Members of La Plata High School’s National Honor Society (NHS) recently collected food for, put together and delivered Thanksgiving food baskets.
Families of La Plata students were selected by the school’s pupil personnel worker (PPW) to receive the food baskets that were brimming with donations collected by NHS members from club members, teachers and staff, and Key Club members. The program has been overseen by the group for more than two decades, Nicole Deavers, who co-sponsors NHS with...
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) has partnered with the Charles County Department of Health to host free COVID-19 vaccine clinics for children ages 5 and older at area schools. Registration for the below clinics is available at https://charlescountycovid.org/vaccine-registration/.
The clinics will offer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and take place in either the listed school’s gymnasium or cafeteria. CCPS does not require any student or staff member to be vaccinated for COVID-19...
New Awards Announced for Institutional Advancement at St. Mary’s College of Maryland Michael Bruckler November 22, 2021 - 11:44 am
November 22, 2021
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Office of Institutional Advancement has won an array of national awards recently, including three from the Education Digital Marketing awards, two from the 2021 APEX Awards and one in the National Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence competition.
The Education...
St. Mary's Co. St. Mary's County Public Schools and Offices Closed to the Public During Thanksgiving Break
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, November 22, 2021
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
LEONARDTOWN, MD – All St. Mary’s County Public Schools and Offices will be closed to the public on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. In addition, schools and offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday and Friday, November 25-26, 2021. All schools and offices will reopen on Monday, November 29, 2021.
The Charles County Public Schools Career and Technical Education (CTE) program application opens 8 a.m. on Nov. 22 and ends at 3 p.m. on Dec. 21 for Grades eight and 10.
Some CTE programs require students to apply for admission due to limited enrollment, while others are available at all seven Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) high schools that students sign up for through their school counselor during course selection.
CCPS has a virtual showcase on its website for CTE programs. The...
SMCM St. Mary’s College a Top Green College in The Princeton Review’s 12th Annual Guide to Green Colleges: 2022 Edition
St. Mary’s College a Top Green College in The Princeton Review’s 12th Annual Guide to Green Colleges: 2022 Edition Michael Bruckler November 19, 2021 - 9:30 am
November 19, 2021
St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the National Public Honors College, is one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review®. The education services company features St. Mary’s College in its recently-published free resource, The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green...
The Board of Education at its Nov. 9 meeting approved the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) middle school redistricting plan, which takes effect next school year. In a vote of 4 to 2, the Board approved Superintendent Maria V. Navarro’s recommendation of a modified version of Proposal A which balances state-rated capacity and includes movement of students among all eight CCPS middle school zones.
The redistricting measures address the anticipated growth in student enrollment while...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is partnering with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office and a safety technology company, BusPatrol, to support a new school bus safety program in Charles County. The program provides external cameras on school buses to deter drivers from illegally passing stopped school buses.
Through the partnership, all Charles County school buses will be equipped with external stop-arm safety cameras that provide a 360-degree view of the bus. This includes interior...
Charles Co. CCPS modifies some COVID-19 guidelines this month, reviewing other restrictions in place
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is updating some of its COVID-19 operating procedures that address quarantined students, and spectator capacities at indoor events. These updates take effect this month as CCPS continues to work with both the local and state health departments to monitor public health conditions and COVID-19 data.
The school system is also reviewing its COVID-19 operating procedures to possibly expand field trip opportunities, adjust lunch schedules for students, add...
Handel’s “Messiah” to be performed by St. Mary’s College Chamber Singers - December 11 Michael Bruckler November 17, 2021 - 11:51 am
November 17, 2021
The St. Mary’s College of Maryland chamber singers with orchestra under the direction of Larry Vote, professor of music, will perform Handel’s “Messiah” on Saturday, December 11 at 2 p.m. The concert will be held in the Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall, 47458 Trinity Church Road.
The event is free of charge and open to the public but...
