Katy Dombrausky is the December Featured Artist at the Mountain Road public library in Pasadena. The art display can be viewed by the public until Dec. 28, and a reception in her honor will be held at the library from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 18. Dombrausky is a 2008 graduate of Chesapeake High and is from the Pasadena Longpoint Community. She is currently a full-time art education major at Towson University. Anne Arundel Patch: What inspires you as an artist?Katy Dombrausky: What a hard question. Everything! My work is always changing but I guess my biggest inspirations have a lot to do with …

Patch stopped by High Point Elementary to talk to a few Pasadena students participating in the Anne Arundel County Rec and Parks Summer Fun Center at the school. The day Patch stopped by was camp Halloween Day, so many kids were dressed in costumes. Anna Fotte, 9, will be a fourth grader at High Point Elementary in the fall. Patch talked to Anna about how her summer is going, and how she feels about the start of school. Pasadena Patch: What has been your favorite part of your summer vacation so far?Anna Fotte: This day is my favorite so far because we get to wear costumes and get candy and do…

Patch stopped by High Point Elementary to talk to a few Pasadena students participating in the Anne Arundel County Rec and Parks Summer Fun Center at the school. Ryan Mullen, 10, will be a fifth grader at High Point Elementary in the fall. Patch talked to Ryan about how his summer is going and how he feels about the start of school. Pasadena Patch: What has been your favorite part of your summer vacation so far?Ryan Mullen: My favorite part was probably going to the Chesapeake Beach Water Park. We went with camp and I loved the big blue slide. Pasadena Patch: What is one book that you have …

Patch stopped by High Point Elementary to talk to a few Pasadena students participating in the Anne Arundel County Rec and Parks Summer Fun Center at the school. The day Patch stopped by was camp Halloween Day, so many kids were dressed in costumes. Taylyn Norfolk, 10, will be a fifth-grader at High Point Elementary in the fall. Patch talked to Taylyn about how her summer is going, and how she feels about the start of school. Pasadena Patch: What has been your favorite part of your summer vacation so far?Taylyn Norfolk: My favorite part was my vacation when I went to the Outer Banks in North …

Patch stopped by High Point Elementary to talk to a few Pasadena students participating in the Anne Arundel County Rec and Parks Summer Fun Center at the school. The day Patch stopped by was camp Halloween Day and many kids were dressed in costumes. Mason Storms, 8, will be a fourth-grader at Solley Elementary in the fall. Patch talked to Mason of Pasadena about how his summer is going and how he feels about the start of school. Pasadena Patch: What has been your favorite part of your summer vacation so far?Mason Storms: One of my favorite parts is camp and my other favorite is the weekends …

Patch stopped by High Point Elementary to talk to a few Pasadena students participating in the Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks Summer Fun Center at the school. Sophia Gonzalez, 8, will be a third-grader at Solley Elementary in the fall. Patch talked to Sophia, from Riviera Beach, about how her summer is going and how she feels about the start of school. Pasadena Patch: What has been your favorite part of your summer vacation so far?Sophia Gonzalez: I like the games we play in camp especially capture the flag. I also like "What Time is it, Mr. Fox?" and bowling for kids. Pasadena …

Patch caught up with Bodkin Elementary School fourth-grader Emily Armero, 10, to ask her a few questions about the end of the school year and her summer plans Pasadena Patch: What is something you learned this year?Emily Armero: I learned the mean and how to get it. I also learned the median, mode and range in math. It was a better way to find answers. Pasadena Patch: What was your favorite part of this school year?Emily: I liked when we went kayaking. Pasadena Patch: What are you most looking forward to next year?Emily: I’m excited for new teachers. I am also looking forward to going to St. …

Patch caught up with Bodkin Elementary School first-grader Jacob Harmon, 7, to ask him a few questions about the end of the school year, and his summer plans. Pasadena Patch: What is something you learned this year?Jacob Harmon: I learned how to use a computer and all the technology you can do on it. You can learn words and stuff and you can practice sounds. Pasadena Patch: What was your favorite part of this school year?Jacob: I liked learning all of the things Mrs. Duffy taught me. I really liked doing the dioramas. Pasadena Patch: What are you most looking forward to next year?Jacob: I am …

Patch caught up with Bodkin Elementary School kindergartner Brett Meadows, 6, to ask him a few questions about the end of the school year, and his summer plans. Pasadena Patch: What is something you learned this year?Brett Meadows: That a firefly was a type of beetle. Pasadena Patch: What was your favorite part of this school year?Brett: Math is my favorite because you get to work in magazines. We do stuff we are learning in our unit. Pasadena Patch: What are you most looking forward to next year?Brett: My new teacher, and getting to go out on the first-grade playground. Pasadena Patch: What …

Patch caught up with Bodkin Elementary School rising fourth-grader Reina Patolia, 9, to ask her a few questions about the end of the school year, and her summer plans. Pasadena Patch: What is something you learned this year?Reina Patolia: I learned cursive and division. When writing in cursive, you have to keep all of the letters connected. Pasadena Patch: What was your favorite part of this school year?Reina: I went to the Washington, DC, zoo. I liked all of the different snakes. We went there in May. Pasadena Patch: What are you most looking forward to next year?Reina: I am looking forward …

