeth Keller,  Amanda Kelley, Grady Kershaw,  Elizabeth Kiely,  Maxley Kittiver,  Hanna Ko,  Kevin Kobosko, Meghan Kraft,  Erin Krauss,  Samuel Kriel,  Collin Kubista,  Skylar Kucker,  Jacy Kuhlman,  Christopher Ladas,  Jonah Lane,  Kayla Lawhorn,  Hunter Lawrence, Riley Leeds,  George Lesher,  Adam Levin,  Tyler Lewin,  Rachel Lewis,  Tracie Lewis,  Jack Libby,  Jerald Linnell,  Breanna Listmann,  Abigail Lizewski,  Rachel Lotlikar,  Darius Lukas,  Joshua Lyon,  Chloe MacDonald,  Brian MacSorley, Joseph Mahla,  Madeline Maier,  Thomas Malin,  Ryan Maloy,  Jared Mann, Lucas Marcoon,  Bibi Martinez,  Sydney McConkey,  Viktorria McCormick, Maci McCubbin,  Henry McGrath,  Lucy McKnight,  Ryland McMillan,  Aidan McNally, Mary McShea,  Michael McShea,  Liana Mendez,  Morgan Mennell,  Jack Metzger, Adam Meyer,  Miles Michalski,  Harley Millar,  Reilly Miller,  Kody Milton,  Mary Mitchell,  Daniel Moore,  Hannah Moore, Marcus Moore,  Michael Moore,  Jenna Morreale,  Sean Morrison,  Ryan Muldoon,  Maxim Murphy,  Ian Musser, Maryellen Myers,  Mika Naylor,  Halle Neal,  Mya Nelson,  Ryan Nelson, Matthew Noguera,  Shane Norris,  Madison Nutter,  Emily O'Brien,  Hugh O'Connor, Genevieve Odean,  Perrin Odenwald,  Griffin O'Neill,  Stephanie Ours,  Krystal Outing,  Alyssa Panzer,  Rohan Parikh,  Jillian Parisi,  Samuel Parks,  Danielle Pendergast,  Ari Penenburgh,  Peter Petracca,  Sawyer Phillips,  Sarah Piccoli, Kailee Polkabla,  Alexander Prigge,  Andrew Prodehl, ,  William Reed,  Maeve Register,  Maura Register,  Quamonta Richardson,  Scott Richmond,  Mary Riley, Luke Roche,  Graham Roeger,  Jacob Rohrbach,  Riley Rubiano,  Emily Russell, Daniel Saenz,  Chloe Salkeld,  Rachel Savani,  Danielle Schall,  Henry Schemmel,  Kaitlyn Schuck,  Nicholas Seabolt,  MaNiya Sellman,  Blake Shuart, Hunter Simon,  Kayla Simon,  Hannah Sloat,  Abigail Smith,  Raquel Sobczak, Isabel Soja,  Zachary Souders,  Kathryn Soverns,  Natalie St Clair,  Grace Staples,  Jacob Staples,  Colton Starks,  Jeremy Stevens,  Tara Strasser,  David Sykes,  Jack Sylva,  Theodore Tagle,  Selah Tatem,  Jenna Taylor,  Seth Taylor, Sarah Thomasson,  Bianca Timmer,  Hayden Toth,  Sarah Turk,  Ryan VanVeelen,  Kassandra Ventrudo,  Joshua vonFahnestock,  Sydney Wallace, Kenneth Watson,  Jeremy Weight,  Garrett Weiss,  Rachel Wesley,  Elizabeth Westbrook,  Anthony Weyant,  Cedar Williams,  Kiera Williams,  Logan Williams, Robert Williams,  Grace Williamson,  Natalie Willner,  Devan Wilson,  Kyler Wilson,  Shane Windsor,  Ally Winship,  Emma Witham,  Elizabeth Wright,  John Wright,  Alaina Zborai,  Maria Ziethen,  Melanie Zito.

