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2024’s Largest High School in Maryland
Before it became the largest high school in Maryland in terms of square footage, Seneca Valley High School (19401 Crystal Rock Dr. Germantown, MD) opened in its original building in 1974. The school sits on land that was once the site of a dairy farm owned by baseball player Walter Johnson. Johnson purchased the land in 1935 and lived there with his family until his death in 1946. It was Germantown’s only high school until Northwest opened in 1998. Seneca Valley ranks 21st in the list of the largest high schools by enrollment in 2024.
Months after autistic 4-year-old ran away, Jefferson-Houston Elementary School administrators returning to work
The head of school and academic principal at Jefferson-Houston PreK-8 School are returning to work after four months of forced leave after an autistic four-year-old student walked away from the school and was found walking barefoot in the middle of the street near the King St. Metro station. In a...
The Good News - Reducing High School Dropouts
Education is a vital key to fulfillment of your dreams and aspirations. Dr. Chavis is African American civil rights leader and icon, United Church of Christ (UCC) ordained minister, author, journalist, organic chemist, environmentalist, global entrepreneur, and currently President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) based in Washington, DC since 2014.
Recruiting scandal at Hayfield widens into multiple investigations
This spring, soon after football coach Darryl Overton announced he was starting a “New legacy” at Hayfield Secondary School, the school’s director of student services, Erin Crowley, and an assistant principal, Carmen Lofton Johnson, rang the alarm bell with the school’s principal, Darin Thompson, about a rush of students transferring to Hayfield with curious paperwork. At the same time, enrollment dropped countywide, according to people familiar with the situation.
George Washington University To Open Center For Interfaith And Spiritual Life
George Washington University (GW) is going to extra mile to ensure all regions are represented on campus. Teaming up with its Division for Student Affairs (DSA), the school will launch a new Center for Interfaith and Spiritual Life that will open during the fall 2024 semester. Students will be able...
Local JACK Stewart Eager To Suit Up For Hometown School
Maryland’s commitment spree continued June 29 when local JACK Sidney Stewart (Concordia Prep/Towson, Md.) opted for the hometown school over West Virginia, Indiana and Virginia Tech. The 6-foot-2, 250-pound three-star officially visited College Park, Md., in late June, let on that he wanted in at headman Mike Locksley’s program, and then went public a week later.
DC high-schooler wins national Doodle for Google competition with portrait of ‘super chaotic’ family dinners
A D.C. high school graduate won the 2024 Doodle for Google competition, with her design gracing the homepage of the search engine website on Wednesday, June 26. The Doodle for Google contest calls for students to submit creative versions of the Google logo based on a theme. This year’s theme tasked students with representing their wish for the next 25 years through art.
Maryland Ed Boards Approve Goals: Test Scores, Absenteeism, Teacher Diversity
Two state education boards set aggressive new goals Tuesday for student achievement, attracting and retaining a diverse teacher corps and reducing chronic absenteeism. It was the second time this year that the Maryland State Board of Education and the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Accountability and Implementation Board held a joint meeting, and members said their […]
Washington & Lee’s history professor Nneka Dennie awarded Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders
Nneka Dennie, assistant professor of history at Washington and Lee University, will receive the Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award (MEFL), presented by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars. Dennie is one of 10 scholars nationwide selected for the MEFL Award, which seeks to free the time of junior faculty whose...
Robert Rouse finds inspiration and motivation from tutoring.
Robert Rouse has been serving his community for decades, as both a professional firefighter and a volunteer mentor. When he retired from the fire department 11 years ago, he began volunteering at an elementary school in his community, helping with office tasks and doing odd jobs to help keep the old building from crumbling. What he really wanted to do, though, was read to students.
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