Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) has released orientation and meet and greet schedules for the 2023-2024 school year. Listed below are orientation dates and times, and other activities for schools. Specific questions about orientation events should be directed to individual schools.
Elementary Schools
- C. Paul Barnhart, meet and greet, 9 to 11 a.m., Aug. 25.
- Berry, meet the teacher, 3:30 to 5 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Billingsley:
- Meet and greet for students with last names starting with A-L, 10 to 11 a.m., Aug. 24.
- Meet and greet for students with last names starting with M-Z, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Dr. Gustavus Brown, meet and greet, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Dr. James Craik, meet and greet, 2 to 4 p.m., Aug. 24.
- William A. Diggs:
- Back-to-school Kick Off Block Party and Greet your Seat event, 12 to 4 p.m., Aug. 23.
- Greet your seat for students in kindergarten through Grade 2, 12:30 to 2 p.m., Aug. 23.
- Greet your seat for students in Grades 3-5, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Aug. 23.
- Gale-Bailey, meet and greet, 3 to 4 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Indian Head, meet and greet, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Dr. Thomas L. Higdon:
- Kindergarten orientation for previous prek students who attended Dr. Higdon, 12 to 2 p.m., Aug. 15
- Kindergarten orientation for students new to Dr. Higdon, 12 to 2 p.m., Aug. 16.
- Meet and greet for students with last names starting with A-L, 9 to 10 a.m., Aug. 24.
- Meet and greet for students with last names starting with M-Z, 10 to 11 a.m., Aug. 24
- Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, meet and greet, 3 to 4 p.m., Aug. 24.
- J.P. Ryon:
- Meet and greet for students with last names starting with A-L, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., Aug. 24.
- Meet and greet for students with last names starting with M-Z, 11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Malcolm, meet and greet, 9 to 10:30 a.m., Aug. 23.
- Mary H. Matula, meet and greet, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Aug. 24.
- T.C. Martin:
- Kindergarten orientation (Group 1), 9 to 10 a.m., Aug. 10
- Kindergarten orientation (Group 2), 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., Aug. 10.
- Kindergarten assessments, 12:50 to 4 p.m., Aug. 10.
- Meet and greet for prek to Grade 2, 12 to 1 p.m., Aug. 23.
- Meet and greet for Grades 3-5, 1 to 2 p.m., Aug. 23.
- Arthur Middleton, meet and greet, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Walter J. Mitchell:
- Kindergarten orientation, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Aug. 17.
- Kindergarten orientation, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Aug. 18
- Meet and greet for students with last names starting with A-L, 1 to 1:45 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Meet and greet for students with last names starting with M-Z, 2 to 2:45 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, back-to-school block party, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Mt.Hope/Nanjemoy:
- Kindergarten orientation, 9 to 11 a.m., Aug. 8.
- Meet and greet for all students, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Mary B. Neal:
- Meet and greet for students in kindergarten through Grade 2, 11 to 11:30 a.m., Aug. 24.
- Meet and greet for families with more than one child attending Neal, 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Meet and greet for students in Grades 3-5, 12 to 12:30 p.m., Aug. 24.
- J.C. Parks:
- Kindergarten orientation, Aug. 8-9 (parents received sign-up link).
- Meet and greet for students in prekindergarten through Grade 2, 1 to 1:30 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Meet and greet for students in Grades 3-5, 1:45 to 2:15 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Eva Turner, meet and greet/orientation, 3 to 5 p.m., Aug. 24.
- William B. Wade:
- Returning students orientation, 3 to 4 p.m., Aug. 23.
- New student and kindergarten orientation, 3 to 4 p.m., Aug. 24.
Middle Schools
- Theodore G. Davis, new student orientation, 1:30 to 3:20 p.m., Aug 24
- John Hanson:
- Grade 8 meet and greet, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Aug. 16.
- Grade 7 meet and greet, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Aug. 17.
- Grade 6 meet and greet, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Aug. 18.
- Matthew Henson, new student orientation, 2 to 4 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Mattawoman, Grade 6 and new student orientation, 1 to 3 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Piccowaxen, new student orientation, 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Phoenix International School of the Arts (PISOTA):
- Grade 6 orientation, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Aug. 21.
- Grade 7-8 orientation, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Aug. 22.
- General Smallwood, Grade 6 and new student orientation, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Milton M. Somers:
- New student orientation for sixth graders, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Aug. 24.
- New student orientation for Grades 7-8, 12 to 1 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Benjamin Stoddert:
- New Scholar Academy, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Aug. 16.
- New Scholar Academy, 1 to 4 p.m., Aug. 16.
High Schools
- Henry E. Lackey, new student orientation, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Aug. 23.
- La Plata, meet and greet, 4 to 6 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Maurice J. McDonough, Grade 9 and new student orientation, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Aug. 24.
- North Point, new student welcome night, 4 to 6 p.m., Aug. 23.
- St. Charles, meet and greet for Grade 9 and new students, 3 to 5 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Thomas Stone, new student welcome, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Westlake:
- New student orientation, 4 to 6 p.m., Aug. 24.
- Back-to-School Bash, 6 to 8 p.m., Aug. 24.
Centers
- Early Learning Center, La Plata, meet and greet, 1 to 3 p.m., Aug. 25.
- F.B. Gwynn Educational Center, meet and greet, 1 to 3 p.m., Aug. 25.
- Robert D. Stethem Educational Center, orientation/meet and greet, 2 to 3 p.m., Aug. 24.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,000 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 37 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Kathy Kiessling, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event. CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).