Senior crew Caroline Hill (Tiverton, RI/Bishop Stang)has been named the captain of the Washington College sailing team, head coach Josh Putnam recently announced.

Hill recorded the highest intersectional finish of her collegiate career at last year’s Eckerd Intersectional, sailing with skipper Mike Whitford (Chicago, IL/Francis W. Parker School) to place third in B Division. Washington College finished second overall at that event. She matched her third-place B Division finish two weeks later at the Boston Dinghy Cup, again sailing with Whitford.  Later in the season, she turned in her best-ever finish at a conference championship regatta, placing fourth in B Division with Whitford at the America Trophy, which serves as the Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Associations’s (MAISA) Spring Co-Ed Dinghy Championships. She went on to sail at the Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s (ICSA) Co-Ed Dinghy National Semifinals, placing 14th in B Division while splitting time with Mildred Conroy (Newton, MA/Tabor Academy) as Whitford’s crew.

As a sophomore, Hill finished sixth as an A Division crew at the America Trophy.  During her freshman year, she placed sixth as a B Division crew at the MAISA Fall Women’s Championships.

The Washington College sailing team, which has advanced at least as far as the ICSA Co-Ed National Semifinals each of the past three seasons, opens its fall 2010 schedule this weekend at the prestigious Anderson Trophy, hosted by Yale University. 

Visiting Franklin & Marshall got a match-high 23 assists and team-best nine digs from Caitlin Krutsick as the Diplomats swept host Washington College, 3-0, (31-29, 25-19, 25-19) on Tuesday night at the Cain Athletic Center in Centennial Conference volleyball action.  It was also the home opener for the Shorewomen.

In the opening set, Washington had five set point chances to win the first set, but could not close out the set.  With the Shorewomen leading 29-28, Sydney Seydel recorded a kill to level to set at 29-29.  F&M would grab the lead at 30-29 on a hitting error by the Shorewomen and captured the set Nicole Morano kill. 

In set two, WC jumped out to a 5-1 lead on an ace by sophomore defensive specialist Rita Rivera (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth-Whitemarsh).  But the Diplomats won 17 of the next 21 points to take an 18-9 lead on a service ace by Krutsick. 

In the third and final set, WC took a 7-5 lead on a kill by senior middle hitter Maria Whitman (Galesville, MD/Southern) on a pass from freshman setter Lauren White (Huntingtown, MD/Huntingtown).  The Diplomats would go on a 19-8 spurt to take a 24-15 lead on a ball handling error by the hosts.  The Shorewomen cut it to 24-19 on a kill by senior defensive specialist/libero Traci Daelemans (Tracys Landing, MD/Southern), but a service error by Washington ended the set and match.

For the visitors, Seydel pounded out a match-topping nine kills and tied for tops in the contest with three blocks.  The Diplomats served up 10 aces in the win.

For Washington, White handed out a team-best 21 assists, while Rivera led all players with 11 digs.  Whitman tied for Seydel in blocks with three.

Washington is back on the road on Thursday night with a 7:00 p.m. non-conference tilt at Stevenson.

Men’s Swimming Captains
Senior Matt Violette (Westbrook, ME/Westbrook) and junior Johnny Helenek (Gaithersburg, MD/Gaithersburg) have been named the captains of the Washington College men’s swimming team for the 2010-11 season, head coach Kim Lessard recently announced.

Violette holds the school record in the 500 freestyle and is WC’s second-fastest swimmer ever in the 400 individual medley, fourth-fastest in the 200 backstroke, sixth-fastest in the 100 backstroke, and eighth-fastest in the 200 freestyle and 200 individual medley. He is also a five-time silver medalist in relay events at the Centennial Conference Championships and swam on the school-record 800 freestyle relay team.

Helenek is the Shoremen’s seventh-fastest swimmer ever in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke events.  He finished in the top 12 in both breaststroke events at both the 2009 and 2010 Centennial Conference Championships.  This past summer, he served as an assistant coach for the Lake Marion Lasers youth swim team in Montgomery County, MD.

The Washington College men’s swim team opens its regular season schedule November 6th with a Centennial Conference home dual meet against Gettysburg at 1:00 p.m.  The Shoremen will also host an intrasquad scrimmage, the Maroon & Black Meet, October 23rd at 9:00 a.m.

Women’s Swimming Captain
Senior Rachel Glasser (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) has been named the captain of the Washington College women’s swimming team for the 2010-11 season, head coach Kim Lessard recently announced.

