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April 29, 2024 - There are no changes to the bell times for the 2024-2025 school year.

For the 2024-2025 school year the school start time will remain 9:30 AM. The end time will remain 3:40 PM.

Friday, December 5, 2025 - Code Orange: Schools and offices will open with a two-hour delay. Emergency personnel must report to work on time and are not eligible for liberal leave.

  • There will be no work-study transportation. (Those students should not report to school.)
  • Vendor managed care programs will open at 9:00 a.m.
  • There will be no half-day Early Childhood Center (ECC), half-day Special Education Programs, or half-day PreK.
  • Any other school program requiring transportation prior to 12 noon will NOT have transportation, including Howard B. Owens Science Center, JA Finance Park, and William S. Schmidt Center (Camp Schmidt)
    All field trips will be cancelled.
  • Food Services will offer breakfast.
  • No athletic events before 2:00 p.m. 
  • Facility use after 2:00 p.m. will continue as scheduled. 

The PGCPS weather team will reassess conditions at 5:30 a.m. and announce any additional schedule changes by 6:30 a.m., including a shift to a full closure if conditions warrant.

Please stay tuned to email, text alerts, the PGCPS website (pgcps.org), and our social media channels for the latest information.

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601 Suffolk Avenue
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
Phone 301-817-0494
Fax 301-817-0931
Principal Shawna Berry
shawna.berry@pgcps.org
Hours 9:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.
Grades K-5
Uniform Mandatory
School Colors Blue and Scarlet
Mascot Cougar

School Support

Pupil Personnel Worker
Mr. Richard Byrd
richard.byrd@pgcps.org

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