The following comments were read by Laura Runyeon, President of the Youth’s Benefit Elementary School Parent Teacher Association, at the Harford County Board of Education meeting on Monday night. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: Thank you for the opportunity to speak before you this evening. My name is Laura Runyeon and […]
William Paca, Youth’s Benefit, HdG Elementary Schools to Close at 1 p.m.; Paca, YBES Closed Thursday
From Harford County Public Schools: HARFORD COUNTY, MD – William Paca/Old Post Road, Youth’s Benefit, and Havre de Grace elementary schools will close today, Wednesday, June 8th, at 1:00 p.m. with no afternoon Pre-Kindergarten, due to excessive heat conditions. The Y afterschool care programs will remain open until the regular pick-up times and will be […]
William Paca, Youth’s Benefit Elementary Schools to Close at 1 p.m. Due to Heat
From Harford County Public Schools: HARFORD COUNTY, MD – William Paca/Old Post Road and Youth’s Benefit elementary schools will close today, Wednesday, June 1st, at 1:00 p.m. with no afternoon Pre-Kindergarten, due to excessive heat conditions. The Y afterschool care programs will remain open until the regular pick-up times and will be housed in the […]
Youth’s Benefit Elementary, Fallston Middle School Students to Perform Orchestra Rock Concert by Electric Violinist Mark Wood
From Harford County Public Schools: Electric Violinist Mark Wood, formerly from Trans Siberian Orchestra, will be returning to Youth’s Benefit Elementary School this year to share his talents and compose the “Electrify Your Strings Orchestra.” On June 6 and 7, 2011, he will work with the Youth’s Benefit Elementary and Fallston Middle string students to […]
Boyd to Harford School Board: Youth’s Benefit Elementary is “Crumbling;” Put School Back to #1 on Priority List for New Construction
The following public comments were made to the Harford County Board of Education on April 4, 2011. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: My name is Sandy Boyd. I am here tonight as a parent of a student in first grade in Youth’s Benefit Elementary. I am here because I want to […]
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Scientists Captivate Elementary Students at Harford County’s Inaugural STEM Night
From the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center: Scientists from the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) participated in Harford County’s inaugural Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Night on Feb.17, offering four separate interactive science experiences to more than 350 students and 300 parents at Youth Benefit’s Elementary School (YBES). “Our biggest goal […]
Etemad-Moghadam: “Build [Youth’s Benefit Elementary] As Was Initially Planned in 2008”
From Cyrus Etemad-Moghadam: [Youth’s Benefit Elementary School] has been operating overcapacity for 20 years. The trend is going down. We feel that we should be able to live with the present situation for a few more years until a new school is built. The performance of YBES under this condition shows that the school management […]
Harford Schools Revises Elementary Redistricting: Some Youth’s Benefit Students Slated to Move to Jarrettsville Elementary Would Stay
The Harford County Public Schools committee charged with creating a comprehensive elementary redistricting plan has made changes to their proposal which would allow some students who had been slated to move to Jarrettsville Elementary to remain at Youth’s Benefit. The revisions, dated Feb. 4 and reflected in the map below, move most students living in […]
