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Boonsboro & North High Recognized as Top Schools by Newsweek Magazine

Boonsboro High School and North Hagerstown High School are listed among America’s top high schools by Newsweek for the third consecutive year.  The 2009 list of the top 1,500 public high schools in the country features North High at number 571 and Boonsboro at number 1,334.  The rankings were developed by education reporter Jay Mathews, who devised a formula to measure high schools’ success based on the number of Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school, divided by the number of graduating seniors.  The 2009 list is based on data from 2008.

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Looking Ahead to 2009-2010
WCPS School Year Underway

The school year has started in the Washington County Public Schools.  Please communicate with your child's school on a regular basis, and please share any questions, concerns and ideas you may have.  For the community, please drive safely in school zones and obey laws pertaining to school buses, so we have a safe school year.  The 2009-2010 school year calendar is available for your planning purposes.
Download the 2009-2010 School Calendar HERE

Check Website for Resources
Many Valuable Downloads Available Here

The WCPS website is an important place for you to visit regularly for updated information about school system activity and news about individual schools.  Here on our home page are links to resources like the school year calendar, student handbook and lunch menus.  Look for the link under WCPS News that reads, Get Email Updates, where you can sign up to receive emails about school closings and delays, lunch menus and updates from individual schools. 

Herald Mail Editorial Praises Barbara Ingram School for the Arts and Developer Vincent Groh

The Herald Mail Newspaper, in a recent editorial, saluted progress and predicted success for the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts in downtown Hagerstown.  The editorial expressed confidence in the future success of the school, not only in academic terms, but in its importance to the local and regional arts community.  The Herald Mail expressed appreciation to Vincent Groh, whose initial property gift sparked the project.

Facilities and Enrollment Advisory Committee (FEAC) Seeking Comment on Recommendations for Attendance Zone Changes Three Public Forums Scheduled in September

Recommendations for school attendance zone changes will be presented for public comment at a series of three public forums on consecutive Thursday evenings in September: 10th, 17th and 24th.