Towson High School Newsletter

Dear Towson High School Community,

Yesterday, we had the honor of celebrating the remarkable achievements of the Class of 2025 during our graduation ceremony. It was a joyous occasion filled with pride and excitement as we bid farewell to our graduating seniors and wished them success in their future endeavors.

As we now turn our focus towards planning for the upcoming school year, we value your input and invite you to complete this survey to share your feedback and suggestions. Your insights are crucial in helping us continue to improve and provide the best educational experience for our students to thrive, both academically and socially-emotionally.

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.

• Kyle & Tara Richards for helping to decorate for the Senior Prom at M & T Bank Stadium.

• Paris Griffin for helping to create the picture slideshow to be played at Senior Prom.

• Oceanne Saidi for creating a memory video for the Class of 2025 to be played at the awards ceremony.

• Cameron Norris for singing/performing his original music at Senior Prom.

• Class of 2025 Steering Committee for helping to assemble the Senior Prom Vases with string lights.

• Ava Mulligan, Sophie Vijayan, Bea Buchler & Peter Finnegan for assisting at Senior Prom with coat/bag check.

• Jane Shields for designing the prom ticket.

• Band and Chorus Students for their 5-star performances as Graduation!

• Safora Noor for winning a Princeton Prize in Race Relations award.

• Jacob Bhatia & Liam DeMaio for being recognized at the annual BCPS Career & Technical Education ceremony.

• Ben Kasofsky, Chelsea Skinner, Jemma Steinik, & Sophie Vijayan for competing at the National Speech & Debate Tournament in Chicago.

• Boys Lacrosse for being 3A State Championship Finalists.

• Junior SAT Test-Takers for raising the composite SAT score this year, as compared to last year!

• Mr. Sun for assisting at Senior Prom with coat/bag check.
• Dr. Culbertson, Ms. L. Smith, Mr. Dashiel, Mr. Marx, Mr. Cheung, Ms. Miller, Ms. Contreras, Ms. Juarez, Mr. Dalsimer, Ms. Rogers, Mr. Pope, Mr. Clowney, Officer Cardano and Officer Schissler for assisting at Senior Prom.
• Ms. Hancock and Ms. Kromsky for a successful Senior Prom at M & T Bank Stadium.
• Mr. Nash for the Red Carpet & THS backdrop at prom.
• Dr. Hobbs, Ms. Williams, & Ms. Valian for organizing the annual Senior Awards Night.
• Ms. L. Smith & Dr. Hobbs for organizing the Senior Daytime Awards show.
• Mr. Nash for hosting the annual Sports Awards Show.
• Ms. Flynn for being a 5-star Graduation Coordinator. Her thoughtful and meticulous planning ensured that tonight’s event was memorable for all.
• Mr. Buick & Ms. Carter for being name readers at Graduation.

• Ms. Bissmeyer, Mr. Brotman, Mr. Bryant, Ms. Cerenzo, Mr. Cheung, Ms. Falatko, Mr. Filosa, Ms. Kromsky, Ms. C. McCusker, Ms. Miller, Ms. Monacelli, Mr. Olson, Mr. Stange, Mr. Szymanowski, Ms. Taddeo, Mr. Tormey, Mr. Tregaskis, Ms. Waters, and Ms. Yelton for serving as line leaders at Graduation.

• Dr. Hobbs, Ms. Weinstock, and Ms. Williams for assisting with diplomas.

• Ms. Williams for designing and preparing the Graduation program.

• Mr. Brooks, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Olin for delighting the graduates and guests with 5-star musical performances at Graduation.

• Ms. Fluharty, Ms. Keller, & Mr. Marx for assisting with senior obligation collection.

• Ms. Mathews & Ms. M. Smith for assisting students and families with Graduation questions.

• Dr. Hobbs, Ms. L. Smith, Ms. Petras, Ms. Raley, Mr. Tormey, Ms. Valian, & Ms. Weir for their efforts with Project Graduation this year.

• Mr. Jackson for serving as the AP Testing Coordinator and facilitating thousands of exams this month.

• Mr. Dashiell for serving as the MCAP/MISA Testing Coordinator and facilitating ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies tests.

• Ms. Anias for supporting MCAP testing.

• Mr. Filosa for supporting MISA testing.

• All teachers that assisted in proctoring MCAP/MISA tests this month.

• Ms. Fluharty for being a 5-star Library Media Specialist. Over 2,700 books were checked out between September & April.

• Mr. Cheung for attending the annual Princeton Prize in Race Relations award ceremony.

• Our Building Service Worker Crew - Happy BCPS Salute to Custodians Day!

• Congressman Johnny “Johnny O” Olszewski, Jr. for practicing with the Varsity Baseball team and representing THS by wearing a THS jersey in his upcoming congressional baseball game.
• Elected Officials Michael Ertel, Catherine Forbes, Izzy Patoka, Michele Guyton, & Harry Bhandari for participating in Graduation.
• Board Members Maggie Litz Domanowski, Felicia Stolusky, and Christina Pumphrey for participating in Graduation.
• Dr. Rogers, Dr. Jones, Mr. Reed, & Ms. Myers for participating in Graduation.
• Kyle & Tara Richards for helping to decorate for the Senior Prom at M & T Bank Stadium.
• Pat Walsh for being a guest rugby instructor for all our PE classes.
• PTSA for organizing and hosting a 5-star After Prom Party!
• PTSA for organizing UBER credits for Seniors during Prom.
• PTSA for organizing the annual Senior Picnic.

