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Thurmont Elementary Welcomes New &<br />
Returning Teachers<br />
Photo by Carie Stafford<br />
Thurmont Elementary teachers pictured left to right are Tina Delauter, Anneliese<br />
Simpson, Karen Jennings, Laura Estep, Craig Sharp, Jackie Pier, Melissa Monn,<br />
Kate Loverock, Jessica Petela and Christina Koerper.<br />
Tina Delauter is spending the<br />
first half of her day at TPS and<br />
the second half at TES as a special<br />
education assistant. She lives in<br />
Thurmont with her husband Kirby<br />
and four children, Maureen, Will,<br />
Emily and Sam. She has two dogs,<br />
Bailey and Roxie and loves to read,<br />
crochet, knit and spend time with<br />
her family.<br />
Anneliese Simpson is from<br />
Thurmont. She worked at TMS<br />
last year. This year she is a special<br />
education assistant. Anneliese is<br />
married to Alec and they have three<br />
children, Julia, Nicholas and Ethan.<br />
She has two cats, Angela and Tom<br />
and a dog, Fritz. She likes to cook<br />
and run in her free time. She is a<br />
D.C. United Soccer fan.<br />
Karen Jennings, from<br />
Westminster, worked at Ballenger<br />
Creek and has 12 years of<br />
educational experience. Karen is<br />
married to Tony and they have twin<br />
boys, Tommy and Luke. She has<br />
two dogs, Terrapin and Chessie. She<br />
likes to scuba dive and watch her<br />
teams, the Baltimore Ravens and<br />
Maryland Terrapins, play.<br />
Laura Estep from Thurmont<br />
is returning to her old stomping<br />
grounds after taking a few years<br />
off for family time. Having been a<br />
student at TES and then a teacher for<br />
many years there, Laura is excited to<br />
be back teaching 4th grade. Laura<br />
is married to John and has three<br />
children, Jack, Josie and Lucy. She<br />
has a cat, Leo, and enjoys reading,<br />
running and gardening.<br />
Craig Scharp is back! He<br />
returns to teach 5th grade again.<br />
Craig is married to Monica and<br />
they have three children, Josh, Ben<br />
and Amanda. Mr. Scharp has an<br />
interesting classroom; his is the<br />
herpetology (reptile) classroom. In<br />
addition to the skinned critters in<br />
his classroom, at home he has two<br />
dogs, four cats, turtles, lizards, frogs,<br />
salamanders and snakes. Craig<br />
loves to spend time camping with<br />
his family and has an interest in<br />
naturalist studies.<br />
Jackie Pier is a Mount St Mary’s<br />
intern who is working with the 3rd<br />
grade this year. She has a dog named<br />
Haley and a cat named Jack.<br />
Melissa Monn is a Mount St.<br />
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Thurmont Middle’s New Asst. Principal<br />
The staff and students at Thurmont Middle<br />
School are happy to have Marty Rochlin as their new<br />
Assistant Principal. Marty started out his career as<br />
a counselor at Camp Airy in Thurmont, and then<br />
went on to become an elementary and middle school<br />
teacher. He has taught several different subjects, and<br />
enjoys tutoring math. He advanced to the Assistant<br />
Principal position at Crestwood Middle in 2004.<br />
Marty lives in Ellicott City with his wife Pam<br />
and their daughter Lilly. Marty is a big Orioles and<br />
Ravens fan, loves and coaches soccer, and likes to<br />
play a good game of basketball with the school staff<br />
to unwind at the end of a day.<br />
Photo by Carie Stafford<br />
Marty is a “people person.” He earned the<br />
“Clown Fish” award for the past four years at Crestwood. He is excited<br />
to be at Thurmont Middle and has had a warm reception from the staff and<br />
community so far. Marty feels that if he can make a difference with a child to<br />
help their day go better, it is a good day at the office. He believes that solving<br />
problems “makes school better for both students and families.” There of<br />
course will be fires to put out, but he is hoping to do that with a positive<br />
outcome for all involved.<br />
Marty has an open door policy and is excited about the new school year<br />
and is looking forward to meeting and working with the staff, students and<br />
families.<br />
CHS Safe and Sane<br />
Calling all 2010 senior parents. The Safe and Sane Group has started<br />
planning for our graduating seniors. The Safe and Sane Committe meets the<br />
2nd Wednesday of each month, at the CHS Media Center at 7:00 p.m. (except<br />
the month of October which will meet on October 7). The Committee would<br />
like to thank our past sponsors and supporters and welcome your continued<br />
support. It’s our great community that makes this event possible.<br />
Look for our upcoming events and thank you again for supporting our class<br />
of 2010 graduating seniors. For more information contact Becky Long at 301-<br />
271-6922 or email blong6922@verizon.net.<br />
Upcoming events include September 24th Golf Tournament and October<br />
25th Cash Bingo.<br />
Mary’s intern who is looking to<br />
specialize in <strong>1st</strong> grade. She has a son<br />
named Dakota, a dog named Harley<br />
and loves to attend baseball games.<br />
Mellissa says, “I go for the food.”<br />
Kate Loverock is a graduate of<br />
Mount St. Mary’s and is excited to be<br />
teaching special education, Learning<br />
for Life. She has two dogs, Pebbles<br />
and Rosie. She is a Steelers and<br />
Orioles fan.<br />
Jessica Petela from Thurmont is<br />
coming from Whittier Elementary<br />
teaching special education. She has a<br />
dog named Ralph and enjoys spending<br />
her free time with her family.<br />
Christina Koerper is a Mount St<br />
Mary’s intern who is specializing in<br />
special education. She is presently on<br />
the Woman’s Golf league at the Mount.<br />
Maryland State Department of Education<br />
Accredited, High Quality Preschool with<br />
Full-Day or Part-Day Programs<br />
Before and After School Care<br />
Summer Camp Program with<br />
Weekly Field Trips, Educational Concepts<br />
and Activities<br />
Program Staff with Extensive Training<br />
and Several Years of Experience<br />
Come see the Center<br />
and meet the staff!<br />
Open 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.,<br />
Monday through Friday.