The end of a chapter: Some faculty see last days at MHS

June 1, 2012
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ByJake Dziubla Round Table sports editor  The year was 1972. Middletown was a typical farming community, consisting of rural landscape that seemed to stretch endlessly in all directions. The urban sprawl was inching toward Middletown, yet the quaint community remained untouched. Middletown High School,... Read more »

Local filmmaker holds auditions close to home

April 27, 2012
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By Elizabeth Pengelly Round Table reporter It’s not every day that kids of the Frederick area get an opportunity to pursue their acting dreams. With most filmmakers on the West Coast and most auditions for roles held in major cities such as Baltimore or New York, Frederick always seems to be left... Read more »

Students voice opinions on same-sex marriage law

March 29, 2012
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By Elizabeth Pengelly Round Table reporter A controversial same-sex marriage bill was signed into law on March 1 by Gov. Martin O’Malley, according to Hometown Annapolis. Maryland is now one of seven states that recognize gay marriage. Earlier in February, the House of Delegates passed the bill... Read more »

“KONY 2012″ inspires students to form awareness group

March 21, 2012
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By Jake Dziubla Round Table  sports editor   Ever since the nonprofit group Invisible Children’s “KONY 2012” video appeared on YouTube, it has gained the attention of more than 84 million people who have watched the half-hour long segment on Uganda’s brutal warlord and how to support the... Read more »

MHS fills Empty Bowls with sense of community

March 15, 2012
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By Ashlyn Miller Round Table reporter Imagine being in a home where instead of a pantry full of food, there is barely enough to get by or maybe none at all .This is reality for around 11,200 people in Frederick County, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. For the last 20 years, schools across Frederick... Read more »

Buzzing into Middletown

March 7, 2012
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By Ashlyn Miller and Jess Molander Round Table reporters About 1,200 students enter and exit Middletown High School each day. Considering those with portable classes, after-school activities, and late arrivals, the average student goes through the school doors at least three to four times a day. So... Read more »

Model students attend a Model UN conference

March 2, 2012
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By Cortney St. John Round Table Broadcast Producer  From the beginning of a position paper, to points of motion on the floor, with moderated and un-moderated caucuses that follow the final resolution paper, Model UN is always an adventure of debates. Fourteen Middletown High School students from... Read more »

MHS purchases new TV for cafeteria

February 17, 2012
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By Elizabeth Pengelly Round Table reporter The average Middletown High School student arrives at school between 7 and 7:25 a.m. Many of those students can be found buying breakfast, chatting with friends, or rushing through homework. But Feb. 6 brought more excitement than usual as bystanders... Read more »

Movement occupies the minds of MHS students

February 9, 2012
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By Lisa Conley Round Table online editor-in-chief The streets of Denver are a long way from Middletown, Md., yet that’s where Mike Nail finds himself these days.  Nail, a 2003 Middletown High School graduate, is involved in the Occupy Denver movement, going to the general assemblies and big demonstrations... Read more »

MHS students raise money for local family

December 16, 2011
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By Rebecca Holcomb Round Table news editor Five teenage children were left behind when Anis Mawi, a woman from Frederick, was killed in a car crash on Nov. 26.  The Mawis are political refugees from Myanmar, where in 2001 their father died.  The five Mawi teenagers are now orphans.  The... Read more »