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PotomacThe staff at the Montgomery County Humane Societyfell in love with this cat, Tippy. He was adopted by afamily even though he is older than the age thatadopters typically look for.InsidePet AlmanacSummer 2014FurryFriendsPhoto ContributedReal Estate, Page 8 Classified, Page 10 Calendar, Page 11Pets/page 4A gathering of furry — and human — friends: Louie, a WireHair Fox Terrier; Caspar, a West Highland Terrier; Biscuit, aCavalier King Charles Spaniel; and Fin, a Border Terrier. Thehumans, sisters Angela Corio and Diana Cunningham, areholding the menagerie of dogs at October’s Blessing of theAnimals, Feast of St. Francis near his statue at St. Raphael’sCatholic Church in Rockville.PotomacAnimal Services and MCPAWWorking To Make a Differencewww.ConnectionNewspapers.comLocal Media Connection LLCPets/page 2Fun and EducationWith AnimalsPets/page 3Almanac Pet Almanac, Summer 2014 onlinePotomacat www.connectionnewspapers.com1Pet AlmanacNever TooOld for LovePhoto contributedNews, Page 3DissectingComedyNews, Page 3Dubick Shares World LaxChampionship ExperienceSports, Page 6July 23-29, 2014www.ConnectionNewspapers.comonlineat Almanacpotomacalmanac.comPotomac July 23-29, 2014 1
Out & AboutPhotos by Mary Kimm/The AlmanacSummer on the RiverTexting while what? A stand-up paddleboarder on the Potomac River just above SenecaCreek on Sunday, July 13.2 Potomac Almanac July 23-29, 2014Green Heron along the Potomac River just above Riley’sLock on Sunday, July 13.www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
NewsPotomac Almanac Editor Steven Mauren703-778-9415 or almanac@connectionnewspapers.comSee www.potomacalmanac.comDissecting ComedyPotomac authorreleases third book,“Poking a DeadFrog.”By Susan BelfordPhoto contributedDogs Miss Itsy, Miss Bitsy and Miss Mitsy were victims in an animalcruelty case and recovered at PetConnect’s Muddy Paws Farm.‘We All Fell in Love’MCHS and PetConnect help place animalsin the Potomac area in homes.By Kara ColemanThe AlmanacTippy was a black and white catwho the Montgomery CountyHumane Society estimated to beeither 8 or 9 years old when he arrivedthere. Since he was far removed frombeing a kitten, Tippy didn’t fit the profile of a traditionally adoptable animal.But his personality charmed the MCHSemployees.“He was such a great cat that he wasallowed to wander,” said Howard White,director of external affairs for MCHS. “Hesort of became the mascot of the placeand had the run of everything. We all fellin love with Tippy.”White said that the Humane Society’sCEO wanted to adopt Tippy, and had convinced her husband to come meet the cat.By the time the couple arrived at the shelter so that she could introduce her husband to Tippy, he had already beenadopted.“People don’t always stop to think,‘Maybe my lifestyle will be better withan older, more sedate cat than a kitten,”White said. “In some ways, Tippy was theleast likely to be adopted and in someways he was the best one to adopt.”The MCHS had previously been responsible for the county’s animal shelter, but that partnership ended in March.Now, the MCHS is primarily concentrating on placing dogs and cats with families, although White said that the groupdoes occasionally take in other smallfurries, such as rabbits.www.ConnectionNewspapers.comAccording to the Humane Society ofthe United States 2013 Annual Report,118,328 animals were cared for last yearby the Humane Society and its affiliates,through disaster relief, cruelty interventions, wildlife rehab centers and more.But that number doesn’t count the localrescue groups around the country whowork to protect, shelter, and rehabilitateanimals and adopt them out to homes,including many in the southern Maryland area.PetConnect, a group based in Potomac,is a mixed-breed rescue group who, likeMCHS, focuses on dogs and cats.PetConnect’s mission, according to Director of Operations Catherine Edwards,is to pull animals from shelters wherethey are in danger of being euthanized.“We started as a grassroots effort in2005,” said Edwards. “We helped withHurricane Katrina efforts, and we pullfrom local shelters as well as otherstates.”MCHS has a no-kill philosophy, according to White. He says that the HumaneSociety works with other shelters andgroups in the area, taking dogs and catsthat the other shelters don’t have spacefor and placing them into adoptive families or foster homes. MCHS currently hasbetween 18 and 20 staff members andis looking for volunteers to foster animals.