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Maryland First Lady, State Police Forensic Sciences Division Celebrate International Day Of Women and Girls In Science

Maryland First Lady, State Police Forensic Sciences Division Celebrate International Day Of Women and Girls In Science

Maryland’s First Lady Yumi Hogan joined members of the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division today to celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Mrs. Hogan toured the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division Laboratory in Pikesville before presenting Forensic Sciences Division Deputy Director Wanda Kuperus with a Governor’s proclamation to commemorate...
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CSM Recognizes 92 Allied Health Students for Certifying in Crucial Medical Professions, Celebrates ‘Healthcare Heroes Appreciation Week’

CSM Recognizes 92 Allied Health Students for Certifying in Crucial Medical Professions, Celebrates ‘Healthcare Heroes Appreciation Week’

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) celebrated 92 graduates who became certified as Clinical Medical Assistants, Certified Medical Administrative Assistants, Certified Nursing and Geriatric Nursing Assistants, Dental Assistants, Phlebotomy Technicians, Certified Nutrition Coaches, and Personal Trainers during an Allied Health Career Recognition Ceremony Feb. 3. The recognition acknowledged the students who completed their programs...
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Calvert County Public Schools Announces Graduation Plans for the Class of 2022

Calvert County Public Schools Announces Graduation Plans for the Class of 2022

Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) confirmed dates and locations to celebrate graduation for the Class of 2022. A graduation survey was sent to all seniors to elicit their input about the ceremonies regarding graduation preferences and venue. Dr. Daniel D. Curry, the Superintendent, said, “We are excited as a system to celebrate the Class...
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St. Mary’s County Students Invited to Participate in National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week Initiative

St. Mary’s County Students Invited to Participate in National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week Initiative

The St. Mary’s County Health Department (SMCHD) and St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS) invite local students from 6th to 12th grade to submit videos of their questions about drugs, including alcohol in anticipation of National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. A local expert will record responses to selected questions. All submissions will be...
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Calvert County Public Schools Career and Technical Education Awarded $118,053 Innovation Grant for Fire and Rescue Program

Calvert County Public Schools Career and Technical Education Awarded $118,053 Innovation Grant for Fire and Rescue Program

Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) Career and Technical Education has been awarded a Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Career and Technical Education (CTE) Innovation Grant in the amount of $118,053 to support providing a Virtual Fire Training Program that will enhance the Fire and Rescue Cadet program located at the Career and Technology...
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Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s County Students Compete in SkillsUSA Regional Competition

Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s County Students Compete in SkillsUSA Regional Competition

Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) students competed at the recent Southern Maryland SkillsUSA Regional competition winning 9 gold, 7 silver, and 7 bronze medals. The event was hosted by Career and Technology Academy on February 5, 2022, where Career and Technical Education (CTE) students from the Calvert Career and Technology Academy in Calvert County,...
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Police Recover Over 250 Pills Suspected to be CDS from Three St. Charles High School Students

Police Recover Over 250 Pills Suspected to be CDS from Three St. Charles High School Students

On Monday, February 7, 2022, administrators at St. Charles High School received an anonymous tip that a student, or students were possibly in possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS). The administrators, in conjunction with the School Resource Officer, initiated an investigation subsequently revealing three students in possession of over 250 pills believed to...
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VIDEO: Hogan Awards Governors Citation to Crossing Guard Who Saved Cecil County Student from Being Struck by Vehicle

VIDEO: Hogan Awards Governors Citation to Crossing Guard Who Saved Cecil County Student from Being Struck by Vehicle

Governor Larry Hogan awarded a governor’s citation to Cpl. Annette Goodyear of Cecil County’s North East Police Department who saved a student from being hit by a car late last week. Cpl. Goodyear, who has served as a crossing guard for 14 years, was assisting students across the street outside of North East Middle...
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CSM Nursing Faculty Sara Cano and Robin Madera Earn More Than $100K to Support Research, Prepare Next Corps of Nurses

CSM Nursing Faculty Sara Cano and Robin Madera Earn More Than $100K to Support Research, Prepare Next Corps of Nurses

Two College of Southern Maryland (CSM) nursing faculty recently earned crucial support from the Maryland Nurse Support Program (NSP) that will help them, and CSM, better prepare CSM students to meet any challenge. CSM Associate Professor of Nursing Robin Madera and Acting Chair of Nursing Sara Cano each received a Nurse Educator Doctoral Grant...
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St. Charles High School Receives AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award

St. Charles High School Receives AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award

How many times is the computer whiz kid in movies and television shows a woman? In recent memory, there’s Shuri in “Black Panther,” there’s a girl with a dragon tattoo and a couple who halted and caught fire in a period drama set in the 1980s depicting the early days of the Silicon Prairie...
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Police Investigating Incident Near Benjamin Stoddert Middle School, Suspect Attempted to Lure Four Juveniles Females to Vehicle

Police Investigating Incident Near Benjamin Stoddert Middle School, Suspect Attempted to Lure Four Juveniles Females to Vehicle

On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 3:20 p.m., officers responded to the area of Benjamin Stoddert Middle School in Waldorf for multiple reports of suspicious activity. The complainants, all juvenile females, reported an adult male approached them as they were walking home and attempted to lure them into his vehicle. The man is described...
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UPDATE: Police in Charles County Identify Suspect in Threats of Mass Violence at St. Charles High School

