WEATHER: graduation forecast by “meteorologist” Jake Dziubla

Jake Dziubla, "Meteorologist"
May 28, 2013
Filed under Feature, Feature stories, Local news, News

Well, gang, the day is nearly here, so close that you can almost taste it (graduation probably tastes pretty good). Since I have been touted a “weatherman” (by weatherman I mean going to noaa.gov and regurgitating their forecasts), it only makes sense that I should give my forecast for the big day. Forecast:... Read more »

Boiler up

May 14, 2013
Filed under Feature, Feature photos, Featured

Workers remove two 17,000 lb. boilers from Middletown High School's boiler room. - Photo by Jake Dziubla

Maryland football ‘goes long’ to MHS

April 6, 2013
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Middletown High School students and members of the Middletown community looked on as the University of Maryland football team held a scrimmage at Knight Field on April 6. This event was the second of three spring scrimmages hosted by Maryland high schools in an effort to promote the university. - Photo... Read more »

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 »

“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 »

Round Table winners of WVU competition

March 19, 2012
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By Shannon McKenna Round Table editor 11 categories. Over 500 entries. 21 schools. Middletown: a top contender. Middletown High School’s The Round Table has annually competed in West Virginia University’s Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism high school journalism competition. The students... Read more »

MHS boys varsity lacrosse team keeps its eyes on the prize

February 22, 2012
Filed under Sports Archives

By Jake Dziubla Round Table sports editor After losing in the state championship last season, members of the Middletown High School varsity boys lacrosse team will keep their eyes on the prize again for the upcoming season, hoping to return where they left off: at another championship. The team will... Read more »

National abuse scandals cause community to reflect

December 5, 2011
Filed under Sports Archives

By Jake Dziubla Round Table online-editor-in-chief Penn State University and the University of Syracuse have both been rocked by the scandals that have sprouted from their sports programs. While it may be obvious that the scandals have shaken the foundations of these schools, the scandals have also... Read more »

Opinions on scheduling divided at FCPS meeting

December 1, 2011
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By Jake Dziubla Round Table online-editor-in-chief As the seats quickly filled with parents and students from across Frederick County, the Frederick County Public Schools Board of Education building’s conference room left standing room only for late arrivals on the evening of Nov. 30 as board... Read more »

Bike ride tightens bonds between Donalds

November 22, 2011
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By Jake Dziubla Round Table online editor-in-chief She peddled slowly. The bike wobbled. It nearly fell. She struggled. The bike inched forward. The muscles coordinated. Her dad leaped from his lawn mower and cheered. Nine-year-old Blair Donald could finally ride a bike solo. From this point, she... Read more »