“Spring means kittens and puppies,”White said. “People don’t have their catsfixed, and suddenly as a result, you haveSee Finding Homes, Page 5IThe Almanacf you picked up a book titled “Pokinga Dead Frog,” might it be about biology, herpetology or even paleontology? Mike Sacks’ latest book is aboutnone of these. Instead it is a collection ofhis “Conversations with Today’s Top Comedy Writers.”His title came from a quote by E.B. Whitewho wrote in The New Yorker: “Humor canbe dissected, as a frog can, but the thingdies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the pure scientificmind . [Humor] won’t stand much poking. It has a certain fragility, an evasivenesswhich one had best respect.”Sacks writes “. the crux is that the process can be fascinating to a certain type ofperson. Not the type who wants comedydissected to the point of death, necessarily, but the type interested in understanding the art and business behind comedy; of what it takes, exactly to make a career out of attempting to induce laughterfrom complete strangers withonly the words or images thatyou create . And, as youwill read here, it is atough, yet fascinatinglife.”In “Poking a DeadFrog,” Sacks compiles a wealth of revealing interviews withrenown comedy writers including Amy Poehler, Mel Brooks,George Saunders, Bill Hader, DanGuterman, Adam Resnick and JamesDowney. His book looks into the ups anddowns of comedic writing – as well as behind-the-scenes in TV shows like SaturdayNight Live.“This book was a great excuse to conversewith the best comedy writers of our time.After talking with some of the writers formore than 20 hours, I became friends withthem. It was an amazing opportunity to interview someone like Mel Brooks – after all,I watched his movies at the theaters atWhite Flint,” Sacks said.Sacks is the son of Elaine and Jerry Sackswho reside in Potomac. He graduated fromChurchill High School and Tulane University and now lives in New York City wherehe is a writer for Vanity Fair magazine andalso a published humor author of “YourWildest Dreams, Within Reason” and “AndHere’s the Kicker: Conversations with 21Mike SacksHumor Writers About Their Craft.”He has had articles published in GQ,TheNew Yorker, Time, Esquire, McSweeney’s,Vanity Fair and other magazines.Sacks is married with a 5-year-old daughter who “can’t believe all the green spacewhen she comes to Potomac to visit hergrandparents and to see where daddy grewup. We took her to Cabin John Park – nothing like it in Manhattan.”His father, Jerry Sacks, said,“Michael’s mother and I are notsurprised that Mike haswritten for so manyfine magazines. AtChurchill, he wroteand edited for Erehwon,the literary magazinethat won numerous national awards. Strange tothink that he’s gone fromErehwon to now working atVanity Fair magazine in NewYork, and to teaching at many universities, including NYU, Yale, andHumber College in Toronto.“He’s become a mentor and adviserto many young writers who want to getinto the field of comedy writing. Fromthe latest book, we particularly enjoyed theinterviews with screenwriter and novelistBruce Jay Friedman, as well as the interview with 97-year-old Peg Lynch. Peg invented the modern sitcom form. Beyondthat, she’s incredibly sharp and still incredibly funny.”Growing up, Sacks did not aspire to become a comedian, although he did see a lotof comedy in D.C. as a youth. However, hewas a fan of Letterman, SNL, Monty Pythonand sit-coms and has always been interestedin the process and the writing.His wry sense of humor is displayed atthe end of his book by his author’s photo.Instead of the typical glossy glamour-shot,the photo is of actor and friend Jon Hamm(“Mad Men”) sitting at a typewriter in hisSee Poking, Page 5Potomac Almanac July 23-29, 2014 3
