Important News

For the second year in a row, the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) has been named the top school system in Maryland by Niche.com, a national education and community analysis firm. The 2017 Best School Districts in Maryland rankings give HCPSS an overall grade of A+ and rank Howard County public schools #1 for “Best School Districts in Maryland,”…

Thank you to all who attended our Growth Mindset Night! Below are the resources that we used during the night. Power Point: [[{"fid":"174","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]] Other resources: [[{"fid":"175","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]] [[{"fid":"176","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]] [[{"fid":"177","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]]

Take a look at the fun activities students did for STEM Week! In technology, students participated in “Hour of Code." “Hour of Code” is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. Anyone, anywhere can organize an “Hour of Code” event. “Hour of Code” is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and…

Please click "Read More" below to access the PARCC Parent Questions and Answers sheet:

"Family File" is replacing the Emergency Procedure Card. Beginning on August 17 when parents log in through HCPSS Connect, there will be a link directing them to the Family File section. Family File is where parents will find all of the information historically located on the Emergency Procedure Cards. Data from last year will be present when they log in…

Parents/guardians of enrolled HCPSS students do not need to sign up for, or manage an HCPSS News account. Subscriptions have been automatically updated to the student’s new grade or school. All subscription information pulls directly from the student information system. http://www.hcpss.org/hcpss-news/

Please see the attached pdf for information on new immunization requirements for Kindergarten and 1st graders for the 2015-2016 school year.

In collaboration with Media, Kindergarten students created videos utilizing Aurasma in technology class. The videos have to do with author Mo Willems and his wonderful books. Aurasma lets pictures come alive! By utilizing the app Aurasma for Apple and Android devices, movies pop out of pictures. When you load the Aurasma app onto your device and hold your device up…

Black Eyed Susan Award winning author Aaron Reynolds visited HES on Wednesday, April 15th, 2015. Mr. Reynolds held several engaging and enthusiastic presentations throughout the day which the students loved! Several students won the opportunity to have lunch with Mr. Reynolds by writing an original story or poem. Thank you to all who supported our HES Book Fair which helped…

Congratulations to our eight Battle of the Books teams for working so hard to prepare for last night's competition! Two of our teams earned honors: Call of the Books (coached by Alfred Jones) took first place overall in Team Civility, and Enchanted Novels (coached by Stef Baird) took second place overall in Team Spirit! [[{"fid":"99","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"media-element file-default"}}]][[{"fid":"100","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"media-element file-default"}}]][[{"fid":"101","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"media-element file-default"}}]] [[{"fid":"102","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"media-element file-default"}}]][[{"fid":"103","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"media-element…