There are many opportunities for your school to be recognized. Please consider applying to give your principal, advisor, or SGA recognition for their dedication and commitment to student leadership.

All Awards have strict deadlines for submission of applications:

State Award for Advisor, Principal, SGA Organization (Felix Simon)
Maryland Association of Student Councils (MASC) Awards for Principal*, Advisor* and Felix Simon (SGA Organizational Award) can be found on the MASC web site.

*MCR is allowed to submit one advisor and one principal of the year award to MASC (the state student government association). The state deadline is February 5, 2011, therefore the deadline to submit to MCR is 4:00 p.m. January 28, 2011. Schools must be a member of MCR and MASC to submit award applications.

The following MCR Award documents are for the 2011-2012 school year (PDF files)

AWARD	DEADLINE	PDF File
*MCR Advisor of the Year (if no applications are submitted for the January deadline for MCR's nomination as the State Advisor, the application will remain open until 3/8/12)	4pm 1/27/12 or 3/8/12(see note on left)	pdf
*MCR Principal of the Year (if no applications are submitted for the January deadline for MCR's nomination as the State Principal, the application will remain open until 3/8/12)	4pm 1/27/12 or 3/8/12(see note on left)	pdf
MCR Outstanding Activity/Project	4pm 3/8/12	pdf
MCR Legislator of the Year	4pm 3/8/12	pdf
MCR Membership Involvement - no application needed- all MCR member schools are included in the running	points recorded throughout the year	pdf

Note: The NAACP has awards for Principals and Teachers. Schools may wish to consider the NAACP awards as they are looking at the MCR awards. For more information, click here.

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MCR Award Recipients:

MCR Advisor of the Year

2002	Mr. George Bachtell - Magruder High School
2004	Ms. Catherine McCall - Wheaton High School
2005	Mr. Paul Soboslay - Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS
2006	Ms. Toni Kellinger - Richard Montgomery HS
2007	Mr. David Nicholson - Springbrook High School

MCR Principal of the Year

2001	Dr. Mark Kelsch - Richard Montgomery HS
2002	Dr. Edward Shirley - Northwest High School
2004	Dr. George Arlotto - Wheaton High School
2005	Dr. David Steinberg - Magruder High School
2006	Mr. Fred Lowenbach - Kennedy High School
2007	Mr. James Fernandez - Einstein High School
2008	Mr. Mike Durso - Springbrook High School

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MCR Legislator of the Year

2008	Senator Jamie Raskin (17 year old - voting rights)
2008	Senator Mike Lenett (student advisory committee)
2008	Board of Education Pat O'Neill (cell phone rights)
2011	Del. Anne Kaiser (SMOB voting rights expansion)

Outstanding Activity Project of the Year Award
(see Leadership Resources for project write-up)

2003-2004	SGA: "Blake Idol" - Blake HS(advisor Ms. Roberta Katz)
2004-2005	SGA: "Squares for Peace" - Blake HS (advisor Ms. Roberta Katz)
2005-2006	SGA: "Violence Prevention Week" - Rockville HS (advisor Ms. Katie Rossini)
2006-2007	SGA "2nd Annual 5k Mike Tyler Run/Walk"- Watkins Mill HS (advisors Allison Whitman & Michelle Pettit)

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MCR Membership Involvement
(all schools with 60 points earned or the highest points achieved)

2003-2004	Magruder (70pts), Richard Montgomery (70pts)
2004-2005	Blair (64pts), Kennedy (64pts), Magruder (66pts)
2005-2006	Springrook (60 points), Kenndy (68 points), Richard Montgomery (74 points)
2007-2008	Richard Montgomery (50 ponts), Damasus (50 points), Springbrook (52 points), Churchill (54 points)
2008-2009	Richard Montgomery HS (50 points)
2009-2010	Poolesville HS (60 points)
2010-2011	Richard Montgomery HS (56 points)

Other MCR Awards:

2002	Mr. Lawrence Levin Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Proclamation – service as a student government advisor for 18 years - retiring)
2008	Ms. Amina Makhdoon - in appreciation for her extensive volunteer work and guidance with MCR's Taskforce on Race and Social Issues

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Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB):
Election Related Awards

Voter Turn-Out

2002	Poolesville High School 84.1%
2003	Rockville High School 84.9%
2004	Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS 87.2%
2005	Northwood High School (only has 9th grade) 90.3%
2005	Poolesville High School 89.5%
2006	Pooleville High School 84.4%
2007	Poolesville High School 89%
2008	Churchill High School 89.11%
2009	Poolesville High School 91.71%
2010	Poolesville High School 92.55%
2011	Churchill High School 90.06%

Outstanding Election Achievement: All election materials returned in good condition & election notebook returned with all documents completed correctly

2005	Paint Branch HS and Seneca Valley HS
2006	Rockville HS and Wheaton HS
2008	Churchill HS, Paint Branch HS, Springbrook HS, and Watkins Mill HS

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MASC Award Recipients:

MASC Felix Simon Award (student council organization)

2003-2004	Watkins Mill High School (advisor Ms. Brandice Heckert) and Damascus High School (advisors Ms. Brittany Main and Ms. Christine Pryor)
2006-2007	Richard Montgomery High School (advisor Ms. Toni Kellinger) and Montgomery Blair High School (advisor Ms. Rondai Ravilious)

MASC Advisor of the Year Award

1989-1990	Mrs. Sandy Metcalf - Watkins Mill High School
1993-1994	Mrs. Karen Crawford - MCJC Advisor

MASC Principal of the Year Award

Friend of MASC Award

2003	Mrs. Karen Crawford (Student Affairs Office)

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State Charity Award

2006-2007	MCR: Leukemia & Lymphomia Society
2006-2007	Overall Best High Schools 1st Place - Walter Johnson HS ($9,750) 3rd Place - Blake HS ($3,828.98)
2006-2007	Most Creative Fundraiser 2nd Place - Churchill HS (personalized cinderblocks - raising $2,900)

Hosting Recognition Plaques

2000	MASC Advance: Student Affairs Office
2001	MASC Advance: Student Affairs Office
2002	MASC Advance: Student Affairs Office
2005	MASC Advance: Student Affairs Office
2006	MASC Advance: Student Affairs Office
2007	MASC Advance: Student Affairs Office
2009	MASC Advance: Student Affairs Office
2010	MASC Advance: Student Affairs Office

Past MASC Events Hosted In Montgomery County
Conventions:
1953-1954 - Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
1957-1958 - Montgomery Blair High School
1962-1963 - Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
1968-1969 - Montgomery Blair High School
1970-1971 - Montgomery Blair High School
1979-1980 - Gaithersburg High School
1982-1983 - Walt Whitman High School (last Host Home Convention)
1989-1990 - Gaithersburg Marriott Hotel (Watkins Mill High School, MCR, and MCJC)

Legislative Sessions:
1991-1992 - John F. Kennedy HS (MCR and MCJC)

NASC Award Recipients:

2007-2008	Blake High School: Gold National Councils of Excellence
2009-2010	Earl Reum Activity Advisor Award - Region 2 (NY, NJ. PA, DE, MD) - Karen Crawford, Student Affairs Coordinator

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Updated August 2, 2011 | Maintained by Karen Crawford