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 January 30th, therefore the deadline to submit to MCR is 4:00 p.m. January 22, 2010. Schools must be a member of MCR and MASC to submit award applications.

The following MCR Award documents are for the 2009-2010 school year (PDF's)

AWARD	DEADLINE	PDF File
MCR Advisor of the Year	4pm 1/22/10	pdf
*MCR Advisor of the Year (if no applications were submitted for the January deadline for the State Award)	4pm 3/5/10	see above
MCR Principal of the Year	4pm 1/22/10	pdf
*MCR Principal of the Year (if no applications were submitted for the January deadline for the State Award)	4pm 3/5/10	see above
MCR Outstanding Activity/Project	4pm 3/5/10	pdf
MCR Legislator of the Year	4pm 3/5/10	pdf
MCR - SGA President Involvment Award	4pm 3/5/10	(New award - criteria to be posted soon)
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.

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 High School
2007 Mr. David Nicholson - Springbrook High School

MCR Principal of the Year
2001 Dr. Mark Kelsch - Richard Montgomery High School
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

MCR Legislator of the Year
2008 Senator Jamie Raskins (17 year old - voting rights)
2008 Senator Mike Lenett (student advisory committee)
2008 Board of Education Pat O'Neill (cell phone rights)

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 Allisn Whitman & Michelle Pettit)

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), Churchil (54 points)
2008-2009 Richard Montgomery HS (50 points)

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

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
2009

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

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)

State Charity Award
2006-2007 Leukemia & Lymphomia Society
Overall Region Contributions
2007 Montgomery County
Overall Best High Schools 2007
1st Place - Walter Johnson HS ($9,750)
3rd Place - Blake HS ($3,828.98)
Overall Best Middle Schools 2007
1st Place - Farquhar MS ($2,435)
3rd Place - Rocky Hill MS($1427.35)
Most Creative Fundraiser 2007
2nd Place - Churchill HS (personalized cinderblocks - raising $2,900)

Hosting Recognition Plaques
MASC Advance
2000 - Student Affairs Office
2001 - Student Affairs Office
2002 - Student Affairs Office
2005 - Student Affairs Office
2006 - Student Affairs Office
2007 - Student Affairs Office
MASC Middle School Leadership Conference
1998 - Student Affairs Office & Redland Middle School
2005 - Student Affairs Office & Redland Middle School
2008 - Student Affairs Office & Baker Middle School

Past 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 (Watkiins Mill High School, MCR, and MCJC)
Legislative Sessions:
1991-1992 - John F. Kennedy HS (MCR and MCJC)

Updated June 19, 2009 | Maintained by Karen Crawford