UPDATE: Police in Charles County Identify Suspect in Threats of Mass Violence at St. Charles High School

UPDATE 2/2/2022: On January 9, 2022, students from St. Charles High School observed posts from two separate Instagram accounts threatening to “blow up” the school while displaying a photograph of a handgun. At the time of the notification to officers, the students did not know who owned the accounts because the accounts had been...
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Police Recover Airsoft Replica Handgun at North Point High School

Police Recover Airsoft Replica Handgun at North Point High School

On Friday, January 28, 2022, at 11:40 a.m., a student at North Point High School showed several students what appeared to be a handgun while inside the school. Another student alerted school staff who recovered an airsoft replica handgun from the student’s locker. The school resource officer, along with school administrators, will complete an...
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CSM Offers Classes to Address Mind-Body Connection and Overall Wellness as Community Emerges from Pandemic

CSM Offers Classes to Address Mind-Body Connection and Overall Wellness as Community Emerges from Pandemic

For many people, the pandemic has brought a change in priorities and a desire to improve overall personal wellness – a trend supported by the World Health Organization which is emphasizing the importance of caring for your mental health now, more than ever. The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has risen to support its...
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Replica Handgun Recovered at North Point High School

Replica Handgun Recovered at North Point High School

On January 28, 2022,  at 11:40 a.m., a student at North Point High School showed several students what appeared to be a handgun while inside the school. Another student alerted school staff who recovered an airsoft replica handgun from the student’s locker. The school resource officer, along with school administrators, will complete an investigation....
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Police in Charles County Investigating Threat of Mass Violence at North Point High School

Police in Charles County Investigating Threat of Mass Violence at North Point High School

On January 27, 2022, at approximately 2:00 p.m., a student at North Point High School made a statement during class that he was going to “shoot everyone in the school.” School staff and a Charles County Sheriff’s Office school resource officer assigned to the school were made aware and began an investigation which included...
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Police Investigating Assault at Thomas Stone High School, Student Arrested and Knife Recovered

Police Investigating Assault at Thomas Stone High School, Student Arrested and Knife Recovered

On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 7:34 a.m., a school resource officer and school administrators were made aware of an altercation at Thomas Stone High School. A preliminary investigation showed two students were in a hallway engaged in a verbal altercation when one of them produced a knife, which he had in his pocket....
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Governor Hogan Announces $9 Million in Additional Tax Credits for Student Loan Debt

Governor Hogan Announces $9 Million in Additional Tax Credits for Student Loan Debt

Governor Larry Hogan today announced nearly $9 million in tax credits to more than 9,000 Maryland residents with student loan debt, awarded by the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). To date, nearly $41 million in tax credits has been awarded to Maryland residents. “Since its launch in 2017, more than 40,600 residents have benefited...
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Charles County Public Schools, CSM Partner to Launch Tuition-Free Early College Program for High School Students

Charles County Public Schools, CSM Partner to Launch Tuition-Free Early College Program for High School Students

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) and the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) have partnered to offer high school students a tuition-free early start to higher education by piloting a new Early College Program. To launch the joint program, CCPS will offer 150 total spaces to rising high school juniors from Henry E. Lackey, St....
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Charles County School Resource Officers Investigating False Report of Shooting

Charles County School Resource Officers Investigating False Report of Shooting

On Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at 11:47 a.m., a call was placed to 9-1-1 stating there was “a shooting at a school,” but the name of the school was not provided by the caller. School Resource Officers and patrol officers were immediately contacted and were able to quickly determine that a shooting had not...
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College of Southern Maryland Welcomes New Faculty

College of Southern Maryland Welcomes New Faculty

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) welcomed several new faculty members last fall, all of whom have already made their mark on students and the campuses. Beth Caruso is a new assistant professor of English at CSM’s La Plata Campus. Caruso earned her bachelor’s in English Language and Literature from the University of Georgia, and she...
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Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives on Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives on Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives continues February 9th with an exciting panel featuring the Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions (UCAC) Education Committee. The panel will discuss the importance, impact, and scope of the Education Committee’s work in our area. This free virtual event is a part of our Common Ground Initiative. Hear about the...
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CSM Enters Partnership with Arizona State University to Make Transfer Process Easier

CSM Enters Partnership with Arizona State University to Make Transfer Process Easier

College of Southern Maryland (CSM) students who choose to head to Arizona State University (ASU) to complete their degree can now look forward to an easier transfer process thanks to a new alliance that gives them access to ASU’s MyPath2ASU program. MyPath2ASU™ is a set of customized tools that help ensure a seamless transfer experience...
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Charles County Public Schools Launches New Design of Main Website/School Sites

Charles County Public Schools Launches New Design of Main Website/School Sites

The new www.ccboe.com website launched on Tuesday, Jan. 18. School sites, which features a new design to deliver a cohesive look. The launch may result in the site being inaccessible for at least an hour on Tuesday. Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) last updated its website design in 2017. The new look was developed...
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Universal Coprolite Day at the Calvert Marine Museum – February 22, 2022

Universal Coprolite Day at the Calvert Marine Museum – February 22, 2022

Remarkably, when feces fossilize, they are known as coprolites. The term coprolite comes from the Greek words kopros (meaning dung) and lithos (meaning stone). To celebrate the importance of coprolites in the fossil record and in the study of prehistoric life, the Department of Paleontology at the Calvert Marine Museum (CMM) is initiating the...
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