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INSIDEOn Family and Careers ............2Ricardo Report .........................3Bible Points ..............................4Woodlawn Senior Center ........5Entrepreneur’s Blueprint ........6Church Directory .....................7Business Directory ...................8The Bible Speaks ......................9Restaurant Guide .....................9School News ..................... 12-14

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Early College Program Help Woodlawn High School Students AdvanceBy Ruth Young Tyler

For many high school students going to college and completing the coursework may seem out of reach due to low grades, financial support or both. However, thanks to a global, nonprofit organization is dedicated to closing the achieve-ment gap by preparing students for college and new opportunities.

Established more than three de-cades ago, AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a pro-gram that was founded with one teacher in one classroom. Today, the program has favorably impact-ed over 1.2 million students in 44 states and 16 countries/territories.

Woodlawn High School has 220 students enrolled in the AVID pro-gram and will welcome 125 new freshman into its Early College

Program (ECP) during the 2017-2018 school year, according to Principal Georgina Aye. To date, over 1,000 students have success-fully completed the AVID col-lege program at Woodlawn High School. Statistics indicate that 80% of those students have pur-sued their education at four year schools and programs.

Endorsed by Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent S. Dallas Dance, the Early College Program (ECP) is a partnership with the Community College of Baltimore County. The ECP al-lows students to participate high school and college courses. Stu-dents will have the opportunity to earn a high school diploma,

AVID PROGRAM Continued on page 14

Preparing for college is a gradual process for Woodlawn High School senior (left) Tatyana Brown and (right) soph-omore Morgan Tate.

Keion Carpenter, former Woodlawn High, NFL player, dies at 39

Keion Carpenter, a Baltimore native, Woodlawn High graduate and former NFL player for the Bills and Falcons died Thursday morning, December 29, 2016 after a medical emergency during a work-out Wednesday, the day before his death.

39-year-old Carpenter — a standout player at Virginia Tech in the late ‘90s — was on a family vacation when something went horribly wrong.

His cousin told the Baltimore Sun, “They were running to the car when (Carpenter) slipped, fell, hit his head and slipped into a coma. It was just a freak ac-cident.”

The family issued a statement Thursday morning December 29, 2016 confirming his death.

“It is with regret that we as a family an-nounce that at 6:47 am Keion Eric Car-

penter was pronounced dead , at Jackson South Community Hospital in Miami, Florida.”

“Keion collapsed while on a family vacation and remained in a coma for 24 hours. Keion(‘s) remains will be flown

back to Baltimore for burial.”Carpenter’s college coach Frank Beam-

er released a statement, saying “Keion was one of the rocks around which we built our program at Virginia Tech in the 1990s. He was a tenacious punt blocker and a relentless player on defense.

“More importantly, he had a heart of gold. His work with The Carpenter House and other charitable organizations to help those in need truly embodied the Virginia Tech Spirit.”

An undrafted free agent out of Virginia Tech, Carpenter played six seasons in the NFL from 1999 to 2005, racking up 206 tackles to go along with 14 interceptions.

Upon retirement, Carpenter estab-lished The Carpenter House, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping un-der-privileged families find homes.

Former Atlanta Falcons safety Keion Carpen-ter. Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

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If you have a great story about you or someone you know who has done or is doing something positive and helpful to people in the community, send us a BRIEF (200 words or less) write-up and attach a few photos. E-mail it to [email protected] stories submitted will be given consideration, and the publisher will decide which stories will be selected to be included in the monthly Woodlawn Villager.The Woodlawn Villager wants to write Positive Community Stories and Events that occur throughout our community. The Woodlawn Villager wants you to know things about and things that happen in our community that may never make it to mainstream media.The Woodlawn Villager invites you to help us by sending in your stories, photos, announcements, etc. If you live, work, learn, play, or pray in Woodlawn or a surrounding community; if you ever did; or if you can make a connection; we want to hear from you. E-mail it to [email protected]

FREELANCE WRITERSIf you’re a freelance writer and looking to do some writing,

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Your New Publisher & EditorMy name is Vincent Fuller I, my family and I have been residents of the Woodlawn Community since 1992. As a retired educator and coach, I have a passion for our young people and plan to use the Woodlawn Villager to continue to inspire our young generation to be the best they can be. I invite you to help with this endeavor. Share the great and good things happening with our young people to the Woodlawn Villager by sending in your stories, photos, announce-ments, etc. The Woodlawn Villager wants to report about things happening in our community (Baltimore County, Baltimore City and surrounding counties) that may never make it to mainstream media.

Founded in 1984Contributing Writers

Pastor Chuck BrooksMaria Gray-Bowie

De JacksonAjoya Long

William MaldonadoCarla Matthews

Joe L. Padgett, Ph.D.

Joni L. ReynoldsChad Ricardo

Ruth Young TylerAngela Walton-Raji

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Looking BackHappy New Year my Villager family. I

hope you all experienced many wonderful new memories. For those who faced chal-lenges during December, remember, we cannot change the past, so look back only if it will push y ou forward.

If you look back at your dreams as a child, ask yourself if they have defined who you are now. Reflecting on mistakes, should push us towards better decisions in the fu-ture. Learning experiences, growing pains, whatever the cliché, we have the ability to draw strength from the past.

Moving forward can be challenging, scary or exciting. You should set goals for yourself and then, identify barriers that might have interrupted your success in the past. Look towards the future with enthu-siasm. Focus on what you can achieve in a realistic amount of time. People tend to set themselves up for failure by not using a time management approach. If you know you seem to procrastinate, then allow yourself additional time to overcome delays. But if you are the type of person who really does well under pressure, understand this is you but also be mindful it might not work well for those around you.

When we start looking backwards, it

sometimes causes us to pause, second-guess ourselves and never reach our full potential. Things seem to have a time and a place-even the past. There are of course times when looking back helps us to have clarity about the future. Case studies and research extend back hundreds of years, but always had futuristic goals in mind.

What pushes you forward family? Is it a role model, a long-term career plan or your inner purpose in life? Whatever the reason, keep the past, present and future always in the forefront of your mind and spirit.

