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Needed: Members for Calvert County's student safety committee
Addressing the level of fear in the public schools community that several recent incidents have prompted will soon be the charge of a 19-member committee. The panel that will appoint most of those members — the Calvert County commissioners — voted Wednesday to formally establish the Student Safety and Well-Being Committee. Linda Turner, deputy county administrator, presented the drafted resolution at a special meeting on May 29 held due to the power outage last week that prompted the board to adjourn the May 21 regularly...
Broadneck Student Heads To Bootcamp With Candice Antwine Award
Ana Rosas, a graduating senior from Broadneck High School, is going on the adventure of a lifetime and she couldn’t be happier. She is the cadet chief petty officer in her Junior Navy ROTC unit at Annapolis High School as part of a magnet program that accepts students from other schools across the county. Rosas also serves as head unit translator, supply lead officer, and recruiting officer, and she will soon enter 10 weeks of Army training bootcamp, followed by up to another 10 weeks of personal training.
1938 Greenbelt High School Building Named Historic Site
The Prince George’s County Historical Preservation Commission (HPC) unanimously agreed to designate the original 1938 Greenbelt High School, today’s Dora Kennedy French Immersion (DKFI) School building, as a Prince George’s County Historic Site. The historic site designation will be recorded as Greenbelt High School. This decision was triggered by the announcement that Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGPCS) planned to demolish the building.
Severna Park High School Principal Moving To Magothy River Middle
For 13 years, Severna Park High School has been a second home to Lindsay Abruzzo. She spent 12 years as an assistant principal at the school before becoming the principal in January 2023. Only 17 months later, she will transition to the same role at Magothy River Middle School this June.
College professor pens glimpses of lives of enslaved peoples
Author Merideth M. Taylor gives readers a glimpse into the every day lives of those who were owned by others in her new book “Making a Way Out of No Way: Lives of Labor, Love, and Resistance.” The 208-page book, which was published by New Village Press, officially launches June 4 and delves into some of the every day trials and tribulations faced by people who were enslaved in Southern Maryland. ...
Folger McKinsey Elementary Students Prepare To Show Off Underwater Robots
At the end of May, the Naval Academy hosted a showcase for nine Folger McKinsey Elementary School students to display their underwater SeaPerch robots. The international educational program introduces students to engineering concepts by providing parts and guides for building remotely operated vehicles out of materials including PVC and pool noodles.
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