Lutherville Lab Report
What's gone down & what's coming up at the leopards' lair.
March 6, 2026
Lutherville Families,
It is so good to be back at the Lab! Staff have shared that Mrs. Hanley brought a wonderful perspective and energy to Lutherville in my stead. She is appreciated! During my time away I took a few vacation days to spend time with my family, visited 5 other schools in BCPS, and spent a few days shadowing various roles in central office. It was good to see some practices and strategies in other buildings that can make our school even better and make connections in central office to help Lutherville continue to thrive.
It was wonderful at this week to FINALLY get these children out for recess a few days in a row! We all needed it! Looking ahead to next week, we may actually get a full 5-day week of learning in the building in!
On the horizon, we are excited for Spring Family Night on Tuesday March 17th! We will have the theme "ROARing into Paradise" with themed rooms, activities, and performances. To go along with the theme, we are using the geographic theme of the Caribbean Islands as families "island hop" between locations to move through paradise. If your family has cultural roots in a Caribbean island, we would love to give you the opportunity to highlight that either with signage at the doorway, or sharing information or artifacts (whatever you'd like) in the space. If you'd like to participate in that way, please email me directly at smccomb@bcps.org.
Have a great weekend, Leopard families!
In partnership,
-Mr. McComb
Calendar Reminders
March 17 -- Spring Family Night, 5:30-7:30 pm
March 20 -- Schools closed for students
March 22 -- Young Entrepreneur Fair @ LL
April 1 -- End of MP3, 1:05 dismissal, spring break begins.
April 13 -- Schools Reopen
LL alum Beckett Wolfe and his Ridgely Middle Robotics Teams brought their robot to show and demonstrate to our LL Coding Club students. We were all excited to see that middle school coders use block code similar to our in the Coding Club!
2026 LL Art Show!
The Lutherville Lab Art Show took place on February 25th. It was such a joy to celebrate the wonderful creativity, imagination, and art-making skills of our Leopards alongside their families. It was especially wonderful that families could also take in the beautiful artwork throughout the building. Huge kudos to Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Hopkins for their leadership in the art year all year long and in making this celebration come to fruition!
Gym-NEWS-ium” PE News and Notes from Mr. Bruns
Kids Heart Challenge
Thank you to all who participated in our Kids Heart Challenge. We raised over $5,000 for the American Heart Association! I can’t thank you enough for helping fight for this great cause. Our school will also receive a $500 gift certificate to use on PE equipment!
All prizes other than key chains will be delivered in mid-April. Thanks again for your supporting the American Heart Association.
Lutherville Lappers-
Lappers is an after school running program for our 3-5th grade students. We will start training towards a 5k at Towson University on Tuesday, March 31st. Please see the registration form for more details.
Lutherville Lab Sports and Fitness Camp
Get moving and have some fun this summer with Lutherville Lab’s Sports & Fitness Camp! This camp is designed to teach and improve fitness, sport skills, and provide an opportunity to enjoy recreational activities. Mr. Bruns will be hosting three weeks of summer camp at Lutherville Lab Elementary School, please see the attachment for more information.
Session 1: June 22-26; 9am-11:45am for students entering 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6th grade.
Session 2: July 6-10; 9am-11:45am for students entering 3, 4, 5, and 6 grade.
Session 3: July 13-17; 9am-11:45am 1, 2, and 3 grade.
Chloe Boecker - Optimist Club Award
Congratulations to Chloe B. for being recognized as the Timonium Optimist Club's student of the month for February 2026. Chloe embodies Lutherville's ROAR spirit of being respectful, on-task, achieving, and responsible. Congratulations Chloe! We are proud to have you represent Lutherville Lab!
Spring Spirit Week March 23 - 27
BCPS School System Updates
Fiscal Year 2027 Operating Budget
- On February 24, the Board of Education voted to approve an amended $2.495 billion Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget request. The Board’s request will now be sent to County Executive Klausmeier and the County Council for consideration and approval.
