So. Md Education News

CSM CSM Secures 100th Transfer Agreement; Provides Students Priority Enrollment or Guaranteed Admission to 50 Four-Year Colleges

‘It just makes sense to earn your bachelor’s degree at half the cost’ The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) reached a milestone this week when it signed an articulation agreement with Frostburg State University (FSU). This partnership allows CSM to now offer its students priority enrollment or guaranteed admission to 50 different four-year colleges and universities to pursue 100 distinct degree programs. CSM Coordinator of Transfer and Articulation Jacqui Rogers has been focused on...

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Charles Co. Obama is commencement speaker for nationwide celebration of Class of 2020

America plans to honor the Class of 2020 on Saturday, May 16 in a special one-hour television show featuring a commencement speech by former President Barack Obama and messages from Michelle Obama and other celebrities. Sponsored by the Entertainment Industry Foundation and the LeBron James Family Foundation, the program “Graduate Together: America Honors the high school Class of 2020,” will air on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC this Saturday from 8 to 9 p.m. Viewers will be guided to engage and...

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Charles Co. CCPS offering optional in-person graduation recognition for seniors

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) graduating seniors in the Class of 2020 will be honored the week of June 1 during in-person recognitions at their schools. Last week, Superintendent of Schools Kimberly Hill announced an update for graduating seniors with an option to walk across a stage in their cap and gown. Each high school is coordinating a date and time slot for students to walk across an outdoor stage at their respective school. In-person recognitions are set for the week of June...

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CSM CSM Hosts Virtual Reading with Connections Literary Magazine Contributors May 15

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) will hold a special virtual reading of its “Connections” Literary Magazine Friday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. Contributors will read and discuss their poems, stories, artwork and photography recently published in the spring 2020 edition. Each semester, students and community members are invited to hear from the Connections Literary Magazine contributors. This spring’s Connections reading will offer the same exhibition of art but delivered in a virtual format...

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SMCM 47th Governor’s Cup Yacht Race Canceled (July 31-August 1, 2020)

47th Governor’s Cup Yacht Race Canceled (July 31-August 1, 2020) Michael Bruckler May 13, 2020 - 9:34 am May 13, 2020 St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Governor’s Cup Yacht Race, scheduled to take place Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1 has been canceled. “The risk of the community spread of the COVID-19 virus has forced the cancelation of another great competition.” said Adam L. Werblow, Governor’s Cup regatta chair, director of the waterfront, and head varsity sailing coach at...

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Charles Co. Last day of school for students is June 11

The last day of school for Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students for the 2019-20 school year is Thursday, June 11. This is pending approval from the Maryland State Board of Education. The Board of Education of Charles County during its May 12 meeting approved the use of a five-day waiver to the 180-day student requirement. Elementary school teachers will post report cards by June 15. Report cards for middle and high school students will be mailed to the address on file with CCPS on...

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Charles Co. Superintendent announces administrative appointments, transfers

Superintendent of Schools Kimberly Hill today announced principal and vice principal changes for the 2020-21 school year. All appointments are effective July 1. Robert Griffiths, a vice principal at Westlake High School, has been named principal at Theodore G. Davis Middle School, replacing Kim McClarin who has resigned. Griffiths started with Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) in 2004 as a math teacher at Westlake. He taught math at Henry E. Lackey High School before becoming an...

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Charles Co. Reginald Black named CRD Student of the Year

St. Charles High School graduating senior Reginald Black was named the 2020 Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Career Research and Development (CRD) Student of the Year. Black was told the news last week when his CRD program teacher, Carmelia McNeill, surprised him at home. McNeill coordinated the visit in advance with Black’s family and Kevin Reisinger, a CCPS instructional specialist for career and technical education programs. Black is the first CRD Student of the Year honoree from St...

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CSM CSM Taps Soccer Coach Charlie Raphael to Lead Women Hawks

The College of Southern Maryland recently on-boarded Charlie Raphael to be the next head coach of the women’s soccer program. Raphael comes to CSM after most recently serving as the head coach of the girls varsity soccer team at Huntingtown High School. The Hurricanes went to the playoffs every year during his five-year stay from 2015-2019, making it to the state semifinals in his first year and the state championship game in 2017. Raphael began his high school coaching career at...

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2020/2021 and 2021/2022 school calander

I think it is time to rethink the school calendars for the next two years. With the predictions that covid 19 will return later this year, why have 16 calendar days off at Christmas when this year it is on a Friday and 2022 on a Saturday why not go to school up through the 23rd ? Also why have 10 days off at Easter cut back to just Friday and Monday. Doing those two things would save 7 school days both school years. Just something to think about. How about starting school earlier in Aug.

