SPS Hires Soccer Coach
Springdale Preparatory School, in New Windsor, Md., is pleased to announce the hiring of our Varsity Boys’ Soccer Coach, Thomas Knox III.
Coach Knox comes to us from King’s College, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where he has served as the Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach since August 2023. The team has an overall record of 12-14-7, finishing sixth in the 2023 MAC Freedom Conference in 2023 and fifth in 2024.
Prior to coaching at King’s College, he was the Assistant Men’s Coach at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pa. Coach Knox also has experience coaching U9, U10 and U18 boys soccer teams.
As a midfielder and forward at Elizabethtown College, Coach Knox was the 2018 Landmark Conference Champion, the Gene Clemens Most Influential Player in 2021, appeared in 37 matches and scored two career goals.
With a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Coaching minor from Elizabethtown College, and a Masters of Education from King’s College, SPS is thrilled to have him join the coaching and residential life staff.
“I’m excited to join the Springdale Prep community and lead the soccer program in our inaugural season!” Coach Knox said. “I’m determined to create a culture that values grit, unity and development. I’m looking forward to getting started and supporting our students in reaching their full potential on and off the field.” accomplishments.
Springdale Players Present “Arsenic and Old Lace”
Join the Springdale Players as we present the classic play, “Arsenic and Old Lace”! Performances will take place on Friday, May 16, at 7:00 P.M. and Saturday, May 17, at 7:00 P.M. Light refreshments will be available for purchase before the show and during intermission. The show will last approximately 2 hours, including a 10-minute intermission. Tickets can be purchased by following the link below, or by scanning the QR code. All seats are general admission, and doors open at 6:30. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and K-12 students. SPS students and faculty will attend the play during school hours. For additional information, email Mr. Buckley at [email protected].
Mortimer Brewster is living a happy life: he has a steady job at a prominent New York newspaper, he’s just become engaged, and he gets to visit his sweet spinster aunts to announce the engagement. Mortimer always knew that his family had a bit of a mad gene — his brother believes himself to be Teddy Roosevelt, and his great-grandfather used to scalp Native Americans for pleasure — but his world is turned upside down when he realizes that his dear aunts have been poisoning lonely old men for years! When Mortimer’s maniacal brother, Jonathan. (who strangely now resembles Boris Karloff) returns on the night that the aunts were planning to bury the newest victim, Mortimer must rally to help his aunts and protect his fiancé — all while trying to keep his own sanity. as well. An uproarious farce on plays involving murder, Arsenic and Old Lace has become a favorite amongst regional theatres throughout America.
Carson Scholar
Zack Huang Wins First Place
Springdale Preparatory School student, Zack Huang, won first place in the Senior Individual Documentary category at the Carroll County History Day on March 1.
National History Day is held annually through local, state and national competitions. This year’s theme, “Rights and Responsibilities in History,” allowed students to research and draw their own conclusions about the significance of their chosen topic through a variety of media. Huang chose a documentary.
“My documentary was intended to relate to the broad topic of this year’s NHD topic,” Huang said. “As we have gone through in APUSH (AP U.S. History) class, I have linked this to the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Therefore I decided for the topic to be about how the Second Amendment is more than just a right but a responsibility passed down from the Founding Fathers.”
With a little guidance from his APUSH teacher, Ms. Alison Kraeck, and a nudge from his mom, Huang took on the research and filming himself.
“I started working on my scripts and outlines for about three days,” Huang said. “After that I had an interview with Ms.Kraeck about some things that could be effective in processing and reasoning my argument. Then I took about four days to edit the videos and around two days processing papers and annotating the bibliography.”
Huang will go on to compete at the Maryland History Day on May 3. From there, he might even move on to the National History Day competition.
He has a bit of advice for anyone wanting to enter a contest in the future.
Always try to be as innovative as you can, and as a lot of ways to present are offered, pick the one that’s easiest for you!”
MATHCOUNTS
Congratulations to the SPS MATHCOUNTS team for their first-place finish at the Frederick Chapter/Regional MATHCOUNTS competition! Not only did the team come in first out of 15 schools, but Thomas placed first out of 116 students! They will go on to compete at States on March 15. Go Lions!
American Invitational Mathematics Exam
Congratulations to Bella Zhu and Ivan Yuan for being invited to take the AIME. This is the first in the series of exams, followed by the USA Mathematical Olympiad and Junior Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO and USAJMO).Only students who perform exceptionally well on the AMC 10 or AMC 12 are invited to continue participating in the MAA AMC series of examinations that culminate in the selection process for the USA International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) team.
