NOTTINGHAM, MD—Local students got to spend time with some very special visitors this week. In honor of their 100th day of school, Baltimore County Police Department SRO A. Swartzendruber arranged for members of the Parkville Precinct, including Captain K. Fruhling, the K-9 unit, Tactical unit, and Aviation to visit Seven Oaks Elementary School on Wednesday. First graders were given the […]
TOWSON, MD—The Maryland Association of School Librarians has recognized Baltimore County Public Schools library media specialists Travis Knox of Seventh District Elementary School and Jacqueline Schoen of Hillcrest Elementary School as two of its 44 nominees for the 2024 Maryland School Librarian of the Year award. In a letter, Melaney Sanchez and Brittany Tignor, co-chairs of the Maryland Association of […]
TOWSON, MD—On the basis of their academic achievements, six Baltimore County Public Schools seniors from four high schools have been named candidates in the prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates are: Oluwatoyosi Dada, Towson High School Rose E. Deguet Delury, Towson High School Mingni L. Dong, Dulaney High School Kai L. Haavik, George Washington Carver Center for Arts and […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week visited the Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building in Baltimore to meet with Interim State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carey Wright, State Board of Education leadership, and Maryland State Department of Education employees. The visit to the agency’s headquarters marked the first by a governor in more than a decade. “We owe it to […]
UPDATE: Police say two Baltimore County School Resource Officers were at Kenwood High School when the assault happened. The victim appeared to sustain non-life threatening injuries and a male student has been arrested. Original story below… ———ESSEX, MD—Police are on the scene of a stabbing at a high school in Essex. At just after 12 p.m., officers with the Baltimore […]
BEL AIR, MD—Freedom Federal Credit Union, in collaboration with Harford County Public Schools, is gifting starter libraries to all newly hired classroom teachers in third through fifth grade. A total of 47 teachers across 21 schools will benefit from this initiative, receiving over 500 grade-specific reading books aligned with their curriculum to be divided among the teachers. The initiative aims […]
TOWSON, MD—Team BCPS Day 2024, held on on Thursday, January 11, was a fun-filled day around Baltimore County. Across the county, students, staff, and supporters of Baltimore County Public Schools wore blue and posted nearly 170 photos on social media using hashtag #BCPSblue. As it does each year, BCPS selects some of the images and videos posted on Team BCPS […]
OVERLEA, MD—Delegate Carl Jackson will be sponsoring a volunteer project to install potted plants at Overlea High School next month. The event will take place at 8:30 a.m. on February 17, 2024. Delegate Jackson says the project’s overall goal is to interior-scape, or install potted plants inside, at Overlea High School. The indoor plants will not only enhance the overall […]