TOWSON, MD—The Perry Hall High School Marching Gators will be featured in a marching band showcase this weekend. Members of the Baltimore County Public Schools community are invited to attend the BCPS Marching Band Showcase featuring marching bands from: Dulaney High School Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts Perry Hall High School Towson High School Woodlawn High School […]
UPDATE 2 (10:00 a.m.): The gas leak has been secured and the building has been deemed safe. Staff and students have re-entered the school. Fire department crews have cleared the scene. UPDATE (9:40 a.m.): The Baltimore County Fire Department and BGE are investigating a malfunctioning natural gas line. The school remains evacuated. Original story below… —— ESSEX, MD—Hazmat crews are […]
UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, this job fair has been postponed. Original story below… —— TIMONIUM, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools will be holding a job fair later this month for retired professionals who are interested in working for the school system. BCPS seeks teachers (in all content areas), speech and language pathologists, school psychologists, school counselors, school nurses, substitute teachers, […]
TOWSON, MD—Three Baltimore County Public Schools students swept the “under 21” category of Baltimore County Public Library’s Tales of the Dead Short Horror Story Contest. Polly Sloan, a Grade 7 student at Parkville Middle School, won first place for “The Letters from No One,” about a man receiving mysterious and terrifying letters predicting his imminent death. Second place went to […]
TOWSON, MD—Dr. Darryl L. Williams, superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, has received the 2021 Excellence in Education Award from the Baltimore County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The award was presented October 10 during the NAACP’s Freedom Fund Awards Banquet, held virtually this year. Each year, during its awards ceremony, the Freedom Fund […]
TOWSON, MD—Courtney Brown, LCSW-C, supervisor of mental health services for Baltimore County Public Schools, has been honored by the National Alliance for Mental Illness Metropolitan Baltimore (NAMI) as the recipient of the 2021 Frances J. Lentz Mental Health Professional of the Year Award. This annual award recognizes an exemplary mental health professional who significantly improves the lives of patients and […]
TOWSON, MD—Brianna Ross, a history teacher at Deer Park Middle Magnet School, has been named the 2021-2022 Maryland state Teacher of the Year. Each of the 24 Maryland school jurisdictions selects an outstanding teacher to compete for the award. Ross was one of eight finalists selected by the Maryland State Department of Education. “Team BCPS joins the entire state in […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—After a year off due to COVID-19, the Ravens RISE High School Football Showdown returns in 2021, and two local favorites will square off in one this year’s games. The Week 5, Baltimore County contest will feature the Perry Hall Gators vs. the Parkville Knights. The voting period ended on Wednesday and the game will be held on October […]