Towson High School Newsletter

Dear Towson High School Community,

As we move toward a strong 5-star finish to the school year, we want to remind everyone of our 5-Star Student Code of Conduct: Strive, Think, Achieve, and Respect. We expect all Generals to embody our 5-Star Student Code of Conduct through their commitment to strong grades and test performance, consistent attendance, positive behavior, and respectful social interactions with both peers and staff. We also encourage all students and families to review the BCPS Student Handbook for important policies and procedures that support a safe and productive learning environment. When we each do our part to Strive, Think, Achieve, and Respect, we will shine brighter than ever. Together We Shine!

In partnership,

Dr. Kim Culbertson

Students are recognized for being 5-STAR Towson Generals. Staff and Parents are recognized for demonstrating heart-work that helps our THS learning community to thrive.

• Ryliegh Decker, Jack Deise, Priscilla Le, & Hibiki Yamada for their leadership, effort, and positive contributions to their classroom and the overall Towson High School environment.

• Aubree Lilly for receiving a MD Senate Citation for MD State Champion in 300 Meter run.

• Bronte Morton for receiving a MD Senate Citation for MD State Champion in 55-Meter & 55-Meter Hurdles.

• Montrell Mouzon for always being respectful, kind and helpful to staff and peers.

• Lily Brown for completing assignments on time, earning high scores, and having a terrific attitude.

• Elijah McCullegan for wanting to always do his best on assignments!

• Evan Worrall for placing second in the Educator's Rising Maryland Varsity Lesson Planning and Delivery competition. Good Luck at the National competition in Portland, Oregon, this June!

• Ibhade Asikagbon, Julie Cao, Fatima Cisse, Na'Tyra Floyd, Kelvin Gray, Skyler Haldens, Torrin Lanai Johnson, Khalil Scott, Ryan Tabet, Zaena Taifour, and Christine Okutoyi for assisting during Junior Interview Day!
• Abby Colwell, Clay Schultz, Priscilla Le, and Kavyaa Lamichhane for being student judges at the Dumbarton Science Fair.
• Juniors for their 5-star performances during Junior Interview Day!
• Environmental Club for sponsoring Earth Day Nature Walks & Advisory lessons!
• SGA for hosting 26-27 SGA Officer elections.
• Class of 2027 Steering Committee for organizing Junior Prom.
• Orchestra Performers & Band Performers for delighting us with their spring concerts!
• All Artists who submitted art work for the annual Art Showcase!

• Diana Bobokulova (1st place), Maxwell Kosmides (2nd place), and Piper Kennedy (3rd place) for earning high marks in the annual Baltimore County Bar Association's Law Day Essay Contest!
  

• Sireen El-Awady for presenting her research to the faculty during a faculty meeting.

• Ayla Venkatesan & Sophie Vijayan and their team, Towson Takes on a Cure for raising over $44,000 for the Blood Cancer United Student Visionary of the Year 7-week fundraising campaign.

• Kelsey Kornick, Samantha Dimeo, Addison Guevara, Casey Schulze, & Josiah Brion

  for winning Towson High Excellence awards in the annual Reflections contest.

• Samantha Dimeo, Addison Guevara, Kelsey Kornick, & Josiah Brion for winning Reflections awards from the Baltimore County PTA Council.

• Josiah Brion for winning a Reflections award from Free State PTA.

• Will Budlow & Harrison Kahn for organizing Voter Registration.

• Wyatt Browning, Will Budlow, Charlotte Daly, Cara Duffy, Graham Higgs, Nicolo Kassouf, Kavyaa Lamichhane, Charlotte Luzar, Steve Ma, Holden Raffaelli, Kevin Tan, Ayla Venkatesan, Violet Wong, & Hibiki Yamada for receiving recognition in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program.

• Ayla Venkatesan (President), Desire Adeoye (Vice President), Kenza Meksem (Secretary), Andrew Robinson (School & Club Liaison), & Julia Deise (Advertising Coordinator) for winning the 2026-2027 SGA Elections.

