HCPSSPress Releases
Howard County Educators Honored by Washington Post, 2013
Two HCPSS educators recently were honored as 2013 Washington Post Awards recipients for Howard County. Marriotts Ridge High School Principal Adrianne Kaufman was named the Distinguished Educational Leader, and Burleigh Manor Middle School science teacher George McGurl was given the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher award. Both honorees inspired enthusiastic endorsement from school staff, students and […]
Board of Education to Hold Closed Meeting on Thursday, April 18, 2013
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a closed meeting on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
MEDIA ADVISORY – Harpers Choice Middle School 8th Grade Students Participate in a Two Week Residency
Harper’s Choice Middle School 8th grade students are participating in a two-week residency, April 9-19, 2013, with the Maryland Shakespeare Festival. WHO: Harper’s Choice Middle School 8th grade students. WHAT: Residency with the Maryland Shakespeare Festival. WHEN: April, 9-19, 2013. WHERE: Harper’ Choice Middle School, 5450 Beaverkill Road, Columbia, MD. 21044. WHY: To bring Shakespeare’s […]
HCPSS Team Wins State Competition for Personal Finance
The Academy of Finance (AOF) team from the Applications and Research Laboratory (ARL), the centralized academy facility for Howard County Public School System, on April 11 won first place in the Maryland Council on Economic Education Personal Finance Challenge State Competition. Each team member was awarded $500 and an all expense paid trip to the […]
Wilde Lake High School Honored for Student Exchange Program
Wilde Lake High School was named one of the top schools in the nation by AFS-USA, which offers international exchange student programs. Wilde Lake is one of only two Maryland schools given this honor. Schools honored with this inaugural award have partnered with AFS in a variety of ways to foster global citizenship through intercultural […]
Folly Quarter Middle School Blue Ribbon Ceremony to be Held April 22
The Maryland State Department of Education will recognize Folly Quarter Middle School for being named a Blue Ribbon School at a ceremony on April 22 at 9:30 a.m. at the school, 13500 Triadelphia Rd., Ellicott City. Speakers will include Maryland State Superintendent Dr. Lillian Lowery, MDSE Executive Director of Partnership Development Dr. Darla Strouse, Howard […]
Board of Education to Hold Closed Meeting on Thursday, April 25, 2013 (Time & Date Correction)
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a closed meeting on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Board of Education to Hold Closed Meeting on Thursday, April 18, 2013
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a closed meeting on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Board of Education to Hold Regular Meeting on Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2013 in the Board Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City. Both the afternoon and the evening session, which convenes at 7:30 p.m., will begin with a “Public Forum,” when members […]
HCPSS Team Excels in Sustainability Competition
The Sustainability Team from Applications and Research Laboratory (ARL), the centralized academy facility for the Howard County Public School System, placed second in the Howard University School of Business sustainability case competition. The team was awarded $3,000 in collegiate scholarships to be split among its members. The Howard University competition, “The DC Schools Sustainability Project, […]