HCPSSPress Releases
Dunloggin Middle School Partners With Oriole Advocates to Promote Community Involvement
Oriole Advocates is partnering with Dunloggin Middle School to encourage a spirit of community activism and involvement. The partnership will be formalized with an official signing Monday, October 10 at the Sheraton Columbia Waterside Restaurant, 10207 Wincopin Circle.
Federal Official Highlights Use of Best Practices for Maintaining Good Indoor Environmental Quality in All Howard County Public Schools
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional administrator Shawn M. Garvin visited Hammond High School today to celebrate October as Children’s Health Month and praised the Howard County Public School System’s implementation of best practices for maintaining good indoor air quality in all its facilities.
HCPSS Students Explore Biodiversity at Fall BioBlitz
Elementary school students in the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) have an opportunity to learn from state scientists this week as they develop a catalog of plant and animal wildlife at Howard County’s Belmont Manor and Historic Park.
Board of Education to Meet with County Council, Oct. 26
The Howard County Board of Education will hold their quarterly meeting with the Howard County Council at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. The meeting will be held in the C. Vernon Gray Room at 3430 Court House Drive in Ellicott City.
10th Annual ADHD Awareness Evening, Nov. 3
Thursday, November 3, 2016, 7 – 9 p.m., River Hill High School, 12101 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville Free program, open to all. No pre-registration required. The Howard County Public School System will host a free workshop called “ADHD and Irritability: Is There a Connection?” The workshop will address how adults trying to help children with ADHD […]
EPA Regional Administrator Garvin Celebrates Children’s Health Month at Hammond High
Media should arrive by 9:30 a.m. to complete school security procedures prior to the start of the press conference. EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin will join Howard County Board of Education Chairman Christine E. O’Connor to celebrate Children’s Health Month on Friday, October 7 at 10 a.m. at Hammond High School. The visit will […]
Stevens Forest Elementary Celebrates Second Consecutive National PTA School of Excellence Award
Stevens Forest Elementary School and its PTA have been recognized as a National PTA School of Excellence for the second consecutive two-year period for their achievement in building effective family-school partnerships.
Board of Education to Hold Regular Meeting, Oct. 20
Watch the October 20, 2016 Board of Education Meeting → The Howard County Board of Education will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, 2016, in the Boardroom at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City. Public Forum will be held at the beginning and at the end […]
Help Create an HCPSS Alumni Association
The Bright Minds Foundation is seeking volunteers to be part of a task force to help create a districtwide HCPSS alumni association. The first meeting of the task force will be on October 5 at 4 p.m. at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City. A preliminary survey and feasibility study has […]
Howard County Public School Students Continue to Excel on SAT, ACT
Class of 2016 Scored Nearly 100 Points Higher Than College Board’s Benchmark for College Readiness Students in the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) continue to excel in performance on the SAT and ACT, two widely accepted measures of college readiness. Scores released by ACT and the College Board, which implements the SAT, indicate HCPSS […]