Bulletin nectionnewspapers.com.Include date, time, location, descriptionand contact for event: phone, email and/or website. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at leasttwo weeks before event.www.PotomacAlmanac.comNewspaper of PotomacA Connection NewspaperAn independent, locally owned weeklynewspaper deliveredto homes and businesses.PARKING1606 King StreetAlexandria, Virginia 22314CashKeys has informed the countythat the system is being permanentlydiscontinued. Owners may continueto use their keys until the loadedbalance is zero and/or turn in theirkey to receive the 15 refundabledeposit and any remaining valuestored on the key. Turn-in locationsare the Bethesda parking sales store(4720 Cheltenham Drive, inside theCheltenham garage) and the SilverSpring parking sales store at 809Ellsworth Ave. (inside Town Squaregarage). Alternatives include pay-byphone, smart meter debit card, andfor on-street meters in Bethesda, acredit card.Free digital edition delivered toyour email box. Go toconnectionnewspapers.com/subscribePUBLISHERMary ALPHONE: mEDITORSteven Mauren, 703-752-4013smauren@connectionnewspapers.comSIGN SWEEPThe county’s Department ofPermitting Services (DPS) isconducting a “sign sweep” to get ridof signs posted illegally in countyright-of-ways. DPS plans to haveregular sweeps throughout the year.Call 311 to report signs in the publicright-of-way for removal.Photo by Deborah Stevens/The AlmanacFamily Jazz DayThe United States Army Blues Band performs during Family Jazz Day at Glen EchoPark on Sunday, July 20.THURSDAY/JULY 24Grief and Healing Discussion.1:30-3 p.m. at Montgomery Hospice,1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. Join adrop-in discussion about grief andhealing for anyone mourning thedeath of a loved one. Free and opento all Montgomery County residents,registration required. Call 301-9214400 to register.Guided Imagery for Grief andHealing. 6:30-8 p.m. atMontgomery Hospice, 1355 PiccardDrive, Rockville. Learn how to useimagery to help cope with grief. Freeand open to all Montgomery Countyresidents, registration required. Call301-921-4400 to register.TUESDAY/AUG. 5Grief and Healing Discussion.6:30-8 p.m. at Montgomery Hospice,1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. Join adrop-in discussion about grief andhealing for anyone mourning thedeath of a loved one. Free and opento all Montgomery County residents,registration required. Call 301-9214400 to register.MONDAY/AUG. 11Grief Expression through Art.6:30-8 p.m. at Montgomery Hospice,1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. Atwo-session workshop (Aug. 11 and18) for anyone grieving the death ofa loved one, no art experienceneeded. Free and open to allMontgomery County residents,registration required. Call 301-9214400 to register.THURSDAY/AUG. 14Grieving Workshop for Men. 6:308 p.m. at Montgomery Hospice, 1355Piccard Drive, Rockville. A threesession workshop (Aug. 14, 21 and28) about picking up the piecesthrough grieving led by men formen. Free and open to allMontgomery County residents,registration required. Call 301-9214400 to register.THURSDAY/AUG. 21Grief and Healing Discussion.1:30-3 p.m. at Montgomery Hospice,1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. Join adrop-in discussion about grief andhealing for anyone mourning thedeath of a loved one. Free and opento all Montgomery County residents,registration required. Call 301-9214400 to register.FRIDAY/AUG. 22Nomination Deadline. TheMontgomery County Office of HumanRights is accepting nominations forits Human Rights Hall of Fame. Thisyear’s theme is advancing newstrategies for human and civil rights.Nominations should be individuals,living or deceased, whose ongoingwork, service and contributions havehad a positive effect on human andcivil rights in the county. Nominationforms are available online atwww.montgomerycountymd.gov orby calling the Office of Human Rightsat 240-777-8456.TUESDAY/AUG. 26First Day of School. MontgomeryCounty Public Schools. Visitwww.montgomeryschoolsmd.org formore.Hospice Workshop. 6:30-8 p.m. atMontgomery Hospice, 1355 PiccardDrive, Rockville. Learn about grievingmindfully, for anyone mourning thedeath of a loved one. Free and opento all Montgomery County residents,registration required. Call 301-9214400 to register.WEDNESDAY/SEPT 3Applications Due. The MontgomeryCounty Council is accepting applicationsfor a position on the County PlanningBoard. Applications are due by 5 p.m. onSept. 3. Visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov.THURSDAY/SEPT. 4Journaling and Grief Workshop.6:30-8 p.m. at Montgomery Hospice,1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. A twosession workshop (Sept. 4 and 11)focusing on the use of journaling as atechnique to address grief. Led by4 Potomac Almanac July 23-29, 2014Hospice professional counselors.Participants must plan to attend bothsessions. Free and open to allMontgomery County residents,registration required. Call 301-9214400 to register.TUESDAY/SEPT. 9Grief and Healing Discussion.6:30-8 p.m. at Montgomery Hospice,1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. Join adrop-in discussion about grief andhealing for anyone mourning thedeath of a loved one. Free and opento all Montgomery County residents,registration required. Call 301-9214400 to register.PUBLIC INPUT WANTEDBethesda Downtown Plan. Whatdoes the ideal Bethesda look like?While it develops the BethesdaDowntown Plan, the county planningdepartment is asking residents totake a survey on what sort of streets,gathering spaces and landscaping arebest for each of the Bethesdaneighborhoods. Survey results willhelp to inform the department’s staffas they develop recommendations forthe Bethesda Downtown Plan. This isnot a scientific survey; it is forinformation-gathering purposes only.Participate online atwww.montgomeryplanning.org/community/bethesda downtown/vsurvey.shtm.Bethesda Farm Women’sCooperative Market. The market,which has been at its current locationat 7155 Wisconsin Ave. since theGreat Depression, is taking a surveyto find out from its customers how itcan be even better; e.g., differentvendors, different hours of operation.Take the survey IDE DOG FOSTERS NEEDEDGuiding Eyes for the Blind –Montgomery Region is looking forvolunteers to foster and train futureguide dogs. Volunteers will foster aspecially bred guide dog for 14months, attend bi-monthly trainingclasses, and teach the pup housemanners, people skills andsocialization within the community.Dog crates, training equipment andmonthly medications are provided.Contact Margie Coccodrilli at 301869-2216 or gebraiser@comcast.netor visit www.guidingeyes-md.org.SUPPORT GROUPSAdult Bereavement Groups. Datesand times vary depending on groupmembers. Hospice Care, 518 S.Fredrick Ave. Gaithersburg. Peerdriven support groups in those inneed of support. Free. ContactPenny Gladhill at 301-990-8904, orPennyg@hospicecaring.org.ELECTION JUDGES NEEDEDThe Montgomery Board ofElections needs election judgeswith basic IT and customer serviceskills to serve during the Nov. 4general elections. Call the Board ofElections at 240-777-8533 or SThere are new schoolimmunization requirementsfor the 2014-2015 school year forstudents entering kindergarten andseventh grade. Students who do notshow proof of the requiredimmunizations will be excludedfrom attending school. Studentsentering kindergarten must havetwo varicella vaccinations. Studentsentering seventh grade must haveone Tdap (tetanus-diphtheriaattenuated pertussis) and onemeningococcal (MCV4) vaccinationbefore beginning seventh grade. Avaccination clinic for eligiblechildren will be held Saturday, Aug.23, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at MontgomeryCounty Public Schools’ CarverEducational Center, 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville. Appointmentsare required and can be madeonline at mlor by calling 311.SPORTS EDITORJon com@jonroetmanCONTRIBUTING WRITERSSusan Belford, Carole Dell,Cissy Finley Grant, Carole Funger,Colleen Healy, Kenny Lourie,Ken MooreContributingPhotographersHarvey Levine, Deborah StevensArt/Design:Laurence Foong, John HeinlyProduction ManagerGeovani FloresSpecial Assistant tothe PublisherJeanne rs.com@TheismannMediaADVERTISINGFor advertising COUNT EXECUTIVESDisplay Advertising:Kenny Lourie 703-778-9425klourie@connectionnewspapers.comAndrea Smith 703-778-9411Classified Advertisingasmith@connectionnewspapers.comDebbie FunkNational Sales & real Jerry VernonExecutive Vice Presidentjvernon@connectionnewspapers.comPotomac Almanac is publishedby Local Media Connection LLCFive Time First PlaceAward-WinnerPublic ServiceMDDC Press AssociationFour TimeNewspaper of the YearAn Award-winning Newspaperin Writing, Photography, Editing,Graphics and Designwww.ConnectionNewspapers.com
