ACADEMIC ENDEAVORS

World Religions Field Trip
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By Rayyan Ahmad

On November 21, 2019 the World History AP (WHAP), Human Geography AP, and Anthropology classes at Glenelg High School visited 4 places of worship for four different religious groups. The trip began by visiting Mishkan Torah, a Jewish synagogue in the morning. After their discussion of the religion and observation of the Jewish house of worship, these Glenelg students went to visit the Murugan Hindu Temple of North America. At this temple students were obligated to take off their shoes to enter and observe the different statues representing gods. Next, a Brahmin priest came and gave fruit and a blessing to all the students to be successful and make their wishes come true. “It was really cool to go to these religious centers, especially the temple because it was so different from my religion. It was also very interesting to see how other religions show their belief and worship to their own gods,” says 11th grade WHAP student, Josh Cohen. Then, Glenelg students went to St. Mathias, the Apostle Catholic Church (where you can’t eat food) to understand more about Christanity and the Holy Trinity. The Gladiators ended their trip by visiting the Diyanet Center Mosque, a beautiful Turkish style mosque with an authentic Turkish cafe where they ate lunch. After the wondrous meal, they returned back to Glenelg High School.

National Inclusive Education Week

By Justin Robertson 
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From December 2 to December 6, Glenelg High School celebrated National Inclusive Education Week in which students were encouraged to understand and appreciate the strides that have been made to include all students. Whether it be because of a learning disability, a physical disability, or another factor such as race or gender, many students struggle with “fitting in” with other students, which is a problem that students and staff are continuing to try to solve. 
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During this school week, posters were made by students in the Human Growth and Development class and were put up around the school with pictures of celebrities and the disabilities that they have. The premise behind the posters was to “show that even people that are celebrities and entertainers have overcome many obstacles in their life to become successful,” says Glenelg’s Special Education Instructional Team Leader, Jeremy Snyder. In addition to the posters, staff members wore stickers on their shirts throughout the week that emphasized that they too were promoting National Inclusive Education Week. With these kind of efforts by both students and staff, it appears that the Glenelg community is becoming much more understanding and appreciative of the young, bright minds that walk the halls everyday.

nhs induction
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By Evan Whatley

​The 2019-2020 Glenelg National Honor Society’s induction ceremony took place on Wednesday, December 4th. The ceremony commemorated 91 new National Honor society members on becoming the leaders of Glenelg and the community. After writing five essays and receiving recommendations, each member was hand selected for their past duties in helping the community and chosen to be the best leaders of Glenelg. In order to be selected for the National Honor Society each member had to display his/her skills in leadership, service, and candidacy. The induction portrayed all the efforts each student has gone through to receive the honors and the continuation of helping others. Each member’s name was announced to the audience and then each member received a handshake from the Glenelg National Honor Society sponsors, Herjit Jandu and Patricia Feinstein, and by all three Glenelg Vice Principals. After each member was officially inducted into the Honor Society, speeches were made by County Board Councilman, Larry Cohen, Principal David Burton, and both sponsors Mrs. Jandu and Mrs. Feinstein. New National Honor Society member, Ajitesh Kaladi stated, “It was a huge goal of mine to get into NHS and represent Glenelg’s future.” The National Honor Society holds its members to a high standard and its members hold themselves to those standards, creating a long lasting legacy of successful leadership and community efforts.

Scheduling for next year

By Alexis Kominos

The point in the school year has come, and it is now time to register for classes for next year! Time has flown by for Glenelg students and a lot is to be considered when choosing a schedule for the upcoming year. First of all, every student needs to complete the graduation requirements making sure they get their credits in like technology and arts. Along with that, it is important to consider work release or dual enrollment for rising Seniors. Students also have to consider the rigor of the classes they are choosing especially during Junior year. Rising Juniors have their transcripts to worry more about as colleges primarily look deeply into the rigor and standard of Junior year classes. Jasmine Kim, a current Senior at Glenelg discusses the importance of choosing the best classes for Junior year and all that is to be considered for Senior year. She claims, “ Junior year is the most important year of high school and every student should work on taking all the necessary classes while challenging themselves as well. Senior year schedule is generally more lenient, but the question of dual enrollment is important too because doing so could benefit students in many ways”. Colleges also like to see that students are keeping up with the challenge and difficulty in their Senior year and did not stop the effort after Junior year comes to a close. Time can fly by during these high school years and eventually students have to start thinking about colleges along with their futures as a whole. What is the most beneficial? Is it challenging enough? It is important to take all of these questions into account when choosing classes for next year. This year will be the second year of online scheduling as opposed to on paper and online. If there needs to be a change to a teacher-recommended course, the student and his or her guardian must complete the Course Placement Review online through the parent/guardian’s HCPSS Connect account by January 17th.  ​