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CSM CSM Professor Emeritus Wayne Karlin Hosts Webinar with Vietnamese Poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai about Her New Novel and Conflicts of War

CSM Professor Emeritus Wayne Karlin recently interviewed celebrated Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai about her first novel in English. His literary webinar crossed time zones to let viewers watch Karlin participate from the United States while Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai was online from Munich, Germany. The program (view below) highlighted the novel, ‘The Mountains Sing’ by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, which tells an enveloping, multi-generational tale of the Trần family, set against the backdrop of the...

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St. Mary's Co. Maryland School Librarian of the Year 2020

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 – Maryland Association of School Librarians (MASL) is pleased to announce the recipients for the 2019-2020 Maryland School Librarian of the Year award which honors a school librarian for exemplary service and outstanding achievements in the field of school library media. With the pandemic taking place, the award was...

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Charles Co. CCPS providing meal account refunds to seniors by mail

The Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Food and Nutrition Department will refund meal account balances for high school seniors. This includes monies on both a student’s meal and general food accounts. CCPS staff will provide check refunds to the parent or guardian on file in the student information system. Checks will be processed and mailed to the home address on file with CCPS by the end of June. This also includes any balances on My Payments Plus, the online meal prepayment system used...

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Charles Co. Children’s Mental Health Matters Day is May 7

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and May 7 is Children’s Mental Health Matters Day. To participate, wear something green to raise awareness of the importance of children’s mental health and if posting on social media, use the hashtag #breakthestigma. Each week during the month, students at the elementary, middle and high school levels are able to access grade-level material to support their mental health. Information is available online at...

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Charles Co. CCPS to hold virtual high school graduations

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is preparing to honor the Class of 2020 during virtual graduations. Graduations for the Class of 2020 will begin at 7 a.m., June 11 and air on Comcast Channel 96, Verizon FiOs 12, YouTube and Vimeo. Superintendent Kimberly Hill announced the decision today to change graduation ceremonies from in-person events to virtual in a letter to high school seniors and their parents. “Due to the ongoing public health crisis created by COVID-19, CCPS is planning...

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CSM CSM Digital Media Students Take Grand Prize, Earn Accolades for Anti-Theft Projects

Maryland State Police Select Most Effective Public Service Announcements in Annual Contest Nine College of Southern Maryland (CSM) digital media students were honored this spring for exhibiting award-winning creativity in the production of public service announcements (PSAs) aimed at helping to reduce vehicle thefts. Anthony Aceto In an annual contest that allows students to show off their skills for a real-world project, participants from both CSM and Towson University were invited to...

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SMCM St. Mary’s College Student Government Association Donates $50,000 to Recovery Fund

St. Mary’s College Student Government Association Donates $50,000 to Recovery Fund Michael Bruckler May 05, 2020 - 1:11 pm May 05, 2020 On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, during their regularly scheduled meeting, the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Student Government Association (SGA) approved a $50,000 donation to the College’s Recovery Fund that has been created to help reduce financial burdens and obstacles facing the SMCM community. “St. Mary’s College of Maryland is a close-knit community...

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Charles Co. Board of Education to hold May 12 teleconference Board meeting

The Board of Education’s next monthly meeting is Tuesday, May 12. The Board is observing social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it will conduct the meeting via teleconference. There is no public access to the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building on Radio Station Road in La Plata; however, the meeting will stream live on ccboe.com and air live on Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon FiOs Channel 12. Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will rebroadcast the meeting as well as post...

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SMCM Alumni Jayson Williams '03 and Matt Newcomer '05 Work to Deliver Millions of Essential Supplies to the Front Lines

Alumni Jayson Williams '03 and Matt Newcomer '05 Work to Deliver Millions of Essential Supplies to the Front Lines Gretchen Phillips May 04, 2020 - 9:32 am May 04, 2020 Alumni Jayson Williams '03 and Matt Newcomer '05 of Maryland Strategic Consulting and Mayson-Dixon Properties & Development, have helped to deliver millions of units of masks, protective gear, wipes, and other supplies to hospitals, senior living facilities, nursing homes and government facilities in the United States...

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CSM Nonprofit Institute at CSM Refocuses to Help Leaders Navigate COVID-19 Relief Loans and Grants

Provides ‘Collective Sense of Purpose in the Face of this Crisis and Furthers the Camaraderie that Prevails Among the Region’s Organizations’ During emergencies, Southern Maryland’s most vulnerable populations turn to the same familiar faces they interact with routinely from their area community-based nonprofit organizations. That’s why when the news of the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, the Nonprofit Institute (NPI) at the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) immediately heightened its...

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