Athletic event admission fees increase
Admission fees for athletic events in Charles, St. Mary’s and Calvert counties will increase by $1 this year.
Rates were raised by the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference and apply to all county events where an admission fee is charged.
The rates will be:
-Varsity events $5.
-Freshman/junior varsity double header events $5.
-Freshman events $4.
-Junior varsity $4.
The increase aligns with fees the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association charges for most state events.
School system employees, along with one guest, are admitted to county athletic events free by showing their staff identification badge. Senior citizens can use free passes available through the school system only in the county in which they are issued.
Employees cannot use their badges to gain free admission at state events and must purchase a ticket at the regular admission fee. Coaches with MPSSAA coach passes are admitted free to events.
For more information on SMAC sports, go to http://79287.digitalsports.com/.
Senior citizen event passes are available through Charles County Public Schools by calling 301-934-7315.
Parent workshop set Aug. 18 at Stone
A back-to-school workshop will be held Aug. 18 to prepare parents for the start of the school year.
The workshop, “Five Steps to Make the New School Year Successful for Your Child,” will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Thomas Stone High School.
Parents will learn how to help their child get back into the routine for school and how to communicate with their child’s school.
School system staff will be available to answer questions.
Space is limited.
Call 301-934-7326 to reserve a spot.
The school is at 3785 Leonardtown Road in Waldorf.
Briscoe enrolls at Hampden-Sydney College
Brandon Allen Briscoe of Charlotte Hall has been accepted by Hampden-Sydney College in Hampden-Sydney, Va., and will enroll with an alumni award in August. Briscoe is a graduate of St. Mary's Ryken High School and is the son of Kay Briscoe and the late Tom Briscoe of Charlotte Hall.
Everett named to dean's list at Randolph-Macon Academy
Khaleeq Everett, the son of Bruce and Felicia Blake and Kenneth Everett, all of Fort Washington, was named to the dean’s list at Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal, Va. Everett is a junior at the academy.
Croons earns volunteer hours
Kierra Westbrook Croons, an incoming senior at Thomas Stone High School, earned an award during the school’s underclassman awards ceremony for her volunteer service at the Rehabilitation Center of Southern Maryland where she put in 81 hours of service while learning about the physical therapy field.
Kierra became interested in physical therapy after a visit to Thomas Stone’s athletic trainer, Brandi Lockerman.
Kierra, along with a handful of other students, shadowed Lockerman and learned about the world of sports medicine, sparking an interest in Kierra to pursue it as a major in college.
An honors student, Kierra is a member of the school’s varsity soccer and tennis teams.
She is a from a very athletic family, said her mother, Kellie Westbrook Croons.
Kierra’s cousins, Byron and Brian Westbrook, are players in the National Football League.
Kierra is the daughter of Kellie Westbrook Croons and Deon Croons of Waldorf.
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