Mayor: Jennifer P. Dougherty

CONTACT: Nancy Gregg Poss, Public Information Officer, 301-360-3842
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 10, 2005

FREDERICK 101 - HIGH SCHOOL VERSION

Frederick, Md. --- The City of Frederick’s Education Commission and the Office of Citizens Services is pleased to announce the first Frederick 101 Program designed and offered exclusively for a high school. From May 16 - 20 students from Ty Crompton’s AP Government and Politics class at Frederick High School will take part in an accelerated Frederick 101 Program. This program was designed to coincide with the student’s lessons on State and Local Government.

Please note the following schedule for the week:

Monday, May 16 9 a.m. Mayor Jennifer P. Dougherty
Topic: Overview of municipal government

Tuesday, May 17 9 a.m. Kim Dine, Chief of Police, City of Frederick
Topic: Police Issues
Community Policing

Wednesday, May 18 9 a.m. Vincent Hughes, Chief Operations Officer of
Citizen Services
Topics: Overview of Municipal Government and
Partnerships with Residents
Case Study

Thursday, May 19 9 a.m. Saundra Nickols, Acting Chief Legal Services
Topic: Form of Government Current Trends in Municipal Law Case Study

Friday May 20 9 a.m. Chuck Boyd, Director of Planning and Community
Development
Topic: Planning the City of Frederick

Each student participant will be presented with a certificate upon completion of the program.