New “Summer Edition” episode of “BCPS News” now airing on BCPS-TV: SROs, 50-year educator are among features

TOWSON, MD. – A special “Summer Edition” episode of “BCPS News,” which spotlights Baltimore County Public Schools’ achievements and progress, is on the air through Sunday, July 1. The show is hosted by Mary Beth Marsden, a local Emmy Award®-winning broadcaster. Produced twice monthly during the school year by BCPS-TV,  "BCPS News" airs daily at 12:30 a.m., 5:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:30 p.m., and 10:00 p.m. on Comcast Cable Channel 73 and Verizon FiOS Channel 34 in Baltimore County. Additionally, the program is available online at www.bcps.org/news/ed_channel and http://www.youtube.com/user/BaltCoPS. This special 15-minute episode includes stories about:

• The BCPS School Resource Officer program, which was established in partnership with Baltimore County Police as a way of informing students about law enforcement as well as a way to help keep students and schools safe.
• School counselor Betty Edwards, who retires this year after spending a half century educating and supporting students – all at Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts.
• The diversity of the school system’s student body, which reflects Baltimore County’s increasingly diverse communities and enriches the educational experience.
• The graphic talents of student Noah Cutwright, a Lansdowne High School artist with a knack for creative cartooning.

A segment called “What’s Trending” provides a retrospective of news highlights from the past school year, including the arrival of Superintendent Dr. Dallas Dance, the opening of the new building for George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology and major renovation projects at Parkville High School and Milford Mill Academy. Since 1983, the school system’s television station has produced original and instructional programming, interactive DVDs, commercial satellite downlinks and live telecasts to serve the informational needs of students, parents, educators and citizens of Baltimore County. BCPS-TV also provides opportunities for BCPS students, staff and stakeholders to learn about and gain experience in television and video production. BCPS-TV student interns for the 2013-2014 school year were seniors Abby Kousouris of Hereford High School, Khalida Volou of Chesapeake High School and Erin Tyszko of Perry Hall High School. Other original programs airing on BCPS-TV include “High School Sports Scene,” “Math Homework Helpers,” “SAT Review,” “Student Art Break,” “Student Production Showcase,” “Up Beat” and “The Chalkboard.” The Education Channel also records and airs system-wide music and recognition events, as well as recorded and live-stream broadcasts of the public meetings of the Baltimore County Board of Education. A viewing schedule for BCPS-TV is available at www.bcps.org/apps/edchannel_schedule/.