Two Teachers Win Green Awards; Three Green Schools Recognized
On May 10, Prince George’s County Public Schools held their environmental literacy awards ceremony and two Greenbelt teachers were honored. Danielle Todd-Jones has coordinated environmental efforts and activities throughout Springhill Lake Elementary School for several years, helping to create a green culture. At the awards ceremony she was recognized for “taking on initiatives to empower […]
Greenbelt Students Receive ACE Awards, Scholarships
On May 3, Greenbelt’s Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) held their 28th student awards ceremony. The ACE student awards recognize Greenbelt students who honor the city’s traditions of citizenship, leadership and academic achievement. They complement the Educator Awards, which ACE presented to teachers and staff members from Greenbelt’s schools in March (see the March 22 […]
Greenbelt Schools Aim to Meet Increased Mental Health Needs
Part two of a two-part report May is Mental Health Awareness Month. In connection with Prince George’s County Public Schools Board of Education’s concern that county schools need more mental health services, Greenbelt schools bring those issues forward. Greenbelt Elementary Greenbelt Elementary School (GES) welcomed a school therapist, Jasmine Stokes, in December. Kristin Cahalan-Hudson, the […]
Xavier Courouble Logs Litter At Lake, Calls for Change
“Every day is Earth Day,” says Xavier Courouble, a Greenbelt resident who is regularly engaged in caring for Greenbelt Lake, cleaning litter from the area and tackling invasive species there. From January to March this year Courouble spent more than two dozen hours removing trash from around the lake. His efforts yielded 12 trash bags […]
PGCPS Schools Grapple With Students’ Mental Health
A two-part report May is Mental Health Awareness Month and numerous studies show that anxiety and depression have increased among children over the last five years. For many the pandemic exacerbated both, as well as social isolation, academic struggles, grief and trauma, economic difficulties and caregiver stress, all while access to psychiatric care became more […]
Two Roosevelt Seniors Receive Amazon Engineer Scholarships
On Tuesday, April 18, seven Prince George’s County Public School seniors – including two from Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) – were surprised by a special delivery from Amazon. They each received $40,000 college scholarships and paid internships at Amazon through the Amazon Future Engineer program. Among the recipients were Yeabkal Abeje and Gabrielle Stewart […]
Greenbelt’s EV Infrastructure To Get Infusion of $150,000
The Maryland General Assembly recently approved a $63.1 billion operating budget, with an investment of $2.1 billion in Prince George’s County. Funds will go to some major projects in Greenbelt, including rebuilding Springhill Lake Elementary School, renovating and expanding the Greenbelt Museum and developing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the city. Kevin Carpenter-Driscoll, environmental […]
County Executive Angela Alsobrooks Recognizes Williamson, News Review
On Thursday, March 30, the mood was celebratory and the room crowded for the 38th annual Prince George’s County Women’s History Month Luncheon, whose theme was Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories. After a hiatus during the pandemic, and a smaller version of the luncheon last year, this year saw a return to an enthusiastic […]
Lessons from the MCAPS: Strengths and Struggles
At the Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) board meeting on March 23, the board of education reviewed a presentation of the data from the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP), which was recently released disaggregated by district and school, and is commonly referred to as the Maryland Report Card. (For more on the county’s results […]
Residents Oppose Changing Residency Rule for Manager
The second public hearing on the proposed change to the city charter requiring residency for the city manager found scant support in the small but vocal group of online and in-person residents who attended the hearing on Saturday morning, April 1. Residents Elizabeth “Lolly” Gaines, Cathie Meetre, Greenwood Village HOA President Aisha Rice and Bill […]