• Mr. Brotman & Ms. Luci Smith for organizing a 5-star Junior Interview Day!
• Ms. Candelmo for holding things down for Special Ed department over the past few weeks.

• Ms. Fluharty for supporting and helping with logistics for interview day.

• Ms. Rogers for helping with the volunteer check ins during interview day.

• Ms. M. Smith for further office support during interview day.

• Ms. Flynn, Ms. Grabowski, Mr. Greenebaum, Mr. Sun, and Mr. Szymanowski who did an outstanding job preparing our juniors for interview day.

• Ms. Hne for supporting a co-worker in a pinch.

• Ms. Karsos for advising the Environmental Club's Earth Day activities.

• Mr. Olin for directing 5-star Orchestra and Band Spring Concerts!

• Mx. Contreras & Ms. L. Miller for organizing the annual Art Showcase!

• Ms. Flynn for presenting to the PTSA about upcoming Class of 2026 events.

• Mr. Biddison for advising SNHS students to assist with the Dumbarton Science Fair.

• Ms. Kemper, Ms. Taddeo, & Mr. Tregaskis for presenting to the faculty during a faculty meeting.

• Dr. Hobbs, Ms. L. Smith, & Ms. Schnitzer for organizing the MP3 Breakfast of Champions.

• Mr. Buick, Ms. Hne, & Ms. Marks for hosting visitors during an ELA walkthrough.

• Mr. Brotman, Ms. L. Miller, Ms. Moody, Mr. Palumbi, & Mr. Struzinski for giving their expert opinions at the CTE construction meeting.

• Ms. Fluharty - Happy National Library Week!

• Mr. Dashiell, Ms. L. Smith, & Mr. Stevens - Happy Assistant Principal Week!

• Ms. Keller, Ms. Mathews, Ms. Rogers, & Ms. M. Smith - Happy Admin Professionals Week!

• Ms. Williams & Dr. Hobbs for printing MP3 Report Cards.

• PTSA for organizing the annual Reflections competition. THS was the only BCPS High School to participate.

• Music Boosters for supporting the spring concert series!

• Alissa Debernard, Dani Schuman, Emily Trovato, Lauren Mischke, Janelle Diamond, & Jen McMenamin for volunteering to support the THS Voter Registration Drive.

• Feeder Patern Artists for sharing their artwork with us for our annual Art Showcase.

• Dunkin' for hosting a MP3 Report Card celebration!

• MP3 Report Cards are now available on FOCUS
• May 1 - Senior MP4 Interims on Schoology
• May 8 - 9th-11th Grade MP4 Interims on Schoology

• April 27 - Seniors Only* - MISA Living Systems ( Library, 8:00 am)
• April 28 - MCAP Government ( Library, 8:00 am)
• April 20-29 - MCAP ELA 10 (in ELA 10 classrooms)
• April 30-May 11 - MISA Living Systems (in Living Systems classrooms)
• May 4-15 - AP Exams
• May 12-19 - Senior Semester 2 Exams (see detailed schedule below)
• May 13-22 - 9th Grade Only MCAP Algebra 1, Geometry, & Algebra 2 (in Alg 1, Geom, & Alg 2 classrooms)
• June 9-16 - 9th, 10th, & 11th Grade Semester 2 Exams (see detailed schedule below)

*Only Seniors who still need to take this test for graduation.

• April 24 - Last Day to Order Cap & Gown (see ordering details below)
• April 27-May 1 - Senior Prom Tickets on Sale (see details below)
• May 1 - MP4 Senior Interims on Schoology
• May 1 - Senior College, Career, & Military Decision Day
• May 9 - Senior Prom & PTSA After-Prom Party
• May 12-19 - Senior Semester 2 Exams (see detailed schedule below)
• May 21 - Senior Awards Night (by invite only)
• May 22 - Mandatory Graduation Practice, Senior Daytime Awards, & PTSA Senior Picnic
• May 22 - Last Day of School for Seniors
• May 26 - Gradution!

