Important News

Are you interested in making positive change in your community? Do you want the voices of youth to be heard and seen? Join Voices For Change in uplifting youth voice in Howard County! This group will tackle racial and social injustices, COVID-19, and youth leadership in Howard County. Voices For Change is hosting a Town Hall on Friday, September 18th…

All students are invited to join the It's Academic Club which will meet virtually EVERY TUESDAY AT 3PM beginning Tuesday 9/15/20. We will be practicing and competing on-line in academic (trivia) competitions and students can also be teachers/mentors for our elementary school and middle school program. TO REGISTER FOR OUR CLUB, SIGN UP ON THIS LINK: https://forms.gle/JkeYiEJn5VShmPvK9

Yay for yearbook! The yearbooks have arrived and are ready for distribution. Books will be distributed via Book Bundles. CHS has scheduled their book bundle distribution for September 16th, so that means along with your Math texts and History books, you will have a beautiful yearbook. I bet I can guess which one you will open first! Enjoy!

We are gearing up for the first day of classes! We want to thank all of the parents and students who visited our virtual Back to School and Orientation events last week. We haven’t polled our staff to find out how well attended their Meets were, but we have heard some positive feedback from a number of you. Thanks! Below…

Reporting an Absence, Early Dismissal, Late Arrival To report absences, early dismissals, and late arrivals, email CHSabsence@hcpss.org. A note must be received within five days of the absence. If a note is not received, the absence will be documented as Truant (unexcused). In your email, please include the following: Legal full name of student and grade Reason for absence/tardy Date…

Pick up of supplies and materials for the new school year will take place at CHS on September 16th from 7:30 am – 5:30 p.m. Procedures: Sign up for a time slot using Sign-up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a49afa62da46-material Review the maps below so you know what to expect when you arrive at school. Enter campus using the main boulevard entrance at your…

As of Fall, 2017, HCPSS has a process by which a student can request to mask a legal name and/or gender assigned at birth. This is different than a student legally changing either field or using a prefered name, but will allow the presenting name and/or gender to show on class rosters, report cards, IEPs, 504 plans, athletic rosters, Teacher…

JumpStart Dual Enrollment Is your student registered for a high school based course with a CC designation? The CC designation indicates that the course is eligible for the student to earn college credit through HCPSS’s partnership with Howard Community College in the JumpStart Dual Enrollment initiative. The deadline for students to register for college credit in a Fall CC course…

EAGLES NEST September 4, 2020 Family File now available for the 2020-21 school year Parents can now access and complete the Family File for the 2020-21 school year. Parents must complete the Family File every year, even during virtual learning, to ensure HCPSS has the most current information for each child. Once logged in, parents/guardians will be asked to verify…

If you have an immediate need for help with depression, suicidal thoughts, or other serious mental health issues, please contact: Grassroots Crisis Intervention at 410-531-6677 The Maryland Crisis Hotline: Dial 211 and then choose option 1 The Crisis Text Line: Text 741741 and a trained counselor will respond. The National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255