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Students from 12 BCPS schools participate in STEM Education Day at Camden Yards
Hundreds of students from 12 BCPS schools were among the thousands of students from 100 schools across Maryland to participate in STEM Education Day at Camden Yards on May 15.
BCPS students participated from Bedford, Dundalk, Hampton, Hillcrest, Sandalwood, and Woodmoor elementary schools and from Deep Creek, Deer Park, Dumbarton, Holabird, Lansdowne, and Ridgely middle schools.
Before enjoying a game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays, the students were engaged in STEM related activities, such as learning about:
- Soil types from Nicole Sherry, the Orioles’ head groundskeeper.
- Estimating storm locations from WBAL-TV 11 Meteorologists Ava Marie and Dalencia Jenkins.
- Analyzing player statistics from Orioles Vice President and Assistant General Manager Sig Mejdal.
- The increasing role of technology in baseball from Anthony Sanders, the Orioles’ first-base coach.
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Ava Marie and Dalencia Jenkins, meteorologists from WBAL-TV 11 | Students from Dumbarton Middle School preparing to perform the National Anthem | |
BCPS Film Expo honors finalists at The Senator Theater | |
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Twenty-six short films were honored as finalists at the 2024 BCPS Film Expo on May 16 at The Senator Theatre in Baltimore. Winning films were created by students from Lansdowne and Perry Hall middle schools and the middle school Virtual Learning Program and from Chesapeake, Dulaney, Eastern Technical, George Washington Carver Center, Hereford, Parkville, Sparrows Point, Western Technical, and Towson high schools.
Films were judged by a panel of film professionals including film professors from Stevenson University, Towson University, and UMBC. The Film Expo is supported by the The Senator Theatre, The Education Foundation of BCPS, Inc., the BCPS Office of Career and Technical Education, and the BCPS Office of Visual Arts.
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Student-constructed vehicles go the distance at annual Safe Racer competition | |
Families, community members gathers to celebrate "Art is for Everyone" at the Baltimore Museum of Art | |
The annual “Art is for Everyone” exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art concluded on May 19 with a meet-and-greet reception attended by hundreds of students, educators, and family and community members. The crowd was so large that the line to enter the exhibit stretched the entire length of the museum's Contemporary Wing, More images from the exhibit can be found on Flickr. | |
Maryland MESA Regional Competition holds showcase event | |
BCPS students gathered at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology for the Maryland MESA (mathematics, engineering, science achievement) regional competition showcase event. BCPS-TV was there to capture the event. The MESA program is affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. | |
High school commencement exercises begin this week | |
Beginning this week, more than 7,000 students will become 2024 BCPS graduates. All graduations will be held at Towson University’s TU Arena, unless otherwise noted. BCPS Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers will attend and offer remarks at some commencement exercises. While in-person seating will be limited at upcoming Baltimore County Public Schools’ high school graduations, friends, extended family, and community members are invited to witness these milestone events via livestream. The graduation schedule webpage includes links to the livestreams. | |
Graduating seniors offered opportunity to say farewell | |
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BCPS invites all interested graduating high school seniors to share a few final words with the BCPS community. Seniors are invited to share (in no more than two sentences, 35 words total) their favorite BCPS memories OR words of advice for younger students.
Those interested in participating can send their messages and a photo of themselves to communications@bcps.org. Messages should be submitted by Monday, May 20. Selected submissions will be shared on social media. Please note that messages must be accompanied by photos of the students. The student should be the only person in the photo. And messages will be edited for length and clarity if needed. Seniors, please include your first and last name and the name of the high school from which you are graduating.
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Recent and upcoming honors for Team BCPS | |
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6 BCPS students earn 10 gold medals at 2024 Baltimore County NAACP ACT-SO competition, qualify for nationals
Six BCPS students earned 10 gold medals in the 2024 Baltimore County ACT-SO (Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics) and have qualified to participate in the national competition, to be held in Las Vegas in July.
The gold-medal winning students all attend George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology, except for Denim Fisher, who attends Pikesville High School. Below, after students' names are the categories in which they earned gold medals.
