Bits and Bridles Bulletin

Dates to Remember:

12/26-30 Winter Break

1/2 Schools Re-Open

1/5 New Student/Parent Orienta-

tion Class of 2021 7PM

1/16 MLK Day / No School

1/24-26 Mid-Terms

1/27 Professional Work Day

(No School)

National Honor

Socity Inductees

2

Student Athlete of

the Week &

Athletic Calendar

Dec27-Jan 7

3

PTSA Senior Schol-

arship

4

Music Foundation

Flea Market

5

HCPSS School

Emergency Closure

Information

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What’s Inside . . .

MARRIOTTS RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

December 23, 2016

The staff of Marriotts Ridge High School wishes all of

our families a safe and happy holiday season. To each par-

ent, guardian, student, and community member who

through their kind words and generosity honored our staff

in one way or another, we say “Thank you!”. We truly ap-

preciate your thoughtfulness and support! We will see all

students back in school on Monday, January 2, 2017.

Abeku Abercrombie Jake Fratta So Min Lee Kelly Ryan

Christy Ahn Katherine Garman Sophia Lee Hajra Sajid

Santiago Alva Peter Geier Pedro Leiser Sheikh Sajid

Benjamin Anderson Thomas Groman Maxwell Lennon Faith Schanck

Amy Augustino Shushanth Gunukula Romy Lindahl Samuel Schmit

Andy Bae Audrey Hager Nadia Lobo Nathan Schubert

Zamaar Baig Yoo-Jean Han Bridget Luksic Jeeva Selvam

Sara Baloch Peyton Harvill Jenny Luo Taharat Sheikh

Edward Bartley Troy Hettinger Nayab Mahmood Lauren Shen

Sarah Bengermino Rya Holzman Kellie Malaney Mariam Siddique

Christopher Bennett Ethan Hwang James Malloy Hayleigh Simpson

Andrew Bergquist Leah Iannuzzi Thomas Malloy Oluwatito Sobowale

Hannah Bergquist Luke Ingersoll Yusuf Mastoor Riley Spickler

Matthew Bergquist Samantha Jacobs Colin McMurtray Luke Starks

Molly Bingham Jeffrey Jenkins Amanda Meffert David Stephens

Thomas Biro Ayanle Jirdey Hope Meffert Haley Suh

Stephen Blaney Caitlyn Johnson Nikhil Mehta Shreya Thakur

Luke Blessing Jenna Johnson Emma Meininger Zachary Thamer

James Brennan Ana Kadivar Hannah Miller Sebastian Thorpe

Anson Chen Jared Kagel Joseph Miller Erin Topaltzas

Carolyn Chen Josephine Kalbaugh Natascha Mills Brady Trenchard

Yoon Joo Cho ShreeKambhampati Ilsa Mir Anna Trim

Matthew Choe Mindy Kang Hope Morath Cooper Turner

Rachel Choi Ava Kephart Riley Murtha Kennedy Turner

Sarah Choi Jamaal Khalid Diana Nam Ananya Uniyal

Kevin Chong Paxton Kieley Zainab Nawaz Payton Vaxmonsky

Theodore Crawford Eugene Kim Darcy Ostrander Lilliana Vazquez Rhodeside

James Crossan Jimin Kim Alex Pak Mahitha Vijily Says

Leah Dandridge Min Seo Kim Davin Park Kyle Vitiello

Enija Davidonyte Emily Koller Rebecca Park Kristen Wagner

Natalie Dryja Vyshnavi Kosuri Ryan Park Ashley Wilhelm

Sally Fahmy Alexander La Emma Parks William Wolf

Richard Farrell Kelly Larson Alex Rausenberger Kathryn Wolfe

Kealy Faughnan Justin Lau Hunter Reeling Ji Won Woo

Talia Feldman Erica Lee Safa Riaz Odette Yand

Joseph Fellona Megan Lee Daniel Rotter Sara Younts

Anne-Marie Fienkeng Ryan Lee Aayushi Roy Michelle Yu

Carolyn Forman Matthew Zheng

MRHS Chapter of the National Honor Society

To be inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS), students must excel in various ways.

As juniors in high school, if their academic GPA is high enough, students become eligible for

application into NHS. Grades alone, however, are not enough to gain membership. Students

must also demonstrate excellence in the four pillars of the NHS that include Scholarship,

Leadership, Character and Service. The following 150 students were inducted into the

MRHS Chapter on December 22, 2016. Congratulations to this year’s inductee Class of 2016-

17!

