GOOD LUCK LIONS! The Walkersville Lions’ varsity football team will take to their home field tonight against Boonsboro High School. The game starts at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 for adults, $2.00 for students, and senior citizens may attend for free.
Read MoreFrederick County Public Schools invites parents, community members, and teachers to serve on the school system’s calendar committee. The members will form the proposed 2015 – 2016 school year calendar. The committee will meet Thursdays, October 2, 16, 30, and Wednesday, November 12 from 4 – 6 p.m. Interested parents and community members should complete the application at www.fcps.org/calendar as soon as possible and no later than Wednesday, September 24. There is a separate link for teachers applying, and it is available only from FCPS-networked computers. For additional information, please…
Read MoreWalkersville Elementary School will host a Back to School Night on September 9, 2014. Three twenty-minute classroom sessions will begin promptly at 6:45 p.m. The second session will be at 7:10 p.m. and the last session will begin 7:35 p.m. concluding at 7:55 p.m. Each teacher will present the same information three times. This will allow families to attend one session for each child’s teacher. The evening will be geared for adults rather than children.
Read MoreSchool students are now all back in the classroom. As August ends, Frederick County Public Schools remind families of students that there will be a number of scheduled school closings and an early dismissal in September. The following dates should be noted: Monday, September 1, 2014: Schools and Office Closed for Labor Day Friday, September 19, 2014: Schools Closed for Fair Day Wednesday, September 24, 2014: 2-Hour Early Dismissal for Teacher Mid-Term Work Session Thursday, September 25, 2014: Schools Closed for Rosh Hashanah.
Read MoreAfter more than 30 years of scheduling the November SAT on the first Saturday of the month, the College Board this year changed the test date to the second Saturday of November, November 8, 2014. This change in the customary test dates presents some potential conflicts for student-athletes and teams that qualify for some of the fall State Championships. Student athletes and teams with the possibility of qualifying for the Cross Country State Championships, the State Field Hockey Finals, and the State Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer Semifinals will need to…
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