So much for that “dusting” of snow we were supposed to get! I hope everyone was able to get around safely this weekend after the unexpected snowfall we had. We have plenty of updates to get to here, and also make sure you check out the information on our Hall of Honor dinner below, see you there!

-Bryan James ‘08

 Public Relations Director

> The Alumni Association always takes pride in who is awarded the AA $500 scholarship and this year the winning candidate was Nathan Eaton. After reviewing all of the applicants, the AA felt that Nathan’s essay was too good to pass up. He had actually written three different essays before deciding on one, and it certainly paid off for him, literally! Bob Hough ’94 presented Nathan with the check on the 28^th of January and we couldn’t have been more excited to present it to such an impressive applicant.

Nathan is a News/Sports major in the evening school right now, impressing students and teachers alike with his work ethic and determination. He is a graduate of Randallstown High School in 1994, and told us he is one of the first in his family to pursue a higher education. Congratulations Nathan!!! And also thank you to all of the other applicants for the scholarship for your entries.

> Mr. Jeppi had the pleasure of hearing from one of my favorite alums this week (and a fellow classmate of mine) , Valerie Knepp ’08. Valerie shot us an email to let us know how everything is going and some Bimmers she has met along the way. Here’s some of what Valerie had to say.

  “I'm am looking to tour this spring/summer with one of the bands that I have done work for over the years and that is half of where my heart truly lies.  I have NEVER forgotten the girl that stepped into BIM timid and shy, but wanting to do radio not only for herself, but to show everyone no matter what she could do it.   I am living at home still and I am working at Courtland Hearth and Hardware. It's crazy who you meet though...because one of the guys I work with is Justin Kaltenbach ‘09 .  It was cool to get to chat with him about it, and hear who stayed at the school and who left even after a year. One of my friends is a DJ and since he found out I graduated from BIM and worked at WZBH (Delaware) for my first job, we have been talking and he seems interested in helping me get back into that as well”.

> Stars continue to shine.  Here's the latest on one of our brightest shooting stars...

     In 1994 one of Bob Hough's classmates was Mike Hill.  And Bob got a chance to chat with him recently.  We were told that Mike had resurfaced and Dennis Hill jumped on the news.  After a few phone calls from Dennis, Mike called BIM and got Mr. J.  A 15-minute conversation ensued during which Mike updated us.  Wow!  He's now at ESPN Central, in Bristol Connecticut as a sports anchor and host.  And he's been doing this since July of ' 04.  We just hadn't heard about it.

     Mike really sounds great and his enthusiasm is obvious.  He has promised to visit soon, since he comes to town often to see his daughter, Ashlee who lives in White Marsh.  We look forward to seeing him and having him address the class.  How proud are we !!!!