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2 Baltimore High School Students Secure Historic Win At National Debate Tournament
Nevaeh Rita Sencion and Saidah Ervin emerged triumphant by a single vote over the country's top-ranked high school policy debate team. Over Memorial Day weekend, high schoolers Nevaeh Rita Sencion and Saidah Ervin made history by becoming the first African American women’s debate team to clinch victory at the prestigious National Catholic Forensics League’s Grand National Tournament in Chicago.
Proposed bill aims to tackle overcrowding in Baltimore County schools
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore County officials are grappling with a proposed bill aimed at tackling school overcrowding. The debate has divided the community and local council members. Bill 31-24 proposes an amendment to the county's "Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance." This ordinance ensures there are enough roads, water, and schools to support new developments. The bill seeks to guarantee that new housing won't overwhelm local schools. During a work session on Monday night, both residents and the county council discussed whether the bill would effectively address overcrowding concerns. "Let's not devote as much in the way of resources to the really good...
Parkville High School counselor among BCPS’ 2024 School Counselors of the Year
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Association for Counseling and Development has recognized a new class of outstanding school counselors for the 2023-24 school year. “The school counselors in BCPS are vital in ensuring the academic progress, personal growth, and overall well-being of our students, and they contribute significantly to the school counseling profession,” said BCPS Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers. “The annual awards from the Baltimore County Association of Counseling and Development are one way we can thank these tireless professionals for the daily care and superior services they bring to support our students.”
MSD grads encouraged to carve out their own paths
Antoinette Dromo's family immigrated to the U.S. from Ghana before her freshman year of high school in search of better education and services for Dromo, who is deaf. Her family moved to Columbia in Howard County.
Local educators, support professionals honored in Awards for Excellence in Education
To culminate the academic year, community leaders acknowledged the contributions of a group of individuals who often don’t get the recognition they deserve. As has been the custom for more than 20 years, the Chesapeake Gateway Chamber of Commerce held the Annual Awards for Excellence in Education ceremony in CCBC-Essex’s Robert & Eleanor Romadka College Center on the evening of May 22. Of the dozens of events and affairs the...
Local student bows out in quarter-finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Penn Yan Central School District 8th grader was tripped up by a word related to bees in his quest to become a spelling bee champion. Ryan Creary was representing the Wayne-Finger Lakes region at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Baltimore. He made in through the first three rounds of the […]
Edwin Avent, Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys
Annual benefit for local school dedicated to our boys. A journalist since 1994, he also founded DMGlobal Marketing & Public Relations. Glover has an extensive list of clients including corporations, non-profits, government agencies, politics, business owners, PR firms, and attorneys.
BCPS teacher earns prestigious VEX Robotics award
TOWSON, MD—A Baltimore County Public Schools teacher has earned a prestigious award from VEX Robotics. Christopher Putnam, a technology education teacher at Hereford Middle School, has been named an Inspiration All-Star at the 2024 VEX Robotics World Championships. The award is given to only six outstanding teachers, mentors, and volunteers who have made a significant contribution to advancing student involvement in robotics.
Educator Of The Month: Stephanie Andrisse
“Literacy and Justice for All.” So reads the T-shirt of St. Martin's-in-the-Field Episcopal School teacher Stephanie Andrisse. The saying is perfect for Andrisse’s teaching philosophy. One of her colleagues gifted her the shirt for Christmas. Her students asked the meaning of the phrase. “I explained to them that...
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