HCPSSNews Stories
Cedar Lane School Students Participated in Special Olympics Relay Across America
May 27th, 2015
The Cedar Lane School was part of the Special Olympics Unified Relay Across America on Thursday, May 28, 2015. Two Cedar Lane student teams carried the Flame of Hope torch through the school’s parking lot and across a finish line. The segment of the relay took place on the Cedar Lane School campus located in […]
Independent Daily Reading at Cradlerock ES
May 18th, 2015
Discover how students are developing lifelong reading habits through the Independent Daily Reading program that encourages students to expand their horizons by reading books of their choosing in a variety of genres.
Two Howard County School Teams Receive 1st Place Honors in State-Level MESA Competitions
May 14th, 2015
Teams from two Howard County schools have earned 1st place in the state-level Maryland State Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) competitions held Thursday, May 7, 2015. The event was hosted at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory’s Kossiakoff Center in Laurel, Maryland. The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory’s Maryland MESA program identifies and supports Grades […]
Howard County Students Advance to National History Day Competition
May 14th, 2015
Nine Howard County Public School System students will advance to the National History Day Competition after winning first or second place at the Statewide Maryland History Day Competition on May 2, 2015. These students have already won competitions at the school and county level, and were competing against hundreds of students from school systems across […]
Reverse Engineering at Northfield Elementary School
May 11th, 2015
Students are receiving a hands-on lesson about simple machines by disassembling small electric toys! Discover the “ah-ha moments” along with these students during this student-driven lesson.
The Great Kindness Challenge at Bushy Park Elementary School
May 4th, 2015
Take a look at how students are learning what it means to be kind and challenging themselves to engage in acts of kindness throughout the day.
Spring Dance Performances
May 1st, 2015
All community members are welcomed to attend and enjoy a wide range of dance performances at HCPSS high schools. Performance schedules for all HCPSS dance productions are available on the website. For scheduling updates, tickets or other information, please contact individual schools.
HCPSS Celebrates 9th Annual Choose Civility Poster Contest Winners
April 27th, 2015
In conjunction with the 2014 Choose Civility Symposium, Howard County students were invited to design a poster illustrating the theme “Civility in Sports.” This year’s contest was presented in partnership with Choose Civility, the Howard County Library System, and the Columbia Association Art Center. All of the students who participated work hard every day to […]
2015 Senior Class Teachers of the Year
April 21st, 2015
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, including Homewood and ARL. Seniors and members of the Student Government Association often work in collaboration to plan creative ways to surprise the teacher with the announcement. Teachers frequently comment […]
Improve Student Achievement By Making Kids Feel Good About Themselves
April 9th, 2015
The Huffington Post recently ran a nice story about HCPSS’s strengths initiative that moves the focus from what is wrong to what is strong. http://hcpssne.ws/StrngthsHffPst