Each year in April, Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) hosts an employer-employee breakfast to honor students in the Career Research and Development (CRD) program. This year’s breakfast was held April 4 at Middleton Hall in Waldorf. Invited are juniors and seniors enrolled in CRD, a program that provides them with work experience and on-the-job training related to their career goals. Employers also attend the breakfast to highlight their student employees.
The goal of the breakfast is to...
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College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Alumna Dr. Syria Wesley will return to the La Plata Campus to offer the keynote speech at the college’s annual Women in STEM Conference May 3. The Maurice McDonough High School graduate credits her time at CSM with transforming her life and putting her on a STEM career path to become a pharmacist with a doctorate degree.
CSM Alumna Dr. Syria Wesley was recently interviewed by ABC/WJLA 7 Education Reporter Kellye Lynn for a story on CSM being awarded a...
For the past several years, students and staff at William B. Wade Elementary School have implemented several environmentally friendly practices as part of the school’s Go Green initiative. In fall 2018, students and staff competed in a national recycling competition, the Keep America Beautiful Recycle Bowl challenge. During a four-week collection period, the Wade school community collected a total of 10,564 pounds of recyclable materials. Their efforts ultimately landed them with the title...
CSM April 13 Visions of Verses Exhibition Hailed As ‘Wonderful Collaboration Between CSM and Regional Art Councils’
Artists Inspire Poetry at Reception Set for April 13 at calvART Gallery
Art inspires. A painting or a beautifully expressed idea or sculpture can cause even the most casual observer to pause and think. For artists and writers, that same work can fuel additional artistic expression.
A poem can inspire a painting.
A painting can inspire a poem.
The Visions of Verses Exhibition at the calvART Gallery in Prince Frederick celebrates this idea. The show, which features poetry inspired by local...
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 pleased to announce the registration period for the 2019 Summer Activities is now open and will remain open until Friday, May 31, 2019. For more information regarding these programs and/or to register for an event, please visit the St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ Summer...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Hawks golf team have begun their run at what they hope will land them another trip back to the NJCAA DII National Championship. Sophomores Mark Burgess, William Garrett, and Tyler Potts return to lead this year’s squad with Garrett and Potts serving as co-captains. Westlake High School graduate and CSM Freshman Jordan Lofton, of Waldorf, is a new addition to the team.
Head Coach David Russell said the expectation for this year’s team is to repeat their...
Registration for the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Title I three-year-old program begins Monday, April 15 at county Title I elementary schools. Interested parents must schedule an appointment at their child’s zoned elementary school to complete the application process for the 2019-20 school year. Applications will be accepted by appointment only.
The program is located at C. Paul Barnhart, Dr. Gustavus Brown, Indian Head, Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy, J.P. Ryon, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd and Eva...
North Point High School celebrated Women’s History Month in March with a series of events featuring women making strides in the areas of athletics, STEM and education. On March 25, Celebrating HERstory: Women on the Forefront of STEM invited three women working in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to talk about their experiences and share advice.
Karena L. Swisher is the capability advancement director at the Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC) in Dahlgren, Va...
North Point High School celebrated receiving its fourth Ocean Guardian School banner through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A March 27 event was held to commemorate the milestone while announcing the school has received Ocean Guardian School grant funding for the 2019-20 school year.
Ocean Guardian School team members and the club’s sponsor, science teacher Lolita Kiorpes, work to improve wetlands and ocean health, and educate others about the nomination of...
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 is pleased to announce registration for Kindergarten for the school year 2019–2020. All schools will hold open registration beginning Monday, April 8, 2019, and continuing through the summer.
Parents of children who will be five years old by September 1, 2019, should register at the...
CSM CSM’s Faculty Excellence Lecture Series ‘Provocations’ Examines the Power of Art When Talking About Addiction, April 18
CSM Adjunct Art Professor Margaret Dowell, Ph.D., will guide a discussion on “Addiction and Art” at the Prince Frederick Campus during the April Faculty Excellence Lecture Series “Provocations.”