Through three years, Glasser is already Washington College’s most-decorated swimming All-American in program history, having earned All-America first-team honors three times and All-America honorable mention twice.  A three-year NCAA Championship qualifier, her best-ever finish at nationals was a third-place and bronze-medal performance in the 200 butterfly in 2009. She has been named the female Most Outstanding Performer at the past two Centennial Conference Championship meets and has 13 career gold medals, four career silver medals, and three career bronze medals at Centennial Championship meets.

Glasser holds the school and conference records in the 500 freestyle, 1000 freestyle, 1650 freestyle, and 100 butterfly, the school record in the 200 butterfly, and is a member of five school-record relay teams, two of which are also conference record-holders. She was named her team’s Most Valuable Swimmer in 2009 and Co-Most Valuable Swimmer in 2010 and was tabbed as the female recipient of Washington College’s 2010 Elizabeth “Bo” Blanchard Memorial Sportsmanship Award.

The Washington College women’s swim team opens its regular season schedule October 30th with a Centennial Conference home dual meet against Bryn Mawr at 1:00 p.m.  The Shorewomen will also host an intrasquad scrimmage, the Maroon & Black Meet, October 23rd at 9:00 a.m.

The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that Norfolk Southern Railroad will close the railroad crossing on Bison Road between Route 13A/Upper King Road and Dundee Road near Woodside for railroad grade crossing improvements. The road will be closed at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, September 8. The road will reopen by 5 p.m. on Monday, September 13.

DelDOT will post signs to alert motorists of the closure and the accompanying detour routes.

The Superintendent and Board of Education is pleased to announce the hiring of Mr. Dexter Lockamy as Chief Operating Officer for the Kent County Public Schools. Mr. Lockamy’s first official day is October 4, 2010.

Mr. Lockamy holds a Masters in Business Administration and a Masters in Public Health in Health Management from Columbia University. He also earned a certificate in International Finance and Global Markets from Georgetown University.

Mr. Lockamy has more than 25 years experience working in the finance arena. He had an 18 month contract with the Office of the Superintendent in Washington DC. In that consultant role he stabilized, transformed, and strengthened the financial operations of the school system after a fiscal period that resulted in a 65 million dollar annual deficit.

As a Financial Consultant he has had contracts with the World Bank Group where he had a short-term assignment in Nairobi, Kenya. He also worked as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Financial Manager, District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority in Washington DC.

Mr. Lochamy is happy to trade his consultant role for a career in a school system where his expertise will make a difference for children and the community.

Forms can be picked up at:
In Chestertown:
Kent Athletic Club
Aqua Fit
Washington College Pool

In Rock Hall:
Durding’s Ice Cream Store
Java Rock Coffee
The Mainstay
 
More information: Peg Vorohees at 410 639-7079 or peg.voorhees@gmail.com

The FunRun is part of the:
13th Annual Rock Hall FallFest
A Celebration of Family and Community
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
10am – 5pm, Rain or Shine!
FREE

* 50 Craft booths
* 2 stages with music all day
* with The Catonsville HS Steel Band
* Food, food, food
* Kids Kourt in Oyster Court for youngsters
* 1K Fun Run

Plenty of FREE PARKING
Free Shuttle from Main St. to the Waterfront

Rock Hall FallFest is sponsored by:
The Mainstay, The Town of Rock Hall, The Kent County Arts Council, & The Greater Rock Hall Business Association

Washington College Volleyball Names Three Captains

Washington College volleyball head coach Lacey Lister has named three captains for the 2010 season.  Seniors, defensive specialist/libero Traci Daelemans (Tracys Landing, MD/Southern) and middle hitter Maria Whitman (Galesville, MD/Southern) and junior outside hitter Alyssa Forget (River Vale, NJ/Pascack Valley) were named as the three captains for the Shorewomen. 

Daelemans, the team’s Most Improved Player in 2009, had 202 digs last year and added 33 service aces while playing in 25 matches.  Entering the 2010 season, she had 238 digs and 48 service aces in 57 career matches.  In four matches this season, she has added 15 digs and five aces. 

Whitman had 77 kills and 33 blocks last season, while starting in all 26 matches a season ago.  Coming into her senior season, she has 293 kills and 98 blocks in 80 career matches.  This season she has 19 kills and a team-high five blocks in the squad’s four matches.

Forget comes off of a sophomore season in 2009 where she had 185 kills and 137 digs as she played in all 26 matches, starting 23 times.  She has netted 433 kills and tallied 231 digs in her first two years with the Shorewomen.  In 2010 she has already pounded 21 kills, good for second on the team after four matches.

The Washington College volleyball team (1-3) opens its 2010 home and Centennial Conference slate on Tuesday evening with a 7:30 p.m. match against visiting Franklin & Marshall.

