PERRY HALL, MD—On Wednesday, Principal Wendy Cunningham and students from Gunpowder Elementary School invited Baltimore County Police Department officers to Unity Day. The special day was created in memory of Officer Amy Caprio, who died in the line of duty in the Perry Hall area on May 21, 2018. Additionally, Unity Day acknowledges the sacrifices that first responders make on […]
The following is an update from the desk of Councilman David Marks. On May 21, Baltimore County Public Schools will celebrate the renovation and expansion of Pine Grove Middle School. I am very proud of this project, as it not only modernizes an aging middle school, but it helps eliminate overcrowding at the middle school level. Pine Grove Middle School […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools premiered a virtual 51st Annual Career and Technical Education (CTE) Student Recognition Ceremony on May 14. During the ceremony, 154 seniors – one student from each CTE program at each high school – were recognized as exemplary students. Students honored in the ceremony are listed below: Catonsville High School Apprenticeship Maryland Program – Jacob Gundlach […]
UPDATE: The time for this event has been corrected to 10 a.m. Original story below… CARNEY, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools and Baltimore County officials will celebrate the completion of a $47.2 million project at Pine Grove Middle School with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. The three-year project added 16,787 […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools has been recognized for its exceptional music education program with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation. This is the 20th year in a row that BCPS has received this prestigious national honor. The Best Communities for Music Education designation, now in its 26th year, recognizes school systems that demonstrate a […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Additional speed cameras are being activated in Baltimore County. On Monday, May 19, 2025, the Baltimore County Police Department will activate six new speed camera locations in the following four school zones. Kreiger Schechter Day School, 8100 block of Stevenson Road (north and southbound) Pleasant Plains Elementary School, 1200 block of East Joppa Rd (westbound) Saint Paul’s Lutheran School, […]
TOWSON, MD—Two Baltimore County high school seniors have been awarded the Charles Perry McCormick scholarship, a $40,000 scholarship over four years, for their commitment to unselfish team play. Kayla Carter of Franklin High School and Ty Simpson of Owings Mills High School were selected from nearly 100 student-athletes to receive the honor. Carter and Simpson are the 93rd and 94th […]
DUNDALK, MD—Dundalk Middle School has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries, the foundation announced on Friday. The school was one of 220 schools across 38 states to receive the grant. The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries awarded $1 million in library grants this year. The grants are intended to help libraries update […]