Important News

The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) is committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment for all students. Preventing bullying is an important part of this goal. HCPSS Policy 9460 states that bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and intimidation are prohibited in HCPSS. The BCHI Reporting Form should be used to report all alleged incidents of bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and intimidation…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, The New Student Orientation and Block Party yesterday truly confirmed to me that I’ve found my new home here at Patuxent Valley. It was wonderful to meet new faces, see some friends from Reservoir and hear so many stories from students, and families about why they love our community and school. Thank you to…

The Patuxent Valley Middle School-Based Wellness Center is a partnership between Howard County Health Department and Howard County Public School System. School Wellness Centers do not replace students' regular health care providers in the community. By providing some health care at school we can help parents stay at work and help students stay at school or more quickly return to…

The PVMS PTA is excited to welcome you to our PVMS Block Party on August 24th from 2:30 - 4:30 pm. All PVMS Families are invited to our PVMS Block Party on Thursday, immediately after 6th grade/new student orientation. This is not a drop off event, you must stay with your children. Join us on the black top from 2:30…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community; Yesterday we welcomed our faculty back into the building and had a great day of community building, sharing food, digging into why we love working in this community, and, of course, beginning setting up our spaces so we can host our young people when they are back in the building (8/24 for New Student…

HCPSS utilizes Family File for parents/guardians to complete emergency information. All parents/guardians must verify and/or update information for each child each school year. Parents/guardians can complete Family File by logging in to HCPSS Connect selecting the More Options tab on the left and then selecting Family File in the center column. Once logged in, parents/guardians will be asked to update…

Talk with your young person today about how they are getting to school on the first day. Consider a trial run and check out the resources below. Contact us with any questions - we are here to help. HCPSS Important Transportation Reminders and Updates We are excited to return to the school buildings and have been working hard to prepare…

Hammond HS will be hosting our New Student Orientation and a Community Kick-off event on August 24, 2023. The kick-off event is for all students and families from our surrounding communities and feeder schools. We will have donations of Back-to-school supplies and the HoCo Health department will be on-site for back-to-school and COVID vaccinations for anyone under 18. See below…

The Getting Ahead Program Free Clothing Giveaway (Men, Women and Children) Everyone is Welcome! Saturday, August 26 10 am to noon Department of Community Resources and Services 9830 Patuxent Woods Drive, Columbia, MD To Register: email – mleblanc@howardcountymd.gov Supplies available until last

Dear Patuxent Valley Families: I hope you have been enjoying your summer. As the 2023-2024 school year quickly approaches, we have a number of informational items and changes related to transportation to and from school. Many changes have been made to school start times and transportation across Howard County schools. This school year, our school day will begin at 8:00am…