- We will keep our community informed as we move through this process with our county leaders. The county executive has expressed her desire to provide additional resources to the system despite fiscal challenges at the state and local levels. We are grateful for her ongoing partnership and commitment to working with us to find the best possible solution that will ensure maximum funding for our school system.
- BCPS families, staff, and stakeholders are encouraged to stay engaged in the budget process and to utilize BCPS’ official budget information sources, including Budget 101 and the Operating Budget website for the most accurate and up-to-date information. The County Executive has three upcoming budget forums scheduled where you can provide input and advocate for BCPS. More information about the town hall meetings is available on the Baltimore County government website.
Maryland State Department of Education Presentation
- On February 24, Dr. Rogers provided highlights of the system’s work to fast forward student achievement at the Maryland State Board of Education meeting.
- During her presentation, Dr. Rogers spoke about the investments the system has made in key priority areas that have led to two consecutive years of gains on multiple measures of performance. Dr. Rogers focused on system efforts on literacy and professional development.
- Dr. Rogers also spoke about concerning trends that BCPS, and other school systems in the state, are seeing with enrollment, attendance, graduation and dropout rates for multilingual learners. She thanked State Superintendent Dr. Wright and her team for their advocacy and for the support, resources and regular updates they have provided school system. The state has convened a group of superintendents who are actively looking at this issue and collaborating on solutions.
Parent University Lunch and Learn
- Did you know that BCPS's Parent University offers "Lunch and Learn" opportunities for BCPS families? Below are a few of the upcoming offerings. Full offerings can be found by clicking the link above
Mar. 10 - Understanding Credit (12:30 PM)
Mar. 10 - Dementia Information Workshop (6:30 PM)
Mar. 18 - Brain Health
Mar. 24 - Red Flags of Advertising and Scams – Protecting Seniors and Caregivers in Today’s Marketplace (Cockeysville Library @ 5:30 pm)
Leopard Link - From the PTA
Young Entrepreneur Initiative- LAST CALL! If your student would like to reserve a table to participate in the Lutherville Community Entrepreneur Fair on Sunday, March 22, 2026 1-4pm at LL, please email the name, grade, homeroom teacher, proposed product, and, if applicable, team members to LuthervilleLabPTA@gmail.com. Tables are free for students, but registration is required. (You do not need to send a separate email if your student is helping at a class table). If you or your student need assistance or have questions about active participation, please let us know!
There will be a celebratory event for all participants at a future date TBD.
Lutherville Community Entrepreneur Fair - Sunday, March 22, 2026 1-4pm @ LL. This is our second year running this big event which hosts the mini-businesses of dozens of our students along with established local businesses. There will be a wide variety of exciting products and services! Please mark your calendar and plan to attend to support our students and community.
You can help make this event a success in several ways: 1. Sharing the posts on social media. 2. Posting the flyer in town locally (with permission). 3. Helping to set up on 3/19 or 3/20 or helping to clean up after the event. If you are able to help, please email LuthervilleLabPTA@gmail.com
Special thanks to our Innovation Sponsor Shihan Marc's Karate Academy and our Community Sponsors David Ross Orthodontics and Celebree of Lutherville who have provided financial support of this event.
Ledo Pizza Spirit Nights - We are excited to announce TWO nights to enjoy Ledo Pizza among Leopards on March 25 and 26 at the Towson location (near the Target on Putty Hill Ave.). Tell all your friends and family to take a break from cooking either or both nights while LL PTA gets 20% of sales donated back to support our students!
Hersheypark tickets and Orioles tickets! - COMING SOON! Have fun, save money, and support LL all at the same time! More details coming very soon!
Community Happenings
Summer Camp Registrations
We have had our wonderful partners at Caliday and Baltimore County Recreation and Parks
reach out with wonderful summer opportunities. Please explore the links and opportunities below!
Previous Lab Reports
Contact Information
Website: https://luthervillees.bcps.org/
Location: 1700 York Road, Lutherville-Timonium, MD, USA
Phone: 443-809-7800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LuthervillePTA/
Twitter: @LuthervilleLab