You crawl before you walk, walk before you run, glide before you pedal. Kindergarten students at William A. Diggs and William B. Wade elementary schools are learning to ride bikes through an eight-week All Kids Bike program during physical education class.
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The Maryland Association of School Librarians (MASL) is holding a contest for elementary and secondary students. Entries for the I Love My School Library contest are due by Feb. 28 and can be submitted in a variety of formats. For the contest, students can share what they love about their school library in the form of images, artifacts, videos and other formats like a digital poster, mp4, PowerPoint presentation and/or Flipgrid.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) high school students recently gathered on a Capital Clubhouse ice rink to face off. There was no ice, no sticks or pucks. Instead, the floor space was converted into three 60-feet-long courts for the 2022 Interscholastic Unified Sports Indoor Bocce District 8 Tournament.
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Honored by the Board at its February meeting were Michele Bell of Billingsley Elementary School; Sarah Fleck of Indian Head Elementary School; Carllisa Jordan of Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School; Adano Murray of Westlake High School; Barry Myles of Theodore G. Davis Middle School; and Chelsea Pogar of the F.B. Gwynn Educational Center.
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Friday, February 18, 2022
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
LEONARDTOWN, MD – St. Mary’s County Public Schools will host three Rising Freshman Orientation Nights this March. The purpose of the events is to provide an opportunity for rising ninth graders and their families to preview ninth grade course selections, learn about available Academies and Pathways, meet counselors and school administrators, and get an overview of high...
Two experienced leaders hired to lead the Center for Career and Professional Development Gretchen Phillips February 10, 2022 - 10:29 am
February 10, 2022
St. Mary’s College of Maryland welcomes two new faces to the Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD), Cynthia Greb ’87 and Geoffrey Lewis.
Greb returns to her alma mater to serve as executive director of the center and Lewis will serve as director of career development.
A St. Mary’s County native, Greb spent the past...
SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Presents An Evening to Honor the Legacy of Lucille Clifton (Virtual)
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Presents An Evening to Honor the Legacy of Lucille Clifton (Virtual) Gretchen Phillips February 08, 2022 - 12:17 pm
February 08, 2022
The Office of the President presents “Nurturing the Compassionate Community: An Evening to Honor the Legacy of Lucille Clifton” on Monday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. The annual event, co-sponsored by the VOICES Reading Series, will feature poetry readings and reflections to honor the late Lucille Clifton, former...
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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Joint Release:
St. Mary’s County Public Schools
St. Mary’s County Health Department
LEONARDTOWN, MD - The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) and St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS) invite local students from 6th to 12th grade to submit videos of their questions about drugs, including alcohol in anticipation of National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. A local expert will record responses to selected questions. All submissions will...
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Monday, February 7, 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, February 9, 2022, with an executive session beginning at 8:00 a.m., followed by an open meeting at 9:00 a.m. Masks will be required. The public may also watch the meeting live via www.smcps.org/streaming.
For more details, please call (301) 475-5511, ext. 32177.
SMCM St. Mary’s College Board Sets Tuition and Fees, Moves Forward with Performing Arts, Business Administration Majors
St. Mary’s College Board Sets Tuition and Fees, Moves Forward with Performing Arts, Business Administration Majors Gretchen Phillips February 05, 2022 - 12:47 pm
February 05, 2022
Saturday, February 5, 2022 - Today, the Board of Trustees of St. Mary’s College of Maryland approved a tuition freeze for a third consecutive year. The Board also approved a new performing arts major and a business administration major.
Tuition and Fees
The Board of Trustees authorized, at the recommendation...
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Presents An Evening to Honor the Legacy of Lucille Clifton Gretchen Phillips February 02, 2022 - 2:30 pm
February 02, 2022
The Office of the President presents “Nurturing the Compassionate Community: An Evening to Honor the Legacy of Lucille Clifton” on Monday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall. The annual event, co-sponsored by the VOICES Reading Series, will feature poetry readings and reflections to honor the late Lucille...
St. Mary's Co. Board of Education of St. Mary's County to Hold Budget Work Session on Wednesday, February 2, 2022
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Monday, January 31, 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 hold a work session on the budget on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. in the Board of Education Meeting Room. Masks will be required. The public may also watch the meeting live via www.smcps.org/streaming.
For more details, please call (301) 475-5511, ext. 32177.
Professor King’s Archaeological Work with the Rappahannock Tribe Featured on Podcast Gretchen Phillips January 24, 2022 - 3:15 pm
January 24, 2022
Professor of Anthropology Julia King took part in the pilot episode of “Tribal Truths,” a new podcast series from RadioIQ that aims to debunk myths and legends with facts, teaching about tribal cultures and current issues.
King says in the first episode titled "Ancient cliffs are revealing lost tribal histories" that “there is so much that...
LEONARDTOWN, MD – The Board of Education of St. Mary’s County will be meeting on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, with an executive session beginning at 5:00 p.m., followed by an open meeting at 6:00 p.m. Masks will be required. The public may also watch the meeting live via www.smcps.org/streaming.
For more details, please call (301) 475-5511, ext. 32177.
St. Mary’s College Presents Annual Reeves Lecture with Jeffrey Hammond Gretchen Phillips January 19, 2022 - 10:01 am
January 19, 2022
The annual Reeves Lecture with Jeffrey Hammond, professor of English and George B. and Willma Reeves Distinguished Professor in the Liberal Arts, will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 8:00 p.m. in Daugherty-Palmer Commons on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus. The event is free of charge and open to the public.
"Momento Mori: A Journal of the...
Patterson Organizer of NYC Gallery Exhibition Lee Capristo January 18, 2022 - 1:48 pm
January 18, 2022
Professor of Art Carrie Patterson organized a group exhibition running from January 4 – 29, 2022 at The Painting Center in the West Chelsea section of Manhattan in New York City. The exhibition, “The Shaping of America,” features the work of 10 female artists: Pam Cardwell, Janis Goodman, Cecily Kahn, Ying Li, Kayla Mohammadi, Deirdre Murphy, Carrie Patterson, Jennifer Printz, Rebecca...
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
LEONARDTOWN, MD – The St. Mary's County Public Schools' Ethics Panel will hold a meeting on Thursday, January 20, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at 23160 Moakley Street, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650. Mask will be required, and social distancing will be enforced. For more information, call 301-475-5511, ext. 32178.
Due to the inclement weather forecast, all Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) buildings will be closed for activities on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, January 14, 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 January 13, 2022.
The Board appointed Ms. Karen Breslauer as Budget and Insurance Accounting Coordinator, in the Department of Fiscal...
Charles Co. Charles County Public Schools to launch new design of main website, school sites on Jan. 18
The new www.ccboe.com website is set to launch on Tuesday, Jan. 18. School sites will also feature a new design to deliver a cohesive look. The launch may result in the site being inaccessible for at least an hour on Tuesday.
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) last updated its website design in 2017. The new look was developed with input from Finalsite, a company that has designed websites for more than 8,000 schools around the world. The new design is modern, ADA compliant, faster and...