NewsAuthorMike Sackswith hisdogs.Photo Contributed‘Poking a Dead Frog’From Page 3t-shirt.He sums up his choice to become a writer: “Choosing a career as a writer is like joining the circus. You’reoff the path and into the woods. If you must knowexactly where you’ll be at all times and where exactly you’ll be in the future, get a job in an officecomplex in Gaithersburg, Md., which I did for a fewyears. It’s not fun. So just enjoy yourself and keepyour head down and keep moving forward and whenyou trip, get up. Keep doing it. Repeat. That’s life.”Finding Homes for AnimalsPotomac Village Deli CateringFrom Page 3www.ConnectionNewspapers.comBreakfast Lunch Dinner Catering301 299 5770Photo Contributeda litter of kittens and you don’t know what to dowith them. We would really love people who arewilling to take them while we look for foreverhomes.”PetConnect has a foster program as well, but fouryears ago, the group was given a five-acre farm byan anonymous benefactor. The farm, Muddy PawsFarm in Mount Airy, is home to many of the dogsthat PetConnect takes in.“We have seven to 12 dogs up there, on constantrotation,” Edwards said. She said that the MuddyPaws caretaker, Tammy Mathis, has experience as avet tech, and several area high school students withan interest in a veterinary career volunteer at thefarm each summer.PetConnect is 100 percent donation driven, according to Edwards. The group doesn’t receive any funding from the government, and Edwards said that veterinary bills are its biggest expense. She said thatPetConnect rescued a shih tzu named Buzz from ahigh kill animal shelter. When Buzz started coughing, Mathis took him to the vet, where he was diagnosed with an upper respiratory cough and was givenan antibiotic. Over the period of a couple of days,Buzz’s cough developed into pneumonia, which required critical care. Buzz’s vet bills added up to about 3,500. Edwards said that Buzz is now on the roadto recovery and to being adopted by a family.Edwards said that PetConnect pulled about 750animals to safety last year, including adopting out448 dogs and 221 cats.According to White, MCHS tries to set up rabiesclinics in economically disadvantaged areas of Mont-Tippy was adopted out to a family eventhough he is older than the age thatadopters typically look for.gomery County at least once a month, and they tryto host microchip clinics once a month as well.“Everybody should have vaccines. Everybodyshould have microchips,” White said. “Microchips arelike magic. If your dog or cat goes missing, the shelter can contact you.”Both MCHS and PetConnect claim that they are inneed of volunteers to foster animals.“The more fosters we have, the more animals canbe saved,” Edwards said. “If we work together, wecan do more than anyone working individually.”For more information or to volunteer with theMontgomery County Humane Society, visitmchumane.org or call 240-252-2555.For more information or to volunteer withPetConnect, visit petconnectrescue.org or call 1-877838-9171.www.potomacvillagedeli.comHome of YourCorporate & ResidentialCatering HeadquartersServing theCommunityfor over35 YearsPotomac Almanac July 23-29, 2014 5
SportsPotomac Almanac Sports Editor Jon Roetman703-224-3015 or jroetman@connectionnewspapers.comSee www.potomacalmanac.comDubick Shares World Lax Championship ExperienceTwo-time All-American is committed to University of Maryland.tion would be in order to be a great lacrosseplayer, one should have some combinationof smarts, skills, and athleticism.Louis Dubick has been an offensiveplaymaker since joining theChurchill boys’ lacrosse team as afreshman. Whether scoring goals (he netted a career-high eight against Damascuslast season) or distributing to teammates(he produced a career-high 10 assistsagainst Springbrook as a sophomore),Dubick has amassed 346 pointsin three seasons.Q&AThe two-time US Lacrosse AllAmerican, who is committed tothe University of Maryland, has helped leadChurchill to three consecutive 4A/3A Westregion championship game appearances,and a pair of region titles. Dubick recentlyparticipated in a Q and A via email.Q: You’re committed to the University of Maryland. What madeMaryland the right fit for you?Dubick: Maryland was the perfect fit forme: close to home, great coaching staff, allthe guys are really tight knit, the academics are top flight. Being a third-generationlegacy at Maryland (my dad and