TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials have announced that that the graduation rate for the Class of 2023 has risen to 84.9%, up from 84.5% in 2022, according to data recently released by the Maryland State Department of Education. This is an improvement of nearly half of a percentage points and is in line with the state’s overall graduation rate […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools is celebrating its high school athletic teams and student-athletes recognized as state champions for the 2023-2024 winter season. Some of the season’s most notable accomplishments include a fourth consecutive state championship for the Pikesville High School girls basketball team, a third state championship for Randallstown wrestler Oguchi Anunobi, and an undefeated wrestling season for Sparrows […]
TOWSON, MD—Twenty-one Baltimore County Public Schools students are among the 570 students nationwide named 2024 Carson Scholars by the Carson Scholars Fund. Each year, the Carson Scholars Fund recognizes a select group of high-achieving students in Grades 4–11 who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement (at least a 3.75 GPA) and humanitarian qualities. The BCPS students honored as new scholars for 2024 […]
HEREFORD, MD—A team of five budding scientists and engineers from Hereford High School has been named one of 60 teams nationwide to win the third annual NASA TechRise Student Challenge. The honor means that the team’s winning entry – called “Ferrofluid Fiesta – Investigating the Issue of Atmospheric Microplastic (MP) Pollution” – will fly on one of two NASA-sponsored suborbital […]
TOWSON, MD—Team BCPS Day 2024, held on on Thursday, January 11, was a fun-filled day around Baltimore County. Across the county, students, staff, and supporters of Baltimore County Public Schools wore blue and posted nearly 170 photos on social media using hashtag #BCPSblue. As it does each year, BCPS selects some of the images and videos posted on Team BCPS […]
TOWSON, MD—Eight Baltimore County Public Schools seniors have been selected to serve as student pages for the 2024 legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly. The students are: Ivana Awuah, Catonsville High School Yeily Benitez, Kenwood High School Nikolai Brodie, Overlea High School Khumari Burgess, Towson High School Claire Cabral, Hereford High School Xin Yue Lu, Dulaney High School Anya […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools officials are celebrating their high school athletic teams and student-athletes recognized at the state level during the 2023 fall season. “Please join me in celebrating this outstanding group of Baltimore County student athletes,” said BCPS Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers (Yarbrough). “I would also like to take a moment to thank their coaches, athletic trainers, physical […]
TOWSON, MD—Twelve Baltimore County Public Schools students have been named semifinalists in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program coordinated by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. The honored students are: Dulaney High School Mingni L. Dong Akash E. Paranilam Eastern Technical High School Nathan D. Brojan Cadence J. Scott George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology Chiara C. Adjoh-Davoh […]