William A. Diggs Elementary School

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff members recently earned the Global Seal of Biliteracy. The Seal of Biliteracy is a credential that was first established in 2008 in Cali...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is expanding career and technical education (CTE) opportunities for high school students. CCPS recently finalized with the College of Southern...

With the holidays around the corner, the students in the Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) program at Maurice J. McDonough High School spent a recent free perio...

Staff and students at five Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) are creating a legacy today from which generations decades from now will benefit. The planting of 75 trees on five ...

A 2020 graduate of North Point High School found that you can go home again — well, you can visit your former career and technical education (CTE) teacher and current boss at scho...

National School Psychology Week (NSPW) is Nov. 6-10, 2023 and this year’s theme is Let’s Grow Together. Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) thanks each school psychologist for th...

The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14. The Board will meet in person at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey Building is...

The La Plata High School Marching Band recently competed in the USBands A Class National Championships Nov. 4 in Allentown, Pa. The team competed in the IIAA group. Over the past ...

Several Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students will be a bit warmer this winter thanks to a recent community coat drive. Coordinated by the Charles County School Bus Contra...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is seeking community input and suggestions for the name of a new elementary school that will open for the 2025-2026 school year. The school is...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is seeking parent and community member representatives to serve on a School Naming Committee for Elementary School No. 23. The school is curre...

John Pankhurst, a special education teacher at La Plata High School, will be inducted into the Maryland chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame during a Nov. 5 ceremony in ...

The University of Maryland Extension and Chesapeake Bay Trust are holding a media contest for Charles County high school students. Students can submit a one-to-two-minute video ab...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is looking for nominees for its annual Principal of the Year award. The award honors exemplary leaders for not only their leadership, but for ...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is accepting nominations for The Washington Post and Maryland Teacher of the Year awards programs. Nominated teachers will be considered as h...

Below is a transportation update shared from Charles County Public Schools Superintendent Maria V. Navarro, Ed.D. October 29, 2023 Dear CCPS parents, staff, elected officials ...

North Point High School graduates were recently named Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars at the University of Maryland, College Park. Maryland seniors Aliah Brown and MaryAnne O...

The application window for students interested in attending Phoenix International School of the Arts (PISOTA) next school year is now open. PISOTA is the first public charter scho...

The Board of Education of Charles County is set to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30, for a Board retreat. The retreat will take place in the staff development room at the Charles...

Note: This news release was published on Oct. 26, 2023. The Tech Talk for parents has been postponed and will no longer take place on Dec. 4. An in-person Tech Talk for parents ...