Honeygo Elementary Principal Charlene Behnke celebrates retirement

PERRY HALL, MD—A local principal is celebrating her retirement. Honeygo Elementary School Principal Charlene Behnke is retiring from Baltimore County Public Schools, having helped open the doors at Honeygo Elementary in 2018 and having been with the school system for three decades. Behnke was also named 2019-20 BCPS Elementary Principal of the Year. “It’s obvious to anyone who has met […]

Honeygo Elementary, Overlea High principals named 2019-20 BCPS Principals of the Year

TOWSON, MD – Honeygo Elementary’s Charlene Behnke and Overlea High’s Monica Sample were named the 2019-20 BCPS Elementary and Secondary Principals of the Year at last night’s Teacher and Principal of the Year ceremony at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology. “Charlene Behnke and Monica Sample are not just dedicated to students, they are dedicated to the entire […]

Ribbon-cutting to be held for new Honeygo Elementary School

UPDATE: View video from the ribbon-cutting ceremony here. Original story below… —— Honeygo Elementary School Principal Charlene Behnke will be joined by Baltimore County Public Schools Interim Superintendent Verletta White and Baltimore County Executive Don Mohler to officially “cut the ribbon” on Baltimore County’s newest elementary school. The ribbon-cutting will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. The […]

It’s official: Newest BCPS school to be named Honeygo Elementary

The new school in the northeast area will officially be named Honeygo Elementary School, following a vote at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Board of Education of Baltimore County. “Having an official name is a giant step forward in this process of creating another great elementary school in Perry Hall,” said Charlene Behnke, principal of Honeygo Elementary. “We are building […]

Parents invited to learn more about new elementary school in northeast area

Charlene Behnke, the principal of the new elementary school in the Northeast area, is inviting parents and guardians to learn more about the new school and share ideas at any of four meetings. At the principal meet-and-greets, coffee will be provided. The meetings will be held at the following locations on the following dates: Monday, April 16, 2018, at 6:30 […]

Public encouraged to vote for name of new northeast Baltimore County elementary school

Cast your vote!  Baltimore County’s newest elementary school needs a new name, and the public is invited to weigh in by December 22. Two names – Honeygo Elementary and Honeygo Run Elementary – have emerged as frontrunners after a three-week nomination period. Members of the community submitted 1,871 names for contention for the school, which is located at 4816 Joppa […]

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new northeast elementary school

A groundbreaking ceremony for Perry Hall’s new elementary school was held on Monday morning. Charlene Behnke, principal of the new northeast elementary school, was joined by BCPS Interim Superintendent Verletta White, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, Fifth District Councilman David Marks, school board member Julie Henn, and other dignitaries to break ground on the new, $49 million school in the […]

New northeast Baltimore County elementary school to hold ceremonial groundbreaking

A new school in northeastern Baltimore County is set to break ground. Charlene Behnke, principal of the new northeast elementary school, will be joined by BCPS Interim Superintendent Verletta White and Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz to break ground for a new, $49 million school in the Perry Hall/White Marsh area of Baltimore County. The groundbreaking will be held on […]