May 4-8 is Teacher Appreciation Week! Each day, our teachers pour their passion, dedication, and care into every lesson and student. Let us take a moment to recognize the profound impact our teachers have on nurturing the potential of each student. Please consider filling out this form by Friday May 1 to share an accolade or message of appreciation for a teacher who has impacted your student(s) this year.

Parents or guardians may request that their child’s photos and information be deleted from Lifetouch records by completing an online form. The Deletion Request for School Images can be accessed using this link: https://lifetouch.com/additionaldataoptions

The Towson High School 2025-2026 yearbook is available to order at www.jostens.com. The last day to personalize a yearbook is February 27, 2026. The last day to guarantee a copy of the yearbook is April 24, 2026. For the class of 2026, yearbooks will be delivered to their primary address listed in Focus. Underclass students will be able to pick up their yearbooks at the beginning of the 2026 school year. Thank you for supporting the THS yearbook!

Friday May 1st is BCPS Senior Decision Day! During lunch, our seniors will have an opportunity to celebrate their post-secondary plans (college, career, military) and the exciting paths ahead. All students and staff are encouraged to wear gear that represents colleges, careers, and/or branches of the miliarty on Friday May 1st. Let’s come together to celebrate our Seniors and support them as they take their next steps!

Towson High School is excited to announce that we will be fielding a Girls Flag Football team beginning in Fall 2026. The season will consist of a 7-game schedule with daily practices, led by a head coach and assistant coach. If you are interested in participating in Girls Flag Football, please complete the Google Form to sign up: https://forms.gle/HdMSnQSpVpFL1ATk6

Please understand that Flag Football is a state-sanctioned sport and will adhere to all academic eligibility requirements. To be eligible to participate, student-athletes must:

• Earn a minimum 4th quarter GPA of 2.0 GPA (on 4th quarter 2025-2026 report card.
• Have no more than one failing 4th quarter grade (on 4th quarter 2025-2026 report card)

We are excited to bring this opportunity to Towson and look forward to building a competitive and inclusive program.

Each senior will be given 6 tickets for graduation. All guests must have a ticket, including infants. Graduating seniors do not need a ticket. If a senior needs more than 6 graduation tickets, please fill out the form using the QR code below.

Senior Prom General Information

• Senior Prom is coming up on May 9th at the American Visionary Arts Museum from 7:00 – 10:00 pm.
• Tickets will be on sale from April 27th – May 1st.
• To purchase a ticket for Senior Prom, your student will need to have submitted a dance contract prior to April 24th and meet the grade eligibility requirements to purchase a Senior Prom ticket. Attendance data will be pulled to determine eligibility on April 24th 2:20 pm and MP 3 grades will be used to determine academic eligibility. A dance contract must be submitted to be eligible to purchase a ticket. Dance contracts submitted for the Homecoming Dance and Junior Prom cover Senior Prom as well.

Guests for Senior Prom

• Seniors are allowed to bring 1 guest to prom. The guest can be:
• Towson High School underclassman (must be eligible per the THS dance contract)
• Students of high school age outside of THS.
• A guest contract must be submitted by 2:20 pm on April 24th in order to bring a guest to Senior Prom.

Senior Prom Attendance Appeal Process

• All students are expected to maintain the 94% state standard in order to be eligible to attend Senior Prom. This attendance rate is regardless of whether or not the absences are excused. 94% attendance means that the student cannot be absent for more than 9 days from the start of this school year. A student can appeal dance eligibility if the student does not meet the 94% standard. All absence notes must be submitted within 5 days of the absence. If a student wishes to submit an appeal, the Senior Prom Attendance Appeal Form must be completed by 2:20 pm on Friday, April 24th. A final decision will be sent to the email provided in the form by Monday, April 27th.

Questions?

