Severn family wins PTA Family of the Year award

Carol and Otha Miller always enjoyed being involved with their children's school activities.

But when their oldest child reached Meade High School, the Severn family found even more opportunities to get involved. Their first taste of high school volunteering was when their 16-year-old son, Christopher, was in the marching band and they were a part of the pit crew. They would rush out onto the field and set up the equipment used during the band's halftime show, then break it down afterward.

"We just thought there was a greater need for parent involvement," Carol Miller said. "In elementary schools, the...