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Obligations Students are required to clear all obligations prior to purchasing prom tickets, requesting a parking permit or receiving graduation tickets. Students can review the obligation posters located in the cafeteria. If students are unable to return item(s) payments can be made online at https://osp.osmsinc.com/HowardMD/login.aspx?ReturnURL=Payment.aspx. Please contact Mrs. Allen in the front office regarding obligations at dallen@hcpss.org.

HC DrugFree's Annual Senior Week: Staying Safe In Ocean City is back by popular demand on Wednesday, March 22 at Atholton High School and March 29 at Howard High School, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Parents (and grandparents!) and high school seniors are encouraged to attend. Ocean City Police and Beach Patrol will provide safety tips about water, beach, drugs/alcohol, crossing…

We are pleased to announce the 2017 Graduation Schedule for HCPSS. During the two-week graduation window, there were only three full days available for our graduation ceremonies due to concerts being scheduled, Memorial Day, and Shavuot. I will be following up with early dismissal and late arrival schedules later this month. Monday, May 22 8:00 a.m. River Hill High School…

PTSA Parent Program/College Application Seminar - Date Change NEW DATE: 3/21/2017, 7:00 – 8:00 PM, RHHS Computer Lab (in the Media Center) Come to find out the basics of the college application and financial aid processes. This will be a broad introduction with plenty of opportunity for questions and sharing of resources. Open to parents and students of all grades.

Sojourner Truth was an African American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. She is well known for her speech "Ain’t I A Woman?” that she delivered at the Women’s Rights Convention in 1851. Born into slavery, Truth escaped with her infant daughter in 1826. Sojourner was the first black woman to successfully challenge a white man in a United States court…

Juniors, Please upload your resume into Naviance. Here are the directions: 1. Click on the About Me tab 2. Click on Journal 3. Click on Add New Entry 4. Upload Resume If you need help please see your counselor.

If you're interested in computer science, come to the third annual HoCo Hacks Hackathon! High school students from around the county will gain programming experience by spending the day coding a project that fits the theme presented at the event. The hackathon includes a presentation by guest speaker Dr. Singh, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University. Students may…

Building Resilience: Workshop for Parents on How to Support your Child’s Emotional and Mental Health Join local health professionals, community agencies and guest speaker, child psychiatrist – Jeff Bostic, EdD, MD for this incredible workshop for parents! Learn how youth and adolescents experience stress within today’s culture and how to use resilience to support your child’s social and emotional health…

Naviance Survey HCPSS middle and high school parents are invited to provide feedback on their use of the Naviance online college and career readiness system. All responses are voluntary and the information collected will be shared with HCPSS school counselors. The survey is open until March 20, 2017. To access the survey please visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/navparent

On March 25, 2017 from 8:30 am - 2:00 pm, Centennial High School is hosting a Mu Alpha Theta Math Tournament at CHS! Students may compete in six categories: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Precalc, Calc AB, Calc BC. The top 5 students in each category will be recognized and even receive money! This is a great opportunity for students…