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Course registration verification forms should be coming home via the mail in the next week or so. Please take time to look through them with your student and make sure the classes and course levels are correct. It's important that we have correct numbers of course requests when we are building the master schedule for next year.

As you are reviewing the course requests with your student, please remember to keep an appropriate balance between rigorous classes and opportunities for extracurricular and community based activities. Your student doesn't need to be in GT or AP everything in order to be competitive for college and career options beyond high school. They should take the courses that are right for them. If you have questions about the difference between course levels, don't hesitate to ask your student's current teacher or school counselor.

Course registration verification forms are due back by March 13th. If you have questions, don't hesitate to reach out to Ms. Sovich.

Today is the halfway point for Marking Period 3. Please take time this weekend to review your student's grades with them this weekend. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to their teachers.

**Reminder: Marking Period 3, Marking Period 4, and the Final Exam all combine to make up the overall course grade for the second 1/2 credit of a full year course.

Marking Period 2 was another great 9 weeks of student success. We had 351 students make the Honor Roll and 429 make the Principal's Honor Roll!

The Honor Roll is awarded to students who earned a GPA of 3.0-3.74 for the Marking Period.

The Principal's Honor Roll is awarded to students who earned a GPA of 3.75 or above for the Marking Period.

Congrats to all of the students who earned those designations! Let's hope for even more in Marking Period 3!

On Wednesday, March 25, 11th grade students will take the SAT during the school day. This free administration of the SAT is a great opportunity for all of our 11th grade students. On that day, they should bring their charged BCPS Chromebook and charger.

Throughout the next month, should take time to prep for the SAT; it will help them understand the format and types of questions. Khan Academy has partnered with College Board to offer free a SAT prep program for all students. The online program is connected to your student's PSAT scores, and will make a custom study program for them based on their strengths and growth areas. See the link below for more information.

Congratulations to Grace Berquist for winning a National Honor Society Scholarship! She was awarded the National Semifinalist Award and a scholarship of $3,200! The NHS Scholarships are highly competitive and are awarded to students who are committed to both academics and service.

On February 7, several Hereford students competed in the Maryland Woodbridge competition held at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Students in Ms. Koehn’s and Mr. Fellows’ Engineering classes competed to design and construct the most efficient wood bridge structure.

Oliver Anderson won 1st Place Overall, Finn Anderson finished in third place, Aidan Washington won the People’s Choice Award, and Mason O’Connor with Architectural Excellence. All winners were awarded cash prizes of varying amounts donated by local engineering firms. Congratulations to these young engineers!

With his first-place finish Oliver advances to the International Woodbridge Competition to be held in Chicago on April 25th. Good luck, Oliver!

Congratulations to Karolina Minasyan for being selected as one of the 20 finalists in the WJZ Black History Month Oratory Competition! She will perform in front of the judges at the Morgan State University Theater this weekend. Good luck!

Congrats to both the Boys and Girls Indoor Track Teams for awesome showings at the State Championship! The Boys Team finished 3rd and the Girls Team finished 2nd!

Congratulations to the following student athletes for winning the Individual State Championship in their events:

Maddie Drylie - Pole Vault

Eli Aitken - 1600m, 800m

Congratulations to the following student athletes for earning a podium finish in their individual events:

Eliza Fox - 2nd, High Jump

Laylah Ensor - 3rd, 300m

Ben Wheeler - 2nd, 300m

Dempsey Nelson - 3rd, 1600m; 3rd, 3200m

Eli Aitken - 2nd, 3200m

Girls 4x200m (Laylah Ensor, Riley Boerner, Caden Bennis, Olivia Clark) - 2nd

Girls 4x400m (Caden Bennis, Riley Boerner, Oliva Clark, Laylah Ensor) - 2nd

Girls 4x800m (Olivia Clark, Ana Tosi, Charlie Brill, Kylie Jacobson) - 3rd

To see full results of the meet, click the link below:

The BCPS Climate Survey is now live, and we encourage all of our Hereford High Community members to take the survey. The survey is fairly quick to complete, but provides us great data that we use to update our School Progress Plan and make our school a better place for all students.

Click This Link Below to Start the Survey:

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Registration for Baltimore County Public Schools’ summer fine arts camps will open on Wednesday, February 25, at 7:30 a.m. Registration for the camps usually fills very quickly; interested families are encouraged to register promptly.

This summer, the school system will offer camps in visual arts, dance, instrumental music, and musical theatre, and each camp will introduce students to related career fields. Enrollment priority will be given to current BCPS students and children of BCPS staff. All camps will cost $185 per student, which includes a camp t-shirt or tote bag and bus transportation (if needed). Fee waivers are available for students who do not have permanent or adequate housing. Financial assistance and payment plans can be requested. Translated camp information will be available on the summer camp websites.

BCPS is hosting its annual Mind Over Matters Annual Conference. The goal of this event is to raise awareness about the importance of children’s mental health and substance use prevention.

There will be two events on March 18, 2026, one for students from 10:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. for parents/caregivers. This event will be held at Medstar Franklin Square Hospital Crawford Conference Center. The parent event will include a keynote speaker, breakout sessions, and a vendor fair. Participants will receive dinner and giveaways.

Parent/Caregiver registration is required, click this link to attend: Register

Click the link below for the latest news and updates from our world class School Counseling team!

Click the document linked below for career related updates and field trip information from Mr. Baier, Ms. Smith, and Ms. Kovack.

We made it through our first weather related virtual learning days! It might not have been perfect, but we did it! Reminder, support staff members are available during virtual learning days including school counselors, school social worker, and school psychologist. Feel free to reach out if your student needs support.

Hope Slezak (last names A-E) hslezak@bcps.org

Tanya Zegers (last names F-Le) tzegers@bcps.org

Amanda Sanacore (last names Li-R) asanacore@bcps.org

Jill Jahries (last names S-Z) jjahries@bcps.org

Kristen Kovack (College and Career) kkovack@bcps.org

Molly Esworthy (School Social Worker) mesworthy@bcps.org

Tina Wachter (School Psychologist) twachter@bcps.org

Parent University Lunch & Learn Workshop: "Service Learning in BCPS"

Friday, February 13, at 12:30 p.m.

The BCPS Office of Family and Community Engagement will lead this virtual session designed to help families understand what service learning is and why it is a BCPS graduation requirement. This session will explain how service learning connects classroom learning to real-world impact and offer practical ways families can support students in completing meaningful service-learning experiences. Registration required.

Upcoming Parent University Events: Parent U Schedule of Events Online.pdf

Friday, February 20 - Schools Close 3 Hours for Students

Wednesday, March 25 - SAT Test Day for 11th Grade Students

Email: rcovert@bcps.org
Website: https://herefordhs.bcps.org/
Location: 17301 York Road, Parkton, MD, USA
Phone: 443-809-1905