Important News

Leadership Opportunity for Students!

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 student…

Middle Schoolers Attendance at High School Athletic Events

All middle school students and younger children attending a high school athletic event must be accompanied by an adult responsible for their supervision throughout the event. No one middle school age or younger will be admitted to a contest without an adult.

Restaurant Night: Neo Pizza - 11/2/21 all day!

Join us on November 2 all day at Neo Pizza! Support our School and our PTSA with a delicious dinner from Neo Pizza! The LEMS PTSA will get 20% of all sales generated by the LEMS community (as long as you show this flyer ) - WOW! Click here for a flyer and be sure to bring it with you…

Parent-Teacher Conferences: November 22, 23, and 24, 2021

How to Request Conference Help: Should you have technical difficulties, please email the teacher. During the conference window times, assistance will also be available in the following ways: MONDAY and TUESDAY until 6:15 p.m. via Google Meet: The Student Services team will be available in a google meet to provide support Google Meet code: https://meet.google.com/fqp-ozmf-shz MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY until…

Hearing and Vision Screening, Fall 2021

All 8th grade students and 6th or 7th grade students new to Maryland will participate in "Hearing and Vision Screening" this fall. The dates are as follows: October 28 - Initial screening November 8 - Rescreening Click here for more information Haga click aquí para obtener más información en español

Parent Empowerment Workshop, 2021

Each year HCPSS hosts a conference for parents of students with IEPs and IFSPs. This year we are offering one workshop each evening (October 12-14) in Spanish. Session topics are related to supporting student learning and parental participation in the IEP/IFSP process. Participants will have opportunities to engage in discussions, ask questions and learn how to use tools to support…

Free RTA Bus Passes Available to Students

HCPSS has partnered with Howard County Government and the Regional Transit Authority of Central Maryland (RTA) to provide free RTA bus passes to students, which can be used at any time throughout the year. Parents/guardians will need to complete this form if they are interested in having their student receive a bus pass (you must be logged in to your…

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Contest & Celebration, 2021-22

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: “Whatever affects one directly, affects one indirectly.” The commission is seeking school-age contestants for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission 2022 Essay, Poster, and Oratory Contests. The deadline…

Candy for the Courageous, 2021

Donate your extra wrapped Halloween candy to our military troops worldwide! This year we will be collecting donations for "Candy for the Courageous", led by an HCPSS student. Please bring any extra unopened Halloween candy to Lake Elkhorn in a ziplock bag between Nov 1-5, 2021. We will be giving the candy to the USO at BWI airport, so that…