So. Md Education News

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 Calvert County Board of Education and the Calvert Education Association, as part of the implementation of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding to provide a teacher salary increase for the 2023-2024 school year. This will include a 2.75% salary increase in August 2023 and another 2.75% salary increase in February 2024. These salary increases are in addition to the 1% salary increase for the 2023-2024 school year, previously negotiated between the...

Calvert County Public Schools has been notified by the Charles County Sheriff's Office that an employee, George Andrew Taylor, 34, of Waldorf, has been charged with sex abuse of a minor continued course of conduct; sex offense third-degree; sex-offense fourth-degree; and second-degree assault in connection with a sexual child abuse case that was reported in December 2019. According to a press release from the Charles County Sheriff's Office, Taylor, who is known to the victim's family, is...

Pictured are (l to r): Nicole Penix, Sarah Kane, Shannyn Petersen, Kristal Bonalewicz, Catrina Wright, Jayme Pieretti, Lori DiToto, Lynda Hampshire, Linda Kovacs. The Board of Education of Calvert County Public Schools recognized Employees of the Month for the month of May at the May 23 meeting. The Employees of the Month are: Huntingtown High Jayme Pieretti Lori DiToto Career & Technology Academy Kristal Bonalewicz Catrina Wright Plum Point Middle Nicole Penix Dana Plater Plum...

The Board of Education of Calvert County Public Schools issued a resolution in honor of the Patuxent High School Harlequins to recognize their state championship at the 2019 Maryland Thespian Festival for their production of the first act of Becky's New Car, by Stephen Dietz. Directed by Allen Price and student director Destiny Cusic, the Harlequins have established and maintained a consistent standard of excellence in the field of theater arts. They will represent Maryland at the 2019...

The Board of Education of Calvert County Public Schools recently recognized Employees of the Month for the month of March. The Employees of the Month are: Windy Hill Elementary School Kathy Ernest Becky Flowers Beach Elementary School Tracy Bensing Mary Ottey Northern High School Karen Braman Caitlin Hosmer Northern Middle School Michelle Mowchan Janet Shepherd Windy Hill Middle School Dashonna Jones Anne Jones Mt. Harmony Elementary School Nicole Staudinger Alice Hurley...