Important News

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…

Thank you so much to everyone who came to the Orientation on January 18 from 6:00-7:00 PM. See linked below for the presentation from the event: PVMS Rising 6th Grade Family Night Presentation January 18, 2024 Review the presentation to learn about middle school, the academic schedule, and the Gifted and Talented program. If you have any questions do not…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, This week was an interesting week at Patuxent Valley as we experienced four different bell schedules on the first four days of the week. I’m proud of our students and staff for making the necessary adjustments to their days to ensure that as many people as possible were able to get what they needed…

Dear Patuxent Valley Families and Community, Happy New Year! I hope that each of the families in our community had the opportunity to get what they needed over the break. I had some good time with family myself and I also had time to reflect on what has happened so far this school year, and my hopes for the next…

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…

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…