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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…

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…