The 9th-11th Grade Final Exam Schedule was revised due to the grading and reporting timeline for teachers. A-day Final Exams have been moved forward 1 day. Here is the revised schedule:

• Friday June 6 – A2 & A4 Final Exams
• Monday June 9 - B2 & B4 Final Exams
• Tuesday June 10 – A1 & A3 Final Exams
• Wednesday June 11 – B1 & B3 Final Exams
• Thursday June 12 – Makeup Final Exams; Full Day of School
• Friday June 13 – Makeup Final Exams; Schools Dismiss 3-Hours Early
• Monday June 16 – Makeup Final Exams; Schools Dismiss 3-Hours Early

To celebrate the Class of 2025, BCPS has created a BCPS Flickr album for each high school Graduation. Graduation ceremonies can be viewed on YouTube.

BCPS invites students, families, and staff to submit their favorite 2025 high school commencement snapshots. Photos can be submitted by posting on social media using the hashtag #bcpsgrad or via email. To contribute a photo via email, individuals are asked to send the photo as a jpeg file (no larger than 4 MB) and email it to communications@bcps.org – including the school name. By submitting a photo, the sender agrees to its use by BCPS.

If you are interested in taking a virtual Health course this simmer, please contact Dr. Hobbs to review your 25-26 course requests - shobbs4@bcps.org.

Parents or guardians of children receiving special education and related services are asked to complete a survey by Friday May 30. Your feedback will help guide efforts to improve special education and related services in your local school system. The Survey is anonymous so please do not write any personally identifiable information. Your voice can make a real difference for your student and many other students in Maryland.

This year, BCPS high school students enrolled in non-CTE courses awarding 1.0 credit will now earn 0.5 credit after successfully passing Semester 1 (Marking Periods 1 and 2) and an additional 0.5 credit after passing Semester 2 (Marking Periods 3, 4, and the final exam). Grades for Semester 1 and Semester 2 will appear separately on students' transcripts, and will each count towards students' GPAs/QPAs. Students must earn a full 1.0 credit in graduation-required courses in order to satisfy the associated graduation requirement. The chart below provides a breakdown of how grades are determined in Semester 2.

As a reminder, Fall Sports Eligibility is determined by students' Marking Period 4 grades. To be eligible to participate in Fall Sports, students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA for MP4 and have no more than 1 E or U on their MP4 report card.

Are you ready to lead and make a difference for Team BCPS students? The Baltimore County Student Councils (BCSC) and Baltimore County Junior Councils (BCJC) Executive Board applications are officially OPEN! Whether you're passionate about advocacy, event planning, communication, or representing your peers—there's a position for you.

🔗 Apply now:

• BCSC (Grades 8–11): Apply Here

📅 Deadline: June 20 at 11:59 PM

Questions? Reach out to Stacey Wade, BCSC/BCJC Regional Advisor swade@bcps.org

As we look ahead to the upcoming school year, we are excited to invite you to be a part of our school community by volunteering! Volunteers play a vital role in creating a positive and enriching experience for our students. Whether you can lend a hand before school, during lunch, after school, or at other school-based events, we welcome your support! Please complete this application by Monday, June 16, 2025, to express interest in volunteering in our schools for the 2025-2026 school year.

The process to become a BCPS volunteer is simple and convenient and can be found on the BCPS Volunteer webpage:

1. Complete the Online Volunteer Application: Visit our volunteer page to fill out the application form: BCPS Volunteer Application.
2. Complete Online Volunteer Orientation (starting July 1) to receive a training certificate.

This is a friendly reminder to pay your $25 class dues. This will help fund our class activities and is required in order to attend Junior Prom. You can pay them on OSP.

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 through June 2025 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 reach out to Mr. Sun, Junior Class advisor, with questions (ksun@bcps.org)

Questions? Please contact Ms. Cerenzo, Class Advisor, at kcerenzo@bcps.org

Fall Sports Eligibility is determined by students' Marking Period 4 grades. To be eligible to participate in Fall Sports, students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA for MP4 and have no more than 1 E or U on their MP4 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.

We encourage all students to be actively involved in clubs and organizations throughout the year. Please check out the club list below. Students that are interested in starting a new club should contact Ms. Smith at lsmith21@bcps.org.

For the latest updates on the Towson High School Renovation/Addition Project, please click here. We are currently in Phase 0 - Temporary Modular Classrooms.

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 2024-2025 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.

Exciting news- You can now use digital payments at concessions! The Towson High School Sports Boosters meetings are the 1st Tuesday of the month. Please consider joining to support our student athletes!

If you are not receiving text messages from the school and would like to, please text “Y” or "Yes" to 67587.

June 13 & 16 - Schools Close 3-Hours Early for Students

June 16 - Last Day of School