So. Md Education News

News from the local county public and private schools and colleges.
The Board of Education of Charles County recently honored 101 employees who have retired during the past school year or who had notified Superintendent Maria Navarro that they plan to retire at the end of this school year. A retirement ceremony was held June 9 at North Point High School with catering by culinary students with the school’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the...
Middle school boys were off to the races May 6 for the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) track meet held at Westlake High School. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source Document
Middle school girls participated May 3 in the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) track meet held at Westlake High School. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source Document
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 9, 2022 Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178 Dr. Maureen Montgomery, Deputy Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32135 LEONARDTOWN, MD – Superintendent of Schools, Dr. J. Scott Smith, announces the administrative appointments made by the Board of Education at its meeting of June 8, 2022. The Board appointed Ms. Sandy Imbriale as the Education Director at the Chesapeake Public Charter School. Ms. Imbriale...
Southern Maryland’s Highly Anticipated River Concert Series Returns for 24th Season Gretchen Phillips June 08, 2022 - 3:41 pm June 08, 2022 St. Mary’s College of Maryland, along with the Chesapeake Orchestra and its Music Director Jeffrey Silberschlag, are proud to announce the program for the 2022 River Concert Series. A Southern Maryland tradition now in its 24th season, this family-friendly music festival, and winner of two Governor’s Awards for Arts, Tourism, and Community Economic...
Professor of Art Sue Johnson’s “Hall of Portraits from The History of Machines” is now on view at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, N.H. Gretchen Phillips June 06, 2022 - 5:30 pm June 06, 2022 A large-scale exhibition of Professor of Art Sue Johnson’s “Hall of Portraits from The History of Machines” is now on view at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth, N.H. from June 3 - July 31, 2022. Beth Falconer, executive director of 3S Artspace said of the exhibition, “[This is] the first opportunity for [Johnson]...
The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14. 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. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source Document
Students in Jake Hinz’s Earth systems class at Thomas Stone High School recently felt the need for speed — or at least a need to see how far wheels made from discarded DVDs can travel. Freshmen in Hinz’s class study energy conversion in class. Those lessons come to life through the designing, building and testing of Rube Goldberg machines and mousetrap cars Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the...
Assistant Professor Ehman Published in Journal of American College Health Angela Draheim June 06, 2022 - 2:50 pm June 06, 2022 Assistant Professor of Psychology Anandi Ehman and colleagues recently published an article titled, "Keyboard coercion: Online and face-to-face sexual aggression in a college sample" in the Journal of American College Health. In this paper, the researchers examined the impact of perceived social norms of sexually aggressive behavior on college students’...
Most fourth graders are familiar with cheese. Most have likely have seen wrapped slices and blocks of American, cheddar and Swiss lined up, illuminated in refrigerated grocery store shelves. But many fourth graders most likely haven’t made cheese. Fourth-grade students in Marisa Clements’ class at J.C. Parks Elementary School are no longer among that number, having spent a recent class learning The Art of Making Cheese thanks to the Mobile Science Lab of the Maryland Agriculture Education...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 6, 2022 Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178 LEONARDTOWN, MD – The Board of Education of St. Mary’s County will be meeting on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, with an executive session beginning at 1:00 p.m., followed by an open meeting at 2:00 p.m. The public may also watch the meeting live via www.smcps.org/streaming. For more details, please call (301) 475-5511, ext. 32177.
North Point High School class leaders, valedictorian Ishaan Chada and salutatorian Gabriel Alleyne, each addressed their peers in the Class of 2022 during graduation June 3 at Regency Furniture Stadium. Although they earned the top scores of the 454 graduates, their speeches centered around the potential and talents of their classmates. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source Document
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 2, 2022 Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178 Dr. Maureen Montgomery, Deputy Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32135 LEONARDTOWN, MD – St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS) will offer full-day Pre-Kindergarten for four-year-old students in elementary schools for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year for eligible students. There will be no half-day spaces in Pre-Kindergarten 4. Students are eligible for...
Members of Thomas Stone High School's Class of 2022 had one more quick adjustment to make before graduation. In hopes of beating a storm that was forecast to sweep the area this afternoon, the school moved its ceremony up by 15 minutes, from 1 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. Thursday. Pivoting is the name of the game for members of the Class of 2022 which completed their high school years during a pandemic. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the...
La Plata High School celebrated its ninety-fourth commencement ceremony celebrating the Class of 2022 June 2 at Regency Furniture Stadium. The class demonstrated traits they share with their school’s mascot — the Warriors. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source Document
A flood of teal, accented with orange, washed over Regency Furniture Stadium today, June 1, when Westlake High School’s Class of 2022 held graduation ceremony. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source Document
The 211 graduates of Henry E. Lackey High School celebrated their accomplishments — big and small — during their graduation ceremony June 1 at Regency Furniture Stadium. “For about 720 days, we have been getting up early, preparing ourselves and keeping it together all for this moment,” Tyne Kidd, president of the Class of 2022, said. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source Document
Amira Abujuma, a rising North Point High School senior, is the Student Member of the Board of Education for the 2022-2023 school year. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source Document
Orange and purple reigned May 31 when Maurice J. McDonough High School’s Class of 2022 graduated at a ceremony held at Regency Furniture Stadium. The class was the second of seven that will graduate from Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) through June 3. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source Document
The 336 graduates of St. Charles High School kicked off the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) 2022 commencement season May 31 at Regency Furniture Stadium. Charles County Public Schools only posts a snippet of the story in their RSS feeds. To read the rest of the article, refer to the Source Document
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