Schools

Retiring, Beloved Pikesville High Teacher Receives Big Surprise

by Jeff Seidel | Jun 13, 2017 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools

For a long time, Jerry Dresner has dreamed of traveling to Hawaii with his wife, Kim Berney. They originally planned a 10-day trip for this November. But now, Dresner, who worked at Pikesville High School for the past 21 years and recently retired, and Berney will be...

Pikesville Schools Dedicate Mosaic for Police

by Staff Report | Jun 12, 2017 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools

Last Friday morning, June 9, third-grade students from Krieger Schechter Day School and Milbrook Elementary School came together to show their support for local law enforcement officials by celebrating the dedication of a special mosaic at the Milford Mill IV Precinct...

Northwest Baltimore Neighbors Gather for Stream Cleanup

by Staff Report | May 30, 2017 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools

CHAI recently held its annual “Good Neighbor Day” clean-up of the Western Run stream, which is part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The project was done in conjunction with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s Project Clean Stream. Project Clean...

Howard County Families Come Together for Picnic

by Staff Report | May 24, 2017 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Parenting, Schools

PJ Library in Howard County held its annual family picnic on May 21 at Cedar Lane Park in Ellicott City. More than 150 people attended, including some new residents to Howard County. PJ Library provided a moon bounce, face painting by Sophia, and frozen treats...

Grandparents and their Grandkids Savor ‘Playdate’

by Staff Report | May 16, 2017 | Children, Community, Family, Schools, Spirituality

Despite the occasional drops of rain and gusts of wind, 18 families showed up recently at Chizuk Amuno Congregation for “The Grand Playdate,” a two-hour inter-generational gathering hosted by the Pikesville synagogue and the Louise D. and Morton J. Macks...

Park Mock Trial Team Wins State Championship

by Jeff Seidel | May 4, 2017 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools

A number of Park School students recently went to court several times. But those trips were for a good reason. They were members of the Park Mock Trial team, which participated in the Maryland Mock Trial program over the past few months. Park won the tournament with a...

Beth Tfiloh Program Strives to Combat Stigma About Addictions

by Gary Gately | May 1, 2017 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Schools

During his final days, Corey Seidel struggled to overcome his addiction. His parents, Stephen and Susan Seidel, shook with worry and disbelief. They’d sent him to the best schools, brought him up in their Jewish faith. They hugged him and told him they loved him...

Pikesville High’s Josie Shaffer has a Mission

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Apr 30, 2017 | Community, Education, Schools

Pikesville High School junior Josie Shaffer has a mission: she wants to make sure that the concerns of Baltimore County Public Schools students are heard loud and clear. The 17-year-old will have the opportunity to make that happen now that she’s been elected student...

Jews with Most Education are Least Religious, Study Finds

by JTA | Apr 26, 2017 | Community, Education, Religion, Schools, Spirituality

NEW YORK (JTA) — American Jews with the highest level of education are the least religious, according to a new study. The Pew Research Center study on religiosity and education in the United States published Wednesday found that the more years of schooling American...

Bet Yeladim Celebrates Four Decades of Providing Jewish Tradition

by Doug Miller | Apr 26, 2017 | Children, Community, Community Resources, Education, Family, Parenting, Religion, Schools

It’s early April, the first warm day of spring. Fresh air and sunshine top the list of things to enjoy today at Columbia’s Bet Yeladim Preschool. Teachers put babies and toddlers into multi-passenger strollers. One soothes her charges by softly singing “The Wheels on...