As an over the top in love grandmother and mother I can honestly say I have had many days of reflections. I have also learned to live by the old folks saying of, “Don’t dwell on the past.” It’s funny as we get older we hear all these words of wisdom but act as though we’re hearing them for the first time. Guess what? We just weren’t listening. Isn’t it good to know that we can capture segments of our past which are good; save them for our present; and yield a better future? So, family, let’s get ready for an amazing new year full of hope, promise and lots of prayer. Until next time, stay warm, stay well and above all love one another.

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Vincent Fuller IINFL Team: Tennessee TitansDraft: 4th Round - 2005Position: SafetyYears: 2005-2011College: Virginia TechHigh School: Woodlawn HighHometown: Baltimore, MD

Corey FullerNFL Teams: Detroit Lions (2013-16) Saints (2016-Present)Draft: 6th Round - 2013Position: Wide ReceiverYears: 2013-presentCollege: Virginia TechHigh School: Woodlawn HighHometown: Baltimore, MD

Kyle FullerNFL Team: Chicago BearsDraft: 1st Round - 2014Position: Corner BackYears: 2014-presentCollege: Virginia TechHigh School: Mount Saint JosephHometown: Baltimore, MD

Kendall FullerNFL Team: Washington RedskinsDraft: 3rd Round - 2016Position: Corner BackYears: 2016-PresentCollege: Virginia TechHigh School: Our Lady of Good CounselHometown: Baltimore, MD

ABOUT COACH FULLEREducator, Athletic Administrator and Coach with hands- on experience successfully guiding student/athletes, as well as his own four sons at the youth, high school and collegiate level. Familiar with NCAA rules and regulations including Title IX and affirmative action/equal opportunity guidelines.

WHY SHOULD I ATTEND THIS SEMINARParents and guardians, if you have a son or daugh-ter that play a sport in high school or in the eighth grade getting ready to attend high school, with aspirations of playing a sport in college, you want to attend this free seminar. If you need any kind of guidance this is a seminar you don’t want to miss.

COACH FULLER GOAL – MAKING SENSE OF THE NUANCES OF NCAA RULESTo provide accurate information, education, advice and guidance to high school and college student/athletes and their parents on issues related to NCAA Clearing House, Division I, II & III standards, Recruiting, Eligibility, Core Courses, Grade Point Average, SAT or ACT scores.

In addition, I want to ease the stress for student/athletes and their parents on how to navigate through the process armed with knowledge to make the best decision for their student/athlete and family.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND• 8th grade student/athletes getting ready to

attend high school.

• 9th, 10th & 11th grade student/athletes currently in high school.

• 12th grade student/athletes entering college as a freshman that want to play a college sport.

The Fuller Family Foundation, Inc.Presents

Coach Fuller 2016-2017 NCAA College - Bound Student/Athlete Seminar

When: Saturday, January 21, 2017

Time: 9:30 am to 11:30 am

Where: Woodlawn Branch Library 1811 Woodlawn Drive Woodlawn, MD 21207

2016 Maryland Crab Bowl lives up to ExpectationsThe 2016 Maryland Crab Bowl not

only lived up to, in many ways, it suc-ceeded all expectations.

The proverbial fireworks began be-fore the game even started when Isaiah Robinson, Quarterback of the MIAA-A champion, St. Frances Panthers, an-nounced from the 50-yard line, that he would be furthering his education and football career at the University of Rhode Island.

Once the game kicked off, the de-fenses made their presence felt. Team Baltimore flexed its’ muscle first, with a goal line stand, stopping Team Wash-ington Fullback Darius Golston on 4th down from inside the 1-yard line. In most All Star games, teams are allot-ted minimal practice time, which can

be challenging considering many of the student athletes, hadn’t even met previously, nonetheless played a single down with one another on the gridiron. In such instances, defenses tend to have the advantage and that thought proved to be true at the Crab Bowl.

The first half was dominated by fa-

The Ricardo ReportBy Chad Ricardo

RICARDO REPORT Continued on page 15 Gary Brightwell running the ball for Team Baltimore.


Resolving to Live for the Glory of GodThe Italians, have a custom. As mid-

night on New Year’s Eve approaches, the streets are clear. There is no traffic; there are no pedestrians; even the policemen take cover. Then, at the stroke of 12, the windows of the houses fly open. To the sound of laughter, music and fireworks, each member of the family pitches out old crockery, detested ornaments, hated

furniture and a whole catalogue of per-sonal possessions which remind them of something in the past year they are de-termined to wipe out of their minds.

With the New Year come new oppor-tunities to make new goals. Have you re-solved to do anything different this year?

While there may be some honorable and admirable reasons from making

resolutions, the Christian’s purpose for making them should be for the glory of God.

In the Old Testament, the word “glory” is translated from words which convey meanings such as “weight” and “heavi-ness” lending itself to the idea of worth, wealth or majesty. The word “glory” in the New Testament is translated from the Greek words doxa or dokeo, mean-ing an “opinion” (always good), “praise” or “honor.” God’s glory is His reputation.

When it comes to making resolutions, it doesn’t matter what your resolutions are; if you are a Christian, what matters is that your goal of success should be to bring glory to God. For example, if you want to lose weight like me, it should be for the glory of God. Some do it for the glory of girls or guys. Others want to at-tain “six pack abs” or “buns of steel”.

If you want to stop a habit, like smok-ing, drinking or even biting your nails, it should be for the glory of God. (1 Cor-inthians 3:16-17 - Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone de-files the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.)

If you are resolving to stop shouting at your kids (or your spouse), it should be for the glory of God (read Ephesians 6:4).

Perhaps you are indulging in a cycle of immorality such as sleeping around,

pornography or even fanaticizing about an illicit relationship. Your desire for de-liverance from these sins should be for the glory of God. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 says, “It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God…”

If you are one who has resolved not to steal anymore—perhaps you are not completely honest with the IRS for ex-ample, you should stop stealing. The Christian’s resolve to break any habit of stealing arises from a conviction found in God’s Word. Exodus 20:15 says, “You shall not steal.”

