March 9, 2022
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) 2022 spring break is Friday, April 15, through Friday, April 22. Schools reopen Monday, April 25. CCPS administrative offices are closed April...
March 9, 2022
Students from La Plata, Henry E. Lackey, Maurice J. McDonough and St. Charles high schools attended the Maryland Thespian Festival Feb. 25 and 26. Charles County Public Schools (C...
March 9, 2022
The Board of Education at its March 8 meeting honored five Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students. School principals annually select one student and staff member for Board ...
March 9, 2022
The Board of Education of Charles County at its March 8 meeting honored five Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff members for their commitment to the school system and stude...
March 8, 2022
Music is in the air this spring as Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) high schools prepare to bring musicals to the stage. Henry E. Lackey High School is telling the tale as old...
March 8, 2022
The artwork of Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) high school students was recently featured in the first gallery show of 2022 at the Mattawoman Creek Art Center in Smallwood St...
March 4, 2022
The final rounds of the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) 44th annual Spelling Bee went into the double digits the evening of March 3. It was Aydin Jones, a sixth grader at Joh...
March 1, 2022
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School welcomed historical figures Feb. 24 for its inaugural Living Wax Museum. Students at every grade level were invited to study a famou...
March 1, 2022
Staff and students at Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School readied for takeoff Feb. 24 for a Read Across Charles County event. Keeping with the theme “Celebrate a Nation of Dive...
March 1, 2022
The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8. The Board will meet in person at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey Building is...
March 1, 2022
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students were given the opportunity to participate in the 388th St. Mary’s City annual Maryland Day Celebration set for Saturday, March 26. A...
March 1, 2022
Tonight — Feb. 28, 2022, — the Board of Education of Charles County voted in a seven-to-one vote to eliminate the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) mask mandate. Effective imme...
February 25, 2022
Twelve teams from five Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) middle and high schools participated in the 2022 VEX Robotics Southern Maryland Showdown on Saturday, Feb. 5, at John H...
February 24, 2022
The following is an update shared with Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) parents and staff from the Board of Education of Charles County. February 24, 2022 Dear Charles Count...
February 23, 2022
Several Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students and teachers were recognized virtually Feb. 23 by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and the Maryland State Ad...
February 23, 2022
Registration opened today for the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) High School Virtual Academy program for the 2022-2023 school year. The program is virtual and managed by sta...
February 22, 2022
The Board of Education of Charles County is holding a 6 p.m. work session on Monday, Feb. 28, in the boardroom at the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Jesse L. Starkey Adminis...
February 22, 2022
Freedom Rider, American civil rights activist and history maker, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, spoke with eighth graders at Piccowaxen Middle School on Wednesday, Feb. 16 about her e...
February 22, 2022
Take a few trumpets and flutes, a handful of clarinets, throw in some saxophones, add a dash of percussion and sprinkle of trumpets — mix it all together and you have an Instant C...
February 22, 2022
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) hosted the annual winter chess tournament Feb. 12 at Henry E. Lackey High School. To accommodate COVID-19 social distancing and safety guideli...