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Couryn Branch – playwriting and short story
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Denim Fisher – poetry/written
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Alexis Hector – music vocal/contemporary
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Megan Iwuoha – sculpture
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Jada McAliley – drawing, painting, and photography
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Nahyah Pack – dance/contemporary and dance/modern
Baltimore County NAACP ACT-SO is hosting a showcase of student talent and a silent auction on Saturday, June 1, at 1 p.m. at Union Bethel AME Church, 8615 Church Ln., Randallstown 21133. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased on Zelle. The contact is baltimoreactsocompetition@gmail.com.
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Education Foundation earns $15,000 grant for "Yoga for Social Emotional Learning"
The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, Inc., has been awarded a $15,000 grant through United Way of Central Maryland’s 2024 Changemaker Challenge.
The grant will be used to implement, in partnership with Breathe for Change, a “Yoga for SEL” (social-emotional learning) program in BCPS. With the funding, the foundation will support 12 BCPS educators in completing the Breathe for Change “200-hour Yoga and Social-Emotional Learning Certified Facilitator” training.
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Dr. Wooldridge, foundation associate director, at the Changemaker Challenge event | |
Lansdowne High graduating senior Haylee Beard named 2024 Baltimore County Young Woman of the Year | | |
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Haylee Beard, a graduating senior at Lansdowne High School, has been named Baltimore County's Young Woman of the Year by the Baltimore County Commission for Women.
Beard ranks 22nd in a class of 272 students, is a member of school’s National Honor Society Chapter, and is a leader in the school’s Army JROTC program.
Beyond her academic achievements, Beard has earned recognition as an Eagle Scout; participated in high school athletics and theatre; and placed into the All-County Orchestra and All-County Jazz Ensemble.
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Patapsco High principal, Cockeysville Middle student to speak at AVID Summer Institutes
Dr. Scott Rodriguez-Hobbs, principal of Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts and an AVID teacher, will be the featured educator speaker at the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) Summer Institute in Orlando, Fl., June 17-19.
Rodriguez-Hobbs is the first Baltimore County Public Schools principal ever selected as an AVID national educator speaker. A finalist for the 2024-2025 BCPS Principal of the Year award, he is featured in the May AVID Community Newsletter, which is shared worldwide.
In addition, Cockeysville Middle School Grade 8 student Jayden Yancey will be the featured student speaker at the AVID Summer Institute in Baltimore, August 5-7. Cockeysville Middle School will also be represented at the event by 14 AVID student leaders who will act as ambassadors, sharing how AVID has benefitted them with educators from around the world.
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Dr. Scott Rodriguez-Hobbs, principal of Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts and an AVID teacher | |
Jayden Yancey, Grade 8 student, Cockeysville Middle School | |
Padonia Elementary teacher wins 2024 M&T Bank Touchdown for Teachers program | |
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M&T Bank and the Baltimore Ravens selected Jaime Harpster, a Grade 4 teacher at Padonia International Elementary School, as the winner of the 2024 M&T Bank Touchdown for Teachers program.
Baltimore Ravens Outside Linebacker Odafe Oweh and M&T Bank Sales Strategy Specialist Hershel Waites visited Harpster and her students to present a custom Ravens Jersey and a $5,000 grant provided by M&T Bank. More images from the award presentation can be found on Flickr.
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Sollers Point Technical High School to be honored with Cornerstone Award from Dundalk Renaissance | |
Sollers Point Technical High School has been awarded the prestigious Cornerstone Award by Dundalk Renaissance in recognition of its 75 years of outstanding contributions to career and technology education. This landmark achievement will be celebrated at a special event at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, at Flagship Cinemas Eastpoint, 7938 Eastern Blvd., Dundalk 21224.
The celebration is open to the public. Tickets can be reserved through the Dundalk Renaissance website.