Patch caught up with Bodkin Elementary School fifth-grader Bret Ballam, 11, to ask him a few questions about the end of the school year, and his summer plans. Pasadena Patch: What is something you learned this year?Bret Ballam: Something I definitely learned this year was new math skills. I learned how to multiply fractions. Mrs. Baker does this thing called M-Cube, which works with extreme probability scenarios. Pasadena Patch: What was your favorite part of this school year?Bret: When we did training on how not to drown. We went to a pool about 20 minutes away and did training on how not to…

Patch caught up with Bodkin Elementary School second-grader Maxx Gray, 9, to ask him a few questions about the end of the school year, and his summer plans. Pasadena Patch: What is something you learned this year?Maxx Gray: I learned division and multiplication. I know that division and subtraction are related, and multiplication and addition are related. Pasadena Patch: What was your favorite part of this school year?Maxx: My favorite thing was when I got picked to be the leading role in the school play Go Fish. I was a tiger shark. I like sharks and I always wanted to be in a play. Pasadena…

Patch caught up with Eagle Cove School first-grader Maya Manssuri, 7, to ask her a few questions about the end of the school year, and her summer plans. Pasadena Patch: What is something you learned this year?Maya Manssuri: I learned how different rocks were formed in science. I also learned how we get fossils. The bones fall on the ground and then years and years passed, and the dirt piles up, but the bones are still there. Pasadena Patch: What was your favorite part of this school year?Maya: We raised baby terrapins. When we first got them they were the size of a quarter. We’re going to …

Patch caught up with Eagle Cove School fourth-grader John Blandamer, 10, to ask him a few questions about the end of the school year and his summer plans. Pasadena Patch: What is something you learned this year?John Blandamer: I learned about the Civil War and all of the battles and some of the famous people. I also learned about the Revolutionary War, Reconstruction and the Korean War. Then we talked about the Great Depression and World War I. Pasadena Patch: What was your favorite part of this school year?John: I liked Grandparents Day because I got to see my grandparents and they got to …

Patch caught up with Eagle Cove School fourth-grader Maya Kang, 10, to ask her a few questions about the end of the school year, and her summer plans. Pasadena Patch: What is something you learned this year?Maya Kang: A lot of things. I liked learning about the Colonial times. We went on a field trip where we got to try on clothes from the Colonial times. We also got to see what a lot of the houses were like. Pasadena Patch: What was your favorite part of this school year?Kang: All of the field trips because we went on a lot. Also, when we got the iPads. They are so fun. We even got some …

Patch caught up with Eagle Cove School third-grader Annabella Mackenzie, 9, to ask her a few questions about the end of the school year, and her summer plans. Pasadena Patch: What is something you learned this year?Annabella Mackenzie: I learned a lot about the Vikings in social studies. They were my favorite. Everyone thinks they have horns on their helmets, but they don’t. Pasadena Patch: What was your favorite part of this school year?Annabella: I liked our play Jack in the Green Stalk. It was really fun because you would sign up on a paper, and then they would give you lines to practice. …

Patch caught up with Eagle Cove School fifth-grader Michael Devlin-Tremble, 11, to ask him a few questions about the end of the school year and his summer plans. Pasadena Patch: What is something you learned this year?Michael Devlin-Tremble: I learned a lot. In science we learned a lot of things about fish. It was so much fun. Pasadena Patch: What was your favorite part of this school year?Michael: Going to Harpers Ferry on a field trip—that was really fun. I really liked white water rafting and seeing where John Brown lives. Pasadena Patch: What are you most looking forward to next year in …

Patch caught up with first-grader Tristyn Fenner during lunch at Bodkin Elementary School to ask her a few questions. Pasadena Patch: What is your favorite thing about school?Tristyn Fenner: I really like specials. Music is my favorite because I like singing. My favorite song is the "Lullaby" song we sang in our musical. I also like Taylor Swift. Pasadena Patch: What is something you learned recently in school?Tristyn: We just learned the R sound. We also talked about inventors. Pasadena Patch: What do you like to do for fun?Tristyn: I like gymnastics. I really like the bars. I don’t do flips…

Patch caught up with first-grader Morgan Mattare during lunch at Bodkin Elementary School to ask her a few questions. Pasadena Patch: What is your favorite thing about school?Morgan Mattare: I like math; and playing math games. I really like Rescue Bear, which is a logic game. I like playing games while learning. Pasadena Patch: What is something you learned recently in school?Morgan: How to tell time and about different things in the sky—like the sun and moon. Pasadena Patch: What do you like to do for fun?Morgan: I really like dancing. I like jazz the best and I have dance practice tonight…

Patch caught up with first-grade teacher Renee Heuser to ask her about teaching at Fort Smallwood Elementary. Pasadena Patch: How long have you been teaching? And how many years have you been at Fort Smallwood?Renee Heuser: I have been teaching for 30 years with a few years off to raise my own children.  I have taught in two states and four grade levels. I have been at Fort Smallwood nine years. Pasadena Patch: What made you decide to become a teacher?Heuser: I have always enjoyed encouraging a child’s natural love of learning.  My older sister is also a teacher and I had the opportunity to …