BCPS celebrates its 2024-25 winter athletics state champions

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Public Schools winter athletics season produced multiple state champions, including a fifth consecutive title for the Pikesville High School girls basketball team. The Pikesville girls, led by Coach Michael Dukes, are the first girls basketball program in Baltimore County to reach five total state championships, according to a release from the school system. BCPS Superintendent Dr. […]

16 BCPS students named 2025 Carson Scholars

TOWSON, MD—TOWSON, Md. – Sixteen Baltimore County Public Schools students are among the 579 students nationwide and 199 statewide named 2025 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 […]

BCPS graduation rate rises for second straight year, dropout rate improves

TOWSON, MD—The four-year cohort graduation rate for Baltimore County Public Schools students rose —for the second year in a row—to 85.84 percent, according to data released by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) on February 25. The graduation rate for the Class of 2024 increased by nearly one percentage point from the previous year’s rate of 84.99 percent. The […]

Top BCPS high school jazz musicians to gather for annual All-County Jazz Concert

OWINGS MILLS, MD—Music lovers can enjoy a night of exceptional jazz when Baltimore County Public Schools’ top high school jazz musicians and vocalists take the stage for the annual All-County Jazz Concert. The concert will be held Thursday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m. at New Town High School, located at 4931 New Town Blvd. in Owings Mills (21117). Admission is […]

Man who used AI to impersonate BCPS principal arrested on child pornography charges

BALTIMORE, MD—The man who used artificial intelligence to fake the voice of Pikesville High School’s principal in a racist tirade last year has been arrested on child pornography charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has filed a federal criminal complaint charging Dazhon Darien, 32, of Baltimore, with sexual exploitation of a child and receiving child sexual […]

BCPS celebrates 2024 spring athletics state champions

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools is celebrating its high school athletic teams and student-athletes recognized as state champions for the 2024 spring season. The Girls Track & Field teams at Hereford and Woodlawn high schools saw continued success this spring, earning state championships after recently being crowned champions for the 2023-2024 indoor season. “It is wonderful to see so many […]

BCPS senior earns coveted Walentas Scholarship

BALTIMORE, MD—Hannah Swird, a senior at Pikesville High School, has been awarded the Jefferson Scholars Foundation‘s Walentas Scholarship, a highly competitive honor that recognizes exceptional talent and dedication to college and community. The 12 recipients of the 2024 Walentas Scholarship have a distinguished history of accomplishments, and Swird’s excellence and dedication to college and community have made her an ideal […]

BCPS Career and Technical Education annual ceremony recognizes 163 outstanding students

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools held its 50th Annual Career and Technical Education (CTE) Student Recognition Ceremony on May 1 at Towson University’s SECU Arena. The program was live-streamed and is available for online viewing. During the ceremony, 163 seniors – one student from each CTE program at each high school – were recognized as exemplary students. Five students, one […]