A groundbreaking ceremony for Perry Hall’s new elementary school was held on Monday morning. Charlene Behnke, principal of the new northeast elementary school, was joined by BCPS Interim Superintendent Verletta White, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, Fifth District Councilman David Marks, school board member Julie Henn, and other dignitaries to break ground on the new, $49 million school in the […]
Police stepped up their presence at Perry Hall High School on Thursday following a threat of violence. Rumors spread via social media on Wednesday suggesting that a student was going to bring a weapon to school. Several students passed around flyers as a hoax and are now facing school disciplinary action and possible criminal consequences. The school sent the following […]
Baltimore County Councilman David Marks confirmed on Tuesday that planning money will be in the upcoming capital budget to advance a new Towson High School and a high school in central or northeastern Baltimore County. By 2026, Baltimore County Public Schools anticipates that Towson High will be 456 students over its state-rated capacity. Two schools in the central and northeastern […]
All public schools in Carney, Perry Hall, and Kingsville are now air conditioned, Councilman David Marks was able to announce after a tour of Chapel Hill Elementary School on Friday. He was joined by Julie Henn, a member of the Baltimore County Board of Education who lives in Perry Hall. In 2010, when Councilman Marks was elected, more than a […]
Officials say a local high school was placed on alert status on Tuesday after receiving a threat. School board member Julie Henn says that a threat was made against Perry Hall High School on Tuesday by an individual not on the campus. The school was placed on alert status and BCPD are investigating. Below is messaging sent by BCPS regarding […]
Councilman David Marks announced on Tuesday that Baltimore County will provide funding in the Fiscal Year 2018 budget for a new middle school in the northeast and an addition at Pine Grove Middle School. The budget will include $7 million in planning and design funding for a new 1,500 seat middle school in Perry Hall and a 200-300 seat addition […]
On Tuesday, March 21, the Baltimore County Board of Education approved construction contracts that will advance the new Honeygo-area elementary school. That school, the first one built in Perry Hall in a quarter-century, will be constructed on land located near the intersection of Joppa and Chapel Roads. The $45.6 million project is expected to open in the fall of 2018. […]
UPDATE: Councilman David Marks has issued the following press release: Following the release of new enrollment statistics, Baltimore County Councilman David Marks called today for immediate action to deal with severe overcrowding at Perry Hall Middle School. Perry Hall Middle, a school built for 1,643 students, will enroll more than 2,000 by the 2018-2019 school year. The enrollment climbed far […]