Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The private school located in downtown Bel Air needs the community's help to win a contest and take home the $50,000 grand prize.
St Margaret School has a week left to win $50,000. St. Margaret School, 141 N. Hickory Avenue, is striving to earn the most votes in the Clorox Power A Bright Future contest. The private school is the only one in Harford County to make it past the national nomination period to become a finalist, Kim Picarello Sanschagrin, a St. Margaret parent, wrote in a message to Patch. Harford County Executive David Craig has offered his support of the school's efforts. The contest runs through Dec. 19. The school with the most votes will get the $50,000 grand prize, while the second place school will get $25,000. If St. Margaret wins, the money will be used to buy new technology for classrooms from pre-K to 8th grade, Sanschagrin wrote. Adults and …
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Katelyn O'Connor was recognized at Monday's meeting of the Bel Air Board of Commissioners.
Katelyn O'Connor was among 39 semifinalists in the Maryland Municipal League's Mayor's Essay Contest. The contest is designed to help youth understand government. During Monday's meeting, the town recognized Katelyn, a fourth-grade St. Margaret's School student, for her achievement. "We're biased, we think you should have one," Mayor Edward Hopkins said to Katelyn during the presentation. Katelyn also read her essay aloud to the audience in Bel Air Town Hall. "If I were mayor I would face all the challenges head-on," Katelyn said. The essay tackled issues such as being environmentally friendly and obesity. Katelyn was one of several students recognized for achievements during Monday's meeting, including John Carroll School student Austin …
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
An odor of chemicals made several adults sick Tuesday morning, officials said.
UPDATE (9:54 a.m.)—Three people were taken to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center for treatment Tuesday morning after a chemical odor at St. Margaret School made several adults sick. No children were made ill by the odor. Follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter for instant updates. Around 9:10 a.m., Harford County volunteer firefighters were called to the school in the 100 block of N. Hickory Avenue after a chemical odor started making people sick, according to Rich Gardiner, spokesman for Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association. Six adults were evaluated and three were taken to Upper Chesapeake for treatment; three others declined treatment at the scene, according to Gardiner. No students were injured or ill as of 9:35 a.m., Gardiner …
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