TMS Leo Club’s Coat and Blanket Drive
Leo Keera Irons, TMS Leo Public Relations Officer
The Thurmont Middle School (TMS) Leo Club sponsored a coat and blanket drive during the month of January. It was a huge success! Their objective was to help individuals—young and old—who do not have the basic resources needed to keep warm and healthy during the cold weather. With the support of the Thurmont community, the Leo members collected 237 items that included blankets, coats, scarves, hats, and gloves. The TMS Leo Club’s school advisors, Ms. Stecyk and Mr. Hand, along with the front office staff, put boxes outside their doors for the donations.
In addition to the school-wide support, the Leo Club received support from the JerMae Estates community and Weller Church. Pastor Bob Kells at Weller Church challenged the congregation to make a tower of blankets taller than him! What a success! The collected items were delivered to the homeless in Frederick County, the Rescue Mission, and the like. The Leo Club would like to extend a huge “thank you” to the JerMae Estates Community, Weller Church, Thurmont Lions Club, students, parents, teachers, and friends for their dedicated support of this heart-warming project. They would also like to thank Lion Joyce Anthony, TLC TMS advisor, for picking up the items, storing them at her house, and delivering them to their destinations along with the help of Lion Gayle DiSalvo, TLC TMS advisor.
Thurmont Middle School Leo Club sponsored a coat and blanket drive in January, collecting 237 items to be donated to those in need.
CHS Leo’s Collect Jeans for Homeless Teens
Catoctin High School (CHS) Leo Club’s “Teens For Jeans” drive ended on January 22, 2015, after collecting 260 jeans for teens experiencing homelessness in our area. They would like to send out a big “Thank You” to all contributors: Thurmont Lions Club (over 42 jeans), Lion Advisor Wendy Candela’s workplace (approximately 60-plus jeans), and all the Catoctin High School students and staff for the remaining jeans! Catoctin High School is also entered in hopes of winning a $5,000 school grant. In addition to the school grant, the school that collects the most jeans will win a private school concert by pop band The Vamps and Aéropostale T-shirts for the entire school.
Over a million young people experience homelessness in the United States every year and one of the most requested items that young people in homeless shelters ask for is a pair of jeans. In the past seven years, young people across the country have collected over 4.3 million pairs of jeans through Teens for Jeans, a clothing drive organized in partnership with DoSomething.org and Aeropostale.
The CHS Leo Club’s donation of 260 jeans were delivered to the Aeropostale store at Francis Scott Key mall; they will be boxing and distributing them to Frederick county area homeless shelters and organizations for teens and young adults.
Pictured from left are Thurmont Lion Advisor Wendy Candela, Leo’s Marah Williams and Lizzy Darr, CHS Faculty Advisor Ms. Herrmann, Leo Alex Bolinger, and CHS Faculty Advisor Ms. Eckenrode.
OKLAHOMA! at Catoctin High School
Catoctin High School (CHS) will proudly present its spring musical, Oklahoma! on April 16-18, 2015.
Catoctin High’s production will star senior Randy Stull as Curly, junior Veronica Smaldone as Laurey, Daniel Miller as Will Parker, and Katelyn Claxton as Ado Annie. Other featured roles are brought to life by the talents of Maddie Wahler (Aunt Eller), Colton Bennett (Carnes), Cameron Hallock (Jud Fry), Sean Miller (Ali Hakim), and Meredith Wilson (Dream Laurey).
The ensemble is completed with Emily Smallwood, Briana Grimes, Mariam Harper, Robbie Doyle, Whitney Grim, Carley Flora, Victoria Hoke, Jessica Late, Justin Cissel, Anthony Robertson, Tyler McNally, Casey Ecker, Chris Reed, Amanda Smallwood, Madi Smallwood, Alexi Baumgardner, Lauren Wotring, Christian Ford, Cole Payne, and Maybelin Cruz,
The play is directed and choreographed by CHS Drama teacher Karen Richardson Stitely, and is under the music direction of CHS Chorus and Band teacher, Ben Zamostny. Maddie Adams is lighting technician, and Jenna Seiss is sound technician.
The show will run April 16, 17, and 18 at 7:00 p.m. There is a 2:00 p.m. matinee showing on April 18 as well.
Please email Karen.stitely@fcps.org to reserve tickets. Tickets will also be available at the door. The cost of tickets are $8.00 for students $8 and $10.00 for adults.
