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 […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday announced that he is introducing the Universal School Start Act of 2020 requiring Maryland public schools to start after Labor Day, and ending the confusion of having Maryland’s counties each starting on different dates. This confusion was created by the General Assembly’s actions in 2019, when it overturned Hogan’s executive order requiring that school […]
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 […]
TOWSON, MD—Due to impending inclement weather, Baltimore County Public Schools will cancel all activities on Saturday, January 18th. This includes all events and activities at any BCPS facility. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Baltimore County from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday. A total of 1 to 3 inches of snow is expected. The State Highway […]