Important News

We are excited to announce that intramurals are back at GMS! Intramurals are a great opportunity for students to get involved in after-school activities. We are offering a variety of academic and performing arts programs for the first session. For more information, please click here . If you have specific questions regarding programs, please feel free to reach out to…

Glenwood Middle School would like to honor our nation's veterans, those who have served, and those who are currently serving. On Friday, November 11, 2022, we invite veterans for breakfast and a recognition ceremony. V eterans and their families are invited to breakfast beginning at 8:30 a.m. After breakfast, we will hold a celebration assembly to recognize our veterans at…

Glenwood Middle School is excited to join other HCPSS schools, students and staff in celebrating UNITY day on Wednesday, October 19th. To support Bullying Prevention Month, we invite everyone to wear orange to show we are united for kindness, acceptance and inclusion. Please see the Unity Day 2022 Flier for additional information.

School Counselors deliver lessons throughout the year to help support students in their personal/social, academic and college and career development. School Counselors presented a lesson for all 6th grade students in early October during their Science class. Students learned about persevering through problems while maintaining positive relationships. Students also talked about common roadblocks to solving problems. Students focused on scenarios…

Donate your extra wrapped Halloween candy to our military troops worldwide! This year we will be collecting donations for "Candy for the Courageous", led by an HCPSS student. Please bring any extra unopened Halloween candy to Glenwood in a ziplock bag between Nov 1-4, 2023. We will be giving the candy to the USO at BWI airport, so that they…

HCPSS participates in the Free and Reduced-price Meals (FARMs) program. Qualification is based on family size and income, and enrollment is confidential. Participation in FARMs qualifies students for a wide range of opportunities and resources beyond breakfast and lunch, including free college applications, free or reduced JumpStart tuition, discounted internet through the Comcast Internet Essentials program, and more. Families must…

Dear families, In an effort to continue expanding our authorized set of digital tools for instruction, HCPSS has curated a new set of supplemental digital tools that are available only through Google’s menu of additional services. HCPSS is committed to leveraging technology in ways that ensure all students have access and opportunity to communicate, collaborate, create, and innovate safely and…

The Howard County Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission encourages all eligible students to participate in its annual essay contest, poster contest, and oratory contest. The event theme this year is: “ Promoting Peace: Within Yourself, Your Community and the World!” The commission is seeking: School-age contestants for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission 2022 Essay, Poster, and Oratory…

If you are interested and available to be a Gifted and Talented Advisory Council (GTAC) Parent Representative for our school community for this academic year, please register at the GTAC Website. Parent Representative Job Description: Parent Representatives are the bridge between the GTAC and their school communities. Primary Responsibilities: Sharing GTAC news with your school. For example, we will send…

Dear GMS Families, Maryland Partnership for Prevention (MPP) will be coming to Glenwood Middle School on Wednesday, October 12th for a Flu Vaccine Clinic. Registration must be completed online and prior to October 7th. This vaccine is a quadrivalent, meaning the vaccine is designed to protect against four different flu viruses, including two influenza A viruses and two influenza B…