Average 2013 SAT scores in a majority of Harford County public high schools exceeded the College Board’s College and Career Readiness Benchmarks in math and critical reading. However, average scores in all schools failed to meet higher targets set for automatic entry to credit- bearing math and English courses at Harford Community College. The SAT, […]
Archives for November 2013
Harford Family House Recognizes Volunteers Who “Give Back” to Help the Homeless in Harford County
From Harford Family House: Aberdeen, Maryland, November 5th 2013 –On Tuesday, November 5th Harford Family House recognized its volunteers at a Founders and Friends Volunteer Recognition Breakfast held at the Wetlands Golf Course in Aberdeen, MD. Like most non-profits Harford Family House can only achieve it mission with the help of many volunteers who serve […]
School Board Plans Roundtable Discussions on Fiscal Year 2015 Operating Budget With Community Leaders, Harford County Delegation
From Harford County Public Schools: Members of the Board of Education will host two roundtable discussions to provide an opportunity for community leaders in Harford County and the Harford County delegation to meet with them to discuss the budget development process and to provide input on the development of the FY15 school system operating budget. […]
Burbey: “All Citizens of Harford County Should be Outraged by the Craig Administration’s History of Underfunding Our Schools”
From Ryan Burbey, President of the Harford County Education Association: All citizens of Harford County should be outraged by the Craig administration’s history of underfunding our schools. The flat funding which County Executive Craig has imposed upon HCPS has resulted in major cuts to transportation, programing and staff. Despite his claims of being a life-long […]
Harford County Public Library Staff Recognized for Achievements
From the Harford County Public Library: Harford County Public Library awarded the prestigious Roenna Fahrney Recognition Award at their recent annual Staff In-Service Day event. The Individual Award went to employee Cindy Shockley. Two team awards were presented. One went to Teresa Zephir and Karen Welsh of the Inter-Library Loan Team and the other to […]
Havre de Grace “Brings it Home” from Maryland’s Tourism Council’s 33rd Annual Travel Summit
From the City of Havre de Grace: The annual Maryland Tourism and Travel Summit (formerly known as the Governor’s Tourism Industry Conference) is an educational and networking event for the state’s diverse tourism and travel industry, but it is also an event that recognizes the hard work, contributions, and leadership among individuals and companies within […]
Applicant Sought for Harford County School System Ethics Panel
From Harford County Public Schools: The Board of Education of Harford County is seeking applications from interested county citizens to fill an opening on the school system’s Ethics Panel. The Ethics Panel reviews inquiries concerning potential violations of ethics on the part of school employees or Board members, provides advisory opinions regarding ethics issues and […]
Grammy Award Winning Children’s Music Duo to Perform at Havre de Grace Library Dec. 2
From the Harford County Public Library: Acclaimed children’s music entertainers and Grammy Award winners Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer will be performing on Monday, December 2 at 10:30 am at the Havre de Grace Library. Trailblazers in children’s music, the duo have been connecting families through music for over 25 years. Their superb harmonies are […]
