The Board of Education of Charles County honored five Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students during its Jan. 14 meeting. Each month, the Board honors students chosen by their school principals who demonstrate academic achievement, personal responsibility and career readiness.
Honored by the Board were Anthony Clark, Aiden Gibney, Shayna Jaigobin, Hannah Piazza and Israel Rodriguez.
Clark is a fifth-grade student at Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School. The Board honored him for...
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The Board of Education at its Jan. 14 meeting presented four resolutions to Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students and staff. The Board votes annually to accept resolutions. The following resolutions were presented.
Black History Month;
Career and Technology Education (CTE) Month;
Gifted and Talented Education Month; and
National School Counseling Week.
The school system celebrates Black History Month annually in February. The 2020 theme is African Americans and the Vote...
The Board of Education of Charles County today elected Virginia McGraw as its chairman and Latina Wilson as its vice chairman at the start of the Jan. 14 meeting. The Board votes annually in January to elect a chairman and vice chairman. Both the chairman and vice chairman serve a one-year term.
The current Board was elected to office in November 2018 and elected McGraw and Wilson as chair and vice chairman in January 2019. This is the fourth term for McGraw as chairman. McGraw was first...
SMCM Lisa Scheer, Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of the Arts, Presents Finding Form: A Sculptor’s Story
Lisa Scheer, Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of the Arts, Presents Finding Form: A Sculptor’s Story Michael Bruckler January 14, 2020 - 11:19 am
January 14, 2020
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Lisa Scheer, professor of art and Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of the Arts, will present Finding Form: A Sculptor’s Story, on Monday, Feb. 24, 4:45 p.m. in Cole Cinema, Campus Center. The presentation is free of charge and open to the public.
Scheer’s one-and-only Steven Muller...
SMCM Professor and Chair of Educational Studies Angela Johnson Awarded NSF Collaborative Research Grant
Professor and Chair of Educational Studies Angela Johnson Awarded NSF Collaborative Research Grant Michael Bruckler January 13, 2020 - 3:47 pm
January 13, 2020
Angela C. Johnson, professor of educational studies, was recently awarded a $103,473 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of her project titled: “Centering Women of Color in STEM: Data-Driven Opportunities for Inclusion.” The two-year grant began September 2019, and will fund a continuation of Johnson’s...
Your Vote Needed for Alumnus Willem van Waay '97: Rolex Yachtsman of the Year! Michael Bruckler January 13, 2020 - 12:17 pm
January 13, 2020
Each year, the top performing sailors in the United States are shortlisted for US Sailing’s annual Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards. This year, St. Mary’s College of Maryland Alumnus Willem van Waay '97 has been named a finalist for the 2019 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year.
Voting for the finalists takes place online at...
Open Discussion Scheduled to Address Connection Between Poverty and Mental Illness Michael Bruckler January 13, 2020 - 10:19 am
January 13, 2020
The St. Mary’s County Health Department and St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s anthropology, environmental studies, psychology, and sociology departments will jointly host an open discussion focusing on the connection between poverty and mental illness. This event is scheduled for Monday, February 3 (4:30 – 6:00 p.m.) in St. Mary’s Hall (Building...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is accepting applications for additional members to serve on its Safety and Security Advisory Council.
Members are volunteers with diverse backgrounds with expertise in security, law enforcement, mental health and other areas. The council meets quarterly and provides suggestions and recommendations to the Superintendent and staff.
Superintendent Kimberly Hill started the advisory council at the end of the 2017-18 school year. Members are divided into...
St. Mary’s College Presents Annual Reeves Lecture with Jeffrey Hammond Michael Bruckler January 10, 2020 - 3:34 pm
January 10, 2020
The annual Reeves Lecture with Jeffrey Hammond, professor of English and George B. and Willma Reeves Distinguished Professor in the Liberal Arts, will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 4:45 p.m. in Daugherty-Palmer Commons on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus. The event is free of charge and open to the public.
