First Financial Federal Credit Union awarded $3,000 scholarships to each high school within their field of membership. Participating high schools included Baltimore, Carroll, Somerset and Worcester County Public Schools, as well as the private schools that we serve. Additional scholarships were made available to existing student members who attended schools outside of our field of … Read more
-Photo courtesy of BCPS- Through the 10th Annual Kindness for Paws Art Show at White Marsh Mall (on the first floor by Macy’s Home Store), community members can purchase portraits of adopted animals created by local students and teachers, and the funds raised will benefit the Maryland SPCA. Kindness for Paws is one of the … Read more
The Board of Education of Baltimore County is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Myriam Yarbrough as its candidate for superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, contingent upon final contract negotiations for employment and approval by state superintendent Mohammed Choudhury as required by Maryland law. Dr. Yarbrough was selected following a nationwide search facilitated … Read more
-photo courtesy of Dundalk High School Twitter page- The public is invited to a community stakeholder meeting for an update on the design progress of the Dundalk High School addition project at the Dundalk High Auditorium at 1901 Delvale Ave. on Thursday. May 25 at 6 p.m. At the meeting, the project’s design team will present … Read more
The Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission will begin accepting applications for the Board’s one at-large seat for the term beginning 2023 through December 4, 2028. The composition and selection of the Board of Education of Baltimore County includes both appointed and elected members. Seven members of the school board are elected, while four members … Read more
As part of its strategy to improve learning environments and reduce overcrowding in northeastern county middle schools, Baltimore County Public Schools plans to close Golden Ring Middle School to students and repurpose the building for future use. BCPS Superintendent Dr. Darryl L. Williams notified the Board of Education of the plan at the Board’s April … Read more
The last day of school for students and teachers will be Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Zero (0) of the five (5) days that were built into the 2022-2023 school calendar for inclement weather were utilized this school year. The updates to the calendar (linked below) include reducing the student and teacher calendar days by five … Read more
Brian Powell of Kenwood High School was named the BCPS High School Principal of the Year. This is his seventh year at the Essex high school and his 15th year working for BCPS. Powell was also announced as BCPS 2020-21 High School Principal of the Year. Both Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year were … Read more
– Fifteen Baltimore County Public Schools students have been named among the 20 finalists in the Reginald F. Lewis Museum’s 18th annual High School Juried Art Show. The BCPS finalists are: • Ifeoluwa Naluwa Adeyooye, George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology • Khyree Bonds, George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology • … Read more
-photo courtesy of Northeast Area Education Advisory Council of Baltimore County- Tiffany Frempong, Tiara Booker-Dwyer and Emory Young have been appointed to the Board of Educaton of Balmore County by Maryland Governor Wes Moore. The appointees were nominated by the school board nominating commission. Frempong is a White Marsh resident and the chair of the … Read more
-photo courtesy of Dundalk High School Twitter page- Could more high school seats be added to the Dundalk area? When Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) Board of Education approved their capital budget in January, one of the items listed was 717 seats at Dundalk High School for $21,699,000. Dundalk High School opened less than 10 … Read more
-the following article was submitted by District 7A Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki- School redistricting can be one of a school board’s most contentious processes. Baltimore County is facing overcrowding and planning for the grand opening of the new Northeast middle school for the 2024-2025 school year located at Nottingham Park in Rosedale. In … Read more
The Central and Northeast Area Middle School Boundary Study Committee announced they are sending a new map Option E to the BCPS Board of Education for approval. This map is very similar to Option A that kept most of the current boundaries in place in northeast Baltimore County. Option A had the students around the … Read more
-Asia Lee, photo courtesy of BCPS- Graduates of Chesapeake, Eastern Technical and Franklin high schools are featured on the May 23 episode of Amazon Prime’s “The College Tour” show. The episode, which can be viewed now on the CCBC blog, focuses on highlighting the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) from student and alumni perspectives. … Read more
Middle and high school students from across Baltimore County have selected Parkville High School junior Kayla Drummond to serve as the student member of the Board of Education of Baltimore County (SMOB) for the 2023-2024 school year. Drummond’s one-year term begins July 1, 2023. This is the fourth year that all BCPS middle and high … Read more
Grace White was among seven individuals named Outstanding Music Educators of the Year by the Maryland Music Educators Association (MMEA). According to the MMEA website: White was “coined Ms. Blue by her students because of her blue hair,” makes “kid-friendlybut-not-just-for-kids songs and videos to help her students learn. She is thrilled to now see them … Read more
Local Baltimore County Public Schools students are among the 482 students nationwide named 2023 Carson Scholars by the Carson Scholars Fund. Each year, the Carson Scholars Fund recognizes a select group of high-achieving students in Grades 4–11 who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement (at least a 3.75 GPA) and humanitarian qualities. The honored BCPS students for … Read more
– photo courtesy of BCPS- 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 … Read more
Teams from Eastern Technical High School earned first and third places at the CYBERQUEST® competition held in Hanover on March 4. CYBERQUEST® is Lockheed Martin’s annual high school cyber competition held at locations across the nation as well as in Australia and the United Kingdom. The goal of the competition is to encourage high school … Read more
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 … Read more
-by Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki- Your neighborhood middle school may be changing. Baltimore County Public Schools are in the process of redistricting middle school students. As you know, this doesn’t just impact the kids in your neighborhood, this also impacts your property values. You probably chose your neighborhood in part or whole because … Read more