From Harford County Public Schools: On Wednesday, August 13, the proposed schematic design for the new Havre de Grace Middle/High School will be presented to the public in the Havre de Grace High School auditorium from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. All are invited to attend for a first look at the recommended schematic design, including […]
Harford County Executive Craig: With Havre de Grace, Joppatowne Absent from Top Schools List, “The Time is Now to Change this Situation”
Below is the text of an April 18th letter from County Executive David Craig to Harford School Board President Rick Grambo in response to a recent press release from Harford County Public Schools. The press release noted that seven county high schools made the “Challenge Index” list compiled by the Washington Post, which identifies schools […]
Havre de Grace High School Robotics Team Participates in Maryland FIRST Tech Challenge Championship
From Craig Kostyshyn, Havre de Grace High School: The MD State Championship for the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) class of FIRST Robotics was held Saturday, February 23, 2013, at the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) at Johns Hopkins University in Laurel, MD. Thirty-two of the top-ranked teams in the state (teams had to qualify for the […]
Harford County Board of Education Agenda Sept. 10: New Facilities for Havre de Grace High, Youth’s Benefit Elementary Added to Proposed FY 14 Capital Budget Request
Harford Schools Superintendent Robert Tomback is expected to recommend that both Havre de Grace High School and Youth’s Benefit Elementary School be replaced with modern facilities, and that some funding for the multi-year projects be included in the schools’ capital funding request for next year. Tomback’s recommendation to the Harford County Board of Education is […]
Harford School Board Faces Weighty Decisions Following Public Hearing on Capital Priorities
A public hearing on capital budget priorities for Harford County Public Schools drew a standing room only crowd on Monday, with advocates calling for the Harford County Board of Education to build replacement facilities at Havre de Grace High School and Youth’s Benefit Elementary School in Fallston. Among the advocates were elected officials with the […]
Aberdeen, Havre de Grace High Students, Teachers to be Paid $100 Each For Passing Scores on Advanced Placement Exams
Students attending Aberdeen and Havre de Grace high schools will get $100 for passing certain Advanced Placement exams, and their teachers will net the same amount for each student who earns a passing score, under a grant announced today by Harford County Public Schools and the National Math and Science Initiative. Awarded by the NMSI […]
Harford County Five-Year SAT Results: Good News and Troubling Trends
Long considered a reliable predictor of student success in college, SAT scores released by Harford County Public Schools over the past five years show both good news and troubling trends. From 2007 through 2011, the average SAT critical reading scores in HCPS rose above the state and national averages, but the county’s math scores hovered […]