“It’s a sad day here in Boston”

Jake Dziubla, Online Editor-in-Chief
April 16, 2013
Filed under Feature photos, Featured, Local news, News

Middletown High School graduate Nasar Abdul-Ganhy headed down Boylston and Newbury Streets, running the opposite direction of marathon runners, and approached the Boston Common, the final stretch of his daily run through the heart of the city. As he neared the Common, an explosion rang out on behind... Read more »

UPDATE: 8-14 inches of snow forecast for Middletown area

Jake Dziubla, Round Table Online Editor-in-Chief
March 5, 2013
Filed under Local news, News

After issuing a winter storm watch for Frederick County yesterday, the National Weather Service upgraded the watch to a winter storm warning early Tuesday morning, March 5. Middletown could conceivably receive between 8 and 13 inches of snow. The NWS is calling for up to a foot of snow in parts of the... Read more »

Snowstorm sets STEM Day in jeopardy

Jake Dziubla, Online Editor-in-Chief
March 4, 2013
Filed under Local news, News

Since the beginning of the school year, MHS STEM Day coordinator Jane Brandt has searched high and low for representatives of various careers to share their experiences with students at the annual, MHS hosted STEM Day. Months later, after contriving a nearly 60-person roster of representatives ranging... Read more »

Winter storm watch issued for Frederick Co., much of D.C. metro

Jake Dziubla, Online Editor-in-Chief
March 4, 2013
Filed under Local news, News

In lieu of an ominous winter storm that is threatening the D.C. metro, the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for much of the metro area, except for southern Maryland. The NWS issues winter storm watches when a potential exists for “significant” winter weather. As of this... Read more »

Hockey talk: New realignment plan may hurt Caps

Jake Dziubla, Online Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2013
Filed under Ice Hockey, Sports, Sports columns

  In a Tuesday memo sent to the front offices of all 30 National Hockey League teams, NHL heads proposed a new realignment plan that would reduce the number of divisions from the current six to four and establish a new playoff system, drastically different from the conference system that has been in... Read more »

Rub some dirt on it

February 22, 2013
Filed under Featured

MHS FFA member David Lynn won the MHS FFA'S annual "Muddiest Vehicle Contest" Thursday with his dirtied Dodge Ram. Members Justin Reed and John Yeager won second and third, respectively. -Photo by Jake Dziubla

MHS hosts middle school adjudication

February 20, 2013
Filed under Featured

Middle school choir members await their adjudication in the MHS auditorium. Students from all schools in Frederick County Public School system came to particpate in this event. -Photo by Jake Dziubla

The Main Cup opens for business

February 19, 2013
Filed under Featured

The Main Cup opens their doors after a brief period of renovation. Customers can now enjoy a larger space with the same great atmosphere. -Photo by Hattie Leighton.

Ice hockey team falls to Bears 7-0, season ends

Jake Dziubla, online editor-in-chief
February 13, 2013
Filed under Featured, Ice Hockey, Sports, Sports News

After cruising their way to a 5-1 win over fourth place Urbana on Monday, the Middletown High School ice hockey team’s first visit to the Monocacy Valley League championship was spoiled by a talented, deep Oakdale squad that scored seven goals on 30 shots. Oakdale winger Ryley Harper struck first,... Read more »

MHS lingers beneath flu “radar”

Jake Dziubla, online editor-in-chief
February 7, 2013
Filed under Featured, Local news, News

Sneezes, wheezes and sniffles. This trio of bodily sounds fills the hallways of Middletown High School. Empty swaths of seats can be seen in many classrooms; some classes of close to 30 students have been decimated by illness, with upwards of close to 10 students absent at a time. It appears that the... Read more »