From TechBrick Robotics: On Saturday, December 17, 2016, eleven of the more than 360 Maryland FIRST LEGO League teams will be competing in a state qualifier. The event is being held at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford County, Edgewood Unit and is sponsored by TechBrick Robotics. Eleven Teams of 6-10 young engineers, ages […]
Havre de Grace 5th Grade Teacher Thomas Dennison Earns $25,000 Milken Educator Award
From Harford County Public Schools: Grade school education isn’t rocket science—except when it is. That’s just one of the out-of-the box lessons fifth-graders learn in Thomas Dennison’s classroom. But Dennison had his own instructional surprise today during a school assembly at Havre de Grace Elementary in Harford County Public Schools, Maryland, after he was presented […]
North Harford High School FFA Chapter and Members Recognized at National Event
From Harford County Public Schools: Members of the North Harford High School FFA Chapter were one of 42 teams participating in the National FFA Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event (CDE). The event was held in conjunction with the 89th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis Oct. 19 – 22. The North Harford team, led by […]
Harford Community College Nursing Grads Exceed State and National Averages on RN Exam
From Harford Community College: Harford Community College’s nursing graduates performed well compared to all state and national nursing programs. HCC has a National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) pass rate (87.70%) that exceeds the state and national average. In addition, Harford has one of the highest number of graduates from the 16 community colleges in the […]
10 Harford County Public Schools Employees Named 2016 Support Services Superstars
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) is proud to announce its 2016 Support Services Superstar Award recipients: Lindsay B. Bilodeau, Communications Specialist, Office of Communications Lindsay Bilodeau has served as Communications Specialist for Harford County Public Schools for seven years and is the coordinator for the school system’s annual Teacher of […]
Harford County Board of Education Nov. 14: School Achievement Data 2015-16; Quarterly Financial Report
From Harford County Public Schools: November 14, 2016 The Board of Education of Harford County met for an open business meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the A. A. Roberty Building and took the following actions and received the following presentations: o Board Committee Reports and Comments o Public Comment o Old […]
Harford Community College’s Owl Magazine YouTube Channel is Best in the Nation
From Owl Magazine: Harford Community College’s student publication, Owl Magazine, won three national awards in competitions sponsored by the College Media Association. Owl Magazine’s YouTube Channel won first place in the Pinnacle Award category of Two-Year TV Station of the Year for 2015-2016. While many staff members contributed to these production efforts, the following students […]
Harford County Public Schools Participates in Explore and Restore Harford Streams Program
From Harford County Public Schools: Eleven Harford County public schools are taking part in the grant-funded Explore and Restore Harford Streams program: Deerfield, Edgewood, Homestead/Wakefield, William Paca/Old Post Road, and Youth’s Benefit elementary schools; and Bel Air, Edgewood, and Fallston middle and high schools. Schools were chosen by their location in, or proximity to, the […]
