TOWSON, MD—Registration is now open for Baltimore County Public Schools’ Broadway Theatre Connection Musical Theatre Intensive, Summer Dance Intensive, and Summer Music Camp. “The Office of Performing Arts is very excited to offer the Summer Music Camp for the 37th year and to continue the Summer Dance Intensive after a very successful inaugural year of that program in 2022,” said […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Twelve pieces of student artwork are now on display at The AVENUE at White Marsh ice rink through a partnership between the shopping center (managed by Federal Realty) and the Baltimore County Public Schools’ Office of Visual Arts. “This is our third winter exhibition with The AVENUE,” said Ryan Twentey, BCPS coordinator of visual arts. “This initiative provides yet […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools students took more than 10,000 Advanced Placement exams during the 2021-2022 school year and nearly 65 percent of those exams earned a college-ready score of 3 or higher, according to data recently released by the state. Among Maryland’s 24 school systems, BCPS ranks seventh in AP exam performance for the 2021-2022 school year. BCPS students […]
TOWSON, MD—Five Baltimore County Public Schools students are among the “18 Under 18” students to be honored by Junior Achievement of Central Maryland, in partnership with Baltimore magazine. The inaugural award program is designed to highlight youth, ages 5 to 18, from Anne Arundel, Carroll, Baltimore, and Harford counties and Baltimore City, who are future leaders, change makers, and innovators. […]
TOWSON, MD—On the basis of their academic achievements, six Baltimore County Public Schools seniors from five high schools have been named candidates in the prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates are: Noah W. Duncan, Eastern Technical High School Owen D. Fay, Towson High School Andrew H. Han, Parkville High School Naomi J. Horner, Perry Hall High School Kevin Li, […]
UPDATE: Six additional BCPS students have been named candidates. Original story below… —— TOWSON, MD—Singer/songwriter Sophia Bryter (Paffenback) and photographer Britney Simbana-J, seniors at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, have been named two of 60 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts candidates as part of the 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were nominated from thousands […]
TOWSON, MD—Three BCPS juniors have emerged as the final candidates for student member of the Board of Education of Baltimore County for the 2023-2024 school year. The finalists are: Nicholas Dimitriades of Towson High School, Kayla Drummond of Parkville High School, Nathan Harris of George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology The trio were selected following application reviews and […]
TOWSON, MD—Vivian Orta, a Grade 12 student at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson, is one of 50 student artists featured in the College Board’s 2023 Advanced Placement Art and Design Exhibit. Orta’s work, a sculpture titled “Reach,” was selected from the more than 62,000 portfolios submitted by domestic and international students for the Advanced Placement […]