Whether it be eating smarter, spend-ing less, driving safer, spending more time with you family; whatever it is, the Christian’s purpose for making resolu-tions should be to please the Lord and to give Him glory.

Let’s resolve together in 2017 to make improvements that please God and thus cause His reputation to shine!

Thank you for reading Bible Points. If you are interested in listening to or reading more of the preaching and teaching of Pastor Chuck Brooks, visit our web page at www.mygraceway.org, our Facebook page (GraceWay Church Baltimore) or follow us @GraceWayBmore on Twitter.

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Woodlawn Senior Center Calendar of Events for January 2017Submitted by Marie Gray-Bowie

Piano ClassEvery Monday of the month- New classes

to begin January 9, 2017. $25.00 six week ses-sion- Beginners (11 a.m. - 12 p.m). Interme-diate- 12:15 p.m .- 1:15 p.m. ) Call center for details.

Painting For Fun: Acrylic Painting & More

Every Wednesday of the month- New class to begin on Monday, January 11, 2017 at 1:45 p.m. Welcoming new persons. Call center for more details.

Zumba GoldClasses at Woodlawn six week sessions-

Wednesdays from 12 pm. – 1:00 p.m. New classes begin Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Cost for class is $25.00.

Mobile Device ClassesEvery Wednesday from 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

Cost of class is $25 for six week session. Classes TBA in January, 2017.

Sign LanguageEvery Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. –

Cost of class is $25 for six week session. New classes to begin Friday, January 6, 2017.

CrochetClass is offered on Mondays from 1:45 p. m.

to 2:45 p.m. cost of class is $25 for six week ses-sions. Classes to begin on Monday, January 9, 2017.

Craft classCraft class to be offered in January on

Wednesdays. Class is offered at no cost. Partic-ipants to buy supplies. Contact center for de-tails. Date for class TBA.

Brain-X-Ercise Classes:Every other Tuesday at Woodlawn. Next ses-

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Local Historian and Author Louis S. Diggs is Seeking Photographs and Information on African Americans from Baltimore County Who Served in

World War II or the Korean WarLouis Diggs, a local histori-

an and author, is researching on his 12th book on African Americans from the county who served in World War II and the Korean War. He has recently completed his books on African Americans from the County who served in the Civil War and in World War I.

Mr. Diggs has been re-searching and documenting African American History in Baltimore County for the past 25 years since his full retirement. Prior to his research there was no documenta-tion on this subject.

He would love to talk to you if you have relatives who resided in Baltimore County when they joined the mil-itary during World War II or the Korean War, to see if a possible interview or the sharing your photographs for possible inclusion in his book.

To view information from all of the books published by Mr. Diggs, please visit his web-site at www.louisdiggs.com.

Mr. Diggs can be reached at [email protected], or leave a phone message for him at 410-671-5570.

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Is Your Social Media Strategy Popular or Profitable? Happy New Year to my sup-

porters of this column. It it my focus for 2017 to utilize this opportunity through this col-umn to create new Entrepre-neurs and support my readers on the journey of self employ-ment, passive income, and self-empowerment. Building a strong legacy is of utmost importance to me, so I will share examples via my col-umn of how you may build a powerful business to benefit your family for gen-erations.

As we enter into a new year, the major-ity of my entrepreneur-minded support-ers that read my column are planning the overall details to ensure the best version of ourselves is front and center through-out the year. What topics have I observed

that people are actively plan-ning? We are contemplating new plans, larger visions, with ambitious targets of comple-tion. I look forward to sup-porting you along that path.

Social media is unavoidable, as it has replaced several forms of communication, especially for younger men and women within our community. Com-bine this with it’s widespread

accessibility via smartphone apps, and you can quickly understand why social media is a necessary tool for business success. There are so many popular peo-ple that we observe that are active on social media, but very few are actually profitable. For the time investment that is necessary to be successful on social media, I want you guys to enjoy results. Planning Your Social Strategy

Far too many small business approach social media from reactionary and inspi-rational standpoints.

What does this mean? I’ll give you an example. Black Friday and Cyber Monday just came and went. Too many businesses were rushing to organize their strategies to introduce discounted products and services at 11pm on the evening before Thanksgiving as well as working throughout the entire weekend to prepare haphazardly for Cyber Mon-day sales. This approach limits your ef-fectiveness and decreases your sales op-portunities.

Solution Action Plan: 1. Re-purpose a calendar for content de-

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that you plan to actively promote. 3. Collaborate with your team in order

to align your products and services in advance

ConsistencyOne of the key factors to success with

social media that is never mentioned is rhythm. You have to develop a conver-sational rhythm with your audience. The hot-cold or on/off relationship is hit or miss at best. What goes into your rhythm:

It could be storytelling, images with quotes, sharing a bit of knowledge, shar-ing other great posts, and offering your product or service within the stream of conversation.

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mation3. Post 5 articles or videos from your

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Start the New Year By Documenting Your FamilyBy Angela Walton-Raji

Welcome back to Roots & Branches of the Family Tree!

Among the many New Year’s resolutions that many people make are those prom-ises to stay in touch better with family. Some are ready now to start to document the family history and to look into finding those lost records and to follow the trail of the ancestors. You have seen some of the television ad-vertisements, and are ready now to doc-ument the family. But where do you start

The ads on television and online, en-courage you to take out subscriptions to large databases like Ancestry, or Fold 3, or Find My Past. These web sites pro-vide great access to census records, mil-itary records, and even immigration re-cords. However, many of these sites are

not cheap and will require an investment of money as well as time. And if you are researching ancestors who immigrated to America you will be compelled to take out a global count, which could cost you hundreds of dol-lars. But, there are many such websites that are free, and that will give you a chance to

get started right away with no strain on your wallet.

And remember that you must conduct your oral history first—by talking to the elders, by taking notes of who their par-ents were, and where they lived. By do-ing so, you will later be ready to sit down with your note pad close by, to turn on the computer, and you will be ready to

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search for the names that you took from the oral history interview.

