Important News

Homewood Students Shine in April Art Shows at The Mall in Columbia and the Rouse Company Foundation Gallery, in the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at HCC.

Families of the classes of 2027 & 2028 are invited to join us for a night of planning the road to Graduation!

Join us as we plant our Community Garden in partnership with the Community Ecology Institute on April 13th from 10 - 12pm.

Change to Instagram Access on HCPSS Instructional Network After careful consideration of the impact of social media on student well-being and academic focus, as well as Instagram terms of use, effective Monday, Feb. 26, Instagram will be blocked on the instructional network at all times for elementary and middle schools, and during the instructional day (7:50 a.m. - 2:35 p.m.) at the high school level.

New Lightspeed Parent Portal Parents/guardians now may select to receive Lightspeed weekly emails summarizing their student’s HCPSS Chromebook internet usage. The same email contains an option to sign up for the Lightspeed Parent Portal, which provides near real-time information on a student’s HCPSS Chromebook internet activity, and offers the ability to pause web browsing and block social media sites when not on the HCPSS network. Learn more about Lightspeed for parents/guardians online.

Homewood Attendance Information and Resources Research is clear that showing up for school has a huge impact on a student’s academic and social success, starting from pre-kindergarten and continuing through high school. Please help us support a culture of showing up to school every day!

It’s time to complete this year’s Family File so we know who to contact in an emergency. Please include multiple phone numbers and alternate family/friends in case we cannot reach a parent/guardian. After logging in to HCPSS Connect at https://www.hcpss.org/connect/ complete the Family File at: https://family.hcpss.org/familyfile/#/app/default. To apply for all the financial assistance benefits of Free and Reduced Meals, including free Evening and Summer School, free SAT/ACT test fees, free college application fees, and MUCH, MUCH MORE., complete the quick FARMS application at: https://linqconnect.com/public/meal-application/new?identifier=GA4UME Pronoun options for Canvas: All Canvas users, including students, staff and families can identify their pronouns in Canvas. (link to info below): All Canvas users, including students, staff, and parents/families, can identity their pronouns in Canvas. As a default, the pronoun field is left blank. Users who do not wish for a pronoun do not need to take any action. Want to identify your pronouns? See https://news.hcpss.org/news-posts/2021/04/optional-pronoun-settings-in-canvas/

Mid-terms are coming! Here is a link to the mid-term schedule

Download the HCPSS Mobile App and subscribe to any school to find out events and resources available to you!

Join the Homewood Community on Thursday, Sept. 22nd from 5:30-7:30 for our back to school night! This evening will be fun and informative with food, community tables, a visit from the Howard County Library, the Scholastic Book Fair in the Media Center and more!