Grade 8:  Glenda Adams,  Chloe Ammon,  Autumn Anderson,  Thomas Antonucci,  Deborah Baldyga,  Jessica Barnard,  Samuel Barranco,  Michael Bateman,  Dalton Bathras,  Rebecca Beall,  Kendall Bear,  Shanika Beckett, Evan Bergman,  Alena Biscotti,  Rachel Bishop,  Nicholas Bocchetta,  Alexis Bodnar,  Carina Bonanno,  Andrea Boord,  Madeline Bouma,  Alicia Bradshaw, Tess Bradshaw,  Ryan Bramble,  Connor Brandeen,  Brett Braszo,  Coleman Bray,  Kyrsten Brewis,  Alexander Brown,  Priya Brown,  Roberto Brown, Nathan Byington,  Shannon Byrne,  Kailey Campbell,  Sara Canas,  Chloe Cannon, Molly Carr,  John Carty,  Natalee Chadwick,  Emma Chamberlin,  Gabriel Chamberlin, Kevin Chang,  Thomas Chapman,  Andrew Chase,  Dorothy Chaudoin,  Cian Chung,  Peyton Cleary,  Angela Cottrell,  Emily Couch,  Maclay Crawford, William Cronin,  Christine Crowningshield,  Lance Curran,  Kayla Curry,  Makayla Dant,  John Davids,  Celeste Davis,  Jacob Davis,  Taylor Dearborn,  Kathryn DeFeo,  Elena DeMajistre,  Emily Derby,  Jansen Dike,  Laura Dingess,  Alyssa Dolan,  Claire Domshick,  Michael Donaldson,  Madelyn Dudley,  Paige DuVall, Justin Elliott,  Madison Elliott,  Sarah Elms,  Luke Faranetta,  Dakota Few, Annabel Flynn,  Marcus Fogle,  Kelly Franchak,  Matthew Freeman,  Erin Furton, Laterra Galloway,  Madelaine Garner,  Marie Glagola,  Nathanael Gonzalez, Alexis Gottermeyer,  Robert Grant,  Haley Gray,  Grace Gremillion,  Jacob Griswold,  Hannah Guglielmini,  Elizabeth Gustafson,  Marshall Hageman,  Jake Hallet,  Timothy Hanratty,  Edward Harding,  Alana Harmeyer,  Matthew Harmeyer,  Patrick Harrington,  Lauren Harrison,  Travis Haskell,  Leland Heckel, Anna Henstrand,  Samuel Hickman,  Mackenzie Hite,  Isabelle Hoddinott, Benjamin Hollingsworth,  John Howard,  Jake Howell,  Sarah Howland,  Zoe Huff,  Scott Huntley,  Robert Jackson,  Theodore Jackson,  Mason Jones,  Angela Jose,  Cullen Joyce,  Peter Karns,  Nicholas Kennedy,  Ryan Key,  Emily Kim, Trent Kirchenheiter,  Jacob Knop,  Paige Kolbe,  Michael Lamon,  Elizabeth Lee, Eleanor Leikin,  Alden Lentz,  William Linthicum,  Katherine Lohff,  Thomas Lu, Makenna Lynn,  Morgan Macey,  William Mann,  Hailey Manning,  Mary Martin, Raymond Martin,  Andrew Mason,  Natalie Mathews,  Bridget McNealey,  John McNerney,  Shay Meany,  Andrew Medile,  Karin Mekhaeil,  Julio Meneses-Alcantara,  Seth Merrell,  Austin Milito,  Stephen Miller,  Nathan Mills,  Josephine Molavi,  Alexa Monroe,  Cydney Moore,  James Muessig,  Edward Neel,  Quinn Newbill,  Mary O'Connor,  Kyle Olmstead,  Alanna Onellion,  David Opie,  Emma Ormond,  Trevor Patschorke,  Jackson Paul,  Carson Payne,  Jessica Perunovich, Anna Peterson,  Bethanny Peterson,  Erin Pigman,  Alexander Ploof,  Jessica Praley,  Chase Prengaman,  Julia Reynolds,  Brady Rhodes,  Maria Rocha,  Marie Roe,  Morgan Rogers,  Alexander Rott,  Larson Roy,  Amanda Rumsey,  Antony Rutherford,  Kathryn Ryan,  Reed Schaller,  Erika Schmidt,  Ryan Schult, Mariah Scott,  Dylan Seidlitz,  Sean Shallue,  Stephanie Shanahan,  William Sharpe, Taylor Shehade,  James Sherwood,  Evellyn Singleton,  Tyler Smith,  Kail-La Smith-Blackwell,  Kennady Sowell,  Michelle Springer,  Douglas St Lawrence, Aya Stefanovich,  Katherine Stemberger,  Katelyn Stolarczyk,  Desmond Stone, Jordan Strom,  Brendan Sullivan,  Kyle Sullivan,  Patrick Sullivan,  Zoe Summers,  Robert Taddeo,  Benton Taylor,  Spencer Taylor,  Lauren Tegeler, Dean Testerman,  Emma Toomey,  Connor Tracey,  Margaret Trimpin,  Caelan Troy,  Liam Ulbricht,  Jason Valvano,  Alec Van de Meulebroecke,  Niels Van Londen,  Casey Van Vliet,  Logan Vance,  Andrew Volk,  Kira Wade,  Colleen Walker,  Allison Walsh,  Tyler Ward,  Katelyn Wareham,  Lauren Warner, Sheanan Warner,  Brianna Watson,  Chase Watson,  Ian Weiner,  Hannah Welle, Jordan Wenz,  Kyle Wilkinson,  Casey Williford,  Coby Wilson,  Alexis Young,  Yu Chen Zhou.

