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American Education Week is November 16-20, 2020. Each year we look forward to honoring public education and the many individuals who make a difference in ensuring that every student receives a quality education. As partners in your child's education, we hope you'll join us for the different activities we have planned throughout the week! - Monday: Virtual Classroom Visits: Sit…

Attention Students! Do you like to write poems and short stories? Do you wish you had somewhere to share your writing? You can submit your poems and short stories into the HCPSS Young Authors Contest for a chance to be the LEMS & County winner! Email your writing to Ms. Jones (stephanie_jones@hcpss.org) or Ms. Lowman (amanda_lowman@hcpss.org) along with the cover…

Operational preparations are underway to ensure the school system will be well-prepared for a potential transition to a hybrid instructional model for the spring semester. The Board took action on the metrics that would allow students and staff to safely return to school buildings and criteria that would be used to signal the need to revert to a virtual model…

La prueba de español para hispanohablantes es una prueba que la oficina de idiomas ofrece a los estudiantes que hablan español en casa. Haga clic aquí para obtener más información.

The Howard County Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission encourages all eligible students to participate in its annual essay contest, poster contest and oratory contest. The event theme this year is: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Essay Contest Rules and Application Click here for the essay contest…

ELKRIDGE FOOD GIVEAWAY Families will receive boxes of fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy and meat at weekly Free Food Distributions in Elkridge this month. The events by the Catholic Community of Ascension and St. Augustine will be at 10 a.m. every Saturday at Ducketts Lane Elementary School. Each vehicle can receive one 36-lb. box of food. [[{"fid":"602","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]]

Attention Students! Are you passionate about student leadership? Are you someone who wants to voice your opinions and make a difference? Do you want to be a part of making history? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then keep reading! BACKGROUND : Each year, one HCPSS student is elected, by the HCPSS student body, to represent the…

What Do All Of Those Pictures Mean When I Look At My Child’s Grades? Great question! There are pictures of rocketships, papers, and speech bubbles, and more! Check out this document to find the answers!

Glen Mar Church will be distributing over 5,000 pounds of fresh producefrom local farms with the help of our partner, The Maryland Food Bank. 200 families will be provided boxes of produce at each event. The boxes are free. The only request is that you provide your last name and the number of people in your family. Pantry on the…

This fall, Lake Elkhorn is offering virtual after school activities through our Eagle Hour After School Program (ASP) . All programs are dedicated to student engagement and development. The fall Eagle Hour program will run from October 13th thru December 17th, 2020, on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons (3:15 – 4:15 PM). Each assigned activity will be administered via Google Meet…