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Urbana senior recognized nationally for research
David Zhu wasn't expecting much when he submitted his research from a summer internship at Fort Detrick to the national Intel Science Talent Search.

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RECENT URBANA/IJAMSVILLE NEWS

	Girls Basketball: No letup in Hawks with Lohr at PG Originally published on February 04, 2012 Junior Claudia Lohr took over point guard duties for Urbana after star Cara Mason suffered a season-ending broken hand. more »

	Boys Basketball: Urbana lands final blow in classic clash Originally published on February 03, 2012 URBANA -- It may not have been the start Urbana's boys basketball team wanted in Thursday's rivalry game against Linganore, but the Hawks gladly accepted the finish. more »

	Wrestling: Hawks rally to top Middletown Originally published on February 02, 2012 MIDDLETOWN ----There were 21 seconds left on the clock and Urbana freshman Morgan Way was on his way to another victory. But not the kind of win that was going to lift the Urbana wrestling over Middletown on Wednesday night. more »

	Boys Basketball: Hawks Utterly happy to have more help Originally published on February 01, 2012 URBANA -- By the end of Tuesday's game, Urbana junior Thomas Utt had a gash and bruise on his right cheek. more »

	Two nations, one goal Originally published on January 27, 2012 East met West on Thursday at Urbana High School as 31 high school students from Beijing visited Urbana to live a day in the life of an American teenager. more »


MORE URBANA/IJAMSVILLE NEWS

Senior Calendar Girls Basketball: Cadets finding the formula Man robs bank, escapes on foot Girls Basketball: Mason won’t let Hawks lose Boys Basketball: Fiery Lane helps Hawks gain revenge on Bears Local Roundup: Hawks win on Wharton's foul shots Persian tales Wrestling: Protecting the streak Boys Basketball: Wharton, Hawks top Vikes Girls Basketball: Mason, Urbana storm back to knock off Linganore High School Swimming: Busy duo helps Urbana add to streak Girls Basketball: Back in lineup, Hawks point guard Mason 'brings it' again in victory Boys Basketball: Taken to task, Urbana tightens defense to hand Tuscarora 1st loss Boys Basketball: Patient, quick Hawks prevail Boys Basketball: Rose finds stroke, Hawks cruise Teens charged in Urbana arsons Four teens charged in Urbana fires Hawks sophomore Kavanaugh has fun winning races, chasing records Boys Basketball: Full-strength Cadets top Hawks Girls Basketball: Hawks win with Linehan at the helm Football: Kmetz commits to Kent St. Girls Basketball: Urbana stifles Frederick Wrestling: Rimel setting sights on new benchmarks Local Roundup: Peifer's 3-pointer leads Vikings Local Roundup: Mulhern 12th

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Ijamsville is unincorporated and is located in southeastern FredCo Year founded: Originally known as Wooltown, Urbana was settled in 1725. (Source: www.urbanamdhomes.com/ ) Number to know: Urbana Volunteer Fire Department: 301-663-3822 On the web: urbanamaryland.com Landmarks: Worthington Manor Golf Club Discuss URBANA/IJAMSVILLE in our forums

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Median sales price of recent home sales: From July-Sept '09 - $400,000 (Source: trulia.com) This community on the southern edge of Frederick County is one of the fastest growing locations in the county. Urbana encompasses several small, unincorporated communities that are loosely bound together by their proximity.

URBANA/IJAMSVILLE SCHOOLS

Elementary: Urbana, Green Valley, Centerville, Oakdale Middle: Urbana, New Market, Windsor Knolls, Oakdale High: Urbana

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