Severna Park High School graduate Brett Miller seems like the perfect Army cliché.

Miller, now 31, failed out of the University of Maryland after two years and found himself working a dead-end job at Wendy’s. After coming to the realization that taking orders at the Wendy’s drive-through wasn’t a career, Miller decided to join the army.

“Me and my friend got the job at Wendy’s as an in-between school thing,” Miller said. “He left for school and I was just working at Wendy’s and playing video games. Joining the military wasn’t like, ‘oh I want money for school' or ‘oh, I want to fight for my country.’ It was like I need to do something. I had no idea what to do, so that’s what I did.”

Miller signed up to join the U.S. Army where he became a combat medic. After boot camp he was stationed at Fort Wainwright, AK from 2003-2005 and then deployed to Iraq in 2005 for 16 months. Miller said his unit served the longest consecutive tour in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Miller served five years in the army and afterwards he went to Anne Arundel Community College for three semesters and then back to the University of Maryland where he graduated with a finance degree in May 2011. Then Miller entered a whole different battle—the search for a job.

“When I first got out of school, I applied for like a billion jobs,” Miller said. “I just went online and threw applications everywhere. And in all that time and applications I got two callbacks—two in six months of applying.”

Miller took the only job he was offered, one at New York Life. It was a sales job that paid solely on commission and not one he liked.

“I sucked at it,” he said. “It was pure commissions sales, selling life insurance and I just didn’t like it.”

Miller began applying for more and more jobs and quickly found out that while his time spent in the Army may have put him on the right track—the five years he lost while doing so hindered his résumé.

“The thing is people don’t care about military experience,” he said. “I thought I would get a job no problem—a Maryland finance degree is pretty good.”

Miller added, “The biggest thing I took away from the military is they say the military puts you ahead in life and blah, blah. The military may guide you on the proper steps but you still lose five years. I am 31 and just graduated from college compared to a 22-year-old graduate with workplace experience—employers care more about that.”

More than a year after he graduated from Maryland, Miller was living in Severna Park, working part-time at Sport Fit, and still searching for a job.

Last Tuesday, he found a job as a retail management trainee at Ryder, a truck rental company. A friend helped him get the job.

“I loved my time in the military. It’s great if you are like me and just amiss wandering, but be prepared to lose five years,” Miller said. “I don’t get those five years back to work in finance, and I have to be the 31-year-old college graduate and people look at you weird.”

Looking for the perfect gift for someone on your shopping list this holiday season? Patch can help.

For the next few weeks, Severna Park Patch will visit local shops and business to find out what items they are offering to holiday shoppers looking to save, spend or splurge on gifts.

Today’s gift ideas come from Paper Trousseau, located at 554 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd.

Paper Trousseau, owned by Tammi Molavi, calls itself a modern boutique with vintage flair. The shop specializes in custom made cards but also offers a variety of unique gift items and stocking stuffers.

Save (Items $10 or less)

• Rume Baggies ($5)—Great for storing makeup or snacks, these practical but fancy-looking bags are great for storing small items when you are on the go.
• String Bags ($10)—Molavi said these bags are perfect for kids at the pool or playing sports because they are made using a mesh material.
• Journals and Note Pads ($5-$8.50)—Molavi said these items make great stocking stuffers for kids. The note pads come in a variety of designs.

Spend (Items $25 or less)

• Note Cards ($12)—One of the stores most popular items, Molavi said the note cards are a great gift. During the holidays Paper Trousseau will also do free printing so the cards can be customized.
• Personalized Trays ($25)—These decorative trays can be personalized and make a great hostess gift.
• Tervis Cups ($20)—These cups featuring Severna Park-related designs are only available at Paper Trousseau.

