Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, known as SMECO, recently named six Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) teachers 2020 Outstanding Teacher Honorees. The annual awards program recognizes teachers for outstanding achievements in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Honored for accomplishments in math are Laura Buzzell of Henry E. Lackey High School, Donna Day of Theodore G. Davis Middle School and Nicole Joly-O’Brien of J.C. Parks Elementary School. SMECO recognized them...
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SMCM St. Mary’s College Mobilizes Departments to Assist Local Health Care Providers with Essential Supplies/3D Printed Face Shields
St. Mary’s College Mobilizes Departments to Assist Local Health Care Providers with Essential Supplies/3D Printed Face Shields Michael Bruckler April 27, 2020 - 2:34 pm
April 27, 2020
Associate Professor of Biology Kevin Emerson has jump-started a campus-wide initiative at St. Mary’s College of Maryland to provide the St. Mary’s County Health Department with essential supplies for medical personnel working the front lines to care for those infected with COVID-19 and to help stem the spread...
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
LEONARDTOWN, MD – The Board of Education Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, 2020, will be held at 10:00 a.m. in the Board of Education Meeting Room, 23160 Moakley Street, Leonardtown, Maryland. Due to the guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the President’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America and Governor Hogan’s Executive Order prohibiting large gatherings and events to reduce the...
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
Dr. Jeff Walker, Assistant Superintendent of Supporting Services, 301-475-4256, ext. 7
LEONARDTOWN, MD – St. Mary’s County Public Schools will provide a drive-up lunch service Monday-Friday from April 27 - May 15, 2020, at the locations listed below from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. daily. Meals will be offered to all children 18 years and younger free of charge. Parents and children can drive up to these locations and...
The Board of Education unanimously voted April 21 to accept a recommendation to suspend a number of Board policies including those related to graduation ceremonies and eligibility for fall extracurricular activities based on a student’s fourth-quarter grade point average.
The suspension of policies allows Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff the flexibility to make decisions in the wake of the Maryland school closure that was initially put in place March 16 in an effort to slow the...
SMCM Associate Professor Gijanto and Professor Larsen Awarded Three-year NSF Grant to Fund Student Research Experiences
Associate Professor Gijanto and Professor Larsen Awarded Three-year NSF Grant to Fund Student Research Experiences Michael Bruckler April 22, 2020 - 3:33 pm
April 22, 2020
Liza Gijanto, associate professor of anthropology, and Randy Larsen, professor of chemistry, were recently awarded an NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) grant focused on archaeological investigations of colonial Maryland. The $368,278 grant will fund a multi-year research program for numerous students from...
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
Dr. Maureen Montgomery, Deputy Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
LEONARDTOWN, MD – Superintendent of Schools, Dr. J. Scott Smith, would like to announce the outstanding employees that have been recognized for their service and dedication to St. Mary’s County Public Schools.
Mr. Charles Herbert, Building Service Manager at Leonardtown Middle School, has been selected as the Educational Support...
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
Dr. Maureen Montgomery, Deputy Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
LEONARDTOWN, MD – St. Mary's County Public Schools (SMCPS) is in the process of renewing its textbook materials for Social Studies in grades 6, 7, 10, 11, and Advanced Placement Comparative Government and Advanced Placement Economics.
The following textbooks will be available for review from April 20, 2020 – May 1, 2020, on the SMCPS...
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
Dr. Maureen Montgomery, Deputy Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
LEONARDTOWN, MD – State Superintendent Dr. Karen Salmon has announced that Maryland public schools will be closed through May 15, 2020. In the interest of public health and safety, at this time, Kindergarten registration for the 2020-2021 school year is on hold. When the Governor’s Executive Order allows schools and offices to reopen...
Thanks to Southern Maryland Newspapers, the following article is reprinted, in part, from their sports section with permission.
While the College of Southern Maryland men’s and women’s basketball teams may have fallen short of their collective team goals, members of both squads were recently selected for postseason honors.
CSM men’s basketball sophomores Lelan Eackles and Warrick Godwin received accolades as did two members of the Hawks’ women’s basketball team, sophomore Amaya Yancey and...
