Important News

From the Desk of the Principal December 22, 2023

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, Winter Concerts, all the costumes for our spirit week, the PTA Coffee Cart, Staff Chili Cook Off, Angel Tree donations, and the PTA 2nd Avenue Fundraiser — I don’t think it's possible to list all the community-centered activities and events that have happened at Patuxent Valley over the past week! As I think about…

Keeping our Children Healthy in School this Winter

Dear Patuxent Valley Middle School Families and Caregivers, This is the time of year when the wi nter season takes a toll on school attendance. Common illnesses such as colds, flu, fevers, earaches and Covid-19, along with unpredictable winter weather, can result in students having to miss school. These absences, even when they are excused, break the routine of daily…

From the Desk of the Principal, December 15, 2023

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, Last Night I had the privilege of hearing all of our bands at the winter concert at Hammond High School. Tonight our Choir program is performing and on Monday our Orchestra will round off a treat of music from Patuxent Valley. Thank you to Mr. Bickham, Mr. Curran, Ms. Francis and Ms. Lentz for…

From the Desk of the Principal December 8, 2023

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, Today our 8th grade students who will be attending Hammond High School next school year met with members of the Hammond High 9th grade team and learned more about their next steps in their educational journey. As a former High School educator and ninth grade administrator it made me reflect again on the importance…

College and Career Readiness Middle School Weekly

MIDDLE SCHOOL WEEKLY: - Follow us on Instagram: HCPSS_CCR - Subscribe to our Google calendar for all postsecondary events - Visit our scholarship document - Visit our enrichment program document - Attend our March2Future Sessions HCPSS Sponsored Upcoming Events: 6 diciembre at 7pm Noche de información hispana: Esta presentación en español ofrecerá un resumen del proceso de solicitud de ingreso…

From the Desk of the Principal, December 1, 2023

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, Today at Patuxent Valley we took time to recognize the efforts of our December Students of the Month! Each of these young people demonstrated our #BulldogStrong values through their hard work, caring and excellence. Please take time to congratulate them if and when you see them! 6th Grade: Mae M, Noah R, Jayden G…

Cold Weather Reminde

As we are approaching the cold winter weather, we wanted to remind you that students will still be going outside for recess. Please make sure you send your child to school with warm clothes. All clothing needs to be labeled with your child's name to prevent it from being lost. Below you will find the HCPSS criteria we consider when…

Angel Tree

During the holiday season we have a tradition here at PVMS of having an Angel Tree to help some of the families in our community that might need extra support during the holidays. If you would like to participate, you can click on the sign-up genius link below which contains all the details of what we are collecting. All gifts…

From the Desk of the Principal November 22, 2023

“This a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before.” —Maya Angelou “Make it a habit to tell people, ‘thank you.’ To express your appreciation sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.” —Ralph…

From the Desk of the Principal November 17

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, This was my first American Education Week in a Middle School in the USA, and of course my first at Patuxent Valley. It was wonderful to see over 70 families come visit over the course of the week - Honor Roll on Tuesday was an amazing set of celebrations, Coffee with the Principal was…