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𝐆𝐚𝐂𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨
GaCo, Garrett County’s FIRST LEGO League Team 1629, has released information for its 2025 Summer Tech Camps. There are two different camps, one for students in grades 3-5 and one for students in grades 1-2.
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𝐆𝐂𝐏𝐒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
GCPS extends heartfelt gratitude and thanks to the "Let's Drive" program for their outstanding initiative in expanding student access to driver’s education. Since its launch, the Let’s Drive program has helped more than 180 local students gain essential driving skills and increased access to employment, education, and independence.
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𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
The Garrett County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at the Dennett Road Educational Complex in the Community Room. The meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed for public review.
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𝐆𝐂𝐏𝐒 𝐄𝐧𝐝-𝐨𝐟-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
As a reminder, GCPS will dismiss all students three (3) hours early on Wednesday and Thursday, June 11 and 12, 2025, with the last student day being June 12, 2025, for the 2024-25 school year. The last day for teachers will be Friday, June 13, 2025.
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𝐆𝐂𝐏𝐒 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬
The GCPS Food & Nutrition Services Department is happy to announce the return of the Summer Food Service Program. Distribution will be for seven days of free breakfasts and lunches and will begin the week of June 16, 2025.
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June 10, 2025, Board of Education Meeting
The Garrett County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at Dennett Road Educational Complex in the Community Room. The meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed for public review.
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𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐥
Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) will be closed on Monday, May 26, 2025, in observance of Memorial Day. Additionally, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, will be a three-hour early dismissal for students, as this is a Staff Development Day.
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𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
GCPS proudly announces that Northern Middle School received multiple honors at the 2025 Maryland History Day competition, held this past weekend at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Students and staff were recognized with three prestigious awards.
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𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝟒𝟎 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝟓/𝟏𝟒/𝟐𝟓, 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
Due to high water issues and the voluntary evacuation in place, Route 40 Elementary will be closed today, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Buses that serve the Route 40 District will not operate today – buses 12, 15, 20, 19, 84, 11, and 68. Additionally, bus 34 will not run the Savage River portion of its route. Route 40 staff are to report to Grantsville Elementary today.
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𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
The Garrett County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Northern Middle School in the Cafeteria. The meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed for public review.
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𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬 - 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
The GCPS Transportation Department has been informed of some flooded roads in the eastern portion of Garrett County. Please be advised that buses will be rerouted as needed. Stops in this area should anticipate some minor delays this afternoon.
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𝐆𝐂𝐏𝐒 𝐋𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝
Are you looking for ways to help in our community? Consider donating to the GCPS Lunch Angels Fund. The Lunch Angels Program allows the community to help provide short-term assistance to families in need by covering negative lunch account balances.
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𝐒𝐆𝐇𝐒 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧
The 2025 Garrett County Envirothon took place recently at the Hickory Environmental Education Center. Student teams from Northern and Southern High Schools faced off in outdoor conservation challenges.
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𝐒𝐆𝐇𝐒 𝐖𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
It has come to the attention of GCPS that the SGHS wrestling team was in violation of a local policy concerning practicing during the 2024-25 school year. As a result of this violation, appropriate disciplinary action has been imposed.
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𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
The Garrett County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Northern Middle School in the cafeteria. The meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed for public review.
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𝐇𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝
The Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) is pleased to announce that Hickory Environmental Education Center is recognized as a Sustainable Bronze 2025 Maryland Green Center.
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𝐌𝐫𝐬. 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐂𝐏𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓-𝟐𝟔 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫
Mrs. Laura Witt has been named the Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) 2025-26 Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Witt is a second-grade teacher at Broad Ford Elementary.
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GaCo Competes at the 2025 FIRST Championship in Houston
GCPS FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 1629, GaCo, competed internationally at the FIRST Championship last week, April 15-19, in Houston.
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𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟’𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐆𝐇𝐒
The Garrett County Sheriff's Office will be conducting training at Northern Garrett High School (NGHS) tomorrow, Friday, April 18th, and Monday, April 21st. Student learning will not be disrupted on Monday, April 21st. Please be advised that additional emergency vehicles may be on campus during these trainings.
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𝐒𝐇𝐒 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
It has come to the attention of GCPS that the Southern High School (SHS) Lady Rams basketball team was in violation of a local policy concerning practicing during the 2024-25 school year. As a result of this violation, appropriate disciplinary action has been imposed.
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𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞-𝐔𝐩 𝐃𝐚𝐲
Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) will be closed on Friday, April 18, 2025, in observance of Good Friday. Monday, April 21, 2025, is a make-up day due to inclement weather incurred earlier this school year. All of GCPS will be open on this day.
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𝐆𝐚𝐂𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐈 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧
GaCo FRC 1629 competed at the 2025 Chesapeake District Championship April 4-6. Fifty-five teams competed at this event. After twelve qualification rounds, GaCo was ranked 16th and was selected by the 8th-ranked team to compete in the Championship’s playoffs. The team made it to the semi-finals, losing to the number one seeded alliance - almost causing an upset.
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𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
A proposed supplemental resource, Promoting Health Among Teens: Abstinence-Only Intervention, was presented for review during the April 8, 2025, board meeting. This comprehensive, skills-based supplemental resource is an evidence-based supplement to the existing state-mandated high school health curriculum.
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𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
The Garrett County Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Dennett Road Educational Complex in the Community Room. The meeting is open to the public and will be live-streamed for public review.
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𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: 𝟑-𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝟒/𝟏𝟎/𝟐𝟓
GCPS will dismiss students three hours early on Thursday, April 10, 2025, for staff development in the afternoon. Staff will participate in school-based professional learning in the afternoon.
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