
March 4, 2022
The final rounds of the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) 44th annual Spelling Bee went into the double digits the evening of March 3. It was Aydin Jones, a sixth grader at Joh...

March 1, 2022
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School welcomed historical figures Feb. 24 for its inaugural Living Wax Museum. Students at every grade level were invited to study a famou...

March 1, 2022
Tonight — Feb. 28, 2022, — the Board of Education of Charles County voted in a seven-to-one vote to eliminate the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) mask mandate. Effective imme...

February 22, 2022
Take a few trumpets and flutes, a handful of clarinets, throw in some saxophones, add a dash of percussion and sprinkle of trumpets — mix it all together and you have an Instant C...

February 10, 2022
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) high school students recently gathered on a Capital Clubhouse ice rink to face off. There was no ice, no sticks or pucks. Instead, the floor s...

January 26, 2022
Four Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) seniors are representing the school system this year in the Maryland General Assembly’s Student Page Program. They are Toluwanimi Dapo-Ad...

January 25, 2022
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) special education department is hosting virtual discussions next month. Tia McKinnon, Ed.D., director of special education, will meet with fam...

January 20, 2022
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) has reporting processes in place for parents and staff to report a positive COVID-19 test result. Any CCPS staff member who tests positive for...

January 18, 2022
The Board of Education of Charles County is holding a 6 p.m. work session on Monday, Jan. 24, in the boardroom at the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Jesse L. Starkey Adminis...

January 11, 2022
The Board of Education of Charles County elected Michael Lukas as its chairperson and Latina L. Wilson as its vice chairperson at the start of the Jan. 11 meeting. The Board votes...

January 10, 2022
The Charles County Scholarship Fund is offering more than 60 scholarships to Charles County high school seniors. Interested students can visit the Charles County Public Schools (C...
January 7, 2022
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students will return to in-person learning on Monday, Jan. 10. CCPS will operate on a normal schedule of in-person learning and continues to w...
January 6, 2022
Due to the inclement weather forecast, Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will operate on a code red for Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Schools and offices are closed tomorrow and there ...
January 5, 2022
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is operating on a one-hour delay for staff today, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. The one-hour delay applies to all CCPS staff (except for essential ...
January 3, 2022
Due to today’s inclement weather forecast, Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is operating on a Code Red status for today, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. There will be no virtual instruc...
January 1, 2022
The Board of Education of Charles County will meet Monday, Jan. 3, at 6 p.m. at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building in La Plata. The Board expects that the meeting will b...
December 31, 2021
Due to a current high positive COVID-19 percentage rate for Charles County and high testing demand, Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will reopen from winter break on Monday, J...
December 22, 2021
Winter break is Dec. 23 through Dec. 31, 2021, for all Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students and staff. CCPS asks that both parents and staff continue to report positive C...
December 21, 2021
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) has experienced a recent increase of positive COVID-19 reports among students and staff. The increase is not specific to the school system, as...

December 20, 2021
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is participating in the St. Mary’s City annual Maryland Day Celebration on Saturday, March 26. A fourth-grade student is selected through an e...