HCPSSNews Stories
2017 Senior Class Teachers of the Year
April 24th, 2017
The Senior Class Teacher of the Year Award is presented annually by the graduating class to one teacher at each of the county high schools and Homewood.
EPA Recognizes HCPSS Healthy Schools and IEQ Achievement
April 21st, 2017
Green and healthy schools are a part of this year’s Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 22. Nothing is more important to the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) than providing healthy schools for our students, staff and community. I am extremely pleased to share this letter from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizing our school system’s success and commitment to implementing best practices for maintaining good Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) in our buildings.
Howard County Food Bank Partnership Provides Food Assistance for HCPSS Families
April 19th, 2017
The Howard County Community Action Council’s Howard County Food Bank is partnering with the Howard County Public School System to provide students and families with access to nonperishable foods. The partnership will be formalized with an official partnership signing on Wednesday, April 19, at the Sheraton Columbia Waterside Restaurant in Columbia, Maryland.
Jon Dupski, Mathematics Teacher and Varsity Baseball Coach, Atholton High School
April 19th, 2017
Atholton High School mathematics teacher and varsity baseball coach Jon Dupski played baseball as a student at Centennial High School. He enjoys instilling baseball’s life lessons, such as goal setting and teamwork, in his players.
HCPSS Celebrates Columbia’s 50th Birthday, April 23
April 12th, 2017
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
April 11th, 2017
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.
Jennifer Speace, English Language Arts Teacher, Folly Quarter Middle School
April 5th, 2017
Folly Quarter Middle School’s Jennifer Speace “embodies the idea that teaching is not what you do, it’s who you are. She has a quiet power about her. It’s the value she sees in her students as individual people,” said Michele Doyle-Wetzelberger, Folly Quarter assistant principal.
Student Future Leaders to Attend Peer Leadership Conference
April 3rd, 2017
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 Response to National Recall of EpiPens
April 3rd, 2017
The Health Services staff are currently identifying any assigned epipens in the health rooms for the affected Lot numbers. Parents with the affected Epipens will be contacted for a replacement.
HCPSS Students Make Regional MESA Day Competition a Success
March 30th, 2017
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.