Baltimore County Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge prompts record-breaking 690 cleanups

TOWSON, MD—Twenty-seven Baltimore County public schools have been awarded a total of $43,000 in environmental grants after a record-breaking year for the Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge, an initiative aimed at removing trash from local communities and waterways. During the past year’s challenge, 8,019 volunteers from schools and community groups conducted 690 cleanups, collecting 3,702 bags of trash. This debris […]

11th anniversary of Clean Green 15 partnership celebrates keeping schools and Baltimore County clean and green

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools this week awarded $43,000 in environmental literacy grants to 27 schools, marking the 11th anniversary of its “Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge” program and kicking off the next year’s competition. The annual Clean Green 15 competition encourages schools and volunteers to conduct quick, 15-minute local litter cleanup events. During the 2024-25 school year, 27 county […]

BCPS celebrates 2025 spring athletics state champions

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials are celebrating high school student-athletes recognized as state champions for the 2025 spring season. “As the spring season concludes, I would like to congratulate all of our hardworking student-athletes on another year of triumphs in both athletics and academics,” said BCPS Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers. “This spring, we are very proud of this group […]

BCPS high school seniors honored with Mildred Murray Scholar-Athlete Scholarships

TOWSON, MD—Two Baltimore County Public Schools high school seniors were honored with the 38th annual Mildred Murray All-Academic Scholar-Athlete Award and Scholarship at a ceremony on May 21 2025. The $10,000 scholarships were presented by the BCPS Office of Athletics to Theodore Brown of Towson High School and Lacey Schleig of Sparrows Point High School. The Mildred Murray scholarships recognize […]

BCPS names 2025 School Counselors of the Year, School Counselor Advocate of the Year

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Association for Counseling and Development has named three outstanding school counselors as its 2025 School Counselors of the Year. The association also recognized a Rookie School Counselor of the Year in each of the school system’s three high school regions, as well as a School Counselor Advocate of the Year. School Counselors of the Year: Adel […]

Ribbon-cutting ceremony held to celebrate renovations at Pine Grove Middle School

CARNEY, MD—A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Pine Grove Middle School on Wednesday morning. The event marked the completion of a three-year, $47.2 million project at the Carney-area school that added 16,787 square feet of state-of-the-art learning space, increasing the school’s capacity by 158 seats. “Pine Grove Middle School has served students in Perry Hall, Carney, and Parkville since 1974,” […]

Baltimore County Public Schools’ Superintendent under fire over residency concerns

UPDATE: The school district’s director of communications told WYPR that at least one of the listed residents on the Towson lease shares Rogers’ last name. And living in a residence rented by another person, such as a spouse or family member, isn’t prohibited by the superintendent contract. “Based on advice from law enforcement because of some ongoing safety concerns, I […]

BCPS students earn 28 National Medals in prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing Program

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools students have earned 28 National Medals in the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers’ prestigious Scholastic Art & Writing Program, the nation’s longest running arts recognition program for students in Grades 7-12. This year, nearly 110,000 teens from U.S. territories, Canada, and every state in the nation participated in the awards program, entering more than […]