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Calvert Students Earn Maryland Seal of Biliteracy

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Twenty-seven Calvert County students have earned the Maryland Seal of Biliteracy by demonstrating a high level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in one or more languages in addition to English. Dr. Daniel D. Curry, Superintendent, said, “We recognize that students who speak more than one language have an advantage when they graduate […]

‘Wave of Plastic’ Partnership Brings Watershed Education

To Calvert and St Mary’s Students The Chesapeake Biological Laboratory has received funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program to support the “Wave of Plastic,” an education partnership program that will help Southern Maryland students understand the connections between actions on land, plastic pollution in local […]

HB 118 Taxpayer-funded Scholarships to Illegal Immigrants

On February 20, 2019, Maryland Democrats voted to prioritize illegal immigrants over American students. HB 118 would extend taxpayer-funded legislative scholarships to illegal immigrants, and when Republicans offered an amendment to prioritize Maryland citizens during the scholarship process, 59 Democrats voted NO. 7 even walked off the floor. CALL or EMAIL their offices to let […]

Post 274 Hosts Oratorical Scholarship Contest

This year American Legion Post 274 hosted the county American Legion Oratorical Scholarship Contest at their post home in Lusby, on January 26th. Two Patuxent High School students competed. Owen Falco is in grade 11 and Joseph Oster is in 10th. Both students seemed to have a wealth of knowledge on our Constitution. Owen Falco […]

Governor’s Office Expands Handle With Care Initiative

Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention Joins Frederick County Officials to Expand Handle with Care Initiative Third Maryland County to Introduce Handle With Care The Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) today joined Frederick County officials to announce the expansion of the Handle with Care program in Frederick, Maryland. Handle with Care […]

Spat Cages & Reef Building at Sotterley

New Environmental Project—OYSTERS! In November, the Historic Sotterley Oyster Project began when students from both the Lexington Park Elementary 5th grade STEM class and the Forrest Career and Technology Center’s Natural Resources Management Program participated in the first phase of a project to re-introduce oysters into our part of Sotterley Creek. Knowledgeable volunteers from the […]

CBL Thanks Those Who Supported Their Programs

Thank you for your support of the UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory! Last month, an anonymous donor, long-time friend and supporter of CBL offered a Giving Tuesday matching challenge grant of up to $10,000. Because of you, we MADE IT! Thank you for helping us meet the challenge. We appreciate your support of students and programs […]

CHS Holds Distracted Driving Mock Crash for Students

On Wednesday, September 26, the Calvert High School (CHS) Criminal Justice Program hosted the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse (CAASA), Maryland State Police, Chesapeake Region Safety Council, and the Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office as they presented a mock crash program for Calvert High School Students. Partners involved in the program […]

Calvert Library and Calvert County Students Team Up

Calvert Library announced today that it has been selected to create a project for the Smithsonian’s Stories from Main Street: Youth Engagement Skill-building Program (Stories: YES). The program is a collaboration between youth, the library and other community resources to develop local stories around the theme of the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street exhibition “Water/Ways,” […]