Snow Leads to Numerous Event Postponements

Dec 16, 2010

Yes, students had class throughout the day. But the snow has led to a number of other school-related closings and postponements.

* All after school and evening activities in the Howard County Public School System have been canceled. However, programs provided by Columbia Association and the county department of recreation and parks are still being held as usual.
* The Howard County Board of Education's meeting scheduled for Dec. 16 has been canceled.
* (Added, 4:35 p.m.) From Columbia Association: "The Columbia Art Center will be closing at 5 pm. The Columbia Ice Rink will remain open as scheduled."
* (Added, 4 p.m.) Columbia Association's classes have been canceled for the evening. From the CA website: "We are canceling all evening activities, lessons and fitness classes. The facilities will remain open until their normal closing times unless conditions worsen. Please call the facility before going out. KidSpace will be closing at 6 p.m. and the School Age Services are closing at 5 p.m. this evening."
* (Added, 4 p.m.) At Atholton High School, a dance concert that had been scheduled for today has been canceled, and so performances will be held on Saturday and a newly added Monday daytime show. The Monday show will be at 10:45 a.m. Parents are welcome, but they must stop by the front office first to get a visitor's pass before going to the auditorium.
* (Added, 3:55 p.m.) At River Hill High School, the dance concert has been rescheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. And a "dessert with the principal" event will now be held at a date to be determined in 2011.
* (Added, 3:35 p.m.) Hammond High School's student of the month breakfast scheduled for Friday morning is postponed until Dec. 20 at 8:10 a.m.
* (Added, 3:10 p.m.) Hammond High School's Winter Concert is postponed until Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. The pictures for boys' basketball and the cheerleaders have been postponed and will be rescheduled.
* (Added, 2:25 p.m.) The fourth-grade play auditions at Stevens Forest Elementary School have been rescheduled for Dec. 20, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
* (Added, 2:10 p.m.) Clemens Crossing Elementary's fifth-grade chorus concert has been rescheduled to Dec. 21 at 7 p.m.
* The winter concert at Bryant Woods Elementary School has been postponed and has been rescheduled for Dec. 21 at 7 p.m.
* The winter concert for Oakland Mills Middle School has been postponed and will be rescheduled for Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. at Oakland Mills High School.
* The PTA meeting at Talbott Springs Elementary School has been canceled.
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Oakland Mills' wrestling match vs. LaPlata, scheduled for tonight at Glenelg, of all places, has been postponed to Dec. 18.

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