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Several schools fall short of assessment goals
Results of the 2012 Maryland School Assessment tests for grades three through eight were released Tuesday. That included math and reading results for 32 public elementary and middle schools in Washington County. Results for Hancock Middle-Senior High...
Tags: Students, Middle Schools, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Schools
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Proposal to close Winter Street, Conococheague elementary schools is subject of public hearing
julieg@herald-mail.comA public hearing about Washington County Public Schools’ proposal to close Winter Street and Conococheague elementary schools will be held Tuesday night at the school system’s central office. The school system is proposing closing the older...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Schools, Teaching and Learning, Education, Public Schools
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Bags of Love helps feed hungry children in Eastern Panhandle
trishr@herald-mail.comChildren need food to learn. For low-income families, providing food for children can be daunting when the budget is tight, and it is troublesome for their teachers, too, when students show up hungry at school. Even though students were receiving free...Tags: Charity, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Schools, Education
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Concerns raised about new 'West City' school project
davem@herald-mail.comFive residents raised concerns Tuesday night about a proposal to close Winter Street and Conococheague elementary schools, some pointing to worries about ending the “community school” atmosphere at Winter Street. Washington County Board of...Tags: Students, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Teaching and Learning, Schools, Education
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Washington County school board member criticizes timing of vote
julieg@herald-mail.comAt the end of Tuesday’s Washington County Board of Education meeting, board member Karen Harshman voiced her feelings about her inability to convince the school board president to change a meeting date, according to a video of the meeting provided...Tags: Elections, Satellite and Cable Service, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Television Industry
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BACK IN SESSION: Projects aplenty at Washington County schools
julieg@herald-mail.comAlmost every public school in Washington County is having some kind of maintenance work done to its buildings, sidewalks, driveways or parking lots this summer. In one case, construction will begin on a new school. Work on the new Bester Elementary...Tags: Autism, Middle Schools, Travel, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Science and Technology
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14-year-old welcomes the constant challenge of college
janeth@herald-mail.comAubrey Sparks isn’t your typical teenager. She was 14 when she started as a student at Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Va., and has just finished her third year there, majoring in philosophy and political science and minoring in peacemaking. She&...Tags: Philosophy, Middle Schools, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Schools
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Kids learn without realizing it at summer school program
julieg@herald-mail.comSitting in a little chair at a table with three incoming second-graders, teacher Julie Grimm provided tips to one student for an illustration for his book, then turned to another to check out his writing. “When the seeds grrrrrrrow,” she said...Tags: Students, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Apple iPad, Teaching and Learning, Schools
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Third-graders count on two projects to help the county's humane society
Students in Kelly Miller-Secrest’s third-grade class at Williamsport Elementary School recently held two separate collection drives in two weeks in an effort to help the animals at the Humane Society of Washington County. On May 18, the students...
Tags: Paul Miller, Students, Human Interest, Animals, Schools
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Residents express concern about proposed new elementary school
davem@herald-mail.comHagerstown residents voiced their concerns Wednesday night about the $1.5 million pricetag for land being considered for a new “West City” elementary school and how the new school would affect the academic performance of students at Winter...Tags: Students, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Teaching and Learning, Schools, Education
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Living, deceased veterans honored at county ceremonies
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comTwo women who lost their sons in Vietnam attended the annual Veterans Day ceremony in Sharpsburg on Monday, and an Army major who lost a friend in Afghanistan spoke at a Veterans Day event at Potomac Heights Elementary School. Brigitta Ecton, 88, of...Tags: American Legion, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Human Interest, Schools
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Public meetings this week to discuss closing of Winter Street, Conococheague schools
julieg@herald-mail.comCommunity members will have a chance to ask questions about the possible closing of Winter Street and Conococheague elementary schools and the proposed new “West City” elementary school that would replace them during information meetings...Tags: Best Buy Co., Inc., Schools, Teaching and Learning, Walmart, Education
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