On Wednesday, December 7, 2016, the students of Oakland Mills High School participated in a peaceful protest in the form of a walkout. The event was scheduled to begin at 9:40am, the beginning of the third period. Hundreds of students gathered on the football field along with administrators, parents, and HCPSS Board of Education members. The crowd listened to twelve speakers of various … Continue reading The Oakland Mills High School Walkout
On December 20, 2016, Congressman Cummings and many other delegates are hosting a “Safe Space” Conversation from 7:00PM to 9:00PM. This event will be to present to help organize opinions, ideas, and strategies moving forward in the light of concerns raised by recent “hate” events in Howard County. HCPSS students are strongly encouraged to attend. Attendees will include: Delegates Vanessa Atterbeary, Frank Turner, and Terri … Continue reading Congressman Elijah E. Cummings Hosts “Stand Up, Speak Up, Howard”
On Thursday, October 13, twenty one girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years before were released from captivity. In April of 2016, the terrorist group Boko Haram snuck in and kidnapped two hundred seventy six girls from the ages of sixteen to eighteen from their boarding school in Nigeria, a country in West Africa.The girls had been sleeping when the … Continue reading Chibok Girls Update
In Honolulu, Hawaii, giant pandas were officially removed from the list of endangered species on Sunday, September 4. These creatures were instead moved to the list of species that are vulnerable to extinction which means that while the giant panda population is still in trouble, they are not as close to extinction as they were before. Giant pandas were first declared endangered in … Continue reading Giant Pandas no Longer Endangered
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