The Board of Education of Charles County’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8. The Board will meet in person at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey Building is located at 5980 Radio Station Road in La Plata.
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Associate Professor Argelia González Hurtado Awarded SSHRC Collaborative Grant Lee Capristo March 31, 2025 - 7:30 pm
March 31, 2025
Argelia González Hurtado, associate professor of Spanish, has been awarded a $19,136 Connection Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). In collaboration with colleagues from the University of Lethbridge and St. Francis Xavier University (StFX), this grant will support a colloquium at StFX from July 1-3, 2025. Titled...
Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathway applications for the Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute, Automotive Technology, CASE: Natural Resources, Collision Repair, Dance, Theatre, and Interactive Media will reopen on Tuesday, April 1, for current Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students to fill limited spots in each class cohort.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) held the ninth annual History, Industry, Technology and Science Expo, also known as HITS, on March 22 at St. Charles High School.
Each year the Expo features student history and science fair projects on display for judging. Science Fair project categories included Behavioral/Medicine and Health Science, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Life Science, Mathematical Science, Physics, and Physics and Astronomy.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) held its annual History, Industry, Technology and Science (HITS) Expo earlier this month at St. Charles High School.
The Expo included student history fair projects on display for judging. The awards were given in several categories including historical paper, group performance, individual documentary, group documentary, individual website, group website, individual exhibit and group exhibit. Some projects earned special awards as well.
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Larry Johnson, a longtime Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) educator, was recently named the new director of special education. His selection for the role was announced by CCPS at the Board of Education work session held earlier this week.
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Psychology Student Awarded Research Grant from Psi Chi Honor Society Angela Draheim March 27, 2025 - 9:09 am
March 27, 2025
In March 2025, psychology major Nadia Lonnberg ’25 was awarded a $1,471 Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Award to support her St. Mary's Project entitled “Pop Cultural Videos and Their Impact on Multimedia Learning” which is being conducted under the mentorship of Assistant Professor Nayantara Kurpad. Lonnberg's research proposal was among the top 11 received during the...
SMCM Two Presentations and One Publication by SMCM Psychology Students, Professors and Alum in March 2025
Two Presentations and One Publication by SMCM Psychology Students, Professors and Alum in March 2025 Angela Draheim March 25, 2025 - 3:43 pm
March 25, 2025
Alum Nicholas Ashenfelter ’23 and Associate Professor of Psychology Kristina Howansky recently published an article (based on Ashenfelter’s St. Mary's Project) entitled “LGBTQ Minus: Predictors of Anti-Asexual Bias Among Straight, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals” in the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research. Ashenfelter's work...
The Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Elementary School Mathematics Challenge was held March 22 at Theodore G. Davis Middle School. SMECO sponsors the challenge to boost interest in mathematics among young students by making the subject fun and engaging. Math is a foundation for success in science, technology and engineering, and each year, competitions are held in Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties.
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Thirty-two Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students from North Point, St. Charles and Thomas Stone high schools attended the annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Stars and Stripes mentoring program at the BEYA conference in Baltimore in February.
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SMCM Associate Professor Jennifer Tickle Named President-Elect of the Eastern Psychological Association
Associate Professor Jennifer Tickle Named President-Elect of the Eastern Psychological Association Angela Draheim March 24, 2025 - 6:56 am
March 24, 2025
Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Tickle was named President-Elect of the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) in February 2025. The position is has a 3-year term and begins in June 2025.
Tickle's research examines how media content and media format influence cognition, attitudes and behavior, particularly in relation to...
Prince Frederick, MD - The Carson Scholars Fund announced the awarding of 579 new scholars and 931 recognized scholars this year, making up the largest cohort of Carson Scholars to date. Each year the Carson Scholars Fund honors an elite group of students from grades 4-11 who not only demonstrate exceptional academic achievements, maintaining at least a 3.75 GPA, but also embody significant humanitarian qualities.
This year, two students from Calvert County Public Schools received the...
The Board of Education of Charles County and Superintendent of Schools Maria Navarro, Ed.D., honored several Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) employees on March 20 for their years of service to the school system and commitment to education during a ceremony held at North Point High School. Honored were employees with careers that span a period of 45, 40, 35, 30 and 25 years.
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Three Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Destination Imagination (DI) teams advance to the global finals in May after earning a first-place win at the state tournament held March 15 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). To compete at the state event, teams must place among the top four competing teams in their respective challenge area at a regional competition. The regional DI event was held last month with more than 350 students participating.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students in the Career and Technology Education (CTE) program showcased their knowledge and abilities last month during a regional SkillsUSA competition.
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17th Annual SOMD Brain Bee Held at St. Mary’s College of Maryland Elizabeth Leininger March 19, 2025 - 4:16 pm
March 19, 2025
St. Mary’s College of Maryland hosted the 17th Annual Southern Maryland (SOMD) Brain Bee on March 1, 2025. The Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition that promotes interest in and learning of neuroscience at the high school level. At the Brain Bee, 14 local high school students competed to test their neuroscience knowledge. Participants competed in individual and...
The Board of Education of Charles County is holding a 4:30 p.m. work session on Monday, March 24, in the boardroom at the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey building is located at 5980 Radio Station Road in La Plata. The meeting will stream live on the CCPS website at www.ccboe.com.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is readying a slate of spring musicals that includes familiar characters and titles from Matilda to Shrek, to Means Girls and Mamma Mia.
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