The Board of Education of Charles County is holding an executive session on Wednesday, June 15, at 4 p.m. at the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building in La Plata. Executive sessions are closed to the public as permitted by the Maryland Open Meetings Act, Sections 3-305 and 3-103 of the General Provisions Article.
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New publication for Christine Adams Lee Capristo June 09, 2021 - 3:07 pm
June 09, 2021
Professor of History Christine Adams, who was an Andrew W. Mellon fellow at the Newberry Library as well as a fellow of the American Council on Learned Societies (ACLS) this past academic year, has a new release in the peer-reviewed online journal Age of Revolutions. The paper, co-authored with scholar Tracy Adams, is titled “The Rise and Fall of the French Royal Mistress,” and was published on June 7...
The Board of Education of Charles County is holding an executive session on Thursday, June 10, at noon at the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. Executive sessions are closed to the public as permitted by the Maryland Open Meetings Act, Sections 3-305 and 3-103 of the General Provisions Article.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,000 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is providing a parent/guardian support clinic to families this summer. Starting June 21, parents of children enrolled in CCPS can make an appointment for a one-hour consultation to discuss the social, emotional and behavioral needs of their child.
Consultations will be virtual with a CCPS school psychologist, school counselor, and/or a pupil personnel worker. In-person meetings will be offered on a limited basis.
Appointments will be scheduled between...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is hosting a virtual summer math boot camp for students entering sixth grade this fall. The boot camp is only for students registered for 6A math for the 2021-2022 school year.
The camp will run July 12 through July 23, Monday through Friday, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Students enrolled in the camp will learn about content and skills, and gain knowledge to help them be successful in sixth-grade math.
The registration form is available here. Space is available...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) annually honors outstanding support services personnel in the areas of information technology, central office support, instructional assistant, food service, maintenance, secretary and building services. The awards program was established to recognize the roles support personnel have in maintaining the effective and efficient operations of the school system.
Honorees for 2021 include Juan Gilmer, a computer analyst at Berry Elementary School and...
Erin Kaple is in her second term as a vice principal at Westlake High School. As the vice principal who oversees instruction, Kaple is well known among her team as a professional who does her best each day to support students. She is well respected in the school community for her kind and caring demeanor. For her passion about education and support of students, staff and families, Kaple was named the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) 2021 Vice Principal of the Year.
Kaple is a standout...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, June 7, 2021
LEONARDTOWN, MD – The Board of Education of St. Mary’s County will be meeting on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, with an executive session beginning at 8:00 a.m., followed by an open meeting at 9:00 a.m. Masks will be required, and social distancing will be enforced. The public may also watch the meeting live via www.smcps.org/streaming.
For more details, please call (301) 475-5511, ext. 32177.
Professor of English Jennifer Cognard-Black Short Story Published in Story Magazine Michael Bruckler June 04, 2021 - 4:37 pm
June 04, 2021
Professor of English Jennifer Cognard-Black had a short story published in April’s edition of Story magazine, titled “Daughter Mother Daughter” under her pen name of J. Annie MacLeod.
Story magazine has published such writers as Sherwood Anderson, John Cheever, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Elizabeth Gilbert, Barry Lopez, Abraham Rodriguez, Phong...
SMCM Professor of Physics Charles L. Adler Featured in the Physics article “When Sci-Fi Predicts the Future–and When it Doesn’t”
Professor of Physics Charles L. Adler Featured in the Physics article “When Sci-Fi Predicts the Future–and When it Doesn’t” Michael Bruckler June 04, 2021 - 4:29 pm
June 04, 2021
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Professor of Physics Charles L. Adler is featured in this Physics article, “When Sci-Fi Predicts the Future–and When it Doesn’t,” looking at why some science fiction ideas never make it off the written page or into a movie. Adler recently released a video lecture series for The...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, June 4, 2021
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) is pleased to announce the award of a competitive Pre-Kindergarten Enhancement Grant in the amount of $443,700.00. This grant is intended to provide Summer in Person learning opportunities for currently enrolled students, and for...
Today in a graduation ceremony filled with blue skies and sunshine, a total of 441 North Point High School seniors celebrated the accomplishments of the Eagle Class of 2021. The North Point graduating class earned a record number of scholarship offers totaling more than $46 million.
North Point’s graduation was the last of seven Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) outdoor high school graduation events held at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf.
Principal Daniel Kaple used the classic...
The Class of 2021 from Maurice J. McDonough High School celebrated the closing of their high school career today during their official graduation ceremony. Held at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, a total of 242 graduates crossed the stage and began their future as high school graduates.
The outdoor ceremony may have started out under gray skies, but the stars of the ceremony were the graduates, who proudly marched on to the field in gowns representing the McDonough Ram purple pride...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff is monitoring the weather for all graduation ceremonies, including the forecast for Thursday, June 3, 2021. If staff feel it is safe for CCPS to host outdoor graduation ceremonies at Regency Furniture Stadium, ceremonies will move forward as scheduled. Seniors from Maurice J. McDonough High School are set to graduate tomorrow in a 9 a.m. ceremony, followed by seniors from North Point High School in a 1 p.m. ceremony. Rain, unless accompanied by...
La Plata High School celebrated its Class of 2021 today in a traditional ceremony held outdoors at Regency Furniture Stadium. A total of 285 graduates crossed the stage to begin their next journey in life.
“Class of 2021, you started this year where the Class of 2020 left off — in the middle of the worst pandemic the world has ever seen, “ Principal Douglass Dolan said. “I am proud at how well you learned to pivot. For so long you have taken change and subsequent disappointments in stride...
SMCM St. Mary’s College Alumna Carly Harvey ’07 to Serve as Mistress of Ceremonies for Mulberry Music Festival: The Blues
St. Mary’s College Alumna Carly Harvey ’07 to Serve as Mistress of Ceremonies for Mulberry Music Festival: The Blues Michael Bruckler June 02, 2021 - 1:49 pm
June 02, 2021
St. Mary’s College is proud to announce that alumna Carly Harvey ’07 will serve as mistress of ceremonies for the Mulberry Music Festival: The Blues, on Friday, June 18 beginning at 6 p.m. Currently dubbed D.C.’s Queen of the Blues, Harvey is a 2021 Wammie Award-winner for Best Blues Artist.
Read more about Harvey on...
SMCM Southern Maryland Folklife Center Presents Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, June 23-25, 2021
Southern Maryland Folklife Center Presents Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, June 23-25, 2021 Michael Bruckler June 02, 2021 - 9:49 am
June 02, 2021
The Southern Maryland Folklife Center will present the first annual Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops at St. Mary’s College of Maryland this June 23-25, 2021. Attendance registration is required by visiting https://www.somdfolklife.org/.
During the three-day event, workshops will be...
The Thomas Stone High School Class of 2021 on June 2 celebrated its accomplishments and triumphs in the culmination of their senior year. The graduation class experienced a senior year unlike any other graduating class before.
In an outdoor graduation ceremony held at Regency Furniture Stadium, 248 members of the Cougar Class of 2021 celebrated the end of their high school career. And crossed the stage to start the next chapter of their lives.
Donned in robes of blue and gold, the...
a large dumpster at a local elementary school is almost 1/2 filled with BOOKS...Some brand new. Apparently, an administrator saw fit to dispose of them, not donate to the public library or even give to one of the thrift stores....
yup, books are fun damental
The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8. 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. The meeting will stream live on the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) website, www.ccboe.com. CCPS also will post the meeting on CCPSTV under the Board meeting menu at ccboe.com.
Public forum for this meeting will be held in a hybrid format of both in-person and...