Five Shorewomen Named Women’s Rowing Captains

CHESTERTOWN, MD — Washington College women’s rowing head coach Mike Davenport recently announced the team’s five captains for the 2010-11 academic year: seniors Catherine Black (Kimberton, PA/Academy of Notre Dame) andSarah Strickland (Potomac, MD/Holton-Arms), juniors Kelsie Jensen (Mays Landing, NJ/Oakcrest) and Kendall Mulligan (Southbury, CT/Westover School), and sophomore Rachel Benders (Cleveland Heights, OH/Beaumont School).

“I am very excited about the energy, drive, and desire that these five student-athletes bring to the team,” noted Davenport. “They have great potential as athletes and as leaders, and we all look forward to what they can achieve.”

Black rowed in the varsity eight which reached the Division III final at the 2010 Dad Vail regatta.  In 2009, she was a part of the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference (MARC) Championship varsity eight, which went on to compete at the NCAA Division III Championships.

Strickland sat in the two seat of the winning Division III second varsity eight at each of the past two Knecht Cup regattas.

Jensen was the coxswain of the Shorewomen’s first varsity eight last spring, guiding them into the Division III final at the Dad Vail regatta. She was named a 2010 College Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) National Scholar-Athlete and earned a spot on the 2010 MARC Academic Honor Roll.

Mulligan was in the five seat of last year’s Division III finalist varsity eight at the Dad Vail regatta and in the three seat of the varsity eight which competed at the 2009 NCAA Division III Championships. She was named a 2010 CRCA National Scholar-Athlete and landed on the 2010 MARC Academic Honor Roll.

Benders had an impressive freshman season in 2009-10, finishing the year as the bow of the varsity eight which advanced to the Division III final at the Dad Vail regatta.

The Washington College women’s rowing team was third in the varsity eight at the 2010 MARC Championships and finished second in the overall point standings.  The Shorewomen competed at the NCAA Division III Championships in 2008 and 2009.

“Total Beginners 4-Week Class”, taught by Gia Campana, is for those interested in working with clay but with little or no experience with the medium. Students become acquainted with fundamental clay forming skills such as pinch, coil, soft and hard slab construction, then move on to decoration and basic glazing procedures. Work may include plates, mugs, bowls and vases as well as sculptural forms. The class begins Friday, Oct. 1 from 9:30-12 noon.

“Continuing Potters Wheel” is a weekly class with Marilee Schumann, open to beginners as well as those who already know how to throw. Small classes with personal attention allow students to progress at their own speed, working on basic forms or more advanced designs, and decorative or functional pieces. Sessions are offered Tuesday evenings beginning Sep. 21 from 6:-8:30 p.m. or Wednesday mornings beginning Sep. 22 from 9:30-12 noon.

“Hand Building and Sculpture, taught by Gia Campana, starts Thursday, Sep. 30, 9:30-noon or 6-8:30 pm for eight weeks.

Two new classes offer different opportunities for creative expression. “Painting or Porcelain Tiles”, with Fran Phaneuf, is a three-day workshop, Oct. 18, 19, and 22 or Dec. 4,5, and 11 from 12:30-3:30 pm. “Architectural Abstract Forms in Clay”, taught by Megan Van Wagoner, is a two-day handbuilding workshop on Oct. 23-24 from 10:00 am- 4:00 pm.

Also new this year is a One-Day Basic Overview for those who say “I always wanted to take a pottery class!” being held on Saturday, Sep. 18, from 9-11:30 am.

An “open studio” is also offered most Wednesdays and Saturdays from noon until 3. Experienced students and artists or those taking classes may work on their own with access to state-of-the-art-studio equipment and facilities when a monitor is present.
Because classes are small, usually no more than 6 people, some flexibility in scheduling is possible. The program is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive.
Artworks Clay Studio instructors are accomplished artists and teachers on the Eastern Shore.
Artworks has the only public clay facility on the Upper Eastern Shore.

Full details on Clay Studio classes, fees, and instructors are available on the web site, www.artworkschestertown.org. A brochure is also available by calling Artworks at 410-778-6300.

Hours for the gift shop, office, and gallery are Wednesday through Friday, 12-3 and Saturday, 9-3. For more information on classes, membership, or shows, call or visit the web site.

Junior goalkeeper Tori Ripple (Baltimore, MD/John Carroll) saved a shot by Goucher’s Sisley Pumilia with two seconds left in the second overtime to preserve a 1-1 tie for the Washington College women’s soccer team in its season opener. Host Goucher improved to 0-1-1 on the season with the tie.