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Weekly Athletic Calendar

12/27

Boys Basketball at Century Tournament JV vs Century 4:00 Varsity vs Wooten 5:30

Varsity Girls Basketball at Manchester Valley Tournament MRHS vs Manchester Valley 3:00 12/28

Boys Basketball at Century Tournament TBD

Varsity Girls Basketball at Manchester Valley Tournament TBD 1/2

Indoor Tract at AA/HoCo Challenge PG Complex 11 a.m. 1/3

Allied Bowling vs Centennial at Normandy 3:00

Wrestling vs Atholton at MRHS JV 4:00 Varsity 5:30 Students $3 Adults $4 1/4

Boys Basketball at Hammond JV 4:00 Varsity 5:30

Girls Basketball vs Hammond at MRHS JV 4:00 Varsity 5:30 Students $3 Adults $4 1/5

Allied Bowling vs River Hill at Normandy 3:00 1/6

Wrestling at Winters Mill Tournament 4:00

Girls Basketball at Oakland Mills JV 5:15 Varsity 7:00

Boys Basketball vs Oakland Mills at MRHS JV 4:00 Varsity 5:30 Students $3 Adults $4 1/7

Wrestling at Winters Mill Tournament 9:30 a.m.

Click Here to view the complete Athletic Calendar.

Student Athlete of the Week / Sarah Blalock for Girls Basketball. She had an outstanding

week! She was nominated to be the ‘Jim Coleman Honda Howard County Player of the Week’. Here is the

write up on her week taken from the Baltimore Sun:

“The Mustangs were the only county team with a three-game stretch this week, and through it came out

perfect with Blalock starting out the week hitting the game winning shot against Liberty on December 12.

The senior forward then followed it up with one of her best games of her career against Wilde Lake,

posting a team-high 19 points on 9-fo-12 shooting and six assists, but her game was highlighted with her

strong play on the defensive end. On December 15 against River Hill she helped Marriotts Ridge clinch its

sixth straight win after finishing with 12 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals.”

MRHS PTSA SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS

SENIORS:

DON’T WAIT UNTIL APRIL 14 AND THEN PANIC …

Two Key Dates:

YOU (Graduating Senior) MUST BE A PAID

MRHS PTSA MEMBER BY JANUARY 27, 2017

APPLICATION DUE DATE: Friday, April 14 @ 2:30 p.m.

Scholarships will be granted to four seniors!

THE $1,500 Question: Will you be one of the Four?

The Application for the 2016-2017 MRHS PTSA Scholarships is available

on the PTSA website -- Download and print from this site:

http://www.marriottsridgeptsa.org/

FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS VERY CAREFULLY!

Questions? Contact Karen Chase, MRHS PTSA Vice President @ Ka-

ren.chase@unilever.com or 410.531.9818

HCPSS SCHOOL EMERGENCY CLOSING PROCEDURES

In times of emergencies/school closings, information will be shared with the community through the following:

Our school system homepage HCPSS News email and text message alerts. Parents do not have to sign up for this service. All sub-scription information comes directly from the HCPSS Connect system. However, community members who do not have children in the school system have to sign up manually

HCPSS Information Hotline – 410-313-6666 Twitter – @hcpss Facebook – Howard County Public School System HCPSS cable TV – Comcast 95/Verizon 42

If Howard County public schools open two hours late, there is no morning, half-day prekindergar-ten/RECC.

Please note: The HCPSS does not use schools-out.com or e-schoolnews.com for any notifications.

SNOW EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR WEEKEND ACTIVITIES

Weekend events at the school are canceled if a snow emergency plan is in effect at 7 a.m. You can check for emer-gency closing information on the HCPSS website at http://www.hcpss.org/schools/emergency-closing/ or call 410-313-6827.

Community Notices & Events The following events are neither sponsored nor endorsed by Marriotts Ridge HS or the Howard County Public School System.

The Dale Carnegie Young Adult Leadership Program (Y.A.L.P) is designed to differentiate students

for their futures. This is the world famous Dale Carnegie Course customized for teenagers. Young Leaders learn how to:

Communicate more confidently in front of groups and with teachers, parents, coaches, and peers

Enhance Leadership abilities within sport teams, clubs, group projects, and extracurricular activities

Better manage attitude, procrastination, and stress

Build Confidence and expand comfort zone

Sell ideas and themselves in interviews and college applications

This upcoming Y.A.L.P is open to teens 14-19 years old. Classes begin January 8, 2017 on Sunday afternoons at

Cattail Creek Country Club, and are open to the community. The program is eligible for college credit and it looks

great on college applications and resumes. Contact Carla Doyle to learn more: 410-560-2188 ext 22,

carla.doyle@dalecarnegie.com and visit our website www.dalecarnegieyouth.com.

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