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Cecil County community fights for more school funding with $9 million shortfall, potential cuts
BALTIMORE - Dozens of students, teachers and parents spoke at a Cecil County meeting on Thursday pushing county leaders for more funding for the schools.A $9 million budget shortfall is forcing the district to eliminate more than 80 staff positions.The county council meeting was filled with people advocating for more money dedicated to the schools.Teachers say education is a top priority, and when it comes to major budget cuts, the students are going to suffer."Every student is worth it," student Madison Rodgers said. "They're worth the extra investment. It's just not about the numbers, it's about the student." Last month, Cecil...
Discover Local History: Cecilton Elementary's Time Capsule Reveal
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Escape the Vape, Youth Summit held at Chesapeake College
WYE MILLS — On a rainy Saturday, approximately 35 students from area schools gathered at Chesapeake College for an event called Escape the Vape, a youth summit. The kids ranged in age from sixth grade to high school, and chose to participate in an event designed to empower youth to embrace a vape-free and smoke-free lifestyle. Those attending came from Dorchester, Kent, Talbot and Queen Anne’s counties. As an added benefit, QA provided free transportation to the event to make it accessible to all who wanted to attend. Many of the youth who attended were accompanied by at least one...
Fracassi receives Golden Anchor Award
ROCK HALL — Described as an integral part of Kent County Public Schools' special education team, teacher Cheryl Fracassi was honored Monday, May 6 with the Golden Anchor Award. The Golden Anchor is presented by the Kent County Board of Education each month to staff members or groups of school employees who exemplify the system's mission and core values. “Kent County Public Schools is an anchor organization that creates an...
4th annual Roger D. Brown Scholarship awarded to Vagelis Ananiadis
CHESTERTOWN — Kent County High School senior Vagelis Ananiadis has been drawn to the stories that history has to share since childhood, when he would spend long car trips listening to the “Stories of the World” audio curriculum. He took every history class he could in high school, and wrote his college essay about his interest in history. Thanks to his passion and hard work, his teachers selected Ananiadis to receive the Roger D. Brown Scholarship, awarded by the Historical Society of Kent County each...
Harford schools anticipates ‘higher than normal’ fund balance at the end of fiscal 2024
Harford County Public Schools expects to close fiscal 2024 with nearly $29 million in surplus revenue contributing to a $49 million unassigned fund balance because of what school officials say were operational savings and fewer health care claims during the COVID-19 pandemic. Roughly $16 million of the $29 million surplus comes from a health care rate stabilization transfer the county ...
Elkton High School hosts successful Mental Health Matters event
ELKTON — Cecil County Public Schools partnered with the Live for Thomas Foundation to host the 2nd annual Mental Health Matters Community Event last Friday evening, May 10, 2024. The event proved to be a resounding success, drawing a crowd of 275 residents from Cecil County and beyond, up from the 110 attendees last year. This collaborative effort aimed to shed light on critical issues impacting the community’s mental well-being. Attendees participated in discussions led by mental health and other resource vendors, focusing on topics...
Cecil Leadership Institute celebrates Class of 2024
CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md: The Cecil Leadership Institute celebrated the graduating class of 2024 during a banquet on Wednesday, May 15, at the Chesapeake Inn Restaurant and Marina in Chesapeake City, Md. This year’s class was among the largest in the 24-year history of the program, with 22 graduates.
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