BCPS senior named Maryland Emerging Scholar

OWINGS MILLS, MD—A Baltimore County Public Schools student has been named one of 24 Maryland Emerging Scholars by the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education, or MBRT. Tremen McBride, a senior at Owings Mills High School, was selected for the award due to his academic excellence, community service, and leadership, according to a Feb. 14 news release from Baltimore County Public […]

Eastern Tech, Towson High juniors selected as finalists for Student Member of the Board of Education

TOWSON, MD—Two Baltimore County Public School juniors – Foresight Ogungbe of Eastern Technical High School, and Sophie Vijayan of Towson High School – are the final candidates for student member of the Board of Education of Baltimore County (SMOB) for the 2025-26 school year. The two finalists were selected following application reviews and interviews with a panel of students and […]

Baltimore County Public Schools shift to virtual learning on Wednesday

UPDATE 2: In Harford County, HCPS schools and offices will be closed on Wednesday. Essential personnel should await further instruction. All afterschool and evening activities are canceled, including the BOE Listening Session. UPDATE: Baltimore City Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday. Original story below… ——— TOWSON, MD—Due to inclement weather, Baltimore County Public Schools will shift to virtual learning […]

Baltimore County Public Schools to close early on Tuesday

UPDATE 2: Baltimore City Public Schools will release two hours early on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. All after-school activities are canceled and Tuesday night’s Board of School Commissioners’ meeting will be held virtually. UPDATE: Harford County Public Schools will also close three hours early on Tuesday. There will be no afterschool activities or daycare. Second shift custodians do not report. […]

BCPS cancels all Saturday afternoon activities ahead of wintry mix

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials are canceling some weekend activities ahead of Saturday’s wintry weather. Due to impending inclement weather, all activities and events that were scheduled to take place after 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 8, 2025, have been canceled. Activities and events scheduled to occur earlier may proceed until 3 p.m. A Winter Weather Advisory is in […]

Martin Boulevard, Pot Spring elementary psychologist named Baltimore County’s School Psychologist of the Year

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Cathryn Beichley, a Nationally Certified School Psychologist, has been named 2025 School Psychologist of the Year by the Baltimore County School Psychologists’ Association. A Baltimore County Public Schools employee since 2006, Beichley is currently assigned to Martin Boulevard and Pot Spring elementary schools. Both schools recommended her for this recent honor, citing her wealth of knowledge, collaborative approach, creativity, […]

Baltimore County Public Schools to open two hours late on Thursday

UPDATE 4: Schools in Baltimore County and Harford County will now be closed on Thursday. UPDATE 3: Baltimore County government is implementing liberal leave until 11 a.m. on Thursday. UPDATE 2: In Harford County, HCPS schools and offices will also open two hours on Thursday, February 6, 2025. No morning Pre-K or before school childcare. Essential personnel should await further […]