HCPSSNews Stories
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.
Howard County Mock Trial Team Advances to State Championship
March 30th, 2017
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
March 29th, 2017
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
March 29th, 2017
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
March 29th, 2017
The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) will hold community forums on school attendance area adjustments (redistricting) and school boundary alternatives in April 2017.
Helen Yi, Music Teacher, Phelps Luck Elementary School
March 29th, 2017
Phelps Luck Elementary School music teacher Helen Yi applies one of her favorite mottos, “appreciate all styles,” to both music and people.
Nominations Open for HCPSM Music Educator of the Year, Through April 7
March 28th, 2017
Howard County Parents for School Music (HCPSM) is currently looking for nominations for the HCPSM 2017 Music Educator of the Year award. Nominations are due no later than April 7, 2017.