Olszewski announces BaltCo Litter Blitz, anti-litter campaign

TOWSON, MD – Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski celebrated Earth Day in Randallstown, hosting a stream cleanup and calling attention to the need for everyone to help reduce the litter that degrades communities and threatens waterways. He spotlighted two new anti-litter promotions – his BaltCo Litter Blitz promotion, and a new anti-littering ad campaign – speaking to a crowd of […]

Honeygo Elementary, Crossroads Center educators named finalists for BCPS Teacher of the Year

TOWSON, MD – Five dedicated BCPS educators have been named finalists for 2019-20 BCPS Teacher of the Year, including two from northeastern Baltimore County. Christina DeSimone, Catonsville High: DeSimone is in her fourth year as a child development teacher at Catonsville High. She previously taught seven years at Dundalk High. A second-generation BCPS educator, DeSimone leads her school’s community preschool […]

Students from Nottingham area serving as student pages during Maryland General Assembly

TOWSON, MD – When the Maryland General Assembly session ends on April 8, so will the service of 10 BCPS students assisting as 2019 student pages. Student pages are high school seniors selected to spend two nonconsecutive weeks in Annapolis during the General Assembly session to learn about the legislative process. For 2019, the BCPS seniors serving as pages are: […]

2019 BCPS Teacher of the Year nominees announced for Eastern Zone

Baltimore County Public Schools on Monday announced the nominees for the 2019 “Eastern Zone” Teacher of the Year award. Here are this year’s nominees, listed in alphabetical order by school. Stephanie Lawson, Battle Grove Elementary Terry Flynn, Battle Monument Cindy Laue, Bear Creek Elementary Stacey Steinberg, Berkshire Elementary Diane Pfeifer, Chapel Hill Elementary Carrie Sprucebank, Charlesmont Elementary Irene Check, Chase […]

Councilman Marks: Perry Hall High School awarded $200K bond bill to replace stadium press box

UPDATE:A demolition and reconstruction date has been set for the press box. Original story below… —— The aging press box at Perry Hall High School’s Al Miller Stadium may soon get a long-awaited makeover. Councilman David Marks announced on Thursday that state funding would be awarded to the school for the project. “I received word…from Delegate (Harry) Bhandari that $200,000 […]

Teams from Stemmers Run Middle, Eastern Tech qualify for State MESA Day

TOWSON, MD – First-place challenge wins at Baltimore Regional MESA Day have qualified teams from six Baltimore County schools to compete at the State MESA Day competition. The qualifying teams are from Chadwick, Randallstown, and Timber Grove elementary schools, Deer Park Magnet and Stemmers Run middle schools, and Eastern Technical High School. Fifteen elementary, middle, and high schools participate in […]