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PGCPS schools and offices will open on a two-hour delay on Tuesday, January 21 due to low temperatures and icy conditions. Code Orange: Schools and offices will open with a two-hour delay. Emergency personnel must report to work on time and are not eligible for liberal leave. Click "Read More" to view additional information.

Additional Updates:

  • All athletic games and facility use are canceled.
  • Extracurricular activities and practices are allowed until 6 p.m.; however, no bus transportation will be provided.
  • Due to low temperatures, all school activities will take place indoors.
  • There will be no work-study transportation. (Those students should not report to school.)
  • There will be no half-day Early Childhood Center (ECC), half-day Special Education Programs, or half-day PreK.
  • Vendor Managed Child Care Programs (VMCCP) will open 2 hours late.
  • Any other school program requiring transportation prior to 12 noon will NOT have transportation, including Howard B. Owens Science Center,JA Finance Park, and William S. Schmidt Center (Camp Schmidt)
  • All field trips will be cancelled.
  • Food Services will offer breakfast.

Please stay tuned to email, text alerts, the PGCPS website (pgcps.org), and our social media channels for the latest information.

PGCPS schools and offices will open on a two-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22, due to low temperatures and icy conditions. Code Orange: Schools and offices will open with a two-hour delay. Emergency personnel must report to work on time and are not eligible for liberal leave. Click "Read More" to view additional information.

Additional Updates:

  • All athletic games are canceled.
  • Facility use will proceed as normal.
  • Extracurricular activities and practices are allowed until 6 p.m.; however, no bus transportation will be provided.
  • Due to low temperatures, all school activities will take place indoors.
  • There will be no work-study transportation. (Those students should not report to school.)
  • There will be no half-day Early Childhood Center (ECC), half-day Special Education Programs, or half-day PreK.
  • Vendor Managed Child Care Programs (VMCCP) will open 2 hours late.
  • Any other school program requiring transportation prior to 12 noon will NOT have transportation, including Howard B. Owens Science Center,JA Finance Park, and William S. Schmidt Center (Camp Schmidt)
  • All field trips will be cancelled.
  • Food Services will offer breakfast.

Please stay tuned to email, text alerts, the PGCPS website (pgcps.org), and our social media channels for the latest information.

April 29, 2024 - For the 2024-2025 school year the school start time will be 9:30 AM. The end time will be 4:10 PM.

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6001 42nd Ave
Hyattsville, MD 20781
Phone 301-209-5830
Fax 301-209-5849
Principal Chanita Stamper
chanita.stamper@pgcps.org
Hours 9:30 a.m. to 4:10 p.m.
Grades 6-8
Uniform Mandatory
School Colors Blue and Gold
Mascot Hawk

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Parent Engagement Assistant
Brianna Meadows
Pupil Personnel Worker
Dr. Diane Arnold
darnold@pgcps.org

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