grandfather both played at UMD), the chance toplay for an NCAA national championshipand being on the “Maryland State” lacrossePhoto by Harvey Levine/The AlmanacQ: Did you recently take part in theWorld Lacrosse Championship withteam Israel? What was that experience like?Dubick: Yes, I flew out to Denver to helpcoach my little brother Eliot’s Bethesda Lacrosse U9 team. While I was out there I wasfortunate to play in four exhibition gameswith team Israel. I participated in exhibitions against the Netherlands, England,Turkey and Finland. The Turkey game wasespecially fun, as one of my Churchill assistant coaches, Bertan Unal, plays for Turkeyand was covering me for part of the game.The whole atmosphere at the World Festival was amazing. The festivities were nonstop when it came to youth games, tournament games and lacrosse related vendors.It was an experience I will never forget.Q: Who is your favorite musicartist? Why?Dubick: Probably Avicii, because I don’treally know anyone else. I’m the last guy toput his phone in the speakers during pregame.Churchill rising senior Louis Dubick is committed to the University ofMaryland.team is something that really means a lotto me.Q: At what age did you start playing lacrosse? When did you realizeplaying college lacrosse was apossibility for you?Dubick: I started playing lacrosse when Iwas around 2 or 3 years old. I first realizedplaying college was a possibility when Imade the Baltimore Crabs U-13 team, oneof the prestigious clubs located in Baltimore.Q: Do you play any other sports atChurchill?Dubick: I have also been on the golf teamat Churchill for all three years and look forward to being the captain this year.Q: What is your favorite memoryfrom your first three years of highschool lacrosse?Dubick: My favorite memory from my firstthree years of high school lacrosse for surehas been the two regional championshipsthat we have won during my first threeyears. The teams were composed of greatguys that worked so hard, and that woulddo anything for one another. [Everyoneworked] hard and that paid when winningthe regional championship — that feelingis something I will never forget and hopeto experience again next year.Q: What kind of traits, physical ormental, does it take to be a goodlacrosse player?Dubick: I think the mental part of lacrosseis much more important than the physicalpart. Yes, depending on what you play, it isimportant to possess physical tools likequickness, speed, or strength. However,players like myself, who aren’t the biggestor fastest, can still outsmart the defense bybeing in the right spot or making the rightplay. One can have the physical tools, but ifthey aren’t smart with the ball or use theirphysical attributes to their advantage, theyfall back in the pack of lacrosse players. Iguess the appropriate answer to the ques-Q: What is your favorite movie?Why?Dubick: “Zero Dark Thirty.” It was reallycool to see such a big day in the lives ofAmericans put into film.Q: What is your favorite food?Dubick: Hot dogs and baked beans, it hasbeen my go to since I was a little kid.Q: Do you enjoy video games? Ifso, which is your favorite?Dubick: I rarely have time to play videogames in between the shooting, workouts,games, and coaching, but when I do get achance, FIFA is always the game that is in.Q: What is your favorite hobbyoutside of lacrosse?Dubick: Favorite hobby outside lacrosseis definitely golf. After lacrosse season it’snice to get a change of pace in. It’s a veryrelaxing game and always a good time tojust hang out on the course.Q: What location is the farthestyou have traveled from the Washington, D.C. metro area?Dubick: This is a really weak answer, butLos Angeles. Unfortunately, I have neverbeen out of the country.Q: Are you a pro sports fan? If so,who are your favorite teams?Dubick: I enjoy watching pro sports. Myteams are the Ravens and Wizards. I ammuch more of a college guy, though. I lovethe Terps.