Important News

HCPSS is committed to creating safe spaces for all County families. Rainbow Representatives are new positions in the county this year and Mrs. Kennedy, School Counselor, is the Rainbow Rep for HES, helping to support LGBTQIA+ families, students, and staff in our community. She will share Rainbow events here in the newsletter. All are welcome. There is an exciting, fun…

Due to the limited number of available time slots, please schedule a conference if you have a concern or question in the area of Math. Scheduling opens in Synergy ParentVue on Friday, January 28th and closes on Friday, February 4th. Conferences are 15 minutes and will be with your child's math teacher. Click here for directions to schedule a conference.

HCPSS provides Related Arts on a rotating schedule outlined by colors. Please click on our Related Arts Color Day Calendar , find today's date and you will see what "color day" it is. Next, visit your child's homeroom Canvas page to see what Related Arts they have today.

Saturday Jan. 29th from 10-4 at the Florence Bain Center (5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia, MD 21044) Registration preferred, link below. Will also accept walk-ins. Link: 1st Dose on 1/29: https://kordinator.mhealthcoach.net/vcl/howardcokids1 2nd Dose on 1/29: https://kordinator.mhealthcoach.net/vcl/howardcokids2 Join our own school nurse, Melissa Rozgonyi, at this clinic!

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Has your child had one or both of their Covid vaccines? Regardless of vaccination status, we are asking that ALL FAMILIES complete the HES Vaccination Status Form for Students. To support the proposed return of contact tracing, please complete the form for each child attending HES by Tuesday, January 25, 2022. If your child tests positive for Covid-19 or is…

Learn more about Fall and Winter holidays around the world and awesome ideas for Winter Break activities here in the December Newsletter from the Counselor's Corner.

Looking for fun, educational activities for your child(ren)? Look no further, the Savage branch of the Howard County Library has plenty of options to fill your calendar! Click here to see December's calendar.

Starting Monday, December 6th, Hammond Elementary will be participating in Inclusive Schools Week. Inclusive School Week (ISW) is a week that is devoted to promoting a feeling of Belonging for everyone in our diverse school community. ​​Click here to discover fun ways your child can participate! Inclusive Schools Week is an annual event sponsored by the Inclusive Schools Network (ISN)…

Do you have a budding young author at home? Does your child enjoy writing original short stories and poems? Check out the YA Contest Flyer. For complete rules see the Young Authors' Contest. Use this Student Cover Letter upon entering your author's submission.