Students, teachers and alumni are hopefully watching the progress of Cody Mauermann, an 18-year-old graduate of Lake Worth Christian School who was seriously injured Sunday morning when he was ejected from his SUV when it flipped on Floridas Turnpike.

About 10 students came in my office this morning before first period. They want the latest news. Everybody wants to know how they can help Cody and his family, said Jim Harwood, athletic director of the 470-student K-12 private school on High Ridge Road.

Mauermann, an avid surfer and skateboarder, was driving alone north about 8 a.m. in the far right lane when his vehicle swerved to the left. The vehicle flipped several times over three lanes and hit the guard rail between the north and south lanes. Mauermann landed on the median at milemarker 128, just north of the Martin County Line, Harwood said.

Mauermann used his cell phone to call his parents, who were waiting to meet him in Orlando. After telling them he was OK, he passed out. A passerby pulled over, saying to Roger Mauermann the words every parent fears.

Sir, your son is in bad shape, the passerby told Roger, who along with his wife Debbie own Arctic Air Conditioning and Heating in Boynton Beach. The couples oldest son Ryan graduated from the school two years ago. Another son Lane is a fifth-grader there.

Cody was flown to Lawnwood Medical Center in Fort Pierce. His spine was fractured in two places, his pelvis is shattered and he sustained severe injuries to his right hand and left leg. He has already undergone at least two major operations, and expects to be in Orlando Regional Medical Center for at least six weeks, Harwood said.

The good news is he is able to wiggle his toes after an operation to his leg, Harwood said.

Cody is not complaining. I was told he keeps saying he is worried about how his mom is handling this, said Linda Zylstra, a pre-K teachers aide at the school.

Roger and Debbie Mauermann could not be reached.

Since graduating, Cody has been volunteering to help Harwood with the schools baseball and softball teams. Mauermann has been chipping in about a dozen hours a week setting up the fields and selling concessions.

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FACS awarded

The Family and Consumer Sciences program at Bismarck High School was presented the Directors Award of Excellence at the Career and Technical Education Professional Development Conference held recently in Bismarck.

Teachers who make up the BHS FACS department are Billie Ann Caya, Bobbie Grassel, Pam Vukelic, Kaari Landblom and Janel Mosset. Dale Hoerauf is the director of CTE for Bismarck Public Schools. The BHS program was the only FACS department in the state honored with the award this year.

The BHS program was recognized for teaching nearly 50 sections of 12 different courses; for providing occupational experiences through classes such as Child Related Careers and the FACS apprenticeship program; and for increasing membership by 100 percent over the previous year in the FACS student leadership organization.

The teachers also led several round table sharing sessions during the conference and in recent years have conducted in-depth workshops for conference participants. Among the FACS classes taught at BHS are independent living, parenting, fashion, child development, contemporary foods, family living, housing and foods of the world.

Vet of the Year

The North Dakota Veterinary Medical Association presented the 2012 Veterinarian of the Year Award to Dr. Del Rae Martin of Mandan at its annual meeting held Aug. 12-14 in Minot.

This prestigious award was established in 1975 in order to recognize the time and efforts by its members, above and beyond that of normal participation in the association for the good of the association, their profession and community.

Martin, who is a native North Dakota, received her DVM from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1985. She has been a member of the NDVMA since 1993 and is their current legislative chairperson.

She is known for her kindness and compassion, as well as her willingness to help friends and family whenever there is a need. She has volunteered her time and abilities after the flood displaced hundreds of animals last year in Minot. She has spent countless hours on legislative issues that involve the profession of veterinary medicine and has testified at the Capitol on some of the issues.

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About town - Sept. 2, 2012

PERRY HALL, Md. (WJZ/AP)As the victim of the Perry Hall school continues to recover, the community is coming together to support him and his family.

Monique Griego has more on the victims parents speaking out for the first time.

