Important News

6th Grade Mash-Up, Fall 2024

On Wednesday, October 2 (rain date: October 11), 6th graders at GMS and across Howard County will be participating in the 6th Grade Mash Up. This is a day of team building activities to help 6th graders from a variety of elementary school backgrounds come together as one cohesive unit. During the course of the day, 6th graders will rotate…

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Contest & Celebration, 2024-25

On behalf of the Howard County Office of Human Rights & Equity and the Howard County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission, students, their families, and staff are invited to participate in several exciting contests. A ll the awards come with cash prizes CONTESTS Oratory Contest : Open to Middle and High School students, this contest challenges participants to…

EW Becks Fundraiser, 9/18/2024

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MAP Assessment, Fall 2024

This fall, 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…

6th Grade Mash-Up, 2024

On October 2nd, all HCPSS 6th graders will participate in a variety of team building activities at their home school. At Glenwood, students will work in groups composed of classmates from all of our feeder schools. The purpose of the day is to create a learning environment where students get to know each other in a safe, engaging and nurturing…

Introduction to our Career Readiness Advisor

Lindsay Beil is the Career Readiness Advisor (CRA) assigned to Glenwood. As a CRA, her role is to help students navigate self-reflection, skill development, and career exploration to ensure that all students graduate high school with a well-informed post-high school plan aligned with their career goals. Students are able to request appointments with Ms. Beil for individual meetings, or to…

Introduction to Naviance, SY2024-25

HCPSS is pleased to introduce Naviance Student to middle school families. Naviance is a comprehensive website that you and your student can use to explore college and careers options and plan for a meaningful post-HCPSS future. Naviance is also a resource that we use in our office to track and analyze data about college and career plans. Naviance is a…

GMS Flu and Covid Vaccine Clinic, 10/25/2024

Each year, the Howard County Public School System partners with the Maryland Partnership for Prevention to bring flu immunizations into our schools for students. This year, they will also be offering the latest Covid vaccine if it is available at the time of the clinic . The clinic at Glenwood Middle School will be held on Friday, October 25th during…