The Board of Education at its April 21 meeting approved a change to the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) grading policy for students. The policy addresses changes necessary due to the statewide school closure and how teachers can provide fourth-quarter grades. CCPS school buildings are currently closed through May 15; however, teachers continue to provide instruction through distance learning.
The approved grading policy gives credit to students participating in distance learning...
SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Inducts 19 Students into Phi Beta Kappa’s Zeta Chapter of Maryland
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Inducts 19 Students into Phi Beta Kappa’s Zeta Chapter of Maryland Michael Bruckler April 22, 2020 - 10:03 am
April 22, 2020
On Saturday, April 18, nineteen St. Mary’s College of Maryland students were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa’s Zeta Chapter of Maryland. The virtual ceremony took place via Zoom in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Eighteen seniors and one junior were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society. The society’s...
CSM CSM Takes Steps to Brace for Financial Hardship Caused by COVID-19 and Continues to Support Current and New Students
Announces Hiring Freeze, Voluntary Reduction of Staff/Hours And Freezes Tuition, Waives Summer and Fall Course Fees
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) announces that it has taken a number of actions that will affect college personnel as it continues to address the operating environment and financial impact caused by COVID-19. In addition, CSM will freeze tuition for the fall semester, and waive summer and fall semester course fees to help current, returning and new students impacted by...
Professor Mertz Published in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Pamela Mertz April 21, 2020 - 12:18 pm
April 21, 2020
Pamela Mertz, professor of biochemistry, recently published an editorial in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education with multiple co-authors from other institutions entitled, “Moving biochemistry and molecular biology courses online in times of disruption: Recommended practices and resources ‐ a collaboration with the faculty community and ASBMB.” In...
Professor Başaran Receives Three-month Fulbright Global Scholar Research Award Michael Bruckler April 20, 2020 - 2:43 pm
April 20, 2020
Professor of Religious Studies Betül Başaran has won a three-month Fulbright Global Scholar Research award for the Spring 2021 Semester to conduct critically important archival research in England and India for her book project on the legacy and impact of Princesses Niloufer (1916-1989) and Durrushehvar (1914-2006).
Başaran’s host institutions will be...
SMCM Assistant Professor Emily Casey Receives Research Fellowship at the Library Company of Philadelphia
Assistant Professor Emily Casey Receives Research Fellowship at the Library Company of Philadelphia Emily Casey April 17, 2020 - 8:22 pm
April 17, 2020
Assistant Professor in Art History Emily Casey has received a short-term fellowship from the Program in Early American Economy and Society at the Library Company of Philadelphia to conduct research for her book project, "Hydrographic Vision: Imagining the Sea and British America, 1750-1800."
The Library Company, founded in 1731 by Benjamin...
The College Board recently scheduled dates for online Advanced Placement (AP) exams for students. Each exam includes a primary test date in May and a make-up date for students. The schedule is posted at https://apcoronavirusupdates.collegeboard.org/students/taking-ap-exams/ap-exam-schedule. All primary exam dates fall between May 11-22 with make-up dates on June 1-5.
The schedule includes specific information about each subject exam, such as the number of questions students can expect, the...
Dr. Karen Salmon, state superintendent of Maryland public schools, announced today that schools will continue to be closed through May 15.
School systems around the state, including Charles County Public Schools (CCPS), are closed in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. As Maryland officials report more cases of COVID-19 in the state, schools will remain closed.
“School systems have also started to develop plans for additional distance learning and the recovery of lost...
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
Dr. Jeff Walker, Assistant Superintendent of Supporting Services, 301-475-4256, ext. 7
LEONARDTOWN, MD – St. Mary’s County Public Schools will provide a drive-up lunch service Monday-Friday from April 20-24, 2020, at the locations listed below from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. daily. Meals will be offered to all children 18 years and younger free of charge. Parents and children can drive up to these locations and receive...
CSM CSM Donates College’s Medical Supplies and Equipment; Nursing Students Volunteer for the Front Lines of the Pandemic Response
When the national call to action sounded for public donations of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in mid-March, College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Health Sciences Division Chair Dr. Laura Polk rallied CSM colleagues in her division, the Science and Engineering Division and CSM’s Continuing Education and Workforce Development healthcare programs – and got to work. She immediately organized staff and faculty to gather the college’s PPE and medical supplies for local health care providers...