Important News

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, Today is the HCPSS observance of Veterans Day and I want to echo what we shared both with our staff and student body this morning that we are grateful for the service of all who have served our nation. There are more than 30 military connected families here at Patuxent Valley and we hope…