The Board of Education of Charles County is holding a 4:30 p.m. work session on Monday, March 18, in the boardroom at the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey building is located at 5980 Radio Station Road in La Plata. The meeting will stream live on the CCPS website at www.ccboe.com.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) announces the results of the 2024-2025 Student Member of the Board of Education primary election results. Four candidates were in the running for the position, which covers the 2024-2025 school year. Students in Grades 6-12 were eligible to vote in the primary election and will be asked to vote again the general election.
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Supreme Court of Maryland Hears Oral Arguments at St. Mary's College Chuck Steenburgh March 07, 2024 - 11:53 am
March 07, 2024
The Supreme Court of Maryland heard oral arguments in the auditorium of the Nancy R. & Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. This marked only the second time in recent history that Maryland's highest court held oral arguments outside the City of Annapolis.
Several hundred students, both...
ACT-SO — the NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Culture, Technological and Scientific Olympics — is an achievement program open to high school students of African American descent who are in Grades 9 to 12.
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Original screen prints of Professor of Art Sue Johnson in exhibition through April Lee Capristo March 06, 2024 - 12:26 pm
March 06, 2024
Sue Johnson, professor of art, will exhibit large-scale screen-prints in Mesh, a national juried exhibition at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Hyattsville, Maryland. The exhibition will be on view from March 16 - April 28, with an opening reception on Friday, March 15, 6-8 p.m. Johnson's works are from Subliminality, a series of 7-foot-tall prints on...
The Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) is set to visit Charles County Public Schools (CCPS), Friday, March 8, in honor of Read Across America Month. Representatives from MSEA are set to visit Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School to donate books for the school’s use purchased through a grant by the National Education Association (NEA).
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The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12. The Board will meet in person at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey Building is located at 5980 Radio Station Road in La Plata.
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Charles Co. Charles County teams headed to state Destination Imagination tournament after nabbing regional awards
The Blue Crab Destination Imagination Tournament last month challenged Charles County students to work together in applying creativity, critical thinking skills and their unique talents to solve one of six challenges in a long-term academic contest.
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SMCM Taking a chance for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity : SMCM student dances her way to the Super Bowl halftime show
Taking a chance for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity : SMCM student dances her way to the Super Bowl halftime show Gretchen Phillips March 04, 2024 - 11:22 am
March 04, 2024
Kailah Callaham ’27 could have brushed it off as a transient thought that night in 2023 when she watched the cast of performers at Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime show and thought, “I could do that.'' But then she wouldn’t have been on the field dancing in the 2024 Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show while more...
There is no more waiting in the wings for the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) spring show season to start. CCPS high school plays are taking the stage this month with musicals, fandom favorites and a courtroom classic.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students were recently given the opportunity to participate in the 390th St. Mary’s City annual Maryland Day Celebration set for Saturday, March 23. A CCPS fourth-grade student is selected annually through an essay contest to represent the school system and Charles County at the celebration. Students submitted essay responses to the prompt, “What makes Charles County a great place to live?” The finalist is selected by a panel of judges from the CCPS...
Margaret Marshall, a former member of the Board of Education of Charles County and retired Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) teacher, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
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National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) is March 4 through 8 with all students in Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) able to pick up a free breakfast at school if they choose before classes start for the day.
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SMCM SMCM Psychology Alumni and Professor Howansky Contribute to Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference with Connected Publication
SMCM Psychology Alumni and Professor Howansky Contribute to Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference with Connected Publication Angela Draheim February 26, 2024 - 10:30 pm
February 26, 2024
Alumni April Fraser '23 and Sonder Van Wert '23 and Assistant Professor of Psychology Kristina Howansky presented research at the 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference held in in San Diego, California in mid-February.
April Fraser...
Several Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students recently earned medals in the regional SkillsUSA competition and advance to the state event set for April 12 and 13. Career and Technology Education (CTE) students from North Point High School and the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center compete annually in the event. SkillsUSA competitions showcase CTE students, involve industry professionals in evaluating student performance and help to train students for workforce needs.
Charles...
Joshua Clark, a Spanish teacher at Henry E. Lackey High School, was named the recipient of the 2024 Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Teacher of the Year honor during a Feb. 22 recognition ceremony.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) high school students in school-based theater programs recently took centerstage attending the two-day Maryland Thespian Festival at the University of Maryland, College Park.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is seeking volunteers to serve on its calendar committee. Volunteers must be able to attend in-person meetings on Wednesdays from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey Building is located at 5980 Radio Station Road in La Plata. The first meeting is set for March 13.
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Professor Betül Başaran presents paper in Paris Betul Basaran February 21, 2024 - 8:30 am
February 21, 2024
Professor of History Betül Başaran attended the conference "Perceptions de la guerre et de la sortie de guerre au Moyen-Orient (1918-1923): Expériences, narrations, re-construction des identités et perspectives" in Paris, where she gave a talk entitled "Niloufer Hanım Sultan: An Exiled Ottoman Princess in Hyderabad, India and Muslim Women's Leadership Roles after WW1." Başaran's...