Education, Events

First meeting of BCPS Central Area Elementary School Capacity Relief Boundary Study group to be held on Thursday

TOWSON, MD—The committee charged with examining central area elementary school attendance areas begins its work at its first meeting this week. The meeting is the first of five committee sessions and two public information sessions. The meeting will take place 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at the George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology cafeteria. …


Education, Events, Family

Committee members needed for BCPS central elementary schools boundary process

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials are looking for parent and staff volunteers from each of the 19 schools included in the central elementary school boundary process to serve on the project’s study committee. Two BCPS parents and one staff committee member per school are needed to represent Carroll Manor, Cromwell Valley Regional Magnet, Halstead Academy, Hampton, Jacksonville, Lutherville Laboratory, …


Perry Hall Middle School student among winners of 2023 BCPS Black History Month Writing Contest

TOWSON, MD—Top honors in the 2023 BCPS Black History Month Writing contest have been earned by students from Hillcrest and Warren elementary schools, Perry Hall Middle School, and Catonsville High School. This year, the contest, coordinated by the BCPS Offices of English Language Arts and Social Studies, had as its prompt a quotation from Ketanji Brown Jackson, who, in 2022, …

6 BCPS schools closed as manhunt continues, injured officer released from hospital

UPDATE: Police say David Linthicum is believed to be wearing a dark short-sleeved shirt and dark shorts. Original story below… —— COCKEYSVILLE, MD—Six BCPS schools will be closed on Thursday as the manhunt continues for the man who discharged his firearm and injured an officer during a Cockeysville standoff on Wednesday. The following schools will be closed on February 9, …