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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.

Monday, January 20, 2025 - Regular facility use will resume. Athletic practices are allowed after 11am.

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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13725 Briarwood Drive
Laurel, MD 20708
Phone 301-497-3620
Fax 301-637-4449
Principal John Mangrum
john.mangrum@pgcps.org
Hours 9:30am - 4:10pm
Grades 6-8
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School Colors Burgundy and Gold
Mascot Soaring Eagle

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Dr. Victor Arotimi
victor.arotimi@pgcps.org

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