From Harford County Public Schools: On Thursday, March, 8, 2012, Patterson Mill Middle/High School will host three “Rachel’s Challenge” presentations for students, parents and community leaders. Rachel Scott was the first person killed in the Columbine High School tragedy on April, 20, 1999 and through this program Rachel’s legacy of kindness and compassion lives on. […]
Patterson Mill Grad Charged with Vandalizing School Baseball Fields
A 2010 graduate of Patterson Mill High School has been arrested for allegedly using a piece of construction equipment to damage baseball fields and several structures at the school. Daniel J. Canatella, 19, of Abingdon was arrested on Nov. 24 in connection with $12,000 in damages to the Patterson Mill baseball fields, backstop, fence, and […]
Harford School Superintendent Tomback Issues Countywide Procedures for Managing Funds Following Unsolved Felony Thefts at Patterson Mill; More Funds Stolen in 2009; Audit Had Recommended Tighter Controls
Ten months before a string of thefts at Patterson Mill Middle/High School totaling more than $10,000, a felony theft of more than $1,000 occurred at the school on February 6, 2009. The earlier theft involved cash and personal checks stolen from the office of the school’s lead secretary, according to a report from the Harford […]
Harford County Public Schools Mum on Details Following End of Patterson Mill Theft Investigation
The procedures for the handling of school money were breached over a nine-month period during which approximately $10,000 was stolen from Patterson Mill Middle and High School, according to Harford County Public Schools representatives. But school officials would not specify what those policies were, how they may have been changed following the theft, or the […]
Five Harford Schools Evacuated or Put On Lockdown Following “Suspicious Calls” to front offices
UPDATE, 2 p.m.: All affected school buildings have been cleared. In an e-mail message to The Dagger at approximately 2 p.m., Kranefeld wrote that all affected school buildings had been cleared by law enforcement and that students had been safely returned to classrooms. Kranefeld declined to provide further details about the nature of the suspicious […]
Concerned Parents Expose Issues at the New Patterson Mill Middle High School
The new Patterson Mill Middle High School should be the pride of Harford County. Thanks to the decision to forward fund several schools, Patterson Mill was the first in a string of long overdue construction projects intended to launch our students into the 21st century. Patterson Mill boasts many state-of-the-art features on the inside, but […]
