Students in a majority of Harford County public high schools exceeded new national benchmarks for proficiency in math and critical reading on the 2012 SAT, but nearly all schools fell short in writing skills. C. Milton Wright was the only high school to meet proficiency benchmarks in all three tested areas and the only one […]
Harford Community College Marks National Poetry Month With “Poetree”
From Harford Community College: Throughout April, the Harford Community College Library celebrated National Poetry Month and National Library Week through the “Poetree,” an interactive display of favorite and original poems contributed by HCC students and employees. The Poetree, a tree whose brightly-colored leaves were decorated with poems, was displayed in the Library, inviting many members […]
Patterson Mill Middle School’s Jordan Cook Wins State Writing Award
From Harford County Public Schools: Patterson Mill Middle School eighth grader Jordan Cook has been selected as a state winner in the Maryland Humanities Council’s Letters About Literature (LAL) Program. From thousands of entries across the state, her submission, Letter to Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief, was awarded first place for her grade level. The […]
Improve Your Reading, Writing, Math or Language Skills at Harford Community College
From Harford Community College: Adult Basic Education / GED Preparation Harford Community College offers free Adult Basic Education (ABE) classes for adults interested in improving their basic reading, writing or math skills. Tuition-based GED classes are also available for adults seeking to obtain their GED. In order to join these classes, it is necessary to […]
Harford Students Win State Honors in Young Authors Writing Contest
From Harford County Public Schools: 29th Annual Young Authors Writing Contest a success! The 29th Annual Young Authors Writing Contest Awards Ceremony was held on Wednesday, March 25th for students, parents, teachers, and administrators from all over Harford County to listen to the work of students in grades K-12, sponsored by the Harford County Reading […]
Bakerfield Elementary Student Wins State Writing Competition
From Harford County Public Schools: Bakerfield Elementary School is pleased to announce that fifth grader Xiara Ford is the first place winner at the state level for the InvestWrite Program. InvestWrite, an innovative national writing competition produced by The Stock Market Game program, adds a critical thinking component to help reinforce concepts learned in the […]