TOWSON, MD—All Baltimore County Public Schools athletic events scheduled for Thursday afternoon, March 31, have been postponed due to forecasted severe weather. Officials say practices may continue under the direction of the schools’ athletic director. A Hazardous Weather Outlook has been issued for the Baltimore area for Thursday. Severe storms, high winds, and a few isolated tornadoes are expected on […]
TOWSON, MD—County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Monday was joined by House Speaker Adrienne Jones, Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Darryl Williams, and Baltimore County Council Chairman Julian Jones to announce $70 million in new investments in school construction for Fiscal Year 2023. Standing inside of Scotts Branch Elementary School, Olszewski announced that the school would be rebuilt from the ground […]
TOWSON, MD—Thirteen Baltimore County Public Schools students have earned National Medals in the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers’ prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing Program, the nation’s longest running arts recognition program for students in Grades 7 – 12. The 2022 program began with 260,000 entries from U.S. territories, Canada, and every state in the nation. Of those, 40,000 earned […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Community members are asking questions after a student at Perry Hall High School was recently able to check out a controversial book. The White Marsh Cowenton Community Association reports that the student was able to check out a book from the school library entitled, “Gender Queer.” The book has recently been the subject of controversy in neighboring Virginia, as […]
OVERLEA, MD—Police are investigating after a a student was robbed at Overlea High School on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday, the school resource officer was informed that a robbery had occurred the day before. Four students were reportedly attending a softball game when two armed individuals approached them, brandished a firearm, then assaulted and robbed the victim. A witness told NottinghamMD.com […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials on Tuesday announced that, due to low student and staff participation across the system, CIAN Diagnostics, the school system’s external testing vendor, cannot support continued optional COVID-19 testing in schools and offices. CIAN has made the decision to end optional testing in BCPS effective immediately. This change does not impact school-based testing that is […]
TOWSON, MD—Middle and high school students from across Baltimore County have selected Perry Hall High School junior Roah Hassan to serve as the student member of the Board of Education of Baltimore County (SMOB) for the 2022-2023 school year. Hassan’s one-year term begins July 1, 2022. A record number of 13,169 students cast online ballots on Thursday, March 17th. The […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools celebrates its high school athletic teams and student-athletes recognized at the state level during the 2021-2022 winter season. The following student-athletes or teams and their schools and coaches were honored: State Champions Co-ed Wrestling – Dom Ambrosino – Sparrows Point High School Coach Mike Whisner Co-ed Wrestling – Gage Carr – Sparrows Point High […]