Splurge (Items $30 or more)

• Personalized Custom Stamps ($30)—These popular stamps are currently on sale and can be customized with the initials of someone on your gift list.
• Journals and Pen Sets ($40)— Molavi said these handmade and stitched journals make great gifts. They also are available in Recipe Journals.
• Custom Cell Phone Cover ($48-$58)—You can class up someone’s cell phone with these covers that can be customized with initials and designs. The covers are available for iPhones, Android phones, Blackberries and more.

You can also order your holiday cards with Paper Trousseau as long as you place your order by Dec. 10. Card prices start at $1.60.

See Also:

• SP Holiday Gift Guide: Savvy
• SP Holiday Gift Guide: Victoria’s Fancy Foods

For the last few weeks, the Severna Park Republican’s Women’s Club has been collecting donations to fill stockings being sent to troops serving overseas and the deadline is quickly approaching.

Friday is the last day that items will be accepted before the group packs up the stockings and ships them to Maryland service members.

“All of the stockings are handmade from felt and we are asking for donations to fill the stockings,” said Amy Leahy, president of the Severna Park Republican’s Women’s Club. “And then all of the stockings go to service members from Maryland.”

Those wishing to make a donation can drop supplies off at the following locations until Friday:

• 712 Monmouth Ave.
• 644 Tewkesbury in Colchester
• 534 Heavitree Hill in Chartwell
• Chesapeake Treasures in Park Plaza

If you can not deliver your donation, you can contact Amy Leahy at 410-279-9331 or email ahleahy5@verizon.net.

For more information on this project, click here.

Odds are there's at least one Christmas recording filling the airwaves each December that you absolutely, positively cannot stand.

Maybe it's something about the vocalist. Maybe the song brings up less than cheerful memories. Maybe the carol itself is just plain awful.

Whatever the reason, you're not alone. Edison Research, a company specializing in marketing and polling, has published a list of least liked holiday songs for 2012.

To compile its rankings, the company polled a group of 200 women ages 30-49 "who said they liked or loved hearing Christmas music on the radio." (The sample may be somewhat unrepresentative of the broader population, but we're willing to bet a few of these recordings would show up on a great many "least favorite" lists.)

Coming in a regrettable first place was "Jingle Bells" by The Singing Dogs, a 1955 standard that many would rather relegate to the dustbin of musical history. Hot on its heels: "The Man With All The Toys" by The Beach Boys and "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth” by Spike Jones.

On the flipside, the company found the late Andy Williams’ "It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" to be the crowd favorite. "You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" also fared well.

Find the full list of least-liked holiday recordings—along with links to YouTube versions—below:

1.  "Jingle Bells" sung (barked) by The Singing Dogs
2. "The Man With All The Toys" sung by The Beach Boys
3. "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth” sung by Spike Jones
4. "Jingle Bells" sung by Barbra Streisand
5. "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” sung by Elmo & Patsy
6. "O Holy Night” sung by Cartman (Trey Parker)
7. "Blue Christmas” sung by Seymour Swine & The Squeelers
8. "O Come, O Come Emmanuel” sung by Neil Diamond
9. "Deck The Halls” sung by Mannheim Steamroller
10. "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” sung by Little Jimmy Boyd

What's your least favorite holiday song? Why? Let us know in the comments! 

Patch has rounded up local death notices. To read the full obituary, click on the name.

Kenneth Hartman Jr. of Severna Park died on Dec. 4 at Anne Arundel Medical Center with his family by his side. (From Barranco & Sons Funeral Home)

Joyce Adams died at home Dec. 3 surrounded by family and friends. She married Harold Adams in 1954, and they moved to Severna Park in 1966. (From Barranco & Sons Funeral Home)

Anna Bunker, 91, of Severna Park, died at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown on Dec. 3. (From Barranco & Sons Funeral Home)

James O'Brien Jr. of Severna Park died on Dec. 3 at Anne Arundel Medical Center with his family by his side. (From Barranco & Sons Funeral Home)

Effie Faucette of Severna Park, died suddenly on Nov. 30. (From Barranco & Sons Funeral Home)

Before planning your weekend, you may want to check out some of these activities. Click on the links for more information on any of the events.

Tree Lighting, Park Plaza Singing
When: Friday, 5 p.m.
Where: Severna Park Chamber and Park Plaza
Details: The annual lighting of the tree will take place on Friday and festivities will continue in Park Plaza. Local schools will sing, Santa will visit and sleigh rides are being offered.

Parents Night Out hosted by First Class Martial Arts
When: Friday, 6 p.m.
Where: First Class Martial Arts
Details: Drop you kids off for martial arts and games for free.

