From Harford County Public Schools: The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) has selected the Biomedical Sciences Program at Bel Air High School to receive the 2015 Career and Technology Education (CTE) Outstanding Secondary CTE Program of Excellence. The Division of Career and College Readiness is recognizing the program for its work in preparing students […]
Bel Air High School Student Gracie Brett: “The Dress Code Condones the Sexualization of Young Girls and Rape Culture”
Dear Editor: I am writing to bring light upon the controversy behind Harford County Public School’s dress code. Many students believe the dress code restricts females in making decisions about their image. Instead of teaching boys to not be distracted by a girl’s body, this code seems to suggest that girls instead should cover up. […]
Police Identify Two Bel Air High School Students Killed in Friday Night Crash
From the Baltimore County Police Department: At 11:25 Friday night, Baltimore County Police and Fire Personnel responded to the 6900 block of Mount Vista Road 21087 for a report of a serious automobile accident. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse that had crashed into a tree. The two occupants […]
Two Bel Air High School Students Killed in Kingsville Crash
Two Bel Air High School students were killed in a single-vehicle crash near Kingsville Friday night, according to Baltimore County police. The crash occurred at approximately 11:25 p.m. at the intersection of Mt. Vista Road and Gontrum Road when a 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse left the roadway and struck a tree, according to the Baltimore County […]
Retired Bel Air High School Principal Joseph Voskuhl Files Candidacy For Harford School Board District C Seat
From Joseph Voskuhl: The election of 2014 offers a unique opportunity to make a change in how the Board of Education conducts business and that is why I have chosen to run. I pledge to represent the parents and students of HCPS. I will attend PTSA meetings to hear the concerns of the community I […]
Former Bel Air High School Inclusion Helper Pleads Guilty to Sex Offense
A former Bel Air High School staff member pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of fourth-degree sex abuse in connection with his relationship with a 16-year-old student, with sentencing scheduled for November. Anthony Leon Farris Jr., 24, of the 1000 block of Pirates Court in Edgewood was charged with the sexual abuse of a minor, […]
Bel Air High School Inclusion Helper Charged for Having Sex With Student
A Bel Air High School inclusion helper has been charged with having sex with a 16-year-old student, according to court documents, the second Harford County Public Schools employee in that role to be arrested on similar charges in the last two weeks. Anthony Leon Farris Jr., 24, of the 1000 block of Pirates Court in […]
Bel Air High School Wins 28th Annual Harford County Academic Tournament
From Harford County Public Schools: On Friday, April 27, 2012, eight HCPS high schools competed in the 28th Annual Harford County Academic Tournament at Harford Community College. Teams from Aberdeen, Bel Air, C. Milton Wright, Edgewood, Fallston, Havre de Grace, Joppatowne and North Harford high schools competed against each other, answering questions that ranged over […]