I suggest that you start with some free websites that will help you get going. Family Search and Heritage Quest are recommended first. Both websites are user friendly and will allow you to find quite a bit about your ancestors within a short time. Three other sites are also use-ful and should be used as great reference websites: Cyndi’s List, USGenWeb, and the National Archives website. Consid-er bookmarking all of them as you get

started.Family Search (www.familysearch.

org) is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Because con-ducting family research is required by their faith, they provide a free website that allows people from places around the globe to research their families. To use the site, there is no requirement to be a member of the LDS church. There is something there for everyone, for peo-ple of all backgrounds, and all countries on that site. To view the documents, one simply has to create an account, and sign in. In less than 2 minutes census records that reflect your ancestors are a mere click away.

Heritage Quest (www.heritagequeston-line.com) is another useful website. That site is popular because it also provides free access to records like census records that are considered by many genealogists to be the basic “engine” that propels the genealogy process. Access is simple, if you have a library card. Simply type in your library card number and then census re-cords from 1940 back to 1790 are a few clicks away.

Cyndi’s List (www.cyndislist.com) is an amazing website that will direct you to thousands of other genealogy web-sites. Wherever your family lived, and re-gardless of ethnic background, this web-site provides hundreds links to amazing

genealogy. The site requires no registra-tion or membership, and is searchable by region, ethnic interest, or country.

US GenWeb (www.usgenweb.com) If your ancestors came from multiple states such as the Carolinas on the maternal side and Pennsylvania on the paternal side, then this site will become extreme-ly useful. This free site allows you to ex-plore the various kind of records that are available by state, and you can study their holdings by county. Every state is not the same, nor is every county. USGenWeb will allow you to learn what records are unique to those communities so that when you take that first road trip to the county courthouse, you will know what records to find.

The National Archives (www.archives.gov) is the repository for all records per-taining to the Federal government. Be-yond congressional and presidential pa-pers, are military records, pension files, and unique records such as the Freed-men’s Bureau, FBI record and so much more. Many of the records that you will start to find online are actually housed in their original format at the National Ar-chives. In addition, the Archives website contains many useful references for you to explore and get started.

Hopefully these free genealogy web-sites will assist you. Additional good news is that you can also have free access to the more expensive subscription sites like Ancestry and others, because your local library provides free access to them. Most public libraries have institutional subscriptions to these expensive sites, giving library patrons access to census, military records, immigration docu-ments and so much more.

So, keep that New Year’s resolution by starting the genealogy process, by using the tools of the future to discover your past. Your history awaits you somewhere, on an image online. So have a wonderful New Year, and keep that resolution to document the family and enjoy the jour-ney as you pursue your ancestral past.

For more information about your ge-nealogy questions, send email to [email protected].

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The Bible Speaks, Science EchoesBy Joe Padgett, Ph.D.

God. The Father, whom no man has seen at any time was “given a face” by His Son, Jesus Christ, who indeed was seen and heard and touched. The Father was manifested through the Son. (1 John 1:1-3; 1 Timothy 3:16). In fact, Scripture declares that Jesus was the express image of the invisible God. (Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 1:3)

In an entirely different approach, I will attempt to “give a face” to faith. This ap-proach will be etymological, i.e., it will involve a study of historical linguistic change of individual words.

Hebrews 11:1 says: Now faith is the substance of things hope for, the evidence of things not seen. This is a form of He-brew parallelism, a form in which the writer says the same thing twice using dif-ferent words. Our own reasoning tells us that we only hope for that which is yet to come. Romans 8:24 puts it this way: “For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?” This means that in Hebrews 11:1 things hoped for and

things not seen are semantic equivalents. This then leaves substance and evidence as semantic equivalents.

Since the Book of Hebrews was a mes-sage to the new Jewish converts to Chris-tianity, the words substance and evidence would have been interpreted as they ap-pear in the Old Testament. There, in KJV Isaiah 6:13 reads: “But yet it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eat-en: whose substance is in them when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.” While this same verse in RSV is rendered: “And though a tenth remain in it it will be burned again, like a terebinth or an oak whose stump re-mains standing when it felled. The holy seed is its stump. This could cause the newly converted Hebrew to think: Now faith is the stump of things hoped for, and having done this, to think about the words in Job and in Daniel wherein “stump” is mentioned. Namely:

“For there is hope of a tree if it is cut down that it will sprout again and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.” Job 14:7.

And in Daniel wherein record is giv-en of a dream experienced by King Ne-buchadnezzar involving a great tree that represented his kingdom. In this dream he was told that this great tree would be cut down, but that the stump was to be left in the earth, thereby signifying that he would be abased but that he would be restored after it became clear to him that the God of Heaven is the True ruler, even of so great a king.

Now on to the word “evidence” which appears only seven (7) times in KJV. Six of these seven times are to be found in Jeremiah 32 which in part includes a sermonic entry promising the glorious restoration of Israel following the then upcoming captivity in Babylonia. Within this sermon Jeremiah is instructed to

purchase a field which was simply a token from God that there would be a resto-ration of the land after the captivity.

So Jeremiah bought and paid for the field, then subscribed the evidence (signed the deed) and thereafter legal steps are mentioned involving the evidence (deed) which was eventually put into an earth-en vessel for safekeeping. This evidence (deed) stood as his entitlement to the land in a future time, as his proof in a time yet to come.

So, what does faith look like? It looks like a stump for which there is hope that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. It looks like a deed that represents entitlement to one of the many mansions for the faithful. Our hope is futuristic and is based on our faith which is based on what God has al-ready done. And so it was on the basis of their knowledge of Isaiah 43:2a (already done by God) that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego boldly resisted the com-mand to bow down to an idol lest they be caused to pass through fire…Isaiah 43:2b.

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Catonsville Branch EventsHip Hop Dance11 years old and upLearn hip hop choreography to the latest songs featured on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Bring comfortable clothes, closed-toe footwear, a towel and a positive attitude. Registration required. #HipHopDanceatBCPLSaturday, January 7, 2 p.m.

