From Harford County Public Schools: Adding to its existing half-day prekindergarten program, Harford County Public Schools is pleased to announce full-day prekindergarten opportunities for the 2017-18 school year for children who are 4 years old by September 1 and reside in the full-day program’s attendance area. Full-day prekindergarten is now available at the following schools: […]
American Red Cross Hosts Home Fire Campaign in Joppa-Magnolia; Installs 165 Free Smoke Detectors
From the American Red Cross: The American Red Cross of Central Maryland Board of Directors hosted a successful Home Fire Campaign canvassing in the Joppa-Magnolia area on Saturday, April 29 with the distribution and installation of 165 FREE Smoke Detectors. The fire companies that supported the Home Fire Campaign were: · Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department […]
Councilman Perrone: Magnolia Neighborhood Overlay District Public Hearing This Week
From Harford County Councilman Mike Perrone: On Tuesday, December 6, at 6 p.m. in the County Council Chambers (212 S. Bond Street in Bel Air), the public hearing will be held for Bill 16-29: Magnolia Neighborhood Overlay District. The meeting will open with testimony from the Director of Planning and Zoning and possibly other members […]
Harford County Councilman Perrone: Possible Zoning Code Changes in Magnolia
From Harford Councilman Mike Perrone: On Tuesday December 6, at 6 p.m. in the County Council Chambers, a public hearing will be held for Bill 16-29, which could introduce some new zoning code flexibility for the land in Joppa bordered by Route 40, Route 152, Trimble Road, and Joppa Road. Historic Magnolia (the area around […]
Harford County Public Schools Earns $900,000 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant
From Harford County Public Schools: Vikings After School Team (VAST) now in place at Magnolia Middle School Magnolia Middle School, in partnership with the Y of Central Maryland, now offers the Vikings After School Team (VAST). The afterschool program, which includes 60 students from grades six, seven and eight, runs Monday through Thursday during the […]
Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company Fills in for Batman at Joppatowne Elementary School “Super Hero” Reading Night
From the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company: The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company participates in “Super Hero” reading night at Joppatowne Elementary School. On February 2, 2016, the Joppatowne Elementary School (JES) PTA sent out a call for help. The school was scheduled to hold its reading night on February 3, 2016. The theme of the reading […]
Harford County Public Schools Announces Top 5 Contenders for County Teacher of the Year 2016
From Harford County Public Schools: The top five finalists for the 2016 Harford County Teacher of the Year award have been released and are listed in alphabetical order below. The judging panel had a difficult and unenviable task again this year with many outstanding teachers nominated for the award. Just to have been deemed worthy […]
Magnolia Elementary School Named a 2015 National School of Character; 1 of Only 4 Maryland Schools to be Honored
From Harford County Public Schools: Character.org (formerly the Character Education Partnership), a national character education advocate, recently recognized 64 schools and three districts from 14 states as 2015 National Schools of Character, including Harford County’s Magnolia Elementary School. Since Character.org’s Schools of Character program’s inception in 1998, 312 schools and 21 districts have been designated […]