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FCPS planning to move portable classrooms that Oakdale Elementary no longer needs
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (89+ words) The Frederick News-Post Oakdale Elementary School students walk back to their portable classrooms after recess on Friday. The Frederick County Board of Education is scheduled to vote Wednesday to relocate portable classrooms from Oakdale Elementary School to other schools in…...
Open for Business: Kiddie Academy is an educational childcare center
1+ week, 2+ day ago (83+ words) Krupa Patel has opened her second Kiddie Academy of Ballenger Creek at 7250 Crestwood Blvd. in Frederick. Patel also owns the Kiddie Academy in New Market. The outdoor playground at Kiddie Academy of Ballenger Creek. Kiddie Academy of Ballenger Creek has…...
After more than a decade, youth charging bill passes, heads to governor's desk
3+ week, 3+ day ago (124+ words) House Minority Whip Jesse Pippy (R-Frederick) speaks on the House floor Monday." This story originated from Maryland Matters. It took about 14 years, but it's done. The House of Delegates voted 92-39 on Monday to give final approval to Senate Bill 323, which…...
Bangladesh conducts emergency measles vaccinations as outbreak kills more than 100 children
3+ week, 3+ day ago (150+ words) The Frederick News-Post A mother administers a nebulizer treatment for her child suffering from measles at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday amid a countrywide outbreak. DHAKA, Bangladesh " Bangladesh is conducting emergency measles-rubella vaccinations while trying to…...
Hood College alums to speak at spring commencement ceremonies
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (130+ words) The Frederick News-Post Two Hood College alumni will be the featured speakers at the college's commencement ceremonies in May. Nilah Magruder, a 2005 alumna, will speak at the undergraduate ceremony. Derrick Harrigan, who earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the college,…...
Student artists recognized during annual Youth Art Month awards
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (219+ words) A visitor to the Delaplaine Arts Center looks at a piece by Gov. Thomas Johnson High School student Phoebe Carpenter during the opening day of Student Art Month. Carpenter's piece, a watercolor painting titled "Sea Creature" won the grand prize…...
Skills practice
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (97+ words) The Frederick News-Post Carter Ray of Ijamsville practices dribbling on Monday with a virtual training screen at Shoot 360 on Ballenger Center Drive. The new business, which opened in September, features a middle school size basketball court, basketball shooting stations and…...
Students who are homeless finish New Horizons Academy program
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (190+ words) Seventy two students experiencing homelessness were recognized for completion of the New Horizons Academy on July 24 at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School. The program is run by the Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership (SHIP) of Frederick County in partnership with Frederick…...
New study sheds light on Chat GPT's alarming interactions with teens
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (183+ words) New research from a watchdog group reveals Chat GPT can provide harmful advice to teens. The Associated Press reviewed interactions where the chatbot gave detailed plans for drug use, eating disorders, and even suicide notes. The Center for Countering Digital…...
Annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive opens next week for donations
11+ mon, 5+ day ago (110+ words) The United Way of Frederick County's annual Stuff the Bus drive, which distributes donated school supplies to Frederick County Public Schools students, is accepting donations from Monday until Aug. 4. Tessa Joseph sorts through backpacks on July 31, 2024, after volunteers filled them…...