The Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Elementary School Mathematics Challenge was held March 22 at Theodore G. Davis Middle School. SMECO sponsors the challenge to boost interest in mathematics among young students by making the subject fun and engaging. Math is a foundation for success in science, technology and engineering, and each year, competitions are held in Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties.
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Thirty-two Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students from North Point, St. Charles and Thomas Stone high schools attended the annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Stars and Stripes mentoring program at the BEYA conference in Baltimore in February.
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SMCM Associate Professor Jennifer Tickle Named President-Elect of the Eastern Psychological Association
Associate Professor Jennifer Tickle Named President-Elect of the Eastern Psychological Association Angela Draheim March 24, 2025 - 6:56 am
March 24, 2025
Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Tickle was named President-Elect of the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) in February 2025. The position is has a 3-year term and begins in June 2025.
Tickle's research examines how media content and media format influence cognition, attitudes and behavior, particularly in relation to...
Prince Frederick, MD - The Carson Scholars Fund announced the awarding of 579 new scholars and 931 recognized scholars this year, making up the largest cohort of Carson Scholars to date. Each year the Carson Scholars Fund honors an elite group of students from grades 4-11 who not only demonstrate exceptional academic achievements, maintaining at least a 3.75 GPA, but also embody significant humanitarian qualities.
This year, two students from Calvert County Public Schools received the...
The Board of Education of Charles County and Superintendent of Schools Maria Navarro, Ed.D., honored several Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) employees on March 20 for their years of service to the school system and commitment to education during a ceremony held at North Point High School. Honored were employees with careers that span a period of 45, 40, 35, 30 and 25 years.
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Three Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Destination Imagination (DI) teams advance to the global finals in May after earning a first-place win at the state tournament held March 15 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). To compete at the state event, teams must place among the top four competing teams in their respective challenge area at a regional competition. The regional DI event was held last month with more than 350 students participating.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students in the Career and Technology Education (CTE) program showcased their knowledge and abilities last month during a regional SkillsUSA competition.
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17th Annual SOMD Brain Bee Held at St. Mary’s College of Maryland Elizabeth Leininger March 19, 2025 - 4:16 pm
March 19, 2025
St. Mary’s College of Maryland hosted the 17th Annual Southern Maryland (SOMD) Brain Bee on March 1, 2025. The Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition that promotes interest in and learning of neuroscience at the high school level. At the Brain Bee, 14 local high school students competed to test their neuroscience knowledge. Participants competed in individual and...
The Board of Education of Charles County is holding a 4:30 p.m. work session on Monday, March 24, 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) is readying a slate of spring musicals that includes familiar characters and titles from Matilda to Shrek, to Means Girls and Mamma Mia.
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St. Mary's College of Maryland Receives Multiple Awards for Marketing Efforts Chuck Steenburgh March 17, 2025 - 6:46 am
March 17, 2025
The St. Mary's College of Maryland (SMCM) Institutional Advancement (IA) marketing team won seven different awards across a range of categories in the 40th Annual Educational Advertising Awards, announced March 11. The Awards included three gold, one silver, one bronze and two merit awards for total digital marketing program, digital videos, logo design and...
Piccowaxen Middle School was recently named a grant recipient for a new STEM education center. The grant is through the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), which partnered with the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation to develop 10 STEM centers in Maryland schools through a three-year, $500,000 grant.
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Indian Head Elementary School held a groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 27 to commemorate the start of the construction process of the new school-based health center on the school’s campus for students and residents in Indian Head. With the nearest urgent care center in La Plata, the center, in partnership with the Charles County Department of Health (CCDH), will “allow families to access health care right on our campus,” Indian Head Principal Shane Blandford said.
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The Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Department of Community Engagement and Equity (DCEE) in collaboration with the Charles County Government, Charles County Department of Health (CCDH), Charles County Public Library and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office held a Black History Month celebration on March 4. Held at the Waldorf Senior and Recreational Center, the event date was rescheduled to March due to inclement weather in February.
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Circuit 7 mock trial champs North Point High School competed in the Maryland mock trial quarterfinals March 11 against a team from Walter Johnson High School of Bethesda.
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Charles Co. Board honors outstanding students for academic achievement, personal responsibility and career readiness
The Board of Education of Charles County recognized seven students at its March 11 meeting for outstanding achievements.
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