Daniel Borowyis still recovering at Shock Trauma. Earlier Friday his family spoke out about what theyre going through.

As the Perry Hall High School football team took to the field, parents and students packed into the stands. They came not only to cheer on the team, but to show support for Borowy, who was shot by a fellow student just days earlier.

A lot of people [are]out there supporting Daniel, collecting money and just supporting our school, said Kellie Boyd, student.

We all come together and support each other, said Renee Whiting, student.

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On Monday the first day of school the 17-year-old was shot in the back in the cafeteria. Police identified the gunman as 15-year-old Robert Gladden. Hes now charged as adult with attempted murder.

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After the shooting, police searched the home of Gladdens stepfather and found 11 firearms. But the shotgun hes accused of using in the shooting came from his fathers home.

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Ward J. Tim Timken Jr. was recently named the Distinguished Alumni for Canton Country Day School in Plain Township during its Distinguished Alumni Reception at Schulman & Zimmerman & Associates Law Firm in downtown Canton.

The chairman of the Timken Co.s board, Timken graduated from the school in 1981. He has a bachelors degree in marketing from Georgetown University and a masters degree in business administration from Darden School at the University of Virginia. He served on the Canton Country Days Board of Trustees from 2002 to 2004.

This years Honorary Alumnus is John Lothrop. He was a full-time member of the CCDS faculty from 1964 when the school opened until his retirement in 1995. Prior to that time he taught nine years in the Canton City School system as an elementary and junior high school teacher.

Lothrop, known affectionately to his students as Mr. Lo, has continued his close association with Canton Country Day School as a volunteer member of the mathematics teaching team.

HOSPITAL HONORS

Ruth Lash was honored for donating 25,000 volunteer hours during the Affinity Medical Centers 2012 Volunteer Recognition Ceremony Aug. 22 at La Pizzaria restaurant.

Others honored were Marilyn Hardy, 11,000 hours; Mary Longheier, 8,500; Sherry Shuey, 8,000; Edith Queen, 7,500; Ester Davis, 7,000; Rich Beaudry, 6,000; Howard Kemp, Annie Loretto and Alyce Ripple, 5,000; Kay Beaudry, Val Hutsell, Susan Keller and Rita Sandy, 4,500; Millie Compan, Dottie Edwards, Carrie Jones, Carolyn Seemann and Jenny Stroh, 3,000; Linda Herman, Janet Kohler, Roseanne Scharon and Jean Smith, 2,500; Barb Baker, Judi DeGordon, Jo Walterhouse and Judy Wigginton, 2,000; Peggy Haunty and Barb Rosenberry, 1,500; and Lil Crimmond and Shirley Ferry, 1,000.

Also, Diana Ballard, Carol Brenner and Carole Chabot, 750; Ruth Reid, Anne Smith and Nita Stoner, 500; Shirley Corban, Darla Heidy, Darlene Hershberger, Diana Kennedy and Bill Reid, 250; Pat Davis, Kim Goodrich, Nick Magurean, Harriet Nemeti, Cathy Pobega, Jewel Sauser, John Walker, Nondis Walker, Sherry White and May Wu, 100.

COMPANY AWARD

Scott Horning and Steven Landy, financial advisers for Ameriprise Financial in Hartville, qualified for and attended the 2012 Ameriprise national Conference in Denver. Only a select number of high-performing Ameriprise financial advisers earn this distinction.

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When University President Richard Levin steps down in June, he will leave behind a transformed relationship between Yale and New Haven.

Levin assumed the presidency in 1993 in the midst of what many alumni, administrators, city officials and local residents consider to be the lowest point for the Universitys relationship with its home city. Between 1970 and the early 1990s, Yale neglected its surrounding home, and decades of disconnect left students wary of venturing beyond campus and New Haven residents distrustful of an expansive neighbor. But Levins inauguration marked a change in Yales attitude toward New Haven at the highest level he made engaging New Haven an institutional priority, leading to numerous educational, economic development and outreach efforts over the past 19 years.

