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🚀 Maryland MESA Club Announcement 💡 This Year’s Exciting MESA Challenges Include: Designing and building a planetary lander Creating a wearable device to monitor heat exhaustion Engineering a contraption machine that turns on a light Competing in the MESA Machine challenge — launching an object at a target Taking on the National Engineering Design Competition (NEDC) — solving a local…

Mark Your Calendars!! PVMS FunDrive, Collection Day: 12/6/25 Support our school by cleaning out your closet!! Are you cleaning out your closets as the seasons change and the holidays approach?? Don’t donate those items just yet… save them to donate to the PVMS FunDrive on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025!!! There will also be an option to drop off items during…

American Education Week is 11/17-11/21. 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 19 to highlight a variety…

Class of 2026 - it’s time to get your class shirts! Be sure and order your shirt now - the sale ends at 11:59 pm on November 16th! You can order at https://pvalleymspta.givebacks.com/shop/items/dbeeeee3eed2ee **If you need financial assistance, please reach out to Holly Devaser at hollydevaser@gmail.com .*

You are invited to attend PVMS’ fall play, Heist at the Giardina Museum, Nov. 13, 14, and 15, with an additional matinee on Nov. 15 . Students have been hard at work practicing their lines, incorporating character, and/or serving in the many crew positions. Tickets can be purchased at hcst.booktix.com

Fall Picture Retakes will happen this Friday, November 7 during periods 1-3. This session on Friday is for: Students new to PVMS Students with old pictures and retaking Students with a purchasing order and payment. If you would like your student to have their picture taken on Friday please complete the form below. New students to PVMS since the Fall…

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 your…

Dear Patuxent Valley families, Families were previously notified that HCPSS would not offer in-school flu clinics this year. However, we are pleased to inform you that the Howard County Health Department (HCHD) will provide free flu shots for students in our school as part of our School-Based Wellness Center (SBWC). Our clinic will occur on November 12, 2025 and be…

We understand that the recent federal government shutdown is creating challenges for many of our families. We recognize that this situation may be impacting household finances and access to important resources. Please know that our Patuxent Valley community is here to support you. Below, we’ve included a list of resources that may be helpful during this time. If you need…

Donate your extra wrapped Halloween candy to our military troops worldwide! Again this year we will be collecting donations for "Candy for the Courageous", led by an HCPSS family. Please bring any extra unopened Halloween candy to Patuxent Valley in a ziploc bag between November 3-7, 2025. We will give the candy to the USO at BWI airport, so that…