Middle schoolers are challenged with a variety of activities that teach them personal responsibility such as a rotating class schedule, remembering a locker combination and multiple homework assignments. They are also learning how to navigate being a pre-teenager. Some may find it hard to connect to their school administrators, especially at the middle-school level. But not at Matthew Henson Middle School, where the administrative team goes out of its way to connect with students.
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DeJuan Woods Jr., a rising senior at Thomas Stone High School, was sworn in today as the new Student Member to the Board of Education for the 2019-20 school year. Woods began his term today and officially participated in the Board meeting.
The Student Member works with a committee of student liaisons, one student from each high school, throughout the school year. Each high school has a liaison, which is selected by methods approved by the school’s Student Government Association (SGA) and...
CSM St. Mary’s County Commissioners Recognize Commission for Women, Jane Hale Sypher Scholarship at CSM
The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County presented $4,450 on behalf of the Commission for Women on May 21 to the College of Southern Maryland to support the Jane Hale Sypher Scholarship Fund. Established in 2010 by the Commission for Women, the Jane Hale Sypher Scholarship Fund supports a non-traditional student who is a single parent or displaced homemaker at CSM. The scholarship fund is supported by the Commission for Women’s annual Women’s History Banquet in March. Proceeds from and...
CSM CSM Construction Management Students join CSM Faculty and Staff to Help Family During National Rebuilding Day
College of Southern Maryland (CSM) construction management students recently had the opportunity to apply skills learned in the classroom to a real-world need. More than 20 students, faculty, staff and others joined 300 other volunteers across Charles County to provide critical renovations to selected homes as part of the Rebuilding Together Charles County’s National Rebuilding Day on April 27.
The CSM crew repaired and replaced sections of a back deck on their project house in Nanjemoy...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) held an inaugural recognition ceremony to applaud its Allied Health students achieving degrees and certificates during its 2019 Spring Commencement. Eleven students successfully completed their programs of study in the fields of Health Information Management (HIM), Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) and Pharmacy Technician.
Awareness coupled with a growing shortage of qualified professionals in the fields of health care often worries professors...
CSM CSM Offers Recreation & Fitness Draft Proposal for Leonardtown Town Council to Consider in Annual Application of Community Parks, Playground Grant Par
The following Letter to the Editor was sent by the CSM Government Relations and Public Information Office to the St. Mary’s Enterprise. CSM thanks the editorial board of St. Mary’s Enterprise for publishing the letter in its June 8, 2019 edition.
Letter to the Editor:
To clarify information that was reported in the May 31 issue of the St. Mary’s Enterprise, “CSM to purchase pickleball courts, exercise equipment,” the College of Southern Maryland has been collaborating with the Town of...
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
LEONARDTOWN, MD – The St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ Ethics Panel will be holding a meeting on Thursday, June 13, 2019, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at 23160 Moakley Street, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650. For more information, call 301-475-5511, ext. 32177.
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Spots Still Available for Chesapeake Writers’ Conference at St. Mary’s College of Maryland Michael Bruckler June 07, 2019 - 12:48 pm
June 07, 2019
There are still spots available for the 8th Annual Chesapeake Writers’ Conference held on St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s campus, Sunday, June 23 – Saturday, June 29. Workshop tuition is $800. There is also a course credit option for an additional fee and optional meal and housing packages available. For more information, visit...
The College of Southern Maryland’s (CSM) La Plata Campus Aquatic Center will close Sunday, June 9, due to limited staffing. The one-day closure impacts the La Plata Aquatics Center only. The Leonardtown Campus Aquatic Center will remain open June 9 from 9 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. The college is also actively recruiting an applicant pool for current and future temporary positions as lifeguards, pool operators and water safety instructors within its Wellness, Fitness and Aquatics Department.
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Belva Laughlin Jensen, MS, PhD, 91, who was among the first faculty class of 12 instructors when the College of Southern Maryland was established passed away on May 20 in Waldorf. Overseeing the biology laboratory, Jensen was one of 12 members who composed the college’s first faculty class when Charles County Junior College opened on September 17, 1958. From night classes held in the former La Plata High School (now the Charles County Government Building), Jensen continued at the college as...
SMCM Archaeologists Lead Team Surveying Artifacts Along Rappahannock River Michael Bruckler June 04, 2019 - 3:24 pm
June 04, 2019
Scott Strickland, adjunct instructor of anthropology, and Julia King, professor of anthropology, are featured in this Bay Journal article: https://bit.ly/2ERGxgq. King and Strickland lead the team surveying land along the Rappahannock River for Indian artifacts under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Until recently, the Fones Cliffs...
Student Liam McCarthy ’20 Awarded Robert Hobbs Sportsman of the Year Michael Bruckler June 04, 2019 - 1:06 pm
June 04, 2019
The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) bestowed one of its highest honors to St. Mary’s College student Liam McCarthy ’20. McCarthy was awarded the Robert Hobbs Sportsman of the Year at the conclusion of the ICSA Dinghy National Championships held in Newport, Rhode Island.
McCarthy and first year teammate, Leo Boucher, were both honored as Honorable Mention...
The Board of Education’s next monthly meeting is Tuesday, June 11 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 student and staff 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 at ccboe.com. Select the live streaming image displayed in the...
College Wins Alliance for Workplace Excellence EcoLeadership Award
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has been recognized for its commitment to green practices with a 2019 EcoLeadership Award.
The Alliance for Workplace Excellence (AWE) selected CSM as a recipient of this award, which will be presented to CSM, along with 16 other businesses and organizations from across the United States, at AWE’s 20th annual awards celebration June 7 in Gaithersburg.
CSM created an Environmental...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) reached the bronze level in the Healthiest Maryland Businesses (HMB) Wellness at Work awards. HMB is a statewide initiative through the Maryland Department of Health that supports and promotes wellness in the workplace.
“A healthy workforce is a productive one,” Superintendent Kimberly Hill said. “By supporting healthy lifestyle choices and providing weight management and fitness options for employees, we believe the long-term effects will benefit CCPS...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has released its dean’s list for the spring session. Students who have earned 12 or more credits at CSM are eligible to be considered for the dean’s list. At the end of the fall, spring and summer sessions, full- and part-time students who have completed at least six credits during the semester and have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better will be included in the dean’s list. For information about CSM, visit www.csmd.edu.
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The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) rounded out the spring semester by celebrating the 2018-2019 accomplishments of its student athletes at the college’s annual athletic banquet held at the Waldorf Jaycee Hall.
Zack McDonough, of Accokeek, was named Scholar Athlete of the Year for earning a minimum of 36 credit hours with the college and maintaining the highest cumulative GPA. McDonough, who played defense for the Hawks Men’s Soccer Team, earned a 3.93 GPA and is continuing his...
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The 242 members of Henry E. Lackey High School’s Class of 2019 were all together for the last time June 1 when they graduated following four years of hard work and fun times. In time, the Chargers might even call them the “good ol’ days.”
“We don’t realize how many special moments come from our time at Lackey,” said Samuel Guzzone, who shared the title of valedictorian with Garrett Batchelor. Guzzone said it can be difficult to see the “good ol’ days” when you are living in them.
“When...
The Charles County Convocation Center was filled with cheers this morning as the Westlake High School Class of 2019 began their future as high school graduates. A total of 298 students received their diploma today in a ceremony in which the accomplishments of the class were celebrated.
The Wolverine Class of 2019 earned $18,274,616 in scholarship offers and is led by valedictorian Migue Darcera. Darcera plans to take a gap year after graduation and left his peers with words to remember in a...