Winter Wonderland Carnival
When: Saturday, 9 a.m.
Where: Jones Elementary School
Details: Enjoy games, crafts, activities, face painting, photos with Santa, music, refreshments and more.

Friends of the Arts Holiday Bazaar
When: Saturday, 9 a.m.
Where: Severna Park Community Center
Details: The Friends of the Arts will be selling holiday items including fun holiday jewelry, gently-used ornaments and decorations.

Holiday Open House
When: Saturday, 1 p.m.
Where: Victoria's Fancy Foods
Details: Enjoy holiday cheer and celebrate Maryland. Taste wines from Maryland's own Black Ankle Vineyards as well as beers brewed in Maryland.

Rival Basketball Matchups
When: Saturday, Boys 2:45 p.m.; Girls 4:45 p.m.
Where: Severna Park High School
Details: The girls and boys basketball teams will take on rival Broadneck on Saturday.

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Police said a pizza delivery driver was robbed in Millersville on Thursday night.

According to a police press release, officers responded to the 8200 block of Bernard Drive in Millersville at 6 p.m. for a reported armed robbery. They found a pizza delivery driver that was delivering a pizza when a man approached.

Police said the suspect implied that he had a weapon and demanded the victim’s money. The delivery driver gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of money and he then left on foot into a wooded area.

Police patrol and a K-9 unit searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect.

The Severna Park High School girls basketball team tipped off its season on Thursday night with a matchup against St. Mary’s High School.

After finishing the season last year with a 9-15 record, this year’s squad, led by first-year varsity coach Lisa Magness, is focusing on defense and hoping that leads to victories.

“We are going with a defensive minded game plan this year,” Magness said. “We are going to change it up and run as many defenses as we can so other teams are caught off guard by not knowing what we are going to run.”

Magness also said this year’s team is much quicker than years past, which she plans to utilize with an aggressive press. She said they are planning to use that as much as possible.

The team’s recent addition of speed is something Magness attributes to the work the girls have put in during the offseason as well as in practice.

“We did a lot of offseason conditioning and lifting,” she said. “We played in a summer league and we encouraged the girls to play AAU ball and they listened to us.”

The time spent working together in the offseason has united the team and helped their ability to play as a unit on the court.

“We are definitely a team of unity this year,” said senior and captain Kiara Johnson. “We’re more connected on the court and in practice together, which helps us to be more to be in sync.”

Just a week into the season, the Falcons will already have one of their first tests on Saturday as they take on Broadneck. The rivalry between the two schools is something Magness is very familiar with.

“Being a Severna Park alum, I know the Broadneck feeling and it is a big game for me as well,” Magness said. “However, we need to stay focused on the fact that it is just another game and keep our emotions in check.”

Magness led a successful JV program at Severna Park High School for four years and she is hoping to continue with that success on the varsity level.

Entering the season, Meade and South River are the heavy favorites to finish in the top spots in the county, but Magness isn’t shying away from a little intercounty competition.

“I am expecting us to give great games to South River, Broadneck and Arundel,” she said. “South River and Meade are usually projected to go one and two, but I feel with my 12 girls that we have on varsity we can make a complete run at the championship with hard work and dedication.”

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Logan Brady, a senior at Severna Park High School, has committed to play lacrosse at Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC.

Patch caught up with Brady, 17, to ask her a few questions about her recent commitment.

Severna Park Patch: What are you most looking forward to in college?
Logan Brady: I am most looking forward to playing with a new set of girls and being in a completely different environment.

Severna Park Patch: How has your high school athletic career (in school or outside of school) prepared you for the Division I experience?
Brady: My high school coach, Carin Peterson, has prepared me for my Division 1 experience. She makes our high school practices comparable to what it would be like in Division I.

Severna Park Patch: What made you decide to choose Campbell University?
Brady: I chose Campbell University because I wanted to go to a small school down south. Everyone there was very welcoming and I felt like I fit in very easily. I could see it definitely being my new home.

Severna Park Patch: What do you like to do besides lacrosse?
Brady: Besides playing lacrosse I like to hangout with friends, go to the beach and spend time with my family.

Severna Park Patch: Who would you say has had the most influence on you and your athletic career and why?
Brady: I would say my Mom, Brenda Brady, has had the most influence on my athletic career. She has always believed in me with everything I have ever done, pushed me to my limits and helped me up when I was down. She has always been right by my side through my whole experience in all my sports.