The Board of Education of Charles County is holding a 6 p.m. work session on Monday, Nov. 22, 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 is open to the public. However, the Board is limiting the number of in-person attendees to the first five arrivals to support social distancing in the boardroom. Visitors are required to wear a face mask and will...
SMCM The Sacred Journey: Re-Making Our World Anew Observes the One-Year Anniversary of the Dedication of the Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern
The Sacred Journey: Re-Making Our World Anew Observes the One-Year Anniversary of the Dedication of the Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland Michael Bruckler November 15, 2021 - 4:53 pm
November 15, 2021
On Saturday, November 13, St. Mary’s College of Maryland presented The Sacred Journey: Re-Making Our World Anew in observation of the first anniversary of the dedication of the Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland.
The two-part program began at 1:30...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) has partnered with the Charles County Department of Health to host free COVID-19 vaccine clinics for children ages 5 and older at area schools. Registration for the below clinics is available at https://charlescountycovid.org/vaccine-registration/.
The clinics will offer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and take place in either the listed school’s gymnasium or cafeteria. CCPS does not require any student or staff member to be vaccinated for COVID-19...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, November 15, 2021
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, November 17, 2021, 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.
SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Partners with Chesapeake College for New Marine Science Articulation Agreement
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Partners with Chesapeake College for New Marine Science Articulation Agreement Michael Bruckler November 15, 2021 - 1:37 pm
November 15, 2021
Students from Chesapeake College now can easily transfer into St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s marine science major with the signing of an articulation agreement.
“St. Mary’s College’s marine science major is the first in the state so I am excited that this articulation agreement with Chesapeake College will make it...
SMCM Pianist Brian Ganz continues His Popular Noon Concert Series at St. Mary's College of Maryland with an episode of Musical Gardening entitled "POLONA
Pianist Brian Ganz continues His Popular Noon Concert Series at St. Mary's College of Maryland with an episode of Musical Gardening entitled "POLONAISE: The Heroic Chopin comes of Age" - Nov. 22 Michael Bruckler November 12, 2021 - 8:59 am
November 12, 2021
St. Mary’s College of Maryland musician-in-residence Brian Ganz will continue his popular noon PianoTalk series live and in person on Monday, November 22. He will present an episode of “Musical Gardening,” in which he plays early works...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) launched a COVID-19 interactive data dashboard on the school system website today, Friday, Nov. 12, at https://www.ccboe.com/index.php/covid-19-dashboard.
The dashboard features data on positive COVID-19 cases reported to CCPS from students and staff since the start of the 2021-2022 school year on Aug. 30. Data includes cases reported to CCPS with a lab-confirmed positive result and is updated weekly on Fridays. Dashboard users can view data by date and...
The Board of Education of Charles County met Nov. 9, 2021, for its regular meeting. A complete meeting agenda is posted on Board Docs here. Board meetings are streamed live at www.ccboe.com and archived on the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/c/ccpsmd/videos.
Important meeting updates
2021 Independent Financial Audit
Assistant Superintendent of Fiscal Services Karen Acton provided an update on the fiscal year 2021 independent financial audit...
Professor Jeff Eden Publishes the Volume "From the Khan's Oven" Michael Bruckler November 11, 2021 - 8:47 am
November 11, 2021
Jeff Eden, assistant professor of history, has published "From the Khan's Oven: Studies on the History of Central Asian Religions in Honor of Devin DeWeese," co-edited with Eren Tasar and Allen J. Frank. This collection of essays is dedicated to one of the greatest scholars of Central Asian history, and features new work from many of the field's leading historians...
Assistant Professor Freedman Published in Technology, Mind, and Behavior Journal Angela Draheim November 09, 2021 - 1:31 pm
November 09, 2021
Assistant Professor of Psychology Gili Freedman and colleagues recently published an article entitled, "The Effect of Embodying a Woman Scientist in Virtual Reality on Men’s Gender Biases," in the American Psychological Association's new open access journal Technology, Mind, and Behavior.
"In this paper, we examine how embodying a man or woman...