Overlea High School holds ribbon-cutting ceremony for new turf field [PHOTOS]

OVERLEA, MD—The field is officially open. Overlea High School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the school’s new turf field on Friday. The new field was an $800,000 project for the school. On hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony were Councilwoman Cathy Bevins and County Executive Johnny Olszeweski. You can view more photos from the event below. [Images via County Executive Johnny […]

BCPS Community Conversations: Meet Superintendent Darryl Williams

NOTTINGHAM, MD – Residents of northeastern Baltimore County will soon have an opportunity to meet with new Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Darryl Williams. As part of their “Community Conversations”series, BCPS will present a series of talks where residents can chat with Superintendent Williams and share their thoughts. One session will take place on Monday, September 30, at Overlea High […]

Essex Precinct school resource officer named an SRO of the Year

ESSEX, MD – During the annual Baltimore County Public Schools Safe Schools Conference, the school system announced that Officer Carlos Allen, the school resource officer (SRO) for the Essex Precinct, was named the elementary-level School Resource Officer of the Year. While each BCPS middle and high school has a full-time SRO, at the elementary level, one officer from each precinct […]

Rising BCPS seniors invited to participate in summer college boot camps

TOWSON, MD – This summer, BCPS rising seniors (students who will enter Grade 12 in the 2019-2020 school year) are invited to participate in free regional or school-specific Summer College Boot Camps. Each camp will vary, but all will offer information and resources on the process of selecting and applying to a college and applying for financial aid. Some camps […]

BCPS announces 2019 Ethics Award winners

TOWSON, MD – As commencement exercises begin this week for Baltimore County’s comprehensive high schools, this year’s Ethics Award winners highlight the strengths of the Baltimore County Public Schools Class of 2019. Often called the highest student award BCPS bestows, the Ethics Award is given each year to one graduating senior from each high school who best exemplifies the values […]

Overlea High students to perform in groundbreaking Baltimore Choral Arts Society production

OVERLEA, MD – On Sunday, May 12 (Mother’s Day), 22 members of Overlea High School’s Honors Chorale will perform in the U.S. premiere of a groundbreaking “community opera” – Jonathan Dove’s The Monster in the Maze – presented by Baltimore Choral Arts Society. The Monster in the Maze is one half of a show, titled Captivity to Liberty, which will […]