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Graduating senior profile: Evalyne Okowa, Chesapeake High School
In honor of the Class of 2024, Baltimore County Public Schools is profiling one senior from each high school. These profiles highlight the intellectual and personal strengths of its seniors and their diversity. BCPS schools attended: Deep Creek, Hawthorne, and Mars Estates elementary schools; Deep Creek Middle School; and Chesapeake and Sollers Point Technical high schools Tell us about a teacher, assignment, field trip, or extracurricular activity that had a...
BCPS senior earns coveted Walentas Scholarship
BALTIMORE, MD—Hannah Swird, a senior at Pikesville High School, has been awarded the Jefferson Scholars Foundation‘s Walentas Scholarship, a highly competitive honor that recognizes exceptional talent and dedication to college and community.
City College students will learn at University of Baltimore during renovations after vote passes
BALTIMORE -- City College, one of Baltimore City's oldest high schools, will soon send students to the University of Baltimore to learn while renovations are being made.Students and parents voiced support for the move during Tuesday's Baltimore City Public School Board meeting despite the plan coming with some opposition. Some board members worried about inequities for others in the public school system. The decision to temporarily move Baltimore City College students to the University of Baltimore was approved by the School Board of Commissioners, 8-1, with one absence. Councilmember Odette Ramos, who represents District 14 where the school is located, supports the...
Gambrills 6th grader to compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
CROFTON, Md. — His name is Quint Karlsson: a sixth grader at Crofton Middle School, a soccer superfan, and the Anne Arundel County Spelling Champion. He won that contest on the word "emolument" - famously found in the U.S. Constitution. “Emolument. It’s spelled e-m-o-l-u-m-e-n-t," Quint recounted for WMAR.
Hometown hero ‘Mama’ Wanda Durant inspires Bowie State University grads
Bowie State University’s 659 spring graduates got a relatable boost of encouragement from hometown heroine and philanthropic champion for underserved communities, Wanda Durant during commencement ceremonies, May 24. Durant, known affectionately locally as “Mama” Durant, serves as president of the Durant Family Charitable Foundation and is the mother of...
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