Eastern Tech Ranked Best High School in Maryland
- Benjamin Joseph
- April 26, 2024
- Eastern Tech High School
- U.S. News & World Report
The 2024 U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools list was released with an Essex school was named best in Maryland and five other eastern Baltimore County high schools ranked in the top 170 statewide. Eastern Technical High School, located at in Essex, was ranked number one in Maryland and 33rd nationally. Eastern Tech […]
Read MoreStemmers Run PTSA Trying to Raise Funds After $29K Stolen
- Benjamin Joseph
- April 23, 2024
- Stemmers Run Middle PTSA
Every school is trying to raise money this time of the year as end of the year activities are costly. Unfortunately, Stemmers Run Middle School (SRMS) PTSA finds themselves in a much deeper hole than most schools. The PTSA needs to raise money after $29,000 was stolen from their candy bar fundraiser last school year. […]
Read MoreSandalwood Elementary Principal Named Best in BCPS
- Benjamin Joseph
- April 19, 2024
- Melissa Lingenfelder
Sandalwood Elementary School principal Melissa Lingenfelder was named Baltimore County Public School principal of the year. She has been at the Essex elementary school for the past seven years and has worked for BCPS for 22 years. Lingenfelder was recognized at a special Champions for Children Celebration Gala on Thursday, April 18, at George Washington […]
Read MoreGunpowder Elementary to Receive Improved Pathways
- Benjamin Joseph
- April 16, 2024
- Gunpowder Elementary School
Councilman David Marks announced improvements will be made next month to better facilitate access by walkers to Gunpowder Elementary School in Perry Hall. “The project involves improvements to pathways that connect Gunpowder Elementary School, including repairs to the existing sidewalk at Lovebird Court,” Marks explained. “This should not only help students who walk to the […]
Read MoreBCPS Reports Graduation Rate Increases in 2023
- Benjamin Joseph
- April 4, 2024
- BCPS Graduation Rate
The four-year cohort graduation rate for Baltimore County Public Schools students rose to 84.9 percent, according to data recently released by the Maryland State Department of Education. The graduation rate for the Class of 2023 increased by nearly half a percentage point from the previous year’s rate of 84.5 percent. The graduation rate for students […]
Read MoreGolden Ring MS Educator named CDC Science Ambassador Fellow
- Benjamin Joseph
- April 3, 2024
- Dr. Edralin Pagarigan
- Golden Ring Middle School
-photo courtesy of BCPS- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has named Dr. Edralin Pagarigan, coordinator of Golden Ring Middle School’s health sciences magnet program, a 2024 CDC Science Ambassador Fellow. As a Science Ambassador Fellow, she will participate in a mandatory course from July 15–19 at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. In […]
Read MoreLacrosse Club Donates Equipment to Perry Hall Middle
- Benjamin Joseph
- March 22, 2024
Baltimore Swarm Lacrosse Club made a donation of lacrosse equipment to Perry Hall Middle School. “We were so excited to continue our efforts to #growthegame today at Perry Hall Middle School PTSA. We donated 40 sticks, 2 goals, and a bucket of balls so that the 1700 students there can play lacrosse in gym class,” […]
Read MoreSandalwood’s Lingenfelder Named ES Principal of the Year
- Benjamin Joseph
- March 22, 2024
- Melissa Lingenfelder
- Sandalwood Elementary School
-photo courtesy of LinkedIn- Melissa Lingenfelder has been the principal of Sandalwood Elementary School in Essex for seven years and was recognized as BCPS Elementary School Principal of the Year. “I was full of emotions: shock, joy, pride, and excitement to be honored for the accomplishments of Sandalwood in this way,” Lingenfelder said about her […]
Read MorePatapsco’s Rodriguez-Hobbs Named High School Principal of the Year
- Benjamin Joseph
- March 15, 2024
- Dr. Scott Rodriguez-Hobbs
–photo courtesy of Twitter.com/@RodriguezHobbs- Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts principal Dr. Scott Rodriguez-Hobbs has been named Baltimore County Public Schools High School principal and is a finalist for BCPS Principal of the Year. “When I first got the call I did not believe it. I love my job and think that I […]
Read MoreParkville Middle Dominates Maryland History Day Contest
Six Baltimore County Public Schools students who earned honors in the Baltimore County district competition of the Maryland History Day contest will advance to the state competition. Five of those students were from Parkville Middle School. The Maryland History Day contest, coordinated by Maryland Humanities, challenges students in Grades 6-12 to create original documentaries, exhibits, […]
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