Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Less than 20 percent of Carroll County high school students took an AP exam in 2012.
Maryland students have once again secured a number one ranking—this time in the number of students scoring a 3 or higher out of five on an Advanced Placement test. The state moved up from 27.9 percent in 2011 to 29.6 percent in 2012, the highest percentage in the nation, according to a report released by the College Board Wednesday. A total of 48.2 percent of Maryland students took the exam in 2012, up from 46.4 the previous year. In comparison, 19.5 percent of Carroll County high school students took an AP Exam in 2012 with 64.7 percent of the exams earning a score of 3 or better, which is down slightly from 66.1 percent in 2011 according to the CCPS website. Governor Martin O'Malley released the following statement after the state …
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Find out when Carroll County will graduate its seniors from each high school.
Carroll County will be busy sending its seniors off into the world over the next two weeks. Show off your seniors! Post a congratulations for free under Announcements on Patch. All high school graduations will be streamed live on the Carroll County Public Schools website at www.carrollk12.org. The link will be posted under Featured News on the homepage. Tuesday, May 29 Wednesday, May 30 Thursday, May 31 Tuesday, June 5 Wednesday, June 6 Thursday, June 7 Friday, June 8 Saturday, June 9 Sunday, June 10 The Carroll County Public School System will be providing two sign language interpreters for the deaf at each of the high school graduations at McDaniel College. There will be a special area designated for people requiring …
Monday, February 27, 2012
Century hosts rival Liberty this week.
The basketball regional play runs this week, while the wrestlers head to College Park on Friday and Saturday for the state meet. Century High School hosts rival Liberty High School tonight in girls action of Class 2A West region. South Carroll High School heads to Catoctin last this evening. On Tuesday, Century and South Carroll host games in the boys Class 2A West region. The Knights face off against Frederick County’s Walkersville while the Cavaliers tip off against county foe Winters Mill. The winners advance in the region while the season is over for the losers. Boys Basketball County Record Overall Record Wins Losses Wins Losses South Carroll 13 1 18 4 Century 11 3 18 4 Westminster 11 3 18…
Monday, February 20, 2012
State track and regional basketball games and wrestling matches take place this week.
Winter high school sports have reached the second season - state playoffs. The state indoor track meet takes place today in Prince George’s County at the sports complex. Basketball and wrestling have regional playoffs start this week. Century, Liberty and South Carroll mat squads head to Mountain Ridge High School Friday and Saturday for the Class 1A/2A regional meet. Century grabbed the top spot in the Class 2A West girls region. The Knights have a bye and will play the winner of Liberty and Francis Scott Key on Feb. 27. The Lions are the eighth seed in the region and the Eagles are the ninth. South Carroll jumps into action on Friday as they host Winters Mill. The Cavaliers are seeded sixth and the Falcons are 11th. In the boys region, …
Saturday, January 14, 2012
South Carroll wins boys game while Century topped the girls contest.
South Carroll and Century met for a boys/girls doubleheader Friday with all four teams tied for first place in the county. When the evening was over, two of the teams were in first. The girls took the court first and Century edged the Cavaliers 40-37. The second game saw South Carroll come out on top 52-30. The Century girls improve to 6-1 in the county and 10-1 overall. South Carroll is now 5-2 and 8-4 overall. On the boys side, South Carroll is 7-0 in the county and 12-2 overall. The loss was the first one for the season for Century, who are 6-1 in the county and 10-1 overall. Neither side could pull away in the girls game. The score was tied 10-10 after the first quarter and the Knights led 16-15 at halftime. Century led by three after …
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Century, Liberty and South Carroll each won a match during Tuesday's tournament.
The battle of Route 26 was a draw as Century, Liberty and South Carroll each won a match in a tri-wrestling meet Tuesday evening. Each of the matches was decided in the final weight class. Liberty and Century started the evening with the Knights coming out on top 38-30. The Lions surprised the Cavaliers 34-33 on a pin by Brandon Haugh. In the final match, South Carroll knocked off Century, 39-35. Haugh was down 7-3 before he pinned Tarvis Connelly in 3:05. It was the first official match win of the season for Haugh. "He collected one forfeit earlier in the season. He stayed out there and worked hard and I couldn’t be happier for the kid to come through for us there," said Liberty High School coach Mike Flemming. "Genuinely Brandon Haugh is…
Kelli Nelson
3:09 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Wonderful news and yet we still have at least two Commissioners that seek to REDUCE our school system funding! Thank you teachers! Thank you Administrators! Thank you Students! Thank you Parents! SHAME ON YOU COMMISSIONERS FRAIZER & ROTHSCHILD! more ›