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Author: Michael Kuster

Michael Kuster serves as publisher and founder of GladeValley.net. He also owns and operates Digital Age Solution, LLC, an I.T. services firm in Frederick, Maryland. Mike grew up on a small farm in Frederick County, and graduated from Frederick High School, Frederick Community College, and the University of Maryland. He lives in Walkersville with his wife and three children.

Youth Leadership Program for Juniors and Seniors

Michael Kuster

Youth Leadership is a leadership program that targets juniors and seniors from all of our county High Schools and St. John’s and will be facilitated by members of the Rotary Club of Carroll Creek. The program will be an intense experience accommodating up to around 30 students who are interested in exploring the dynamics and day-to-day challenges of contemporary leaders in our community. A faculty drawn from the public, corporate and non-profit community will conduct the sessions.  The sessions will include: discussions of leadership principles, skills and behaviors, group experiences…

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Community Education 

School Buses to Sport Route Numbers

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As Frederick County public school employees prepare to welcome more than 40,000 students Monday, August 25, FCPS buses are sporting a special new feature. This year instead of learning a bus number, students will travel by route, a letter-number combination displayed in windows on each side of the bus. The route designation will remain the same even when a substitute bus is scheduled to serve that route. Most routes begin with the first letter of the high school in the student’s feeder pattern, or service area. For example, a student…

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Community Education 

Frederick County Public Schools Start Monday

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Important Safety Precautions from Frederick County Public Schools FCPS classes start Monday! In Maryland, over 600,000 students begin and end their school day with a trip on a school bus. FCPS joins the Maryland State Police in reminding drivers to pay close attention when driving in proximity to school buses and school zones. LOOK FOR THE FLASHING LIGHTS – On a school bus, yellow flashers mean it’s preparing to stop, load or unload students. Red flashers show the bus is stopped, and students are getting on or off. Drivers should…

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