From Harford County Public Schools: School bus schedules and routes for the 2010-11 school year for Harford County Public Schools have been released. School is scheduled to open for approximately 40,000 public school students on Monday, August 30, 2010. Approximately 35,000 students will be transported by school buses daily. The bus schedules are available on […]
Harford Schools’ Shortened Spring Break Begins April 2
Harford County Public Schools issued the following reminder regarding adjustments to Spring Break: Schools will be open for regular school days on Wednesday, March 31st and Thursday, April 1st for inclement weather make-up days. The remainder of spring break (April 2nd – April 7th) will remain the same.
Required High School Course Can Be Waived by Harford Schools, Changes Planned for Living In A Contemporary World
Four years ago, Harford County Public Schools introduced a required, ninth-grade class called Living In A Contemporary World, also known as LICW. The idea behind LICW was to help high school freshmen adjust to high school expectations and plan for the future. But the class was widely seen as an irrelevant time-waster. Now, there’s some […]
Harford Schools’ Snow Days Cut Spring Vacation, Add Days in June
Harford County Public Schools prepared for the worst, and now the worst has happened. Snowfall in late December combined with back-to-back blizzards in February have used up all six of the snow days built into the school calendar, meaning that students will now be in class on March 31 and April 1, delaying the start […]
Harford Athletics Spring Sports Schedules Posted
From the HCC sports desk: BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford baseball team will kick-off the 2010 Harford Athletics spring season on Feb. 20 when it travels to Bolivia, N.C., to face Brunswick for a two-day, four-game series. The Fighting Owls men’s lacrosse team opens the season on the same weekend and will host the first spring […]
Harford Public Schools to Close Early for Thanksgiving Holiday
Harford County Public Schools will close two hours early on Wednesday, November 25th for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The dismissal schedule for students is as follows: * High School: 12:00 p.m. * North Harford Middle School: 12:00 p.m. * Middle School: 12:45 p.m. * Elementary School: 1:30 p.m. * Elementary Fourth Tier (Havre de Grace, William […]
Harford Schools Releases 2009-2010 Bus Schedules And Routes
School bus schedules and routes for the 2009-10 school year for Harford County Public Schools have been released. School is scheduled to open for approximately 40,000 public school students on Thursday, August 27. Approximately 35,000 students will be transported by school buses daily. The management has also eyed many a skoolie for sale and has […]
What do we really get out of the Board of Education’s budget spending? Survey says…
It’s budget season in Harford County, when public hearings are held, pleas for funding are made and grumblings about taxes waft through the air. At one such hearing last Wednesday night, Harford County Public Schools were a hot topic. But don’t you wonder what the Board of Education does with its money? Let’s look at […]