By: Madison Stouffer There’s an age-old expression most people have heard: “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” For assistant principal Sandra Suber, it’s one she has come to truly value since she first recalled hearing the phrase as a guidance counselor at the beginning of her career. Today, Suber says the proverb applies to the strength of Glenelg’s staff, students, parents, and community, working together to support students on their path to graduation and future success. Students might argue, though, that it has been Suber herself who has strengthened the chain simply by being a positive influence in their lives.
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By: Steven Moe You find yourself in the student section at a Glenelg football game. The first play of the game starts. Glenelg is on offense. The team gets a first down. Click! Click! The crowd cheers, and you hear that noise again. Click! You look over to see senior Juliana Thornton, student media, on the sidelines of the game. Since attempting sports photography as a junior, she has become a valued member of the Glenelg media team. But Thornton didn’t start photography with football. By: Jimmy Kapinos You know the setting well.
You walk through the student services door where you find two student aides and secretary Carrie Repole ready to greet you. You make small talk before continuing on to speak to your counselor. Your conversation finished, you say goodbye and head back through the door on your way to class. But it’s the one door in student services you didn’t walk through (look left when you enter, look right when you leave) that should have captured your attention, if not solely for the person who has made the space her home away from home for the past 5 years. By: Raina Shah We’ve all been asked the question, or have at least heard it: What do you want to do or be after high school? For some high school students, the answer is straightforward, their path clearly defined.
For others, including Earth and Science teacher Justin Rix, the answer led to 18 intriguing years of self discovery. If anything, Rix’s career path should provide a measure of confidence to any who is uncertain or struggles to define, or be defined by, a career path. After many bumps on his path, Rix discovered what his passion was; luckily for Glenelg, it’s teaching. By: Raina Ram Glenelg’s Special Education department has long been a stalwart as an academic support system; it has been, and continues to be, a cornerstone of compassion and resilience, and offers its students a life-changing impact.
The department has long catered to diverse academic needs, ensuring students on both diploma and certificate tracks receive necessary support. By tailoring instruction and accommodations to the unique needs of each student, staff members don't just facilitate academic success, they empower individuals to navigate life with confidence and independence. Led by its instructional team leader of 29 years, Jeremy Snyder has come to exemplify the profound impact his department has made. By: Karlie Harris In eighth grade, Aimee Hocker took a career inventory test that told her, without a doubt, she should be a librarian.
Like most middle school students whose ideas about a career have yet to materialize, she didn’t believe it. But, it turns out, and to Glenelg’s benefit, fate served Hocker well. Since 2010, she has been one of the school’s two library media specialists – in Hocker’s case, a catchall descriptor that just starts to scratch the surface of all the roles she plays: technology leader, Video Production teacher, morning announcement show manager, non-fiction print and digital collections organizer, professional development provider, and library research instructor and library media mentor. Add advisor of Civil Air Patrol, Card Club, and Games Club to her list of volunteer activities, and it’s pretty clear that regardless of what any test told her in the past, Hocker is right where she’s meant to be, now. By: Victoria Wright Underneath the uniform marking him as Glenelg High School’s security deputy, Officer Mark Perry lives a life full of interesting moments and heartwarming interactions with students.
Known as an uplifting spirit to those at Glenelg, Perry does a lot more than just hand out tickets to those without a parking pass. By: Hannah Sanborn In the dynamic realm of educational support, the smiling face of Carrie Repole stands out as a strong resource for Gladiators, radiating warmth and dedication.
Many already know Repole from her previous role as a data clerk at Glenwood Middle School. Last year, she joined the Glenelg community when she filled the role of the Student Services Secretary. By: Steven Moe and Milith Batchu To the outside observer, Ruichen “Grayson” He is a lot of things.