It was a conscious effort by the Yale Corporation to choose Rick and grow a collaborative relationship between Yale and the city, said Mayor John DeStefano Jr. If you look at his policies one at a time, you are missing the arc of the accomplishments Ricks leadership and collaboration redefined healthy university growth and engagement in a host community.

At the level of University governance, Levin institutionalized the importance of building a strong relationship with the city early in his tenure by establishing the Office of New Haven and State Affairs (ONHSA) in 1996. The office, a liaison between Yale and the city, is charged with supporting public school and youth programs, revitalizing neighborhoods, creating a vital downtown and fostering economic development, according to its website. A vice president position was created to oversee the office, and in 1998, former real estate developer Bruce Alexander 65 was appointed to the post.

Alexander said the creation of the vice president role marked a pivotal change in town-gown relations, since being a part of Levins cabinet meant that whenever a major decision on behalf of the University was made, there was input from the community.

Rick and I tried to get Yale out of the quid-pro-quo relationship with the city. We tried to develop a partnership, Alexander said. I spent a lot of time listening to members of the community, and because I knew what Rick and the trustees were doing, I could speak credibly on behalf of the University.

This partnership between the University and the city resulted in an array of outreach and community development initiatives, many of which target New Haven public schools, said Claudia Merson, the director of public school partnerships for ONHSA. Prior to Levins tenure, she said, strained relations between city school officials and Yale administrators inhibited collaboration on youth learning projects.

I went into the job in 1995 and was astounded that people were very mistrustful it was clear that there was not really a good and amicable relationship between the University and the town, Merson said. In the earlier days there was obviously a lot of residue from an earlier time.

But over the years, ONHSA established many youth programs and partnerships with public schools in the Elm City, Merson said. In 1997, Yale partnered with the Hill Regional Career High School and enriched the schools programs through several initiatives such as allowing the schools anatomy and physiology class to perform dissections alongside second year medical students twice a week. During the summer, Yale operates a residential summer science program to expose public school students to fields in science and technology, and the Universitys partnership with the Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School on College Street gives students the opportunity to write and produce a play with the help of professional playwrights.

Throughout Levins tenure, Merson said the new youth programs have impacted thousands upon thousands of students. This past summer alone, more than 750 children participated in programs organized by Yale.

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PERRY HALL, Md. (WJZ/AP)A Baltimore County student opens fire on the first day of school at Perry Hall High School, striking a classmate in the back. His victim remains hospitalized. WJZ continues to uncover new information about the troubled background of the 15-year-old accused gunman.

Mike Hellgren has the latest developments.

The accused teenagers defense is starting to trickle out.

Robert Gladden Jr. remains in custody. New pictures show the teen in the weeks before police say he brought a gun to Perry Hall High Schools cafeteria and shot his classmate, 17-year-old Daniel Borowy, in the back.

There are concerns that warning signs were missed. Fellow students say Gladden went to guidance counselors for help.

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On his Facebook page, which is open to the public, he listed Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold as inspirations. They are the teenagers behind the Columbine High School massacre, killing 13 classmates and injuring 24 others in 1999.

Borowys father said Thursday he wants parents to be aware of what their children say on social media and young people to tell an adult if anyone makes a sinister statement.

Robert Gladden posted on Facebook before Mondays shooting at Perry Hall High School: First day of school, last day of my life.

In an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, Milton Borowy asked parents to be friends with their child on social media sites and wake up to what the social media shows you. He begged teenagers to act if theyre concerned about what someone says.

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The La Crescent-Hokah School District developed the Lancer Wall of Excellence in 2009 to honor alumni, staff and community volunteers who have made significant contributions to the school district over its history. Previous inductees include Earl Seaton, Joe Skemp, John Haugan, George Horihan, Ossie Helgerson and Cheryl Moen.

