TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools students demonstrated their science superpowers at the school system’s 2020 Superhero Science Fairs, held on Feb. 29 at Dulaney High School. The school was the site of the 32nd annual Physics Olympics and 7th annual Chemathon for high school students and a STEM Fair for middle school students. Hereford High’s Team #2 earned first place […]
ESSEX, MD—Amanda Nwokoro, a senior at Eastern Technical High School, earned first place in a regional Brain Bee held at Stevenson University and has qualified to compete in the 2020 USA Brain Bee Championship to be held March 27 – 29 on the campus of the Northeast Ohio Medical School. The Brain Bee is an international neuroscience competition for high […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools students from 18 middle schools and 13 high schools will spend a Saturday morning testing their STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) knowledge by participating in the annual BCPS Physics Olympics, Chemathon, and Middle School STEM Fair. For the Physics Olympics and Chemathon the challenges aren’t revealed until the day of the event, but in general, […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Perry Hall High School girls’ basketball coach Linda Caccavalla closed out her coaching career with a pair of wins. Both the JV and varsity squads picked up victories over Eastern Tech on Friday evening as Coach Caccavalla ended her 24-year tenure as coach at PHHS. Councilman David Marks was on-hand Friday night to present Coach Caccavalla with a […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools will be well represented for the Champion Our Children Forum panel at the National School Boards Association’s Advocacy Institute in Washington, D.C. Four BCPS student leaders were chosen to serve on a panel at the close of the institute and share their experiences. They will be joined by Abeer Shinnawi, a BCPS social studies resource […]
TOWSON, MD—One Grade 11 student from each Baltimore County public high school has been selected to participate in the 2020 cohort of the Outstanding Young Women Leaders Program, a new initiative of the Towson University Women’s Leadership Collective. The Collective was conceived by Dr. Nancy Grasmick, the Presidential Scholar and Women’s Leadership Ambassador at Towson University. It builds on the […]
TOWSON, MD—The World Trade Center Institute has named seven Baltimore County Public Schools students among the inaugural class of participants in its Youth Diplomats Program. The new program for Maryland high school juniors and seniors offers workshops, meetings with professionals, and volunteer opportunities for students who are curious about the world, open to diverse perspectives, committed to making an impact […]
ESSEX, MD—The Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission will be holding three informational meetings for those who may be interested in applying for the open member-at-large position on the Baltimore County Public Schools Board Of Education. The meetings will be held at the following locations: – January 6, 2020 (snow date 1/8/20) 7 p.m. at Deer Park Magnet School (Visual […]