Important News

Important Information from the Health Room

Medications The Health Room will be open to accept student medications starting Tuesday, August 19TH, during school day hours. Please remember that all medications require a signed doctor’s order and should be dated after July 1st. Prescribed medications need to be in a pharmacy-labeled container. Medication order forms & procedures may be found here. HCPSS requires a new medication order…
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Please Update Your Family File!

Please assist us by completing your Family File ASAP at hcpss.org/connect. Parents/guardians must verify and/or update emergency information for each child every school year. This is completed online in Family File, which has several new updates. Full details on updating your Family File are available online. One exciting new feature is that families now can submit a change of address…
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Attendance Procedures and Parents/Guardians Entering the School

Student Absences If your student is absent or will be absent, please contact us at the following email address to explain the reason: pmsabsence@hcpss.org . In the email please Include the following information: Student First and Last Name Grade Reason for absence (e.g., illness, bereavement, observance of a religious holiday, lack of transportation) Research is clear that showing up for…
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Back to School Information

Thursday, August 21 - New Students and Families Orientation, 1pm-2:30pm At orientation, all 6th grade students will report directly to the gymnasium and new 7th and 8th graders who are first time students at Patapsco Middle School will report to the media center. Students will have an opportunity to follow their schedule and meet their teachers, practice with their lockers…
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Student Registration and Withdrawal Information

If you are new to Howard County Public Schools and you need to register your student, please follow the steps below to begin the registration process: Complete the online registration process using the following link: https://www.hcpss.org/enroll/ The following documents are required for enrollment and must be uploaded to the online registration page or emailed to PMSRegistrars@hcpss.org prior to your registration…
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2025 Yearbook Distribution

Yearbooks will be distributed to students who ordered them on Tuesday 6/17. There are some extra available for sale on a first come, first served basis. If your student is interested in purchasing a yearbook to get signed on Tuesday, please send them to school with $28 in cash or a check on or before that date. Once yearbooks are…
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