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) 2019 Faculty Excellence Lecture Series, “Provocations,” will examine the power that visual arts has to generate meaningful conversation about the ravages, and understanding, of addiction.
The April 18 “Provocations” event features CSM Adjunct Art Professor...
SMCM St. Mary’s College Anthropology Students Present Research at AnthroPlus Graduate Student Conference
St. Mary’s College Anthropology Students Present Research at AnthroPlus Graduate Student Conference Michael Bruckler April 02, 2019 - 1:45 pm
April 02, 2019
In a conference usually reserved for graduate students, St. Mary’s College students Justyce Bennett ’19 (anthropology and art history), Lindsay Wooleyhand ’19 (anthropology and English), and Emma Hugonnet ’19 (anthropology and educational studies) presented their St. Mary’s Project research in a session they created and directed...
Charles Co. System accepting prekindergarten applications starting April 15, program based on eligibility
The application process for the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) prekindergarten program begins Monday, April 15. Students must be 4 years old by Sept. 1 to be eligible for prekindergarten. Admission is based on criteria and guidelines set by the Maryland State Department of Education and is not guaranteed.
New this school year is an online prekindergarten application process. Online registration for both current and new CCPS families’ opens Monday, April 15 at 8 a.m. Parents can also...
Registration for Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students entering kindergarten at the start of the 2019-20 school year begins Monday, April 15. State law requires students entering kindergarten to be 5 years old by Sept. 1 in the school year in which the child is registered. Parents can find out what school their child is zoned to attend by entering their home address in School Locator, a mapping system available at...
The Board of Education’s next monthly meeting is Tuesday, April 9 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 is rebroadcast throughout the week.
Board meetings are streamed live on the school system website at ccboe.com. Select the live stream image displayed in the...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Disability Support Services (DSS) staff recently marked its 17th year inviting high school students to “Try College for a Day.” Since its inception, the annual event – which is offered at CSM’s Prince Frederick, La Plata and Leonardtown campuses – has provided more than 1,400 high school juniors and seniors with disabilities the opportunity to experience a ‘day in the life’ of a college student at CSM.
The program is in collaboration with the...
St. Mary’s College to Host Southern Maryland Legislators Michael Bruckler April 01, 2019 - 1:31 pm
April 01, 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Center for the Study of Democracy will hold its annual legislative debrief session on Monday, April 15 at 5:30 p.m. in Glendening Annex on the College’s campus. The event is free of charge and open to the public.
The event will feature Southern Maryland legislators discussing the highlights of the legislative session in Annapolis, which...
CSM From Dvořák to Barbershop Quartets, From a Jazz Festival to ‘Pippin,’ A Variety of Musical Stylings and Concerts Fill the Air at CSM’s Campuses This S
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is moving into the second half of spring semester, with only weeks left until the 2019 spring commencement on May 17. This is a time of year full of musical presentations at the college as students prepare for recitals and concerts, the CSM Main Stage’s annual musical will be presented and the annual jazz clinic is offered, among other artistic offerings.
The CSM Jazz Festival is set for April 4-6, followed by the CSM Barbershop Extravaganza on April...
SMCM Professor Cognard-Black Selected as a Finalist for $250,000 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching
Professor Cognard-Black Selected as a Finalist for $250,000 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching Michael Bruckler March 29, 2019 - 2:39 pm
March 29, 2019
Professor of English Jennifer Cognard-Black has been selected as a finalist for Baylor University’s 2020 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching, the only national teaching award – with the single largest monetary reward of $250,000 – presented by a college or university to an individual for exceptional teaching. Three...
SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Anthropology Department presents Distinguished Scholar Ellen Contini-Morava
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Anthropology Department presents Distinguished Scholar Ellen Contini-Morava Michael Bruckler March 29, 2019 - 1:47 pm
March 29, 2019
St. Mary’s College of Maryland anthropology department presents Ellen Contini-Morava as the spring’s Distinguished Scholar on Wednesday, April 3, 4:45 p.m. in Cole Cinema, Campus Center. The lecture is free of charge and open to the public.
Titled, “Why is a raven like a writing-desk? How and why languages sort the world,”...