High school students interested in attending Mountain Vista Academic-Year Regional Governor's School for Science, Mathematics, and Technology (MVGS) should complete an application by March 1, 2019. Learn more and access the application.

Students interested in applying for Career and Technical Education classes at Dowell J. Howard must complete the CTE online application by February 28, 2019.

Sherando Yearbooks are now on sale! Prices will go up so order early.

The 2019-20 School Calendar has been finalized. The first day of school for students will be Thursday, August 15, 2019. The last day of school will be June 5, 2020.

In his proposed FY20 budget, Superintendent David Sovine addresses enrollment growth, student needs, facility maintenance and the recruitment and retention of high-quality staff.

FCPS is helping students become good digital citizens by providing monthly tips on media and technology. This month's tip, focused on relationships and communication, was developed by FCPS school counselors who serve on the Digital Citizenship Task Force.

For the 18th consecutive year, H.N. Funkhouser & Company has partnered with the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance to present each of Frederick County’s 20 schools with a $500 grant to support math and science programs.

Congratulations to the winners of the Frederick County Public Schools Spelling Bee that was held Thursday, February 7.

The School Board has approved a middle school rezoning plan that will take effect at the beginning of the 2019-20 school year and impact James Wood and Frederick County Middle Schools.

The first phase of kindergarten registration for the 2019-20 school year begins February 4. Kindergarten registration is being conducted in two phases this year. Parents with a student already enrolled in FCPS should register their rising kindergarten student between February 4 and March 1. The parents of a rising kindergarten student who have no other children currently enrolled in FCPS should register their child from March 4-8.

The latest edition of Frederick County Public Schools’ E-newsletter FCPS Focus is now available.