Appreciate a Dragon Story Time2 to 5 years old with adultCelebrate Appreciate a Dragon Day with stories, songs and games.Tuesday, January 13, 2 p.m.

Fun with Animal FolktalesAges 2 to 5 with adultAccomplished story teller Janice the Griot shares interactive tales from the African American experience, featuring fun instruments, puppets and songs. For pre-k to second grade.Saturday, January 28, 11 a.m.

Owings Mills Branch EventsFirst Tuesday Book ClubAdultJoin us for a lively discussion of Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman.Tuesday, January 3, 7 p.m.

Family Fun at the MoviesAll ages – children under 8 with adultShare some downtime and enjoy the movie based on the popular Angry Birds game (PG).Saturday, January 7, 2 p.m.

First Tuesday Book ClubAdultJoin us for a lively discussion of The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead.Tuesday, January 7, 7 PM

Happy Birthday, Dr. King with Culture QueenAll ages – children under 8 with adultJoin Culture Queen in celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy through storytelling, music, movement and civil rights-themed crafts.Saturday, January 14, 2 p.m.

Pajama Story Time2 to 5 years old with adultPut on your PJs and bring your bedtime pal for stories and songs.Wednesday, January 18, 7 p.m.

Ten Things to Know About Your HealthAdultThere is a wealth of health information available today.

So much so, that you may find yourself confused about what aspects of your health are the most important to monitor. PartnerMD physicians Dr. Tamara Sobel and Dr. Ellie Goldbloom talk about the 10 things you need to know about your health. You’ll leave with a clear understanding of what matters most when it comes to maximizing your health.Thursday, January 19, 7 p.m.

Winter in a Bottle 6 to 10 years old – children under 8 with adultSpend a crafty hour creating a beautiful winter scene in a bottle. Registration required.Saturday, January 21, 2 p.m.

Financing CollegeAdultLearn more about financing college from Michael Elonge, a University of Maryland Extension finance educator. Snow date: Monday, January 30 at 6:30 p.m.Monday, January 23, 6:30 p.m.

Trivia NightAdultHave fun and compete to win prizes with other trivia aficionados.Thursday, January 26, 7 p.m.

Pikesville Branch EventsKnitting NightAdult Bring your knitting projects and relax with new friends. All levels of experience welcome.Wednesday, January 18, 7 p.m.

Thursday Night Craft Club10 years old and upA different craft each time. All materials provided. Tickets given out 30 minutes before program.Thursday, January 19 at 7 p.m.

Pop-Up Cinema: Books to MoviesAdultA showing of a literary adaptation, with discussion to follow. Contact branch for title.Monday, January 23 at 6 p.m.

Black History Live with Culture QueenAll ages – children under 8 with adultBlack history is world history, and Culture Queen sure knows how to make it fantastically fun. Culture Queen, an award-winning teaching artist, engages your royal children in motivating music, marvelous movement and super storytelling activities inspired by the kings and queens of Black history.Sunday, January 29 at 2 p.m.

Medieval MechanicsSchool age – children under 8 with adultAncient machines still have modern uses. Build a catapult and learn how to move objects (or break castle walls) or use a windmill to make an electricity-generating turbine. Registration required.Tuesday, January 31 at 7 p.m.

Randallstown Branch EventsArt Exhibition: Benjamin JancewiczAdultDiscover the unique art of Baltimore’s own graphic designer and visual artist Benjamin Jancewicz in this gallery-style exhibition. January 13-31

Got Junk? AdultAre you lost in clutter? Explore books, apps and websites as you learn to organize, trade, sell or otherwise get rid of your excess stuff. Tuesday, January 3, 7 p.m.

Anime and Card Game ClubTeenPlay and trade Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic, Vanguard and more while watching anime.Tuesday, January 10, 6:30 p.m.

Makernoon: Kinetic SculpturesAll ages – children under 8 with adultCreate and take home works of art that come to life with movement. Friday, January 13, 1 p.m.

Makernoon: Cubelets and LEGOsAll ages – children under 8 with adultDesign and create interactive robots with Cubelets and LEGOs. Tuesday, January 17, 1 p.m.

Preparing for Tax TimeAdultLearn how to minimize your taxes and maximize your re-fund by understanding the deductions and credits for which you are eligible, including the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Presented by Roy Yenoli, from Making Change.Tuesday, January 31, 6 p.m.

Woodlawn Branch EventsJob Readiness Workshops18 years old and upAre you looking for help with your résumé? Help with interviewing? Job readiness tips? Help with securing a job? Join us for Ready, Set, Go: three sessions to get you working. Registration required.Tuesday, January 3, 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday, January 10, 9:30 a.m.Tuesday, January 17, 9:30 a.m.

Open Mic with Woodlawn High Poetry ClubTeenJoin us for an open mic session. Bring your favorite poet-ry, or your own work, and share in a relaxed atmosphere with other poets.Wednesday, January 3, 7 p.m.

Urban Pirates Story TimeAll ages – Children under 8 with adultAhoy, mateys! This special story time takes young buc-caneers on a swashbuckling adventure. Pirates sail into your branch with songs, games, stories and, of course, treasure. Discover your young one’s pirate by taking part in this interactive activity.Saturday, January 7, 11 a.m.

Woodlawn Makers: Snap Circuits8 years old and upHave fun learning all about electronics! Registration required.Saturday, January 7, 2 p.m.

How Money WorksAdultLearn how you have the power to accumulate wealth even if you don’t earn a six-figure income. Learn how to achieve financial security no matter what your income level just by taking the time to learn and apply a few simple principles about how money works. Participants also receive a complimentary copy of How Money Works. Registration suggested.Saturday, January 14, 10 a.m.

Sensory Story Time2 to 5 years old with adultThis inclusive program welcomes children of all abilities and their caregivers to a supportive, judgment-free story time.Wednesday, January 18, 10:30 a.m.

Elephant and Piggie PartyAll ages – children under 8 with adultCelebrate Mo Willem’s Elephant and Piggie characters. Crafts, games and activities available, as well as informa-tion for caregivers about the best beginning reader titles and series.Saturday, January 21, 2 p.m.

