Baltimore County is a little bit cleaner and greener thanks to the efforts of school children and community members who participated in this year’s Team BCPS Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge. County Executive Don Mohler, Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Verletta White, and Debbie Phelps, Executive Director of the Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, announced on Tuesday morning […]
UPDATE 8: All four suspects are now in police custody. The first suspect arrested has been identified as 16-year-old Dawnta Anthony Harris. UPDATE 7: The fallen officer has been identified – click here for details. UPDATE 6: One suspect has been arrested. Three others remain at large. UPDATE 5: Parents of Perry Hall Elementary, Seven Oaks Elementary, and Gunpowder Elementary […]
Fifteen Baltimore County schools have been named 2018 Maryland Green Schools by the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education. “This accomplishment is a testament to the hard work of our school leaders and educators, who are making sure that students embrace our need to take care of the environment,” said Interim Superintendent Verletta White. “We know that our students […]
Gary Werner, a resource teacher in the Baltimore County Public Schools Office of Science PreK-12 and a Perry Hall resident, has been named one of only four Maryland finalists for a Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. He also was a state finalist in 2016. The national awards, created in 1983 to recognize exemplary instruction in mathematics […]
As NottinghamMD first reported earlier this month, the Baltimore County Board of Education will hold a public hearing to seek input concerning proposed boundary lines for the new Northeast Elementary School on Joppa Road. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. at Perry Hall Middle School, 4300 Ebenezer Road, Baltimore, Maryland, 21236. In the […]
Could it be time for the boundaries for public elementary schools in northeastern Baltimore County to change? On Monday, the Board of Education of Baltimore County will receive, for consideration and approval, a report from the Northeast Area Elementary Community Boundary Study Committee recommending boundary changes to schools in the region to help relieve overcrowding. The recommendation, known as “Option […]
Baltimore County Public Schools students earned an amazing 778 regional 2018 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. This awards program is among the most prestigious high school arts recognition programs in the nation. BCPS students from 12 high schools and 3 middle schools earned a total of 193 Gold Keys, 256 Silver Keys, and 329 Honorable Mentions. Students earning recognition represent […]
Police in Baltimore County said on Sunday that officers had made an arrest in connection with a threat made toward Perry Hall Middle School. The Baltimore County Police Department tweeted that the threat had been made on Instagram. The school had placed an automated call to parents on Sunday informing them of the threat. Authorities say the juvenile suspect is […]