This year, Dick Brostrom and Paul and Judy Ulland have been selected as inductees into this prestigious club.

Brostrom graduated from La Crescent High School in 1980. After obtaining his undergraduate degree from Viterbo University, he earned a master of science in public health from the University of North Carolina and a medical degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Brostrom spent 15 years on the island of Saipan, many as the medical director for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. He is the current TB controller for the state of Hawaii. In 2010, Brostrom was honored by Viterbo with the Alumni Spirit of St. Francis Award.

Paul and Judy Ulland have been enthusiastic supporters of the La Crescent-Hokah School District and the La Crescent community for over 40 years, as they are both members of the La Crescent-Hokah District Foundation Board of Directors.

Paul has initiated and promoted several FIRST Lego and FRC robotics teams in the Coulee Region and has received numerous awards from Lions Club International and Houston County 4-H.

Judy graduated magna cum laude from St. Olaf College, has a masters degree from Winona State University and has taught English and Latin in California and Wisconsin. She currently teaches part-time at Viterbo.

Judy was honored as Woman of the Year in La Crescent in 1980.

The induction ceremony, which is open to the public, is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept 15, at the La Crescent American Legion. For reservations or information, call 895-5455 or 608-792-9933.

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A cheerful wave from Daniel Borowy greeted 14-year-old Katherine Kraft on Monday morning, easing the freshmans nerves on her first day at Perry Hall High School.

It was adorable, Kraft said. I didnt think anyone would wave or anything. It was nice.

Within hours, Borowy would be critically injured, shot in the back in the school cafeteria by another student. That Borowy was the victim made the violence all the more troubling for his peers.

Borowy, a 17-year-old special-education student at Perry Hall, is well-known for his welcoming waves, high-fives and other friendly interactions, classmates said. He remained in critical condition Wednesday morning at Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

The Monday shooting led to a lockdown and then early dismissal at the Baltimore County school on the first day of classes. Robert Wayne Gladden Jr., 15, was charged as an adult Tuesday with attempted murder and assault.

Friends of the family and fellow students described Borowy as passionate about soccer and Lady Gaga and quick to make friends. Classmates rallied behind Borowy on Tuesday, wearing T-shirts and posting signs outside the school that read Pray for Daniel, gathering at an early-morning vigil around the schools flagpole and sharing via social media a plea to get the pop singer to visit the teen.

Parents of local special-needs students reached out to the Borowy family, offering to prepare meals. Tricia Theis Rogalski, former co-president of the Chesapeake Down Syndrome Parent Group, said that as a mother of a 5-year-old daughter with Down syndrome, she feels a certain extra concern and connection to Daniel and his parents, who she said have been members of the organization for years.

Rogalski said in an e-mail that it is heartbreaking that Daniel was a victim of violence in a place where he probably worked hard to assimilate with other students and where his parents probably labored to ensure his needs were met.

Police said the alleged shooter did not target Borowy.

Borowys family released a statement Tuesday thanking police and emergency officials for their help.

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TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) Fifteen-year-old Robert Gladden remains behind bars. He is charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder in the Perry Hall school shooting.

Mike Hellgren has more.

A judge was supposed to decide whether any bail was appropriate in this case but the States Attorney tells WJZ Gladden remains in a medical facility. He has undergone extensive mental evaluations.

A troubling picture is emerging of Gladden charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder for shooting his classmate at Perry Hall High school Monday.

His lawyer says he was relentlessly bullied and only brought the weapon to school to intimidate those bullies and fired accidentally.

On his Facebook page, he had listed as his occupation as murder/suicide, Susan Ehatt of Perry Hall said. What 15-year-old do you know wants to kills himself and others. We need to give this kid support.

A posting on the page said: First day of school, last day of my life. [Expletive] the world.

Police say they are checking social media to see what, if anything, anyone knew about the suspects plans.

They add that Gladden planned the violence taking the gun from his fathers home.

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