Important News

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, This week was another great week at Patuxent Valley where I saw students engaging in learning in the classroom, working hard to prepare for the Black History Show, Music Adjudications, Theater Performance and Dance Show coming up in the next weeks - there is always so much going on for our students! On Tuesday…

February 26th - March 2nd is Employee Appreciation Week throughout HCPSS. We wanted to allow our families to join in on the fun. We encourage our families to take a moment to recognize a staff member who has made a positive connection and impact on your child and family. Feel free to submit this form multiple times for different staff…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families, Wednesday was a great day at Patuxent Valley when we recognized over 400 students who achieved Honor Roll or On a Roll for their work in quarter 2. It was wonderful to see the expressions on the faces of the students and the buzz in the school building for the whole day. I loved seeing families…

State law requires that all public schools in Maryland survey students about school climate. The purpose of the survey is to gain valuable information about the quality and character of each school’s learning environment so that schools can promote a climate that supports student learning. Students will take the Maryland School Survey during regular school hours on February 26, 2024…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families, We have had a great week at school this week including many memorable moments, from the group pictures for yearbook yesterday to class visits beginning to our HCBU museum in the library, to the beginning of Spring 8th period activities, to the excellent field trip to the BEYA Conference Field Trip today where 15 students had…

Patuxent Valley Specific Middle Course Registration Information: Click here for slides and Information from PVMS In House Scheduling Night on February 2 The elective and alternate course selection window closes on Wednesday, February 14. In Synergy, students/families may view teachers’ course recommendations and enter elective course requests and alternate requests by selecting Course Request from the left panel, and following…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, Happy Lunar New Year to everyone who is celebrating today and this weekend! This week was National School Counseling Week. Thank you to everyone who took time to recognize the hard work that each of our counselors put in for our young people. The School Counselors at PVMS are Ms. Jamie Kim (Grade 6)…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, Yesterday was the beginning of Black History Month and we want to announce to our community today how we are planning to celebrate and honor the contributions of Black and African American people to the history of the United States of America. Our amazing Black Student Achievement Program Liaison, Tiffani Peguese has been working…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, Today was the first day of Quarter 3 and my eyes are squarely focused on the future and the hope that comes with the fresh start of a new semester. It was encouraging to see students reconnecting with teachers who had taught them before in their new classes today, and to see others engaging…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, I hope that everyone is enjoying the snowy day and keeping safe in our 2nd winter storm of the week! We were only able to have one day of school this week but I was truly encouraged to see students and staff engaged in important work yesterday, and I’m thankful that we were able…