Important News

The PVMS PTSA partnered with 2nd Ave to bring you a fundraiser that costs you nothing. 2nd Ave will give money to PVMS based on the weight of your items, so bring us whatever you have! Contact the PTSA if you need any help getting bags or boxes. We Are Collecting: Clothes men's, women's, & children's clothes, coats, shoes, scarves…

American Education Week is 11/18-11/22. American Education Week is an exciting opportunity for our students and staff to show off all the great things happening here at Patuxent Valley. While you are welcome to visit any time during the week, specifically between the hours of 7:50 am and 2:35 pm, we have chosen Wednesday, November 20 and Friday, November 22…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, I hope you are all enjoying the amazing return of Fall weather and are looking forward to a great weekend! This week we celebrated our November Students of the month. Look out below for the amazing young people who were recognized for their hard work and service: 6th grade: Jamaal J., Genesis G-Z., Henry…

Patuxent Valley Middle School can submit one student to be nominated for the chance to win a Ben Carson Scholarship Award. To be considered, students must have at least a 3.75 GPA , have completed community service, and submit an essay. The nomination is not a guarantee of an award. Please see this link for more information. If your child…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, Can you believe that it is Quarter 2 already? We had a great week this week closing out the quarter. My highlights of the week were seeing so many students show up on Tuesday in Red for Red Ribbon Day, and in Pink on Wednesday for Breast Cancer Awareness. The young people raised enough…

November Dear PVMS families, Last month we rolled out Naviance Student to our middle school students and families. Naviance is a program that students will utilize from middle school all the way through high school. It is able to be translated into more than 75 languages so all HCPSS families are able to access and use it. Naviance Student allows…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families, This weekend our Theater Program is performing “Saving Camelot.” This play is written by our own Theater teacher and promises to be amazing night out. We invite everyone, not just relatives of the actors, to enjoy the show and support our PVMS students. The performances are Friday (Oct. 25) and Saturday (Oct. 26) at 7 pm…

Parent-Teacher Conferences: November 25, 26, & 27 HCPSS will use the "Synergy Conference Management" system to schedule parent-teacher conferences. On Tuesday, November 8th, the conference scheduling window will open for all parents/guardians wishing to meet with teachers. On November 21st the conference scheduling will close. Parents/Guardians will register for conferences through HCPSS Connect . Monday, 11/25 - all conferences will…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families, It was great to see so many students participating in Unity Week this past week to bring awareness to Bullying Prevention Month. I got lots of comments on my Fluorescent Orange shirt on Wednesday, but no one seemed to notice I twinned with Ms. Ketterman and Ms. Porter yesterday in our staff shirts - We’ll work…

Dear Patuxent Valley School Families, As part of a grant from the State of Maryland’s Connected Devices Program, our school is partnering with the Bright Minds Foundation and the Howard County Government to provide qualifying families with one free Chromebook and charger per household. This free new HP Chromebook can be used by your family to connect with our schools…