Severna Park Patch: What advice would you give to a younger athlete looking to pursue a college athletic career?
Brady: If I had to give advice to a younger athlete I would tell them to never give up, and to push their limits. If they work hard and set goals they can reach them.

Know of a local athlete pursuing a college career in their sport? Email kaitlyn.carr@patch.com.

See Also:

• Severna Park Teen Commits to Swim at Penn State
• Severna Park Teen Commits to Play Lacrosse at UNC

By Megan Kowalski

If you were to walk into the Historic Baldwin Hall in Millersville on any given Wednesday night, you might wonder where the singing was coming from. If you followed your curiosity, it would lead you right to the Chesapeake Harmony Chorus.

A group of about 20 women comprises the Chesapeake Harmony Chorus, a four-part a capella singing group based in the greater Annapolis area. In addition to rehearsing once a week, the group performs at a variety of events and functions—including fairs, festivals, luncheons, assisted living homes and Bowie Baysox games. In the process of learning about music, they also get to learn about themselves, according to public relations coordinator Debbie Toy.

“It’s a wonderful hobby for women,” she said. “You learn leadership, you learn self-esteem, self-confidence, and just so many things that women don’t know they don’t have.”

The Chesapeake Harmony Chorus is currently in the process of wrapping up its holiday singing celebration events, which began on Nov. 7. The group encourages women to come to their weekly rehearsals and join them, free of obligation, in singing carols at various holiday events, including the Grand Illumination in downtown Annapolis.

Wednesday, Dec. 12 is the last time the chorus will be rehearsing before the holidays.

No musical experience is necessary to be a member of the Chesapeake Harmony Chorus, nor is a stellar singing voice.

“You don’t have to be a professional to be in this group,” chorus team coordinator Carol Gass said. “None of us has a beautiful voice, but it’s learning how to blend and how to fit into this group vocally.”

Learning the ins and outs of singing a capella in the Chesapeake Harmony Chorus is made as effortless as possible thanks to the director of the group, Tancey Bosna, who has extensive musical background. She teaches the women singing techniques and provides individual and group voice lessons, free of charge.

While there may be a wide range of ages and personalities in the Chesapeake Harmony Chorus, the camaraderie among the group is something that is relished by all.

“We really enjoy each other,” Severna Park resident and membership coordinator Sally Burton said. “It’s like a sisterhood … we look out for each other, we like to have fun, yet we want to perform really well and impress our other sister choruses.”

Arnold resident and Chesapeake Harmony Chorus charter member Leone Craven agrees, saying that the biggest benefit to being a part of the group is “the friendship - without a doubt.”

“Everybody gets together, they do things for each other, and you really look forward to coming,” she said.

Those interested in the Chesapeake Harmony Chorus are encouraged to attend a rehearsal, which occur every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Historic Baldwin Hall in Millersville. More information can be found at www.chesapeakeharmony.org.

As Debbie Toy said, “If you can walk and chew gum, you can probably carry a tune and we’d love to have you come sing with us.”

In this week's look at one of Severna Park’s most expensive homes, Patch takes you inside the million-dollar home at 447 Holly Farms Rd. The house is on the market for $1,650,000.

The waterfront home has three bedrooms and two full bathrooms. The property has a spacious yard with nice views and sits on 4.01 acres of land.

The home was built in 1956 and features a fireplace, an enclosed porch, a large deck and private dock.

For more information on this home, visit its listing on AOL Real Estate.

In last week's Seen Around Town, Patch featured a giant ice cream cone. Congratulations to Erik Michelsen, who was the first person to correctly guess where in Severna Park the photo was taken—outside the Shell on Route 2 and McKinsey Road.

This week, can you guess where this photo of a holiday dog was taken? Leave a comment to tell me where, and the first person to get it right wins … bragging rights. Exciting, I know.

I will post the answer and the winner at the top of next week’s column.

Happy guessing!

Looking to buy a home? Here's a rundown of five homes less than $400,000 on the Severna Park housing market, courtesy of AOL Real Estate. To view more information on any home, click on the link.

571 Jumpers Hole Rd.

• Four bedrooms, three bathrooms 
• $399,900

522 Lakeview Circle

• Four bedrooms, three bathrooms
• $399,900

852 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd.

• Four bedrooms, four bathrooms
• $399,000

291 North Dr.

• Five bedrooms, four bathrooms
• $389,000

69 Stratford Dr.

• Four bedrooms, three bathrooms
• $385,000

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