From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) achieved a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate of 88.4 percent for the class of 2012 students. This rate represents a slight increase from the 87.4 percent four-year adjust cohort rate for the class of 2011. For accountability purposes, the graduation rate is lagged for one […]
Archives for October 2013
Trimmer: “I Personally Believe that Other than Police, Fire, and Teachers, Any Other Service Could be Outsourced to Private Industry”
From Jeff Trimmer of Bel Air: To the Editor of the Dagger Press: The Harford County Board of Education is planning new ways to involve the public in the budget process. This process will lead to no substantial budget cuts. The Board of Education and the Harford County Government is incapable of making significant spending […]
Reel News: Week of Oct. 28 — Ender’s Game, Last Vegas, About Time, Free Birds, Man of Tai Chi, Byzantium, Monsters University
Upcoming Theatrical Releases Ender’s Game Director: Gavin Hood PG-13; 114 mins. Trailer In the near future, a hostile alien race (called the Formics) have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel […]
Harford County Department of Emergency Services to Discuss Peach Bottom Power Plant Safety Procedures Nov. 1
From Harford County government: The Harford County Department of Emergency Services will hold a public forum with Harford County Emergency Manager Rick Ayers tomorrow, Friday, November 1, 2013. The meeting will be held in the auditorium of North Harford High School and will begin at 7:00 p.m. Emergency Manager Ayers will give a presentation regarding […]
Two Distinguished Educators Join Harford County Public Schools Hall of Fame During Fall 2013 Induction
From Harford County Public Schools Mary Ellen Kennedy Mary Ellen Kennedy graduated from Penn State University in 1954 with a Bachelor of Science in Education. In 1959, she earned her Master of Science in Library Science. She went on to complete additional graduate work at Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland and Drexel University. Ms. […]
Development Advisory Committee Meeting Nov. 20: Restaurants and Retail on Belair Road in Fallston
From Fallston Residents Unite: ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE HARFORD COUNTY GOVERNMENT WEBSITE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING A Development Advisory Committee Meeting (D.A.C.) has been scheduled for: DATE: Wed, Nov 20, 2013 TIME: 9:00am LOCATION: Second Floor Conference Room 220 South Main Street, Bel Air, MD 21014 MILTON AVENUE LLC LOTS 1, 2 & 3 – […]
Tour Darlington’s Historic Hopkins-Bayless House and Grounds on Nov. 3
From the Historical Society of Harford County: The Hopkins family of Elberton Hill Farm, will welcome visitors to the historic Hopkins-Bayless house, grounds and outbuildings. The farm is located at 837 Darlington Road in Darlington. The House Tour will take place on Sunday, November 3rd from 1-4 PM. The house stands on a part of […]
George: Proposed Revised Policies Allow an Athlete to Coach a Sports Team, but Do Not Allow an Astronaut, Engineer, or Former Teacher to Coach Destination Imagination
From Doug & Sheila George, Destination Imagination Volunteer Team Managers at Bel Air High School: Dear Editor: We are writing regarding the revised Club (06-0010-000) and Extracurricular Activity policies (06-0007-000) which were rejected by the Harford County Board of Education on October 28, 2013 and the specific impact of procedures that were implemented during the […]
