Every day the students of Baltimore County Public Schools bring honor to themselves, and their families, communities, schools, and school system. This page highlights some of the countless ways Baltimore County students earn recognition. The latest news tops the page; please scroll down for even more.
July 2007 – present
| National
and International |
Academics
Randallstown
High School student Sabrina V. has been
nominated to attend the National Youth Leadership
Forum on Medicine (NYLFM) in the summer of
2008. The NYLFM is a ten-day program that
provides training critical to the academic
and career advancement of aspiring medical
professionals. Dr. Shashin Doshi, senior counselor
of the NYLFM, learned about Sabrina through
the Student Search Service of the College Board.
In September 2007, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation named nine Baltimore County Public Schools students among its 1,600 semifinalists in the 44th annual Achievement Scholarship Program. These scholastically talented students have an opportunity to continue in the competition for approximately 800 Achievement Scholarship awards, worth more than $2.5 million. The National Achievement Program, a privately financed activity, was initiated in 1964 to honor academically promising African American youth. Nationwide more than 140,000 high school juniors requested consideration in the 2008 National Achievement Program when they took the 2006 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NSMQT). Semifinalists from Baltimore County Public Schools included:
- Cameron C. of Catonsville High School
- Anna-Lisa M. of Catonsville High School
- Kenay S. of Catonsville High School
- Olivia T. of Catonsville High School
- Jill Y. of Catonsville High School
- Charles W. of Eastern Technical High School
- Christopher O. of Franklin High School
- Gieselle A. of George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology
- Wendell M. of Parkville High School
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation, in September 2007, named 29 Baltimore County Public Schools students among its 16,000 semifinalists in the 53rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,200 Merit Scholarship awards, worth $34 million, that will be offered in the spring. More than 1.4 million juniors in nearly 21,000 high schools entered the 2008 National Merit Program by taking the 2006 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NSMQT). The nationwide pool of semifinalists, which represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. Semifinalists from Baltimore County Public Schools included:
- William F. of Catonsville High School
- Melissa G. of Catonsville High School
- Kelly K. of Catonsville High School
- Kendall M. of Catonsville High School
- Douglass N. of Catonsville High School
- Courtney N. of Catonsville High School
- Neal R. of Catonsville High School
- Edward W. of Catonsville High School
- Corey B. of Dulaney High School
- Katherine G. of Dulaney High School
- Yang H. of Dulaney High School
- Jordan K. of Dulaney High School
- Caitlin S. of Dulaney High School
- Richard T. of Dulaney High School
- Todd N. of Eastern Technical High School
- Jillian C. of Franklin High School
- Zachary C. of George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology
- Jennifer D. of Hereford High School
- Huayu D. of Loch Raven High School
- Andrew D. of Loch Raven High School
- Sara H. of Loch Raven High School
- Joseph W. of Loch Raven High School
- Kendal R. of Parkville High School
- Patrick B. of Perry Hall High School
- Logan A. of Pikesville High School
- Ryan D. of Owings Mills High School
- Clifton J. of Towson High School
- Annamarie M. of Towson High School
- Amalie T. of Towson High School
| Local, State, and Regional |
In March 2008, Emily R., an eighth grader at Hereford Middle School won the third annual Baltimore Bee spelling competition. She competed against approximately 70 other fourth- through eighth-grade students who had won spelling bees at their schools. The contest, which is sponsored by Educate Online and Empowerment MINDS Foundation involves students from public, private, and parochial schools in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. As the winner of the Baltimore Bee, Emily will represent the Baltimore area in the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee to be held in May.
Milford Mill Academy seniors Donika K. and Gordon W. attended the Maryland Youth Leadership Forum during summer 2007. The students were selected through a competitive statewide application process, which included completing an essay and receiving positive recommendations from school staff. At the weeklong forum, held on the Bowie State University campus, Donika, Gordon, and other students from around the state participated in leadership training and discussed school issues with Governor Martin O’Malley and State Secretary of Disabilities Catherine Raggio. Gordon did exceptionally well at the forum and was selected as a group leader. Donika impressed Secretary Raggio with her positions on the state High School Assessments and was invited to be part of a group preparing for state hearings on the HSA.
| The Baltimore
County Public Schools Office of Communications
is always eager to hear about and promote
good news about the system, schools, students,
teachers, and staff. Please share achievements
and good news by e-mailing communications@bcps.org.
Every year, we celebrate BCPS achievements
through Board of Education Recognition ceremonies
(November, February, and April), Maryland
State Department of Education School Achievement
Celebration (January/February), Teacher
of the Year (May), and the Baltimore County
Chamber of Commerce Awards for Excellence
in Education (May). Information about nominating
individuals for 2005-2006 school year awards
will soon be available online. |
