Important News

Upcoming Spring Conferences- March 9th and 10th

Registration in Synergy opens on February 28th. Parent Conferences will be held on March 9th and March 10th. As you recall, with our departmentalization (Session 1/Session 2) model, we are alternating our conference meeting times. For students in Grades 1-5, March Conferences will be with your child’s Session 2 teacher . Note: In fourth and fifth grade, if your child…

Congratulations Principal Jacobs and Guidance Counselor Rachael Allison! 2017 HCPSS Award Recipients

Mrs. Rachael Allison has been named the 2016-2017 Howard County Public School System Counselor of the Year! She supports our students and families every day by providing support, resources, and a listening ear. We are grateful for her phenominal work! Here is an excerpt from her nomination package: "Her support of students, whether in small groups or individually, has provided…

Congratulations HCPSS! We top the Maryland Rankings Again!

Congratulations to all HCPSS staff, students, and families on this esteemed distinction! 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…

HCPSS Tops Maryland Rankings Again

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,”…

HCPSS Updates PPT

HCPSS Updates Click [[{"fid":"239","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]] to access a PowerPoint that will provide you with information about Vision 2018, how best to contact someone with questions and concerns and so much more. Be sure to have the PowerPoint in Presentation mode so you can click on the links embeded in the PowerPoint.

Grade 2: Monarch Migrations Presentation

Waverly second grade instructional seminar students created a Wixie presentation to document what they learned as they joined with other schools throughout the nation in a symbolic monarch migration to Mexico. This interactive migration was sponsored by Journey North, an educational website (http://journeynorth.org/), that aims to engage students in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. This project…