The Board of Associates of Mount St. Mary’s Hospital is set to present the 58th Hewitt Scholar-Athlete awards. Sixteen scholar athletes from eight greater Niagara region schools have been nominated ...

The end of Temporary Protected Status would have kept thousands of Venezuelan immigrants from working in Florida, where jobs ...

As the Class of 2025 prepares to say goodbye to Howard, their memories are etched not just in yearbooks or transcripts, but ...

Jupiter High's yearbook, The Chieftain, won the Pacemaker award from the National Scholastic Press Association.

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Local school administrators nominated students who have shown outstanding academic and school achievement. See this week's ...

A Howard County elementary school celebrated a big honor last week with its entire student body. Worthington Elementary School in Ellicott City not only received a Maryland Blue Ribbon award but also ...

Athletic bio: Cross country: Class 5 all-state individual (2024, 23rd place); Class 5 fourth-place state team (2023); second ...

The Central Maryland Conference Large School Outdoor Track & Field Championships took place at South Hagerstown's School Stadium. North Hagerstown and South Hagerstown athletes earned top-eight ...

Des Moines hosted the United States Academic Decathlon for the first time in 25 years last week. The event brought hundreds ...

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Two students will be charged as adults after bringing a loaded gun to Wise High School in Upper Marlboro, according to the Prince George's County Police ...