• Please reach out to Senior Class Advisors Ms. Flynn (jflynn3@bcps.org) or Mr. Sun (ksun@bcps.org).

This is a friendly reminder to pay your $40 class dues. This will help fund our class activities and is required in order to attend Senior Prom. You can pay them on OSP.

Junior Prom will take place on Friday April 24th, from 6:30 – 9:30 in the THS Cafeteria. If your student has purchased a ticket to attend Junior Prom, please review the THS Dance Contract which outlines expectations for the dance. Additionally, please make note of the following:

• Students must have a Photo ID to be admitted into the dance. If they do not have a photo ID, students may show the home page on their Schoology screen as proof of ID.
• No bags or other items may be brought into the dance. All students must leave their belongings at our coach check upon arriving at the dance.
• Students must arrive at the dance by 7:30 PM. Students cannot leave the dance until 8:30 PM or later. All students must be picked up from the dance at 9:30 PM.
• If your student is bringing a guest to the dance from another grade level, the guest must arrive at the dance with the 11th grader.

Questions?

• Please reach out to Ms. Cerenzo, Junior Class advisor, with questions (kcerenzo@bcps.org).

• The School Counseling Department would like to invite you and your student to meet with school staff to review your student’s College & Career Readiness (CCR) status and post-secondary plans. During the meeting we will explore options for the future and discuss what you can be doing now to prepare for Senior year. The conferences will be held beginning March 20, 2026, through June 5, 2026, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9am-1.30pm. Please call Ms. Williams or Ms. Weinstock at 443-809-3613 to schedule your conference.

Please contact Ms. Weir, Class Advisor, at nweir@bcps.org

Please contact Ms. Marks, at smarks@bcps.org or Ms. B. McCusker at bmccusker@bcps.org, your class advisors.

All sports offered at Towson High School are state-sanctioned sports and must adhere to all academic eligibility requirements. To be eligible to participate in Fall 2026 sports, student-athletes must:

• Earn a minimum 4th quarter GPA of 2.0 GPA (on 4th quarter 2025-2026 report card)

• Have no more than one failing 4th quarter grade (on 4th quarter 2025-2026 report card)

Students can receive extra support afterschool via Coach Class and Peer Tutoring. Coach Class is offered by each teacher, each week. Free Peer Tutoring is offered throughout the week by students and advisors of our national honor societies. All supports begin next week unless otherwise noted. BCPS also offers all high school students with free teen therapy through Talkspace.

Research has shown that attendance is a leading predictor of academic achievement and adult success. Students who find attending school important are more likely to attain goals like attending trade school, college, or getting a job. By showing up to school every day, students develop a positive work ethic and prepare for future success by developing healthy and productive habits.

Our attendance goals this year are for students to maintain at least a 94% attendance rate and to reduce chronic absenteeism. A student that misses 10% or more of school days in chronically absent. By missing just 2 days a month, a student will be chronically absent. Use the "Attendance Tracker" and "Parent Tips" below to support your student in maintaining satisfactory attendance. Additionally, we will send parents/guardians a "Weekly Attendance Report" each Friday afternoon so you can track your student's daily and period attendance.

Absent notes must be turned in within 5 days from the student returning to school. Please review the Towson High School 2025-2026 Operating Procedures document ("Attendance" section) for information on Absent notes, including how to submit them on FOCUS. Teachers are not required to provide makeup work for unexcused absences.

For the latest updates on the Towson High School Renovation/Addition Project, please click here. We are currently in Phase 1.

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April 24 - Junior Prom

May 1 - Senior MP4 Interim Grades on Schoology

May 8 - 9th-11th Grade MP4 Interim Grades on Schoology

May 9 - Senior Prom

May 22 - Last Day for Seniors

May 25 - Schools & Offices Closed

May 26 - Class of 2026 Graduation, 6:00 pm, TU Arena

June 16 - Current Last Day of School (may change due to inclement weather)