Important News

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day is a public education program sponsored by the MS Foundation for Women and was launched in 1993. This year, Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day will take place on Thursday, April 25th, with the theme, Workforce Development for All. The Howard County Public School System supports this program and encourages…

Join us for our fifth annual Health and Wellness Night for students and families on Thursday, April 25th. It will be a fun-filled evening of activities and information that you will not want to miss. [[{"fid":"340","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]]

Reminder HCPSS Food & Nutrition Service will be serving FREE lunch from Monday, April 15th, to Thursday, April 18th, at specific locations during Spring Break. [[{"fid":"338","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]] [[{"fid":"339","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]]

Do you have a student who is interested in strengthening their leadership skills? Thomas Viaduct Middle School applied for the County Executive's Achieve 24/7 Initiative through the Department of Community Resources and Services and will be offering three interested TVMS students (entering grade 7 or 8 in the Fall of 2019) tuition to the UMBC Middle School Experience in Leadership…

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a group of states working together to develop a set of assessments that measure whether students are on track to be successful in college and careers. The schedule for the PARCC Assessment (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) can be found below by grade level…

Do you have a student who is interested in strengthening their leadership skills? Thomas Viaduct Middle School applied for the County Executive's Achieve 24/7 Initiative through the Department of Community Resources and Services and will be offering three interested TVMS students (entering grade 7 or 8 in the fall of 2019) tuition to the UMBC Middle School Experience in Leadership…

Please have your student check lost and found for missing items. Any items not retrieved will be donated to a charity on Friday, April 5th.

Please visit the Community News and Programs page ( http://www.hcpss.org/community-news-and-programs/) on the HCPSS website for announcements of upcoming events and programs sponsored by non-profit organizations. Long Reach High School Theatre presents Fiddler on the Roof - In this classic musical, Tevye, a Jewish dairyman, tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing…

Choose Civility Poster and Video Contest - Entry Deadline is March 17th All HCPSS students in grades K–12 are encouraged to enter the countywide contest. This year’s theme is “We Are All Welcome Here,” focusing on how everyone is welcome in our school, neighborhood, and community. Summer Program Registration It is time to think about summer school programs. HCPSS presents…

Students are placed in G/T content area classes based upon multiple criteria. Testing: All 5th grade students are testing using the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT). Students entering HCPSS at the middle school level will be assessed using the School and College Ability Test (SCAT). G/T Placement Committee: In addition to those students whose scores fall within the cogAT or SCAT…