The halls of La Plata High School filled as the bell rang for the next period. Students dressed in their college shirt of choice walked the halls as they switched classes to continue the day of learning. College Shirt Day is one of the many spirit days and for students at the school can participate. Put on by the student government association (SGA), it is an initiative to promote student involvement and comradery.
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Munachi Obinali, a La Plata High School sophomore, is the Student Member of the Board of Education of Charles County elect for the 2025-2026 school year. A total of 1,741 votes were cast in the election held March 31 through May 2. Students in Grades 6-12 were eligible to vote in the election.
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Charles Co. There’s a monster at the end of this lesson — Dr. Mudd, St. Charles team up for assignment
The monsters that inhabit Linda Hayden’s classroom like to clean. Some of them like to play outside.
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Sonia Matthew, Ed.D., an assistant principal at Mary B. Neal Elementary School, was named a 2025 Outstanding Assistant Principal earlier this year by the Maryland Association of Elementary School Principals (MAESP) and the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP).
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The Board of Education of Charles County’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13. 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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St. Mary's College to Host, Participate in 2025 College Sailing National Championships Chuck Steenburgh May 02, 2025 - 1:50 pm
May 02, 2025
Field selections for the 2025 College Sailing Open and Women's Fleet Race National Championships, to be hosted by St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM), have been announced by the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA). Host SMCM qualified in both the women’s (May 20-23) and open (May 27-30) fleets.
Each 36-team fleet consists of 12 automatic...
Two SMCM Students Receive Research Grants from Maryland Native Plant Society Chuck Steenburgh May 01, 2025 - 12:44 pm
May 01, 2025
Biology majors Aurora Lewis '26 and Krystal Moore-Nicks '26 were recently awarded competitive research grants by the Maryland Native Plant Society. Worth $3,500 each, the grants will support their St. Mary's Project research in the coming year.
Lewis is a junior and is originally from Magnolia, Delaware. She has been the biology greenhouse technician intern...
Visiting Assistant Professor Sarah Yeomans’ Co-edited Book and Article Published Sarah Yeomans April 29, 2025 - 2:01 pm
April 29, 2025
Sarah Yeomans, PhD, visiting assistant professor of art, has just had her co-edited volume "Why Ancient Objects Matter: Greek and Roman Art and Materiality from Antiquity to the Present" published by academic publisher DeGruyter-Brill. Her own contribution to the collection, “Portrait of a Physician: The Marcianopolis Instrumentarium,” is an analysis of a...
The Board of Education of Charles County at its April 28 work session approved the name Glymont Middle School to replace the name of General Smallwood Middle School. The name change takes effect July 1, 2025. General Smallwood Middle School will open for the 2025-2026 school year as Glymont Middle School.
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The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) is hosting a series of interactive math information sessions, or office hours, for parents, students, community members and educators on the Maryland’s PreK-12 Mathematics Policy.
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Rhonda Phillips Named St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Eighth President Chuck Steenburgh April 28, 2025 - 2:15 pm
April 28, 2025
Rhonda G. Phillips, PhD, was selected by the St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) Board of Trustees to become the College’s eighth president, effective July 1, 2025.
“I’m thrilled that after a rigorous national search, the board has voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Phillips as the 8th President of SMCM,” said John J. Bell ’95, chair of the SMCM Board of...
The Board of Education of Charles County and Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) are hosting a virtual Town Hall on Tuesday, May 6, at 7 p.m. through Zoom. The event is open to the public. Attendees must have an active Zoom account to join.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) and the Board of Education of Charles County would like input on the 2026-2027 school calendar. The Board of Education typically approves the school calendar two years in advance.
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SMCM Professor Mertz and Students Present Research at National Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Meeting
Professor Mertz and Students Present Research at National Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Meeting Chuck Steenburgh April 22, 2025 - 10:59 pm
April 22, 2025
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Pamela Mertz, PhD and four students presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) in Chicago, Illinois, from April 12-15, 2025.
Students Emily Friedman '25, Aidan Glover '25, Tamani Kingsland '25 and Isabella Schindler '25 each...
United States Rep. Jamie Raskin to Deliver 2025 Commencement Address Chuck Steenburgh April 23, 2025 - 11:46 am
April 23, 2025
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md., 8th) will be the 2025 commencement speaker for St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM). The commencement ceremony will be held on the College’s Townhouse Green on Saturday, May 10, starting at 10 a.m.
"A liberal arts education, regardless of the chosen academic major, should prepare every student for success across multiple careers...