Sports

Allied Bowling
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By Sarah Kang

On Thursday, December 19th, Glenelg’s Allied Bowling team faced the Mount Hebron Vikings at the Brunswick Normandy Lanes. During the first match, the Gladiators created many spares; however, the Vikings slowly began to advance past them. One Gladiator, Ellie Ringer, who was accompanied by her mother’s endless support, assisted Glenelg by producing numerous spares and a few strikes— she crossed 100 points in both games. Ringer’s excellent aim allowed her team to maintain a high score! Assisting the Allied Bowling team, Junior Unnathi Konduru stated, “it was such an enjoyable time helping the team. Everyone had so much fun bowling and I can’t wait for future games!” After playing several outstanding rounds, the Glenelg Allied Bowling team tied the Vikings. Demonstrating teamwork and determination, the Gladiators continue to work hard and encourage one another. Please come and support the Bowling team at their next game facing Centennial High School!

Boys basketball vs. Atholton
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By Justin Robertson

On Wednesday, January 8th, Glenelg Boys Varsity Basketball matched up against a tough, well-coached opponent in Atholton. The Gladiators had just come off of their most emotional win of the season, a double-overtime thriller in which Glenelg outlasted their rival, River Hill, by a mere two points. And as with any emotional game, win or lose, it can be hard to move on and be fully prepared for the following game, which is exactly what seemed to happen in the crushing defeat against the Raiders. 

From the start of the game, Atholton seemed to have the upper hand, with the Raiders being up 16-7 at the end of the first quarter. The lack of defensive hustle and communication was the clear-cut reason for the Gladiators’ early demise, as head coach Alex Blazek said following a second quarter timeout, “Nobody should ever come to a huddle and say who’s man is that. That’s hustle… if you don’t want to [get defensive matchups on a free throw], you might as well turn the scoreboard off.” Glenelg’s small chance of coming back soon diminished to an afterthought once the fourth quarter began, when the Raiders’ lead was then up to eighteen points. 

At the end of the day, this performance was clearly Glenelg’s worst of the season. The lone bright spot however was Sophomore Bisi Owens, who continues to showcase his talent as a scorer despite his young age. Owens finished with a team-high nineteen points, of which eight came in the third quarter. With a tough stretch coming up, the Gladiators will have to continue to rely on Owens’ scoring and regroup for the long haul.

Boys Basketball Nearly Stuns Oakland Mills

By Justin Robertson 

Following an abysmal loss to Atholton on Wednesday, January 8th, Glenelg Varsity Boys Basketball quickly rebounded two days later with a near upset against one of the top teams in the county, Oakland Mills. 

Glenelg’s players and coaches seemed to embrace an underdog mentality heading into the game, since they were nearly the only ones who believed they could beat a team who was then on a seven game winning streak. Glenelg Senior Forward/Center, Jack Walsh, says, “Us being underestimated helped us to play loose and just get back to the basics of basketball without living up to an expectation.” To many people’s surprise, that mindset, which can be very ineffective at times, seemed to work throughout the first half, with the less-talented Gladiators only being down two points at the break. However, Oakland Mills came back strong in the second half, taking an eleven point lead with two minutes left in regulation. With that much of a lead and the lack of time left in the game, coming back seemed insurmountable for Glenelg, until Junior Guard Max Pearcy hit a game tying layup with ten seconds left in the fourth to send the game to extra minutes. 
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Ultimately, Oakland Mills’ DJ Hopkins took over the game, scoring a career high 36 points, along with hitting two contested three pointers and two clutch free throws in overtime to seal the win. The loss to the Scorpions marks consecutive losses for Glenelg, and their fifth of the season, but overcoming such a large deficit proves this year’s team can compete under any circumstances.

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