Goucher took a 1-0 lead just 1:36 into the contest as Shay Kettner scored from the top of the box off an assist from Pumilia. The Gophers would not take another shot until the 33:15 mark, while the Shorewomen fired off ten unanswered shots, but could not find the back of the net.  Goucher brought its 1-0 lead into halftime.

Sophomore forward Ainsley Boynton (Radnor, PA/Westtown School) evened the score for Washington when she booted in a rebound off her own shot at 56:24. Neither team would score again before the end of regulation; Washington junior midfielder Gabby Devaud (Baltimore, MD/Institute of Notre Dame) took the last shot of the half, at 88:10, but it went wide.  Goucher had a corner kick at 89:50, but could not convert before the horn.

The only shot of the first overtime came at 94:24 when WC sophomore forward Katie Bradley (Havre de Grace, MD/Fallston) fired a shot high over the goal. 

Junior defender/midfielder Jennifer Kiarsis (Rye, NY/Canterbury School [CT]) took the first shot of the second overtime, the Shorewomen’s 20th of the game, at 103:05, but Goucher goalkeeper Kellen Matthews made the save. Devaud took a shot at 105:48, but Matthews made another save.  Matthews made her third save of the second overtime on a Bradley shot at 107:24. Goucher’s Katherine Matthew-Parker had a shot blocked with 16 seconds left before Ripple made the save on Pumilia’s shot to preserve the draw.

Washington held a 22-11 advantage in shots in the game, while Goucher enjoyed an 8-4 edge in corner kicks.  Matthews made 11 saves for the Gophers, while Ripple made five for the Shorewomen.

The Shorewomen return to action Wednesday with a 7:00 p.m. game at Neumann University.

A tornado changed the course of Sean Smith’s life.

While on a family trip in high school, the senior Salisbury University geography major from St. Leonard, MD, saw the funnel cloud in person—far enough away that it did not harm his family, but close enough that he immediately wanted to learn more about what caused the storm. This began his deep-rooted fascination with weather. Upon graduating from SU, he hopes to become a meteorologist.

While Smith’s inspiration literally struck in an instant, not all science-based career choices come so easily. That’s where the new program “Science Nights at SU” comes into play.

High school juniors and seniors in Wicomico and Worcester counties considering careers in the growing fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) may be eligible to attend the program this academic year. The free series begins Tuesday, October 5, as experts present information on research and career options in earth science. All Science Night presentations are 6:30-8 p.m. in Henson Science Hall Room 103.

“Keep an open mind,” advises Jaleesa Tate, a junior SU geography major, encouraging those interested in attending to consider how a science education could help them in their preferred career fields. “Even though you’ll probably choose only one major in college, you can do a lot of different things with that major.”

The Mobile, AL, native is studying two tracks within her major—geographic information systems and land use planning—in hopes of pursuing a master’s degree and becoming a city planner.

“People think all we do is make maps,” she said. “What I want to do isn’t about maps—it’s about people.”

SU senior Julia Cunningham is not a STEM major at all, but an elementary education major who became interested in earth science after taking a particularly inspiring class at the University.

“It opened my eyes to the other classes I could take, and I got really interested in it,” she said.

Though she hopes to pursue a career teaching second grade, she knows her STEM education may be beneficial in the future, especially if she later chooses to teach middle school grades, where there is a shortage of science and mathematics teachers.

Smith, Tate and Cunningham will be among the presenters at Science Nights at SU. Interested high school students must fill out an application, available online at www.salisbury.edu/henson/stem/sciencenights, and complete a 250-word essay describing their reasons for wanting to participate. Students also should provide a list of all science and mathematics classes they have taken or are currently taking.

Students will be notified of their selection to attend. Applications must be signed by a parent, and each attending student must have a parent or guardian present at the event. Parents will meet with professors and SU STEM alumni for question-and-answer sessions about science majors and careers.

Forms and essays should be sent to Dr. Brent Zaprowski, Henson Science Hall Room 157N, Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Ave., Salisbury, MD 21801. Application materials are due by Friday, September 24.

Participants have the option of coming to more than one session. Those attending at least five sessions earn a $25 gift card to the SU Bookstore.

Upcoming topics for the fall semester include:
• Tuesday, October 26: chemistry
• Tuesday, November 16: physics
• Tuesday, December 7: computer science

Spring semester topics include engineering, atmospheric science, mathematics and biology. Dates will be announced.

For more information call 410-677-5308, e-mail bjzaprowski@salisbury.edu or visit the SU Web site at www.salisbury.edu.