Anthony V. Carter, Jr., the career and technical education department chair at Middle River Middle School, has been selected as a 2019–20 Teacher Fellow in the Northrop Grumman Foundation Teachers Academy. Carter, a resident of Havre de Grace, is one of 26 middle school science, technology, and engineering teachers receiving this designation from the Northrop … Read more
Casey Lane, an English teacher at Deep Creek Middle School, has achieved National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Her new designation brings the total number of National Board-certified teachers in Baltimore County Public Schools to 140. Lane has received certification in Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood. In addition, Allison … Read more
Baltimore County Public Schools reported that former Superintendent Joe A. Hairston died on Saturday Dec. 28 at the age of 71. “Team BCPS, we are saddened to hear of the death of former Superintendent Dr. Joe Hairston,” said BCPS Chief of Staff Mychael Dickerson in a tweet on Saturday. “I spoke with Mrs. Hairston just … Read more
Vernon Fains, visual arts content leader at Pine Grove Middle School, has earned the Linda Popp Leadership Award, and Camille Gibson, visual arts teacher at Golden Ring Middle, has earned the Middle School Teacher of the Year award. The statewide awards from the Maryland Art Education Association were presented at its annual award ceremony on … Read more
The World Trade Center Institute (WTCI) has named four local Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) students among the inaugural class of participants in its Youth Diplomats Program. The new program for Maryland high school juniors and seniors offers workshops, meetings with professionals, and volunteer opportunities for students who are curious about the world, open to … Read more
Alexis Orzolek, a Grade 4 student at Joppa View Elementary School, has been selected as one of the 12 Chick-fil-A Kid Correspondents for FOX45. She is one of two BCPS students as Bryce Garrett, a Grade 8 student at Sudbrook Magnet Middle School, was also selected This is the third year that FOX45 has teamed … Read more
Would you like to serve on the BCPS Board of Education? The Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission will be accepting applications beginning Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, for the Board’s vacant at-large seat. The individual selected for this seat will fill the remaining vacated term, which ends December 2022. This is the seat that was … Read more
Trisha Orogo of Parkville High School is one of four Baltimore County Public Schools students who has been named a finalists in the 32nd Annual “Champions of Courage” Black History Month Essay Competition presented by M&T Bank. Orogo will appear this winter, along with 16 other Baltimore-area student finalists, on FOX 45, The CW Baltimore, … Read more
The BCPS Board of Education announced on Thursday night that Board Chair Kathleen Causey and Vice Chair Julie Henn will return back to their leadership positions. This was announced after there were multiple media reports that the Board was divided and could not get enough votes to elect a President and Vice President, thus Causey … Read more
The One Love Foundation has certified Overlea High Schools as one of its four Champion Schools in recognition of their commitment, during the 2018-2019 school year, to healthy relationship education. One Love, a national nonprofit, provides relationship health education through workshops, curriculum, and peer-to-peer discussions. Each school implements One Love in its own way. In … Read more