HCPSSPress Releases
HCPSS Celebrates Columbia’s 50th Birthday, April 23
Join the Howard County Public School’s Fine Arts Program in celebrating Columbia’s 50th birthday on Sunday, April 23, 2017, at 4 p.m.
HCPSS Recognized as a Best Community for Music Education
The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) has been recognized as one of the 2017 Best Communities for Music Education Districts by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation.
Board of Education to Hold Community Meeting with Council of Elders of the Black Community, April 26
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a community meeting with The Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Boardroom at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Student Future Leaders to Attend Peer Leadership Conference
Over 500 Howard County Public School System elementary students will attend the 14th annual Peer Leadership Conference on Thursday, April 27, from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. at Columbia Presbyterian Church in Columbia.
HCPSS Students Make Regional MESA Day Competition a Success
Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) students excelled in the Maryland Mathematics Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) program’s regional MESA Day competitions on March 24 at Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU-APL) in Laurel.
Howard County Mock Trial Team Advances to State Championship
The Centennial High School Mock Trial Team has advanced to the regional round of the Maryland Mock Trial competition. The team is one of only eight remaining contenders vying for the state Mock Trial championship.
HCPSS Students Named 2017 Carson Scholars
Twenty-six HCPSS students in Grades 4–11, who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and humanitarianism, were named Mid-Atlantic Carson Scholars. The scholars will be recognized at the 21st annual Carson Scholars Fund awards ceremony on Sunday, April 30, at Martins West in Baltimore.
Camp Attaway Partnership Provides Support for School Initiatives at Jeffers Hill Elementary School
Camp Attaway is partnering with Jeffers Hill Elementary School (JHES) to provide support for various school initiatives. The partnership will be formalized with an official partnership signing on Thursday, March 30, at the Sheraton Columbia Waterside Restaurant in Columbia, Maryland.
HCPSS to Hold Community Forums on Redistricting, April 25, 27
The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) will hold community forums on school attendance area adjustments (redistricting) and school boundary alternatives in April 2017.
Board of Education to Meet in Closed Session, March 28
The Howard County Board of Education will meet in Closed Session on Tuesday, March 28, 2017.