St. Mary’s College of Maryland Celebrates 2026 Commencemet Gretchen Phillips May 16, 2026 - 4:49 pm
May 16, 2026
St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the National Public Honors College, graduated 400 students with Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees during an outdoor ceremony on the College’s Townhouse Green.
Alumnus Brandon Scott ’06, Baltimore’s 52nd mayor, delivered the keynote address. In his message, Scott told the Class of 2026 that his...
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The Board of Education of Charles County and Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff celebrated school system volunteers earlier this month at the Be the Difference Awards ceremony.
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The Board of Education of Charles County at its May 12 meeting recognized Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students who have stood out to administrators in the areas of academic achievement, personal responsibility and career readiness.
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The Board of Education of Charles County honored outstanding Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff members at its May 12 meeting.
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New Book Release by Jerry Gabriel Lee Capristo May 12, 2026 - 8:48 pm
May 12, 2026
Associate Professor of English Jerry Gabriel’s first novel, "Deserters," has just been published (Acre Books, 2026) and is available for purchase from the University of Chicago Press, Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and Bookshop. Gabriel is the author of two collections of stories, "The Let Go" (Queen's Ferry Press, 2015) and "Drowned Boy" (Sarabande, 2010), which won the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, was...
The Board of Education of Charles County is holding a 4:30 p.m. work session on Monday, May 18, 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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Professor of Art Sue Johnson has D.C. Gallery Exhibition Lee Capristo May 11, 2026 - 11:17 am
May 11, 2026
Sue Johnson, professor of art, has her second solo exhibition at gallery neptune & brown in Washington, D.C., "Blueprint for Happiness." The opening reception with the artist is Saturday, May 16 from 5-7 p.m. with the exhibition on view from May 16 through June 20.
In this exhibition, Johnson builds on her previous series, "Symmetrical Bodies," debuting a new body of work entitled...
Jennifer Cognard-Black Publishes Recipe Pedagogy Article Jennifer Cogna… May 10, 2026 - 1:19 pm
May 10, 2026
Jennifer Cognard-Black, professor of English and an affiliated faculty member with the Women, Gender and Sexuality program, has published an article, "Teaching Grandma Peg's Recipes," about incorporating one of her own personal recipe collections into her pedagogical approaches to teaching the literatures of food and food writing. Professor Cognard-Black's article appears in the...
Students Present Research at UVA Psychology Conference Angela Draheim April 29, 2026 - 5:23 pm
April 29, 2026
Wendy Contreras ’26 (psychology and neuroscience double major), psychology major Kaleena Gonzalez ’26, and Kaylee Holston ’26 (psychology and Spanish double major) traveled to the University of Virginia on Friday, April 17 to present research posters at the annual L. Starling Reid Undergraduate Psychology Conference.
Contreras presented her 2024 Seahawk Undergraduate Research...
Earlier this week, Superintendent of Schools Maria V. Navarro, Ed.D., along with Tammika Little, principal of St. Charles High School, held a school community meeting at St. Charles to discuss school safety.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) recently received a grant toward teacher recruitment and retention from the state’s Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program. The grant funding, awarded through Gov. Wes Moore’s office, addresses teacher shortages by providing more opportunities for non-licensed school employees to become full-time teachers.
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Munachi Obinali, a La Plata High School junior and current Student Member of the Board of Education, has been elected to serve in the position for next school year. A total of 3,521 votes were cast in the election held April 7 through May 6, with students in Grades 6-12 eligible to vote.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is officially opening applications for the 2026–2027 Virtual Middle School Program. Designed for families with students entering Grades 6–8, this program offers engaging, standards-aligned instruction in a flexible virtual setting taught by CCPS teachers. The application deadline is 11:59 p.m., Friday, May 29.
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The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12. 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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Tyler Campbell '25 Named Fulbright ETA Lee Capristo May 06, 2026 - 10:45 am
May 06, 2026
Tyler Campbell ’25 has been named a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) in Moldova through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Campbell majored in history and political science and works with Heartly House in Frederick County, Maryland. While teaching English in Moldova, he says he plans to volunteer with the Association for Development, Voluntary Service and Information for Youth (ADVIT).
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students recently competed and placed at the 53rd annual Maryland SkillsUSA State Championship held April 17 and 18 in Westminster.
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