ELMS

Night of Stars

See our Students SHINE and

Celebrate 30 Years of Excellence

Elkridge Landing Middle School

5:00 PM-8:00 PM

May 26th, 2026

*Food Trucks available 5:00 PM

**Live music in cafeteria 5:00 PM

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer.

Always remember, you have within you

the strength, the patience, and the passion

to reach for the stars to change the world."

~ Harriet Tubman

Welcome to our third annual ELMS Night of Stars,

a combined effort of the entire staff of ELMS,

and the Anniversary of our 30th year in Elkridge.

We are super excited to see everyone this evening

and to present to you the amazing productions

and collaborations of our students.

Their hard work and dedication deserve our praise.

Let's cheer them on and lift them up as they shine

in the classrooms and on the stage.

Follow schedule below.

ELMS 30th Celebration / Night of Stars Schedule

May 26th, 5:00-8:00 PM

5:00-5:30 PM

ELMS Musicians in Cafeteria /

Food Trucks in Bus Loop

Student musicians play in cafeteria while people eat.

Ensemblists:

Lianna McKibben / Annabelle Vu

Ashlinn Gurung / Lea Zimmerlin

Blue Knight:

Joseph Sansosti

Olivia Galdamez

Charlie Preston

Adrian Vivar

Static:

Henry Floyd

Foley Mathur

William Davids

Michael Drost

5:30-6:50 PM

30th Celebration Presentation - ELMS Gym

Welcome / CCTV Show (Grier/Holy-Ilenda)

“We Stand Together” (Students in the African American History Seminar)

Band performance (Kirkpatrick)

Welcome and Greetings (McVey)

Guest Speakers (Mia Chiarella/Dr. Mingo Grant/Carol Jones)

Video of ELMS Through the Years (Sheibley)

Orchestral Performance (Diener)

Choral Performance (Ritzes)

“How do you measure a year?” (Holy-Ilenda/Scrivener)

6:55-8:00 PM

Open House - RA Classrooms, Media Center, & ELMS Garden

Media Center: GT Research Class Websites, 7th & 8th-Grade NHD,

MESA, 7th-Grade Science, and World Languages

Art Room 118 & Outside Media Center: Interactive Community Mural

Gym: NHD Presentation: (Buck/Kennedy)

Gym: ELMS Debate Team Presents this Year's County Debate

FACs Room 119: Writers Guild & GT ELA Present Original Writing

Tech Ed Room 124: Students Present Projects

ELMS Garden (Exit from 8th-Grade Pod Stairwell): Students give

Garden Tours and Sell Plants.

Commemorative t-shirts to be sold from room #127 by gym.

Balloon arch for photo opportunities in main foyer

ELMS could not have reached this milestone without the coming together of everyone here

and the many unsung heroes who could not be present with us tonight.

We thank you with all that we are.

James McVey IV, Principal, ELMS

The ELMS Staff 2025-2026

First and foremost, thank you to our students for giving us the honor of educating you, the joy of watching you learn, and the opportunity to grow alongside each and every one of you every day of the year.

Equally important, we thank you, their families, for your support in creating a safe and nurturing environment for your children.

Thank you to the dedicated staff of ELMS. No one works harder or plays harder than the staff of Elkridge Landing Middle School. Thank you for the countless hours spent doing so much to make each day in the classroom a delight and this special evening possible. You are what makes this community a family, an ELMS Family.

Thank you to Amy Fantz and Elease Martin for spearheading our ELMS Garden. Your dedication and green thumbs are a marvel.

Thank you to our custodians who always work hard behind the scenes.

Thank you to our secretarial staff who support us in all that we do.

Thank you to Shanna Hadel who keeps everyone at ELMS on our toes. You are amazing.

Thank you to Jenni Grier for designing our 30th anniversary commemorative T-shirts.

Thank you to Kim Sheibley for behind-the-scenes work on our ELMS Through-the-Years Video.

Special appreciation to Pattie Holy-Ilenda for her tireless efforts and dedication in bringing our community together for this special 30th anniversary celebration. Her hard work and commitment truly made this event possible.

Thank you to our wise and dedicated administrators, past and present, who have led us along this journey. Your leadership helped us through the easy times and the hard times. We are grateful to you all for shouldering so much, especially when times were tough, enabling us to put our faces to the sun and be present in each moment for our students.

Thank you to our wonderful PTA. We are so thankful for all that you do for us and our students. We cannot say this enough!

Thank you, ELMS Garden Patrons, for your incredible generosity. The following businesses and organizations donated time, talent, and funds to help make our beautiful ELMS Garden a reality.

ELMS Garden Patrons:

Nourishing Gardens, House4Sprouts, and the Community Ecology Institute

Baltimore Herb Festival

Daniel’s Restaurant

Donors Choose

ELMS PTA

The Elkridge Furnace Inn

George Prout, Horace Mann

Home Depot (Route 40, Ellicott City)

Sun Nurseries