TOWSON, MD—County Executive Johnny Olszewski and the Baltimore County Commission for Women on Thursday recognized four outstanding women during its 42nd Annual Women of the Year Awards ceremony. The Women of the Year Awards honor women residents of Baltimore County who have made significant, unique and lasting contributions within their community to champion the interests and needs of women and […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools will be represented at the national AVID Summer Institutes in Orlando, Florida, with an educator and a student set to speak at the event. Patapsco High School principal Dr. Scott Rodriguez-Hobbs and Cockeysville Middle School Grade 8 student Jayden Yancey will both take to the stage to share their experiences with the AVID program, which […]
TOWSON, MD—The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, Inc., has been awarded a $15,000 grant through United Way of Central Maryland’s 2024 Changemaker Challenge. The grant will be used to implement, in partnership with Breathe for Change, a “Yoga for SEL” (social-emotional learning) program in BCPS. With the funding, the foundation will support 12 BCPS educators in completing the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Four Maryland students are among this year’s U.S. Presidential Scholars, an annual program that honors the nation’s top-performing high school students in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. Maximilian Belyantsev and Angelina Xu, Richard Montgomery High School (Montgomery County); Mingni L. Dong, Dulaney High School (Baltimore County); and Minaal A. Khwaja, Wicomico High School (Wicomico County) […]
UPDATE: The Baltimore County Council has passed the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. Original story below… The following is an update from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki Many schools in Baltimore County are experiencing a crisis level of overcrowding. Yet, development continues to be approved at record levels, especially in eastern Baltimore County. Allowing development when there is not enough […]
TOWSON, MD—Education Support Professionals of Baltimore County (ESPBC) has named Meghan Anderson of Parkville Middle School as its Paraeducator of the Year and Towanda Stokes of Hebbville Elementary School as its Office Professional of the Year. Both Anderson and Stokes were surprised on the job this week with award presentations from an entourage including Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. […]
OWINGS MILLS, MD—A Baltimore County Public Schools teacher will soon be receiving a special honor. Anthony Calise, a math teacher at Owings Mills High School, has been named the STEM Educator of the Year by the Maryland Tech Council. The award, sponsored by AstraZeneca, will be given to Calise at the 36th Annual Industry Awards Celebration on May 23 at […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools held its 50th Annual Career and Technical Education (CTE) Student Recognition Ceremony on May 1 at Towson University’s SECU Arena. The program was live-streamed and is available for online viewing. During the ceremony, 163 seniors – one student from each CTE program at each high school – were recognized as exemplary students. Five students, one […]