From the Office of the Governor of Maryland: Governor Larry Hogan today signed an Executive Order that will require Maryland’s public schools to start classes after Labor Day, beginning with the 2017-2018 school year. Citing the benefits of a post-Labor Day school start for families, students, teachers, and the economy, the governor made the announcement […]
Harford Community College Students Accepted Into NSA Cooperative Education Program
From Harford Community College: Harford Community College students Robin Hexter, Quinn Johnston, Emily Leiss, and Samantha Soul were accepted into the National Security Agency (NSA) Cooperative Education Program. Robin is an Information Assurance and Cybersecurity major enrolled in Harford’s new Cyber Defense Certificate Program, which recently received approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Quinn, […]
Harford County Board of Education Aug. 15: Capital Improvement Program Proposed Budget Request; Special Education Contracts
From Harford County Public Schools: August 15, 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: Board Committee Reports and Comments Public Comment Old Business: Consent Agenda: […]
Harford Community College Board of Trustees Approves Faculty Promotions Effective August 15
From Harford Community College: Dr. Dianna Phillips, President of Harford Community College, is pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees approved the following faculty promotions at its August 9 meeting to become effective August 15, 2016: • Wayne Hepler from Associate Professor to Professor of Mass Communications • Elizabeth Holmes from Assistant Professor to […]
2016-17 Harford County Public Schools Bus Schedules and Routes Available; First Day Back for Grades K-12 is August 25
From Harford County Public Schools: The Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) Department of Transportation has released bus schedules and routes for the 2016-17 school year, now available online via the web-based portal infofinder i. Through the infofinder i portal, parents/guardians are able to: – Locate which school their student will attend; – Find their student’s […]
Abingdon Wegmans Donates $2,000 of Materials to “Stuff the Bus” Collection for Local Student School Supplies
From the Greater Excellence in Education Foundation: Each year thousands of Harford County public school students start school without necessary classroom supplies. To help change that and give financially disadvantaged pupils the materials they need, the Greater Excellence in Education Foundation (GEEF) holds the “Stuff the Bus” campaign to collect school supplies. A donation of […]
Harford Property Services Expands “Create Some Drama” Drive for Local Businesses to Cover High School Drama Club Participation Fees
From Harford Property Services: After a heartwarming response from students, teachers, and the community, Harford Property Services (HPS) is pleased to announce it is starting the “Create Some Drama” drive to continue the effort to help Harford County students achieve their full potential in their High School Drama Clubs. The goal of this summer long […]
Dr. Hamilton Named Dean of Humanities Division at Harford Community College
From Harford Community College: Harford Community College announces the appointment of Dr. Leroy Hamilton, Jr. as the Dean of the Humanities Division. Dr. Hamilton assumed his duties on June 20, 2016. He brings 20 years of higher education experience as a tenured professor of English, an academic dean, an executive director of an academic advising […]
