Important News

Auditions: Tuesday 1/7 and Wednesday 1/8 from 2:55-5:30 in the cafeteria. Students may sign up for their audition time on the sign-up sheet in the media center. Students must turn in their permission slip and audition form to Ms. Almeida, Ms. Glass, or the front office by Monday January 6, 2020, or they will not be able to audition.

Join us on December 18 all day at the Greene Turtle! Support our School and our PTSA with a delicious dinner from Greene Turtle. The LEMS PTSA will get 20% of all sales generated by the LEMS community - WOW!

Contest deadlines have been extended until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 13! The Howard County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission will host the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on January 19, 2020 at Howard Community College. A highlight of the celebration is the presentation of awards to HCPSS middle and high school students' essay contest winners…

All Howard County Public School System schools and offices will be closed on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, due to the special primary election to fill the 7th congressional district seat vacated following the passing of Rep. Elijah Cummings. Click here for more information.

Weather Guidelines/Recess Exercise outdoors is healthy and is strongly encouraged. It provides a break from the regular school routine, a chance to get some outside air, and an opportunity to burn off excess energy. If conditions preclude the full recess time, even a five minute break can revitalize children and prepare them for more sitting and academic learning. Children are…

The Dental Clinic is coming to Lake Elkhorn on January 24, 2020! Dental consent forms were sent home with students during the week of December 2. If you are interested in having your child participate, completed consent forms are due on December 20, 2019. Please have your student return completed consent forms to the health room. Online registration can be…

Save the Date! We will have an orientation for parents/guardians of rising 6th grade , and for parents/guardians of new students coming to Lake Elkhorn next year, on January 16 ( snow date is January 23). More information will be published soon, so be sure to check back! We look forward to meeting you, and to welcoming you to Lake…

Atholton High School Orientation: January 7, 2020 Rescheduled for January 14 6:30 p.m. Location TBD Hammond High School Orientation January 8, 2020 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Hammond High School Auditorium Oakland Mills High School Scheduling Extravaganza: January 9, 2020 Time TBD Location TBD

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The Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County (TCOE) in collaboration with HCPSS sponsors an annual Celebration of Academic Achievement to acknowledge and honor students of African and African-American heritage across the county. This year’s Celebration of Academic Achievement honored students who are currently in grades 4 - 9 and have achieved one or more of the…