“The Snow Woman: Some Reflections...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students come from five high schools to make up a team for winter guard, an indoor activity that combines choreography and props to tell a story or convey a theme.
Simply put, “You have probably seen a color guard perform with a marching band before, winter guard is the same, just without the band,” said Alyssa Engle, a computer science and engineering Project Lead the Way teacher at Westlake and artistic director of the winter guard.
Sixteen high...
Calvert Co. Calvert Public School Employee Charged with Sexual Child Abuse and Other Related Charges
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...
Eligible Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) sophomores, juniors and seniors can take financial literacy for original credit this spring at the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center. The course is a mix of online material and in-person requirements for completion.
The course begins Feb. 11 and ends May 26. Cost is $300 and payment is non-refundable. The blended online Apex course requires students to complete online course work as well as turn in assignments and complete course tests at the...
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
LEONARDTOWN, MD – Superintendent of Schools, Dr. J. Scott Smith, is seeking applicants to serve on the St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ Ethics Panel. The Ethics Panel is the advisory body responsible for interpreting the Ethics Policy and/or Ethics Regulations, subject to review by the Board of Education, and for advising persons subject to the Ethics Policy and/or Ethics Regulations. Panel members serve a three-year...
College of Southern Maryland student reporter, Arie Moore, attended three campus events during the Fall 2019 semester to gain a unique and witty perspective to student life at the college.
These included the Fall Fest, Student Club Showcase and Snow Coming events, with Moore sharing his insights of all things Hawk.
Being a part of student life at CSM–from athletics, Student Government, or a variety of student clubs and organizations–enriches the student experience outside the classroom...
VP Carolyn Curry Featured in Higher Education Marketing Report Michael Bruckler January 09, 2020 - 8:39 am
January 09, 2020
Vice President for Institutional Advancement Carolyn Curry is featured in the November/December edition of the Higher Education Marketing Report. In the interview, Curry discusses launching St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s new brand as The National Public Honors College.
The Higher Education Marketing Report features higher education marketing news and...
Gary Grant December Student-Athlete of the Month Michael Bruckler January 08, 2020 - 12:19 pm
January 08, 2020
St. Mary's College of Maryland men's basketball member Gary Grant has been selected as the December Student-Athlete of the Month, the SMCM athletic department announced today (Jan. 8).
The Department of Athletics & Recreation executive team selects the Student-Athlete of the Month awardee each month.
Grant led the Seahawks in scoring during the month of December, averaging 20.7...
U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Executive Director Leslie D. Taylor to Deliver Graduation Keynote
The College of Southern Maryland will recognize 508 candidates for 465 degrees and 255 certificates during its 21st Winter Commencement Jan. 16 at the La Plata Campus. The graduates range in age from 19 to 62 with nearly 33 percent from Charles County, 32.5 percent from St. Mary’s County, 26 percent from Calvert County and the remainder from out of the area. Of the associate’s...
Due to inclement weather conditions, all Charles County public schools will open two-hours late today, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. There is a code two, which is a two-hour delay, for staff who follow the code system. The AlphaBest program at county elementary schools will open at 8 a.m. today and all morning prekindergarten classes are canceled. Visit ccboe.com for the latest information.
Mary Anne Onianwah has always been interested in how people connect, it could be why she enrolled in North Point High School’s Cisco Networking Academy Career and Technical Education (CTE) program.
“My parents come from a third world country and I see how technology connects people around the world,” said Onianwah, a senior who would like to study information science or human-computer interaction in college.
At one time she wanted to major in medical information technology, but over the...
The Board of Education’s next monthly meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building on Radio Station Road in La Plata. The public portion of the meeting begins at 1 p.m. and recognition starts at 4:30 p.m.
The meeting is televised live on Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon FiOS Channel 12, and rebroadcast throughout the week. Board meetings are streamed live on the school system website www.ccboe.com. Select the graphic on the center of the home page to launch the...