ABCs of Money8 years old and upA fun program designed to teach simple financial strate-gies now to encourage smart money choices later. Parents receive a complimentary copy of How Money Works for Kids, a guide that helps parents teach financial principles to their children at home. Registration suggested.Saturday, January 28, 10 a.m.

Highlighted Events at Baltimore County Public Library Branches

Randallstown Branch of Baltimore County Public Library to Undergo Extensive Renovation in 2017Library to reopen with new, enclosed spaces and upgraded technology

(December 21, 2016 – Baltimore, MD) – Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Baltimore County Public Library Director Paula Miller are pleased to announce that the Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL) is kicking off the New Year with an exciting project: an extensive renovation and technology upgrade of the Randallstown Branch. The library is scheduled to close for reno-vation at 5 pm on January 29 and is expected to reopen early this summer.

Amenities and features of the renovated branch include 30+ public comput-ers; free Wi-Fi; laptop bars; a large reservable meeting room for public use and library events; enlarged and enclosed children’s area; separate teen space; a technology/maker center of excellence; enclosed quiet/reading room; a large collection of print and audio-visual library materials; four study rooms; new shelving; lots of comfortable new seating and updated public restrooms.

“Our Randallstown Branch is heavily used for its technology access and is a community anchor for residents,” said BCPL director Paula Miller. “In addition to

books and electronic resources, this renovation will allow us to provide trans-formative experiences and user-friendly spaces that make a positive difference in the lives of our customers.”

A collaborative effort of BCPL and Baltimore County Government, this $1.1 million project is funded in part through a grant from the County Library Capital Grant Program, Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Library Development and Services.

“We are excited about this project, which will transform the popular Ran-dallstown Branch into a state-of-the-art community hub for people to access technology and benefit from a large collection of library materials, an enlarged children’s area with STEM activities, a refurbished meeting room, creative spaces and so much more,” said Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz.

During the renovation, Randallstown customers are invited to enjoy a full range of library services at nearby branches, including Owings Mills, Woodlawn

and Pikesville, or at any other branch of the Baltimore County Public Library. Progress of the construction, updated details and information about the grand reopening as it becomes available can be found on the Randallstown Branch page of the BCPL website, http://www.bcpl.info/hours-locations/randallstown.

Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL) has served the citizens of Baltimore County since 1948. With 19 branches throughout Baltimore County, BCPL em-powers and engages individuals for a more inclusive and connected Baltimore County community, and provides opportunities to explore, learn, create and connect. In addition to loaning books, library card holders may borrow DVDs, music, e-books and gain access to our research databases. Branches provide computer and Internet access, job search assistance and offer a multitude of daily learning programs for adults and children. For more information about branches and services, visit bcpl.info or follow BCPL on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.


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Where do we go from here?By Joni Reynolds

Election 2016 is now in the history books. It will go down as one of the most divisive, vulgar and depressing election ever. Donald Trump is the new president. The mainstream me-dia and most of America was shocked by the results, but the reality star is now the real president. We have seen protesters declare that he “Is not my President”, but he is and the country has to deal with it. Trump has his faithful followers and he has spent the last few weeks going around the country on his so called Victory Tour. When you listen to him at the rallies he sounds as if he is still campaigning. His language is still tinged with the us versus them theme, and at this point Trump has to re-alized he is no longer the GOP candidate he is the president of the country, and he now has to represent those who vot-ed for him and also those who did not. We as citizens are being asked to just give him a chance, but where was this altru-istic spirit 8 years ago? In January 2009 Majority leader Senator Mitch McCo-nnell vowed his number one objective

was to make President Obama a one term president. Rush Lim-baugh, conservative darling said he hoped that President Obama would fail. So now we are be-ing asked to wait and see what Trump is going to do. So do we forget the course language of the campaign? Do we forget when he said to the black community

“what have you got to lose?” Do we for-get the Access Hollywood tape? Do we forget everything and simply give him a new slate? A fresh start. No, it is impos-sible to forget everything, but we can not simply retire to the sidelines and let the chips fall where they may. We have got to stay engaged. We have to start holding our elected officials accountable. That starts at the local level. What is your rep-resentative doing? How is he voting? Do you know the name of your House Rep-resentative, your State Representative or your local representatives? These are people we need to know if we ever want to change anything. The 2018 midterm elections are sooner than you think. Get prepared. Don’t just complain make it your business to make a change and that starts now.

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Randallstown High School Speaker Series Inspires StudentsBy Ruth Young Tyler

Imparting knowledge, wisdom and understanding into the minds of teen-agers is an ongoing mission and all in a day’s work for Maryland Delegate An-tonio Hayes, who engaged 100 students from Randallstown High School in a career-focused dialogue as part of the school’s monthly speaker series on De-cember 21st.

Imani Estrada, a 12th grader at the Bal-timore County School said she attend-ed about 10 speaking events since her Freshman year. Motivated to excel in her academics, social life and pursue a career in biology and medicine, “I’m thankful for the experiences I’ve gained since at-tending Randallstown High School,” said Estrada.

The purpose of the monthly speaker series is to exemplify positive student behavior and hopes of transforming a favorable thought process in others. Ac-cording to Mike Thompson, coordinator for the Positive Behavior Intervention Support program at Randallstown High School, speakers are strategically iden-

tified and selected to interact with the students. Former guest speakers include Senator Bobby Zirkin, WEAA 88.9FM Broadcaster Farajii Muhammad, local entrepreneurs and other notables.

Delegate Hayes, 39, shared his person-

al story about being raised by his grand-mother in West Baltimore and how he learned how to “shoot craps” when he was in the second grade. The Frostburg State University alumni is now shepherd-ing a piece of legislation to secure healthy

vending machines in schools.Delegate Hayes who represents the 40th

legislative district in the Maryland House of Delegates encouraged the students to surround themselves with people who are high achievers. Hayes addressed questions from the students of which included a conversation about the pay scale. “Being an elected official is about service, not about the pay,” said Delegate Hayes who disclosed that $45,000 was the average annual salary for his role as an elected official.

