TOWSON, MD—Several award-winning student films were showcased recently at the 2023 BCPS Film Expo. Held on May 16 at The Senator Theatre, the BCPS Film Expo is Baltimore County’s largest student film competition. In its eighth year, the competition attracted 148 film and GIF entries from 27 schools, including the Virtual Learning Program. Ten films were selected as favorites by […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials have named this year’s Teacher of the Year, Principal of the Year, and Assistant Principal of the Year. Beverly Folkoff, a special education teacher of children in Grades 3-5 at Relay Elementary School in Halethorpe, was named the 2023-24 Teacher of the Year for BCPS during Thursday’s gala celebration not only of the county’s […]
TOWSON, MD—Mercy Nwachukwu, a Grade 12 student at Parkville High School, and Stella Sanft, a Grade 7 student in the Virtual Learning Program, have been named the winners of the 2023 Baltimore County Public Schools Film Expo Poster Contest. Printed versions of their posters will be displayed in middle schools and high schools across the county. The deadline for student […]
TOWSON, MD—Nine superlative school educators from across Baltimore County have been selected as this year’s finalists for the BCPS Teacher of the Year, Principal of the Year, and Assistant Principal of the Year. The trios will be celebrated at a special Champions for Children Celebration Gala at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, at George Washington Carver Center for Arts […]
TOWSON, MD—Top honors in the 2023 BCPS Black History Month Writing contest have been earned by students from Hillcrest and Warren elementary schools, Perry Hall Middle School, and Catonsville High School. This year, the contest, coordinated by the BCPS Offices of English Language Arts and Social Studies, had as its prompt a quotation from Ketanji Brown Jackson, who, in 2022, […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials have announced month-long plans to celebrate Black History Month 2023 in February. Across the county, individual schools are welcoming guest speakers, sharing information during morning announcements, hosting door decorating contests, creating musical programs, showing Black films, writing reports, reading biographies, offering special assemblies, and more. “BCPS celebrates Black history year-round; however, the month of […]
TOWSON, MD—”Giving Tuesday” is here, and when it comes to supporting causes close to the heart, the Education Foundation of Baltimore County is asking Baltimore County residents to support BCPS students, teachers, and schools. “By selecting and investing in The Education Foundation of BCPS,” says Deborah Phelps, executive director of the foundation, “you can select one of our innovative grants, […]
TOWSON, MD—Community members are invited to contribute new/unused winter accessories and wellness items to support Baltimore County Public Schools students during the winter months. The Education Foundation of BCPS, Inc.’s “Share the Warmth” campaign accepts such items year-round but focuses its collection efforts from the fall through January. “Recent chilly mornings remind us that even harsher weather will arrive soon,” […]