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Celebrating the Class of 2024 with graduating senior profiles | |
In honor of the Class of 2024, BCPS is profiling one senior from each high school. A new profile will be featured on the website and social media each school day until Friday, May 24, the last day for seniors. These profiles highlight the strengths of our seniors and their diversity. Last week, the series continued with a focus on these four students. | |
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Azeezat Odutola, Loch Raven High School
Azeezat is one of Loch Raven High's first female wrestlers. She has placed at county and regional levels and is competing to qualify for Team USA. She is headed to Frostburg University to study computer engineering and wrestle for the school.
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Jayden Wheatley, Parkville High School
Student-athlete Jayden has participated in the youth development and leadership program called Bridges Baltimore, which has awarded him its prestigious Marc Seaborn Award. Jayden is looking forward to attending George Washington University and participating in multiple internships.
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Chloe Elizabeth Collins, Ridge Ruxton School
A Ridge Ruxton student since 2005, Chloe has completed community service-learning hours; participated in community-based instruction trips and green school projects; engaged with volunteers from partner schools; and grown in all skill areas.
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Janiyah Sutton. Milford Mill Academy
Janiyah, president of her senior class and a cosmetology student, is an aspiring teacher and business owner. The future Virginia Union University student is also vice president of the National Honor Society, treasurer of the National Technical Honor Society, and a member of Educators Rising and the SGA.
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for parents
from BCPS Parent University
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Graduating seniors and families: Did you finish filling out the 2024-25 FAFSA form? | |
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There is still time to qualify for state aid! Because of all the changes and challenges with this year's FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) process, the Maryland Higher Education Commission has extended deadlines to submit the 2024-2025 FAFSA form and qualify for financial aid (grants and scholarships). The final deadline is Saturday, June 1. Apply now!
The U.S. Department of Education has created resources to assist students and families, including a toolkit, how-to videos, and pro tips for completing the 2024-25 FAFSA form.
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New episode of Parent University Show includes segments on PreKindergarten, an afterschool activity for students with special needs, and planning for summer | |
for your viewing pleasure | |
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mission moment
from The Education Foundation of BCPS
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Announcing the first recipients of the Growing Our Own Teachers Scholarship | |
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The first scholarship recipients are:
- Brandi Davis
- Asayria Glover
- Nicole Gray
- Linette Reed
- Natalie Sheffler
- Julie Smith
The Diverse Teacher Recruitment Scholarship: Growing Our Own for BCPS, which is being implemented by The Education Foundation, aims to support the efforts from BCPS in recruiting, training, and retention of Black, Indigenous, and people of color teachers and women in STEM fields by providing eligible individuals with scholarships supporting the costs of tuition, fees, and books.
Applications for the Growing Our Own Teachers for BCPS grant will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The next round of applications will be reviewed between July 1-15. Please see the foundation website for more information.
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May 20, 2024
Dear Reader:
This week marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for more than 7,000 BCPS graduating seniors. Their last day of high school classes is this Friday, and commencement exercises begin this week and continue through Saturday, June 8.
Every graduating class represents a specific period in our collective history. The Class of 2024 began its high school journey learning virtually in the midst of a global pandemic and a particularly acute period of political and social unrest. Despite, or perhaps because of, this, these students have grown into particularly resilient and focused young adults.
Even before graduating from high school, members of the Class of 2024 have earned professional certifications, completed associate degrees, won sports championships, launched small businesses, started nonprofit organizations, earned national recognitions in the arts, successfully competed in academic and skills competitions, advocated for the causes that are important to them, volunteered throughout the community, and much more.
We are so proud of what they have already accomplished and so inspired by their potential.
Many thanks to the BCPS educators and staff who supported the academic and personal growth of these young adults and to the families who nurtured them and who entrusted us with their education.
Regards,
Myriam Rogers, Ed.D.
Superintendent
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Upcoming Board and advisory group meetings
All are welcome to attend
Southeast Area Education Advisory Council meeting
Monday, May 20, at 7 p.m.
Oliver Beach Elementary School library, 12912 Cunninghill Cove Rd., Baltimore 21220
Topic: “English for Speakers of Other Languages”
Board of Education meeting
Tuesday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m.
BCPS headquarters/Greenwood – Building E, 6901 N. Charles St., Towson 21204
Information about attending and making public comments at meetings can be found on the Board’s website.
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