Hayes addressed college preparation, overcoming adversity and the issue of peer pressure and having name brand clothes and shoes. “You may not have ev-erything you want, but make the best of what you have.”

Tywon Cox, an 11th grader has attend-ed the speaker series since his freshman year and thinks it’s been beneficial to-ward his academic progress. Cox, who struggled through middle school, now has aspirations to attend North Carolina

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Mike Thompson, (left) coordinator of the Positive Behavior Intervention Support and orga-nizer of the monthly speaker series program at Randallstown High School which focuses on motivating and preparing students like 11th grader Twyon Cox (right) to go to college. Cox aspires to study at North Carolina A&T upon graduation.


Woodlawn Villager Featured Student/Athlete of the Month

Nyjari McNeil

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FHS Maryland General Assembly

PageOn Monday, December 5,

2016 Principal Patrick Mc-Cusker congratulates Frank-lin High Senior José Cabrera, who was selected to represent Franklin High as a Maryland General Assembly Page. Jose is one of the handful of students who received this prestigious honor.

Photo: Kelly Boyd

By Ajoya Long

For most high school students, it can be a juggling act in keeping up with ac-ademics and other personal commit-ments. But for Nyjari McNeil ‘18, a junior at Franklin High School, she manages to succeed in all of these areas. In fact, she currently holds a 3.35 G.P.A (grade point average) and is in pursuit of member-ship into the National Honors Society. Besides her success in school, she stands out as an exceptional athlete as she con-tinuously excels in Track & Field.

McNeil recently competed in The Bishop Loughlin Games on Saturday, November 17, 2016 a one day event that took place in Staten Island, New York. She won the 600m coming from behind and breaking her meet and High School Facility record with a time of 1:34.16. Once again, she carved her place on the Wall of Fame at the Ocean Breece Ath-letic Center in Staten Island, New York. Currently, Nyjari is ranked number #1 in the 600m according to MilesSplite, the nation’s premier network for ranking high school track & field athletes. This accomplishment serves as the beginning of a promising path as she aims to be-come the number #1 nationally ranked High School Girls track and field athlete. She hopes to compete in the Internation-al Association of Athletics Federation World Junior Championships (IAAF) as well as the New Balance Nationals in the 800s and the 400s.

Originally, McNeil was involved in gymnastics, however, her sister was a hurdler for Pikesville Track Team which sparked an interest in McNeil to try her hand at the sport. During her sister’s practices, McNeil would run alongside

her friends and eventually ran her first race in which she won first place. Even-tually, her initial interest in track & field developed into a passion. I’m a pretty ac-tive person; I like to always be moving so it’s just that physical activity that I need,” said McNeil.

As she continues to make waves in track & field, McNeil focuses on the fu-ture too. At the moment she is unsure of what she plans to study in college,

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Girls 600 Meter Run RedName Year School Finals H#1 McNeil, Nyjari Franklin 1:34.16 1 2 Peoples, Paris Benjamin Car 1:35.47 1 3 Townsend, Sydni St. John Neu 1:37.04 2 4 Armor, Alyssa William Penn 1:37.13 2 5 Garcia, Ariella Notre Dame A 1:37.51 2 6 Brown, Kaira Kent Place 1:37.54 1 7 Dumpson, Mya Young Womens 1:39.36 2 8 Gilbert, Sydney Franklin 1:39.60 4 9 Gaedje, Allyson Ward Melvill 1:39.72 3 10 Sutton, Faith Paramus Cath 1:39.80 4


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FHS Guitar GrantOn Thursday, December 1, 2016, Principal Patrick McCusker congratulates Frank-

lin High guitar teacher, Mr. John Yadush, as well as his advance guitar students on their accomplishments. Mr. Yadush was awarded the grant Education Foundation of Baltimore County. The grant will be used to support the guitar program and its community outreach.

Front Row: Jose Cabrera, Zaria Gabriel. Middle Row: Arrion Anhwere , Zach Fried-lander. Deron Williams , Zach Tasker, Nick Soloyev, Kirill Shats, Dylan Coleman, Johnathan Anderson, Katelin McDaniel, Business Teacher Megan Lindley, First Financial Federal Credit Union representative Lisa Ferro. Back Row: Dylan Orr, Joey Thomas, Syed Muqtader, Edwin Morris , Jason Pentsil, Cyrique Pitt, Ryan Claggett, Jacob Waller. Photo: Megan Lindley

FHS Millionaires ClubOn Tuesday, November 29th, the Franklin High School Millionaire’s club,

sponsored by Credit Union Foundation in conjunction with First Financial Fed-eral Credit Union, took this photo to commemorate their work. The club meets in order to focus on financial literacy for teens. More information can be found at the following URL: http://www.millionairesclub.org/

Front Row: Principal Patrick McCusker, Luis Medina, Jake Carswell, Kyle Alperstein, Peyton Freudigman, Luis Ortega, Guitar Teacher John Yadush. Back Row: Felicity Meadow-cross, Brianna Jackson, Mackenzie Wachs, Stanley Williamson, Jacob Grodnitsky, Joshua Olson. Photo: Kelly Boyd

FHS Teachers of the Month

Franklin High School Faculty and Staff honored their teachers of the month at their faculty meeting on Monday, December 12, 2016, in the FHS Library. Teachers nominate colleagues for their exception-al work, and the school Leadership Team reviews the nominations to se-lect one “Teacher of the Month.”

Theater teacher Danny Hughes, Math teacher Rob Barrett (win-ner), English teacher Kelly Boyd, Art teacher Danielle Doll. Photo: Kelly Boyd


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FHS Moot Court Championships

At the Maryland Moot Court Championships On December 3rd, 2016, two Franklin teams competed in the 5th annual Maryland High School Moot Court Championship held at the University of Baltimore law school. The team of Majenta Thomas and Emily Dioguardo made it to the quarterfinals and the team of Sidney Gaskins and Alex Tamayo finished second in the state-losing a very close (one point) final to John Carroll High School of Harford County. All of the rounds were judged by practicing attorneys and judges-the finals were judged by a three judge panel that included Judge McDonald of the Maryland Court of Appeals (Maryland’s highest court). In their march to the finals, Alex and Sidney defeated excellent teams from Northwood High School and Rich-ard Montgomery High School-both of Montgomery County. Pictures from the tournament will be posted at the Citizenship Law Related Education Program website (http://www.clrep.org/).

