PARKVILLE, MD—A Parkville High School student has taken top honors in this year’s Baltimore County Public Schools “Champions of Courage” essay contest. Trisha Orogo took first place at an awards ceremony held on Saturday, February 1, at Martin’s West. Four BCPS students were named finalists in the 32nd annual Black History Month essay competition, presented by M&T Bank. The four […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools will be well represented for the Champion Our Children Forum panel at the National School Boards Association’s Advocacy Institute in Washington, D.C. Four BCPS student leaders were chosen to serve on a panel at the close of the institute and share their experiences. They will be joined by Abeer Shinnawi, a BCPS social studies resource […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools announced on Wednesday plans to celebrate their first-ever College Day. On Thursday, February 6, all community members, students, parents, businesses, and staff are invited to break out their shirts, hats, and jackets celebrating a college, university, fraternity, or sorority. “I look forward to sharing my appreciation and enthusiasm for my own alma mater, Hampton University, […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools confirmed on Wednesday that the Maryland State Board of Education has approved their request to make Presidents’ Day (Monday, February 17, 2020) a regular school day. All schools and offices will be open, as reported previously by NottinghamMD. The change is in accordance with the 2019-2020 school calendar, and the planned use of emergency closure […]
UPDATE: All funding has now been secured for the playground. Original story below… —— PERRY HALL, MD—Local officials are organizing a project to build a new playground at a local school in order to honor a fallen hero. Councilman David Marks announced this week that he and other elected officials had initiated a new playground at Gunpowder Elementary School in […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools will be hosting a 2020 Special Education Job Fair next month. The job fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, February 28 at the Holiday Inn located at 9615 Deerco Road in Timonium (21093). The school system is seeking to hire: special education teachers teachers of the deaf and hard […]
PERRY HALL, MD—The Perry Hall High School girls soccer team took a very special trip on Friday. The Lady Gators and coach Matt Smoot were recognized by the Maryland General Assembly were for winning their second consecutive 4A State Championship. The girls soccer team defeated Severna Park back in November to repeat as class 4A girls soccer champs in the […]
TOWSON, MD—One Grade 11 student from each Baltimore County public high school has been selected to participate in the 2020 cohort of the Outstanding Young Women Leaders Program, a new initiative of the Towson University Women’s Leadership Collective. The Collective was conceived by Dr. Nancy Grasmick, the Presidential Scholar and Women’s Leadership Ambassador at Towson University. It builds on the […]