Important News

On Thursday, January 21, 2021, the Howard County Board of Education approved a resolution on Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action (BLMWA). BLMWA emphasizes that schools should be places for the practice of equity, for the building of understanding, and for the active engagement of all in creating pathways to freedom and justice for all people. It intends…

The Howard County Public School System will begin a phased-in transition to a hybrid instructional model, beginning March 1. By Friday, February 5, parents/guardians must make a decision, and enter it into Synergy, to send their child to school for 1-2 days per week and receive virtual instruction the remainder of the week, or to have their child remain fully…

Course registration will be available online from February 3 - February 15 for the 2021-2022 school year! There are some exciting changes being made to the Middle School Program for next year, and as such we encourage you to read the information below carefully. As you review the new information, please take note that you will need to enter your…

School Counselors Julie Fischer | School Counselor for 8th grade & 7th grade | julie_fischer@hcpss.org Bettina OliverMcCain | School Counselor for 6th grade & 7th grade | bettina_olivermccain@hcpss.org Student Services Team Kara Burdette | Student Services Secretary | kara_burdette@hcpss.org | 410-313-7635 Julie Fischer | School Counselor for 8th grade & 7th grade | julie_fischer@hcpss.org Ashley Fried | School Social Worker…

Lake Elkhorn Middle School (LEMS) will host our Second Semester Back to School Night (virtually) on Thursday, February 11th. We are so excited to see you! During Back to School Night you will have the opportunity to visit each of your student’s second semester classes and meet your child’s teachers. More information about the Virtual Back to School Night can…

Starting February 8, Lake Elkhorn and HCPSS are participating in the use of Lightspeed, a platform and instructional support tool that helps teachers keep students on track and safe as they navigate online learning. Lightspeed enables teachers to link students’ HCPSS or personal Chromebooks and HCPSS Dell laptops into a single virtual classroom for synchronous lessons, giving teachers the ability…

HCPSS has launched a new bullying reporting tool that replaces the Sprigeo reporting system that has been in place for several years. This new tool is very easy to use and allows students, staff and family members to easily and confidentially report incidents of bullying. Acts of bullying can be critically detrimental to the learning environment at our school and…

Sign-Up Today for the Lake Elkhorn Wellness Telemedicine Center! Our School Based Wellness Center (SBWC) is now offering telemedicine visits for students with Howard County Health Department providers! You must be enrolled to participate, so sign-up today! For more information or to enroll , click here . Telemedicine Flyer Telemedicine Flyer SPANISH What type of support can we receive? Sick…

HCASC Flyer January 13 2021 To participate in the meeting students will need to: RSVP by Wednesday, January 13 at 12 p.m. using a google form https://bit.ly/35K4Aud (Links to an external site.) and *login with an HCPSS account. Download ZOOM for the meeting- it is a free app that works on a phone or computer. HCASC welcomes all middle and…

Click here to view the Rising 6th Grade Orientation presentation held at 6:00 p.m. January 25, 2021. Click here to view the questions and answers that were asked at Orientation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Updated 1/8/2021: New Date - January 25, 2021 Flier: LEMS_Flyer_Rising_6th_Grade_Parent_Orientation_January_25, 2021