He is an honors student, Model UN president, former SGA class president, defensive starter on the varsity football team, and a state record-holding discus champion who is nationally ranked in the discipline. By: Bell West and Michael Lau
Glenelg prides itself on its sense of community with its students and staff. This year, we welcome our newest Glads who look to make a lasting impact. By: Karlie Harris That new face and presence you’ve seen walking Glenelg’s halls? No, it’s not actor Eric Dane who plays Mark Sloan on “Grey’s Anatomy.” But like Sloan, a doctor on the show, it is someone who has his sights set on helping others. Glenelg’s new Student Resources Officer (SRO) Brandon Lapp is determined to build a better bridge between the police department and students this year and for years to come. By: Annika Kunz Moving to the other side of the world, starting a new life, learning a new language – welcome to the life of an exchange student. Or, more accurately, welcome to my life! This past summer, I moved from Germany to the U.S., all by myself to spend my sophomore exchange year here. In a series of writings, I hope to provide you the opportunity to get to know the perspective of a non-American person on certain topics. By: Jimmy Kapinos “Taking on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse, isn’t it? If you’re comfortable while you’re doing it, you’re probably doing it wrong.” These words from Jason Sudeikes's titular character Ted Lasso can be said about all students on their high school journey. But the same philosophy also applies to the way all teachers and staff approach their work, including Hastings-Hauf herself, who began her third year as Glenelg's principal. I sat down with her to ask questions that may be on students' minds. By: Riley Suszkiw Walking around school, you may see a man of large stature with a long goatee and even longer hair. William Aldrich, the man behind the goatee, is much more than your average career and technical educator.
He’s a story teller. And he sure has some gems. Like the one where he was at a soccer game and one of his close friends gets her wallet pickpocketed. In a quick act of courage, he runs down the thief and restrains him until UN soldiers show up. By: Makena Vass The moment Carol Doermann came to Glenelg, she described it as being “a breath of fresh air.” Eighteen years later, Doermann, math department instructional team lead, Calculus teacher, and advisor of Calculus and Key Clubs, will retire from teaching and move to Buffalo, NY with her husband. Though Doermann has taught at Glenelg since 2005, her job is more than untangling complicated Calculus problems. Her passion for showing students their potential originates from encouraging and guiding people in her own life. By: Karlie Harris
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By: Laurel Kutz Based on Nina Feeney’s musical inclinations, you would expect her to be a music teacher, encouraging students to surround themselves in the arts and expressing themselves through performance. It stands to reason: every Sunday for the past four years, Feeney plays the organ and directs the choir at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Highland. However, she chose a path in teaching math, which led her to educating at Glenelg for 16 years. By: Kirsten Rose, Kenzie Ryan, and Riley Suszkiw As a journalism staff, we randomly came across a Palindrome yearbook from 1998. While we flipped through the pages, we couldn’t help but notice three familiar faces: Diane Barnoski (front office secretary), Kendall Morton (science), and Jeremy Snyder (special education). Though Barnoski has been part of the GHS community since 1992 and Morton and Snyder since 1995, we thought it would be fun to gain some perspective from their time here over the past 25 years.
By: Kenzie Ryan Principal Shawn Hastings-Hauf has been a part of Glenelg since the fall of 2021. From the start, she has set her focus on making Glenelg a welcoming place and helping the students and community adapt to life post-COVID. The Shield staff wanted to catch up with her to see how her Glenelg experience has been!
By: Bell West Glenelg has long been regarded as one of the best athletically performing high schools in Howard County. For at least the past decade, Glenelg athletes, coaches, and supporters have been instrumental in solidifying the school’s outstanding reputation in sports.
Still, it’s the person who was recently named Athletic Director of the Year in Maryland’s District V that anchors Glenelg’s athletic standing: Dan Sageman. By: Kirsten Rose It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. For physics teacher Irene Tsavaris, Confucius’ words regarding patience could not be more accurate.
By: Aleena Khan, Megan Ortwein, and Makena Vass In honor of Black History Month, we researched some of the few unacknowledged individuals who changed the course of history.
By: Makena Vass From teaching in rural Pennsylvania to helping raise money for a refugee school in Thailand, Carrie Clippard-Cope is on a mission to improve the world around her.
And now that includes Glenelg. By: Aleena Khan, Megan Ortwein, and Makena Vass If you could give advice to your freshman self, what would you say? Chances are, you would have done something differently. Seniors Aleena Khan, Megan Ortwein, and Makena Vass have compiled their advice they wished they had received as underclassmen.
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