Left to Right: Sydney Gaskins, Alex Tamayo, Emily Dioguardo, Majenta Thomas. Photo: Chris Lambert

an Associate’s degree or up to 60 credits towards a Bachelor’s degree, tuition free. The first of its kind across the country, the Early College Program (ECP) will be-gin its first cohort in Fall 2017.

Sophomore Morgan Tate and AVID student President Tatyana Brown said the program has created a “family-like environment” for them. “There is no doubt that I will be college ready when I graduate from Woodlawn High School,” said Brown who will graduate in 2017. Brown said the AVID strategies she learned helped her with organization and academic success.

AVID focuses on and implements re-search‐based strategies and curriculum to educational institutions. The AVID system annually provides more than

30,000 educators with training and methodologies that develop students’ critical thinking, literacy, and math skills across all content areas throughout the entire campus.

Each year student groups earn up to $2 million dollars in scholarship money.

Stephanie Little is the AVID coordi-nator at Woodlawn High School. Little is tasked with empowering students to become college ready. Little said some of the students never knew college was an option for them, yet thanks to the pro-gram there are greater opportunities.

“I believe programs like AVID and the Early College Program create gateways to success. Our students need exposure to this vast world, opportunities, and op-tions. Many of our students are first gen-eration college goers and that is exciting because it creates a cultural, instruction-al and climactic shift,” Aye said.

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A&T, Clark Atlanta University or New York University upon completing grad-uation.

“Starting off rough doesn’t mean you have to stay there,” said Cox who was able to relate to the speakers and was inspired to make positive changes in his academics and social life too. Cox be-lieves students at other schools would benefit from a speaker series as well. “It’s not too late to make a change for the bet-ter,” he said.

miliar names with storied high school careers. Tyshon Fogg, the Rutgers commit from Calvert Hall was seem-ingly all over the field for team Baltimore. Albeit run or pass, he either made or assisted on the tackle. James Patterson of Pallotti delivered a few big hits and the St. Frances interior duo of B’ahmad Miller and Baltimore Sun defensive player of the year, Sam Thomas, con-trolled the line of scrimmage, making it difficult for Team Washington to run the ball.

On the other side of the field, Grand Donaldson of Dematha led the way for the Team Washington D. Not only did he make plays, he also communicated to his teammates, making certain they were properly aligned and prepared for the snap. His defensive backfield was littered with D-1 recruits and they certainly played that way. Markus Vinson of Damascus , the University of Richmond commit and Wesley McCormick, commit-ted to James Madison University blanketed Team Balti-more receivers all day. In man-to-man coverage, Vinson knocked a would-be touchdown away from Penn State commit, Cameron Sullivan-Brown. A young man who opened eyes and made a name for himself was Team Washington linebacker, Dajour Church who was the game’s leading tackler.

The first half ended in a scoreless tie but was not completely without fireworks. B.J. Watson, a Harvard commit, was electric when Team Baltimore was able to get the ball in his hands and Niko Rice (UPenn), made a sparkling grab on a pass from Mt. St. Joseph’s QB, Christian Carter. For Team Washington, Travis Levy and Devin Darrington had impressive day’s on the ground, and D.J. Gollatt was able to move the ball through the air.

In the second half the offenses began to click and the game intensified. Quarterback, Darius Semple was able to generate offense for Team Baltimore with both his arms and legs, and Jaret Patterson of Pallotti began to find creases in the Team Washington defense. Gary Brightwell Jr. of St. Frances led the way though, break-

ing off numerous impressive runs. That said, Team Washington may have bent, but they did not break, as they kept Baltimore out of the end zone.

After exchanging field goals, the 4th quarter started with the game knotted at 3 a piece. The two offenses exchanged a series of punts, but Washington began to win the battle of field position, largely due to the play of their defensive line. Savion Williams of Wise, Derrick Tangelo (Duke) and Lawtez Rogers (Maryland) made numerous plays behind the line of scrimmage. Late in the game, Team Baltimore moved backwards more oft than forwards. With 4 minutes remaining , Team Wash-ington took over 1st and 10 from the Baltimore 49 yard-line. Coach Larry Hurd (Clarksburg), made the call to send Dematha’s Beau English, the Stags’ 4-time WCAC winning Quarterback, back into the game. English be-gan the drive by threading the needle to Clifford Car-ter, who could not hold on. On his next down, English found his Dematha teammate Dellante Hellams in the

flats. Washington was on the move. Driving the ball to the Baltimore 25-yard line, Coach Hurd and staff made a play call that will go down in Maryland Crab Bowl lure; reverse, Wide Receiver pass. On the end around, the pitch went to Brett Pilkerton, running from left-to-right, as Beau English leaked out of the backfield. Pilker-ton stopped his momentum, set his feet and unleashed a beautiful pass down the left hash mark, in which En-glish reeled in and ran inside the 5. The stands erupted. English, who has a knack for coming up big in big mo-ments, took a shotgun snap on the next play, rolled to his left and ran it in for the game winning touchdown. Washington came out on top 9-3.

Finishing 6-9 in the air and the game’s leader in pass-ing yards, Beau English was named the game’s offensive MVP. His destructive defensive counter-parts, Wil-liams, Tangelo and Rogers, co-defensive MVP’s.

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though she not-ed psychology and sports med-icine might be her choice of ma-jor. As of yet, she hasn’t decided on what college she would like to at-tend, but several different colleges have expressed an interest in her including, Ohio, Miami, Duke, San Di-ego, Boston, and Georgetown. Although she has not made a definite decision, she maintains determina-tion in her journey towards excellence in all that she pursues.

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