New northeast Baltimore County elementary school to hold ceremonial groundbreaking

A new school in northeastern Baltimore County is set to break ground. Charlene Behnke, principal of the new northeast elementary school, will be joined by BCPS Interim Superintendent Verletta White and Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz to break ground for a new, $49 million school in the Perry Hall/White Marsh area of Baltimore County. The groundbreaking will be held on […]

Baltimore County recognizes Eastern Tech

As part of Baltimore County’s celebration of American Education Week, County Executive Kevin Kamenetz honored seven Baltimore County public high schools ranked among the region’s 25 best by Niche, a nationally recognized website that evaluates schools and neighborhoods. Niche recently released its 2018 rankings of every public and private school in the country, ranking them by city, state, and metropolitan […]

Friendly competition as Baltimore County schools aim for best attendance

Baltimore County Public Schools is expecting plenty of friendly competition this month as elementary schools challenge each other for the title of best student attendance. November is BCPS Attendance Awareness Month, reminding students and families of the importance of daily, on-time attendance now that routines have settled in for the school year. Research shows that missing just two school days […]

Essex high school ranked among region’s top rated

TOWSON, MD – Baltimore County Public Schools boasts seven of the region’s best high schools, according to Niche, a Pittsburgh-based company. The schools were graded on a range of factors including academics, college preparation, extracurricular activities, and diversity. “Our high schools keep raising the bar in order to provide the skills and knowledge that students need for success,” BCPS Interim […]

Victory Villa Elementary to hold ceremonial groundbreaking for replacement school

Ground will soon be broken on a new school in Middle River. Victory Villa Elementary School Principal Margaret Roberts will be joined by BCPS Interim Superintendent Verletta White and Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz to break ground for a new, $39 million school to replace the existing structure. The groundbreaking will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 17, […]

16 BCPS students named National Merit semifinalists

Sixteen Baltimore County Public Schools students from eight high schools have been named semifinalists in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program coordinated by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The honored students are: Dulaney High School Samantha T. Engler Sherry Guo Abhinav S. Khushalani Adabelle Xie Megan Zhang Franklin High School Mckenzie K. Patrick George Washington Carver Center for Arts […]

BCPS Interim Superintendent Verletta White to visit several schools during first week

Baltimore County Public Schools’ 173 schools, centers, and programs will open their doors to students on Tuesday, September 5. During the first week of school, BCPS Interim Superintendent Verletta White plans to visit 14 schools to welcome students, teachers, and administrators to the 2017 – 2018 school year. During her first day visits to Woodbridge and Arbutus elementary schools, the […]

BCPS interim superintendent to visit Essex, Middle River schools on first day

Baltimore County Public Schools’ 173 schools, centers, and programs will open their doors to students on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. BCPS Interim Superintendent Verletta White plans to visit six schools to welcome students, teachers, and administrators to the 2017 – 2018 school year. White will visit the following schools on Tuesday, September 5th… 8:05 – 8:40 a.m. (all times are […]