TOWSON, MD—A former Baltimore County leader has died. Officials say former Baltimore County Executive Roger B. Hayden has passed away. Hayden served as County Executive from 1990 to 1994. He was also a member of the Baltimore County Board of Education from 1974 to 1987 and from 2017 to 2019. “We collectively mourn the passing of former County Executive Roger […]
TOWSON, MD—Six Baltimore County Public Schools teachers and one principal are set to be honored with district awards from the Maryland Art Education Association. In addition, four BCPS visual arts teachers have been nominated for state-level recognition. “We are honored to recognize these amazing educators for their service and dedication to their students, schools, and field of art education,” said […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Students at Martin Boulevard Elementary School will participate in a special reading of the book “Right This Very Minute” next week. The guest reader will be a 4-H youth, and farmers from the Baltimore County Farm Bureau will be on hand to answer student’s questions. The special event will take place on Monday, October 21st, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Baltimore County Board of Education is considering three proposed 2020-2021 school calendar options, one of which includes beginning the school year before Labor Day. The three calendar options are as follows: Proposed BCPS 2020 – 2021 Calendars Calendar Option A: PRE-LABOR DAY START Spring Break – 10 Calendar Days Teacher Start Date: Monday, August 24, 2020 Student Start […]
BALTIMORE, MD—U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore died of a long-standing illness early Thursday morning according to his office. He was 68 years old. A spokesman for the key Democrat said that he passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital at around 2:45 a.m. Cummings had recently been embroiled in a Twitter battle with President Donald Trump over the conditions within […]
TOWSON, MD—Avery Markakis, a Grade 7 student at Loch Raven Technical Academy, is seeking online votes to move forward in the Celebration of Music contest. The national youth talent search, hosted by 18-year-old Ethan Bortnick, begins with a regional round. The competition is open to bands, musicians, singers, and dancers from ages 4 to 25. T The Baltimore competition features […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Police in Baltimore County are investigating a threat that was made against Perry Hall High School. The Baltimore County Police Department says a threat that was posted to social media regarding the school has been determined to be “not credible.” Officers and members of the BCoPD Mobile Crisis Unit are working with the students who were involved in […]
OVERLEA, MD—The field is officially open. Overlea High School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the school’s new turf field on Friday. The new field was an $800,000 project for the school. On hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony were Councilwoman Cathy Bevins and County Executive Johnny Olszeweski. You can view more photos from the event below. [Images via County Executive Johnny […]