HCPSSNews Stories
Abrakadoodle Engages Homewood Center Students Through Creative Art Classes
April 3rd, 2018
The Howard County Public School System’s Homewood Center has partnered with Abrakadoodle-Howard County to engage students in developing problem solving and communication skills through the creative process.
School Safety Message from Dr. Martirano
March 28th, 2018
An update from the Interim Superintendent on issues around school safety.
Board of Education Recognizes African Art Museum of Maryland with 2018 Friends of Education Award
March 28th, 2018
The Howard County Board of Education will recognize the African Art Museum of Maryland with the Friends of Education Award at a reception on April 10, at 3:30 p.m.
HCPSS Students Named 2018 Carson Scholars
March 26th, 2018
Twenty-five 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 22nd annual Carson Scholars Fund awards ceremony on Sunday, April 22, at Martins West in Baltimore.
Staff Focus: Lori Miller, ESOL Support Counselor
March 26th, 2018
Growing up, HCPSS ESOL Support Counselor Lori Miller’s dream job was to be a foreign ambassador. In her current role, Miller supports English learners at Long Reach High School, Oakland Mills High School and the Applications and Research Laboratory (ARL), so as she sees it: “I feel that’s what I do now by working with families and students from all over the world.”
Howard County Regional History Day Winners Move on to State Level Competition
March 22nd, 2018
The Howard County Public School System recently hosted its 14th annual History Day Competition at Reservoir High School. After months of researching, 282 students in Grades 6–12 presented on topics that relate to this year’s National History Day theme of “Conflict & Compromise in History.”
Staff Focus: Diane Caporaletti, Manager, Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School
March 20th, 2018
Diane Caporaletti is the longtime manager of the Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School, where she combines her facility management experience with her love of education. An alumna of Wilde Lake, Caporaletti excels as a jack of all trades, doing whatever needs to be done to help the shows shine bright.
Interim Superintendent to Hold Town Hall Meeting, March 27, 2018
March 16th, 2018
All community members are invited to join Howard County Public School System Interim Superintendent Michael J. Martirano for a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, March 27, from 7–8:30 pm at Mt. Hebron High School, 9440 Old Frederick Road (Route 99), Ellicott City.
Staff Focus: Kimberlyn Pratesi, Principal, Hammond Elementary School
March 14th, 2018
Hammond Elementary School Principal Kimberlyn Pratesi’s passion for education has never wavered, from her childhood days playing school in her basement to winning this year’s HCPSS 2018 Principal of the Year award.
Statement from the Interim Superintendent on Planned Student Walkouts
March 12th, 2018
In response to recent tragedies in our nation’s schools, many students are planning to participate in national walkouts or other awareness events. This Wednesday, a national effort is underway for students to walk out of classes at 10 a.m. for 17 minutes to remember the victims of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and discuss gun violence.