BCPS Superintendent to Meet With Special Education Community in Overlea
- Benjamin Joseph
- August 30, 2023
Members of the Team BCPS special education community are invited to meet Superintendent Dr. Myriam Yarbrough on August 30 at Overlea High School. During the event, Dr. Yarbrough will engage with students, families, staff and stakeholders, share key priorities for the upcoming school year, and answer questions. Allison Myers, executive director of the Department of Special Education, will […]
Read MoreSummer Basketball League to be Held at Overlea High
- Benjamin Joseph
- August 25, 2023
The 2024 Summer Basketball League will kick-off on Sunday, Aug. 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Overlea High School Gymnasium. The event is free and open to the public. It will have games featuring talented athletes from County middle and high schools. This event is through the advocacy and support of Delegate […]
Read MoreOverlea High to Receive Funding for Auditorium Upgrades
- Benjamin Joseph
- July 5, 2023
Delegate Carl Jackson announced that Baltimore County Public Schools has requested funding for auditorium and stage lighting upgrades at Owings Mills and Overlea High Schools under the Aging School Program. This will replace the aging out of date systems with state-of-the-art at the schools. Jackson is a graduate of the school. “As an Overlea Falcon, […]
Read MoreLocal Students Receive Career and Technical Education Honors
The 49th Annual Career and Technical Education (CTE) Student Recognition Ceremony, recently held online, honored 136 seniors from across the county as exemplary students of their fields, and each was named a recipient of the Anthony G. Marchione Award for Excellence. The ceremony, which may be viewed here, began with greetings from BCPS Superintendent Dr. […]
Read MoreSustainable Community Meeting for Parkville/Overlea
- Benjamin Joseph
- June 16, 2023
- Hillendale/Parkville/Overlea Sustainable Community
Baltimore County is trying to help shape the future of the Hillendale/Parkville/Overlea Sustainable Community Area. The public is invited to an open house next Wednesday to weigh in on topics like environment, transportation, housing, economy, quality of life, and local planning. Your comments and suggestions will help develop a five-year vision for the area and […]
Read MoreLinover/Overlea to Hold Sustainable Community Meeting
- Benjamin Joseph
- May 30, 2023
- Linover Improvement Association
The Linover Improvement Association, Baltimore County Department of Planning and neighboring community associations and groups will provide thoughts, goals, and feedback of what they want their community to be for the Sustainable Community Renewal. The meeting will open held on Wednesday, June 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Parkville High School. Please attend to […]
Read MoreArrest Made in 2018 Overlea Murder
- Benjamin Joseph
- May 25, 2023
- Kenneth Davis
- Tracey Carrington
Baltimore County detectives arrested and charged 32-year-old Kenneth Davis in connection with the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Tracey Carrington on Wednesday. The homicide occurred on September 6, 2018, in the unit block of W. Overlea Avenue in Overlea. Carrington was shot multiple times as she attempted to enter into a vehicle. She was later pronounced […]
Read MorePortion of I-895 Closed for HAZMAT Spill
- Benjamin Joseph
- May 24, 2023
- I-895
-photo courtesy of Maryland Department of Transportation- Southbound I-895 access was closed from the I-95/I-895 split after Maryland Department of Transportation [MDOT] reported a spill cleanup from overturned tractor trailer crash on Moravia overpass on Wednesday. MDE HAZMAT crews were on the scene for the clean up. The accident was reported around noon on May […]
Read MoreBCPS Announces Four Middle School Redistricting Maps
Baltimore County Public Schools has narrowed its Central and Northeast Area Middle School Boundary Study down from seven to four options. Most of the options are similar to the current map that has the elementary schools in Perry Hall going to Perry Hall Middle; the Chase and Middle River elementary schools staying at Middle River […]
Read MoreBCPS Graduation Rate Declines
- Benjamin Joseph
- March 9, 2023
The four-year cohort graduation rate for Baltimore County Public Schools students for the 2021-2022 school year is 84.5 percent, according to data released March 9 by the Maryland State Department of Education. BCPS’ graduation rate is 1.8 percentage points below the state average of 86.3 percent and is a decrease of 1.7 percentage points from […]
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