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Munachi Obinali, a La Plata High School junior and current Student Member of the Board of Education, has been elected to serve in the position for next school year. A total of 3,5...

The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12. The Board will meet in person at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey Building is ...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is officially opening applications for the 2026–2027 Virtual Middle School Program. Designed for families with students entering Grades 6–8, t...

Food Lion rolled out the thanks to teachers of J.C. Parks Elementary School earlier this week to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week. Teachers and staff of Parks were one of si...

The Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative — SMECO — recently honored outstanding teachers in the subjects of science, math, career and technical education (CTE) and STEM, which i...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students recently competed and placed at the 53rd annual Maryland SkillsUSA State Championship held April 17 and 18 in Westminster. Twent...

The Board of Education of Charles County at its April 27 work session approved a modification to the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) 2026-2027 school calendar. The Board appr...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) and the Board of Education of Charles County seek input on the 2027-2028 school calendar. The Board typically approves the calendar two years ...

April 30, 2026 Dear CCPS parents, students, staff and community members, Additional gun incidents in schools this week lead me to once again reach out to our Charles County Pub...

Eight Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students were recently named 2026 Carson Scholars. The Carson Scholars program recognizes students for high achievement, humanitarian qu...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) today announces the appointment of a new elementary school principal, effective July 1. Kayla Hawkins, assistant principal at J.P. Ryon E...

Kate Kozicki-Miller, a longtime English teacher at La Plata High School, received a welcome surprise this week as she was named the 2026 Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) nomin...

The Board of Education of Charles County is looking for county residents to serve on its Ethics Panel. The panel is appointed by the Board every four years. Ethics panel member...

Marissa Ackerman has always worked to bring people together. As a teacher, as a mom, as a Community School coordinator. Her dedication to the coordinator role led to her being na...

Nicole Hawkins, principal of Arthur Middleton Elementary School, was named the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Principal of the Year for 2026. She is also the CCPS nominee fo...

Tori Davenport, a veteran social studies teacher with Charles County Public Schools (CCPS), is the Maryland Humanities state History Day State Teacher of the Year. Also named ...

The Board of Education of Charles County is holding a 4:30 p.m. work session on Monday, April 27, in the auditorium at St. Charles High School. St. Charles is located at 5305 Pine...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is offering several summer camp offerings for students. Enrichment camps, academic and athletic programs, and career exploration will be avail...

A team from La Plata High School will advance to the Maryland Envirothon after coming in first place at the county’s April 15 competition. Held at Gilbert Run State Park, the C...

Sophomores at St. Charles High School are learning how to be active and contributing citizens by identifying an issue in the community and working on ways to remedy it. The studen...