The Northeastern Educational Research Association has presented its 2017 Lorne H. Woollatt Distinguished Paper Award to Maria Y. Finger-Elam, Ph.D., supervisor of research for Baltimore County Public Schools. As a result, Finger-Elam will present her paper at the 2018 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. The meeting will be held in New York City from April 13 to […]
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and the Baltimore County Commission for Women will recognize three outstanding women at a special ceremony on Thursday, March 1, 2018. The annual Woman of the Year awards are given to female Baltimore County residents who have enhanced the lives of others and made significant contributions to their community, workplace, or school to further the […]
Baltimore County Public Schools students earned an amazing 778 regional 2018 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. This awards program is among the most prestigious high school arts recognition programs in the nation. BCPS students from 12 high schools and 3 middle schools earned a total of 193 Gold Keys, 256 Silver Keys, and 329 Honorable Mentions. Students earning recognition represent […]
At Wednesday’s 27th annual Baltimore County Commission on Disabilities Awards ceremony, an enthusiastic crowd helped to recognize the achievements of eleven individuals, employers, advocates and organizations for their outstanding achievements and contributions. The Commission on Disabilities provides support and advocacy for County residents with disabilities and works to ensure that County programs, buildings and services are open equally to all […]
The Restaurant Association of Maryland held its annual “Stars of the Industry Gala” on Sunday, and a few restaurants with locations in the Nottingham area won big. This year’s winners were: Maryland’s Favorite New Restaurant: Slice – New York Pizza (Slice on The Avenue) Craft Brew Program of the Year, Presented by Evolution Craft Brewing Company: The White Oak Tavern […]
Baltimore County Councilman David Marks has received the National Eagle Scout Association’s Outstanding Eagle Scout Award, one of five recipients from the Baltimore Area Council. He was honored at a Thursday meeting for Boy Scout Troop 124, the unit where his son Nicholas is a member. The presentation was done by Scout Executive/CEO Brian Steger, Council Board Chair Trey Shupert, […]
TOWSON, MD. – Five Baltimore County Public Schools educators have been named finalists for the school system’s annual Teacher of the Year award for 2017 – 2018. The finalists are: Rebecca M. Eig, a Grade 2 teacher at Owings Mills Elementary School David J. Kreller, coordinator of the school-to-career transition program at Pikesville High School Megan N. Stewart, a Grade […]
TOWSON – Hazel Montgomery-Walsh, a Grade 8 student at Arbutus Middle School, and Isabella Hessler, a Grade 8 student at Perry Hall Middle School, might still be teens, but they have received 2017 Women of Tomorrow Awards from the Maryland Commission for Women. Montgomery-Walsh and Hessler were two of the five middle and high school students honored with this award […]