Watermark's Junior Towne Crier Competition Brings History to Life!

Released: April 14, 2008

Media Contact: Wendy Thomas, Watermark Director of Marketing
Phone: 410-268-7601 x 111, Email: wendy@watermarkjourney.com
Web Site: www.watermarkjourney.com

Hear ye, Hear ye!  Watermark, the area’s premier tour and yacht charter company of Annapolis, MD, hosted their first ever Junior Towne Crier competition on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at Maryland Hall. The competition was a precursor to the North American Towne Crier competition to be held on May 3rd in Annapolis during the Maryland Maritime Heritage Festival.  Watermark’s tour guide and Annapolis’ official Towne Crier, Squire Frederick, will be the local host for this prestigious event. This is one of many events that are part of the Annapolis 300th anniversary celebration - Annapolis Alive! -  being held throughout 2008 to celebrate the signing of Annapolis’ Royal Charter.

Tom Plott, Entertainment Director for Watermark, explains, “The purpose of this event was to show the youth of today where the concept of modern mass media came from and to give them a ‘hands on’ experience of what it was like to deliver the news of the day in Colonial Times.”  In this modern age of TV, the internet and wireless communication, Watermark felt it was time to expose students to the original Mass Media: Towne Crying!

The competition was open to all schools in the state of Maryland, and winners were selected from the Elementary, Middle and High School levels.

Winners:
Special Costume Award – Samuel Enriquez – Wild Rice School of Annapolis (Home Educated)

Elementary School Division
1 – William Crumm – St. Stephens Classical Christian Academy
2 – Olivia Arnold– St. Stephens Classical Christian Academy
3 – Kerrin Viney– St. Stephens Classical Christian Academy

Middle School Division
1 – Kylie Doherty– St. Stephens Classical Christian Academy
2 – Carly Edwards– St. Stephens Classical Christian Academy
3 – Emma Craig– St. Stephens Classical Christian Academy

High School Division
1 – Christian Hartman – of Annapolis
2 – Jessica Digman – St. Stephens Classical Christian Academy

Students prepared a 40-100 word ’cry’ based on an event in Maryland history. Topics ranged from the founding of the Maryland colony all the way up to the Colts leaving Baltimore. Winners were selected by a panel of judges and will accompany Squire Frederick as hosts for the North American Towne Crier Championship on May 3rd. 

http://media.hometownannapolis.com/flash/080412criers.html

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