— Jon RoetmanSchool ers.com. Deadlineis Thursday at noon. Photos are welcome.Members of the Colgate University class of2014 received their diplomas May 19. Graduates include: Avery Albert, RebeccaMurphy, Christopher Neumann, andCaitlin Zolet of PotomacVikram Kulkarni graduated May 17 fromRice University with an M.S. in Physics.Jonathan Smith, graduated May 17 fromRice University with a B.S. in Bioengineering.Rosina Falcone earned an M.S. in curriculum and instruction from The University ofScranton on May 31.Samuel Margolis was recognized for aca-6 Potomac Almanac July 23-29, 2014demic excellence for the 2014 spring semester atWashington College.Muriel Enders, Meraz Mostafa andVictoria Study made dean’s list at the Universityof Vermont.Seven Montgomery County Public Schools studentshaveearnedcollegeanduniversity-sponsored National Merit Scholarshipsin the latest round of awards from the NationalMerit Scholarship Corporation. The local recipientsare Rachel S. Casper, Benjamin B. Talismanand Carson E. Lystad.Adam Rosenberg and Amanda Shapirograduated from James Madison University on May10, 2014.Cristina Gonzalez and Tim Nardi earneddegrees from Mount St. Mary’s University.Hannah Roop and Genevieve Austin werenamed to the dean’s list for the spring 2014 semester at Wheaton College.Michael Papirmeister graduated fromHofstra University in May 2014, earning a BAin public relations.Nicolas S. O’Brien was named to first honorson the Clark University dean’s list for the spring2014 semester.Arielle Barnett graduated Cum Laudewith a B.A. in international relations and Spanish from Bucknell University.Yana Kost and Casey Ebner have beennamed to the Cornell University College of Arts andSciences’ dean’s list for spring semester 2014.Nick Lee graduated from Messiah Collegewith a degree in communications.William Dorfman, Keith Henry, JennaJach, Jarrett Levin, Victoria Nadel, LauraSperling and Olivia Stanhope have beennamed to the University of Delaware’s dean’s listfor the 2014 spring semester.Max Greenberg made the deans list at Widener University for the spring 2014 semester.Wama Gbetibouo and Nina Mohebbimade the dean’s list at The Georgia Institute ofTechnology.Caroline Perry and Jennifer Sze madedean’s list at the University of Findlay for thespring 2014 semester.See Schools, Page 7www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
SchoolsFrom Page 6Alice Xu was named to the honor listof Oxford College.The following students participated in“The Big Event,” Salisbury University’scommunity cleanup project: AmandaLeaird, Daniel Bell, EricaHoffman, Katlyn Horstkamp,Najea Rodgers, Sergio Navarrete,Vincent Peratrovich, SarahArmentrout, Sarah Radonick,Katherine Buckeridge, MelissaWainaina, Miyanda Muntanga,Brooke Ballenger, HellinaHiletework, Brenna Noone,Patrick Lockwood, Kelsey King,Grant Chalfin, Jordyn Walker,Adam Dooly, Chris Mejia, JonieceHymes, Melissa Riley, RyanSartschev, Maytal Adato, SarahHoffman Vander Hoek, DavidRueda, Michelle Callahan, HillaryWasik, Kelsey Hickey, SamanthaHolt and Niki Karun.Jonathan Jang, Jennifer Klein,Kara Raphael, Jordan Siegel,Jaymi Solomon and JenniferWeissman received a degree fromEmory University.Rebecca Bader graduated from theUniversity of Hartford with a B.S. inearly childhood education.Crispen Muessle and CarolineSlowinski are members of the AlphaLambda Delta honor society at BucknellUniversity.Amanda N. Corwin was named tothe spring 2014 dean’s list at Colby College.Emily Matthews has been namedto the spring 2014 dean’s list at University of the Sciences.Jenna Eisenberger, HaleyFunger, Charles Garner and OliviaKleinman graduated from Wake Forest University.Matthew Baris was admitted to theUniversity of Vermont’s honors college.Maxwell Seigel received honors atMcDaniel College.Charles Castle were named to thedean’s list at Fairfield University.Kath Ling is spending the summeron an internship with Riddle’s Elephantand Wildlife Sanctuary in Greenbrier,Ark. Ling is a recipient of a 2014Lawrence University Summer VolunteerOpportunity Grant.Fourteen Montgomery County PublicSchools students have received NationalMerit Scholarships in the latest round ofawards sponsored by universities andcolleges.The latest winners are: AdityaD. Dash of Winston Churchill HighSchool, Uday Misra of Thomas S.Wootton High School
www.ConnectionNewspapers.comJuly 23-29, 2014 online at potomacalmanac.com Potomac Almanac July 23-29, 2014 1 contributed 8 1 Potomac Never Too Old for Love News, Page 3 Dubick Shares World Lax Championship Experience Sports, Page 6 Dissecting Comedy News, Page 3 The staff at the Montgomery County Humane Society fell in love with this cat, Tippy.
