Magnet Program Information Sessions, Open Houses Set by Harford County Public Schools

From Harford County Public Schools:

HCPS Magnet Program informational presentations set!

In an effort to disseminate information to Harford County eighth graders and their parents about educational opportunities for high school, HCPS will be hosting a series of evening informational presentations within the county beginning in September. The objective of these meetings is

to allow parents and students to take an introductory look at the magnet programs, located at four specific schools, that are available to students throughout Harford County. The Science and Mathematics Academy (SMA) at Aberdeen High School, the Global Studies/International Baccalaureate Programme (GS/IB) at Edgewood High School, the Natural Resources and Agricultural Science Program (NRAS) at North Harford High School, and the 19 career programs at Harford Technical High School (HTHS) in Bel Air will be showcased. The schedule for the evening presentations is as follows:

Sept. 14th, Aberdeen High School

Oct. 6th, Edgewood High School

Presentations will begin at 6:30 p.m. Parents and students may choose to attend any of the presentations, regardless of their districted attendance area.

Open Houses for each of the magnet programs will be held as follows:

Oct. 19th – Science & Mathematics Academy at Aberdeen High School, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Nov. 8th – Harford Technical High School, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Attendance at the open house is not required for application or admission to any magnet program. Applications to each of the magnet programs will be available at www.hcps.org.