Important News

Midnight Madness is quickly approaching on February 16, 2024! Be sure to visit our FAQs page to learn more about this exciting event!

Attention Amazing Glenwood Students! Are you looking for leadership experience? If so, this is for you! Glenwood is looking for three student delegates to help elect the next Student Member of the HCPSS Board of Education (also known as the “SMOB”)! If you are interested, please read the information below! What are the roles and responsibilities of a student delegate…

Join the HCPSS STARTALK Program and Centennial High School for a spectacular Lunar New Year Celebration on Friday, February 9 from 5:15 to 8:30 pm at Centennial High School. Enjoy an evening filled with authentic Chinese food, student performances, professional groups, cultural activities, and Chinese New Year entertainment. Past and potential HCPSS STARTALK Chinese Language Program participants and their parents/guardians…

Middle school course registration - for the selection of a yearlong fine arts class and an additional elective class for the 2024-2025 school year - will be available online from February 1 - February 14. Click here to visit the HCPSS "Middle School Course Registration" page. Course registration for the 2024-2025 school year will be available online during the window…

The Howard County Health Department will be coming to Glenwood Middle School on Wednesday, 02/07/2024, for Vision and Hearing Screenings. They will return the following Wednesday, 02/14/2024, for re-screenings. Please see the following two documents from the Howard County Health Department regarding hearing and vision screening. HCHD Vision and Hearing in Schools.pdf HCHD Information Letter for Vision and Hearing Screening.pdf

This winter, students in grades 6-8 will take the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment, as they do each year. The data from the MAP assessment will help schools and teachers measure your student’s academic progress. The MAP test does not affect grades and the difficulty adjusts depending on how your child responds. It is normal for students to only…

The PTSA is excited to host "A Night in Hollywood" winter dance on March 8! Here’s what you need to know… The dance will take place on Friday, March 8th from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. STUDENTS MUST BE PICKED UP NO LATER THAN 9:00 PM. Re-entry is NOT permitted! Per HCPSS policy, if a student exits the building anytime during…

The Howard County Association of Student Councils (HCASC) will hold a General Assembly meeting on Jan. 24 at Marriotts Ridge High School. Students will have the opportunity to talk to community groups about volunteer, job, and leadership opportunities in the county. All middle and high school students are invited to attend in-person or via Google Meet using the code HCASC-GA.

The Howard County Middle School Creative Works Magazine, Our Voice, is published annually as a showcase of student writing and photography. The editors are currently seeking submissions. If you have an original photograph and/or a short story, poem, review, essay, journalistic writing, or other creative composition that you would like to submit, please see the G/T Resource Teacher for an…

The annual Black History Expo, sponsored by the National Panhellenic Council of Howard County and the Howard County Public School System, will be held on February 17 at Long Reach HS from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The theme of this year’s event is “African Americans and the Arts.” HCPSS student organizations are invited to participate with exhibits that speak…