Three Edgewood area schools were locked down for approximately one hour Wednesday afternoon while authorities searched for a subject they said was interrupted while attempting to break into a local home. Deerfield Elementary, Edgewood Middle School, and Edgewood High School were placed in lockdown shortly after 1:30 p.m. today, according to Harford County Sheriff’s Office […]
Baltimore Ravens Linebacker Courtney Upshaw Visits Havre de Grace Middle School
From Harford County Public Schools: Baltimore Ravens linebacker Courtney Upshaw visited Havre de Grace Middle School yesterday and interacted with the entire school body throughout the afternoon. During a school wide assembly, he spoke with students about the importance of physical activity, sportsmanship, work ethic and education. Following the assembly, he joined 7th graders as […]
Harford Schools Scratch Pad: Plan to Award High School Credit for Foreign Language Courses Completed in Middle School Raises Specter of Inequity
Another in an occasional series of informal reports, analysis and opinion based on a meeting of the Harford County Board of Education. A decision last week by the Harford County Board of Education to award high school credit for foreign language courses completed in middle school also sparked a backlash against mandates and raised the […]
Suspicious Person/Indecent Exposure at Churchville Bus Stop; Middle School Girls Believe Man in Car was Masturbating
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: Earlier today [Tuesday] the Sheriff’s School Resource Officer assigned to Southampton Middle School took a report from 3 middle schools girls from the Rolling Green Community in Churchville who reported a subject was observed (believed to be) masturbating in his car. The incident is alleged to have occurred around […]
Bel Air Middle School 6th Grader Recognized as Harford County Student Winner in the Maryland Association of Realtor’s Poster Contest
From the Harford County Association of Realtors: Erin Bourn, 6th grader at Bel Air Middle School was recently recognized as the Harford County Student Winner in the Maryland Association of REALTOR’S® Poster Contest. The Harford County Association of REALTORS® (HCAR), one of sixteen local REALTOR® Boards/Associations in Maryland, conducted a county wide Fair Housing Poster […]
Don Morrison Inducted into Harford County Public Schools Educator Hall of Fame; Bid Awarded for Magnolia Middle School HVAC Project
From Harford County Public Schools: The Board of Education of Harford County met for an open business meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2013, in the Board Room of the HCPS/A.A. Roberty Building and took the following actions and received the following presentations: Recognized the following: – Donald R. Morrison – Hall of […]
Cross: “Can the School Staff Really Expect the Students to Achieve Any Learning Outcomes in that Kind of Environment?”
From Rosalie Cross, a concerned parent: This is a copy of an email I sent to various HCPS administration staff. I am forwarding it to you in hopes you can bring it to the attention of someone who can do something about it… I’m not certain who the correct person to make this decision is-but […]
Bel Air Middle School 6th Grade Teacher Rebecca Gault to be Inducted into The National Teachers Hall of Fame; 1 of Top 5 Teachers in America
From Harford County Public Schools: Maryland teacher Mrs. Rebecca Gault was surprised at a special assembly held at 10:00 this morning at Bel Air Middle School. She learned that she was selected as one of the top five teachers in America and will be feted during a three-day induction into The National Teachers Hall of […]
