Washington High School & Academy

WESTOVER, MD, February 1, 2024 – The Somerset County Board of Education recently announced the selection of national search and consulting firm, School Exec Connect, to assist...

WESTOVER, MD, January 22, 2024 – Four Somerset County Public Schools’ (SCPS) teachers recently learned of their winning video submissions to “Cash for Class;” an annual contes...

An approaching storm is expected to bring heavy rain, high winds and flood conditions to Somerset County beginning Tuesday afternoon, January 9, 2024. The weather system creates t...

Due to closures for inclement weather on December 18 & 19, SCPS has revised the 2023-2024 Academic Calendar . Identified inclement weather make-up days on June 17 & 18 have been...

The Maryland School Report Card was recently released by the MD State Department of Education. Families can search for their school's individual report card by visiting the MSDE M...

'Tis the Season to celebrate and enjoy our upcoming holiday concerts and performances! SCPS invites our school community to mark your calendars and come out to support our student...

WESTOVER, MD, November 15, 2023 – At the November 14, 2023 meeting of the Somerset Board of Education, Superintendent of Schools, Dr. John B. Gaddis announced his plans to ret...

WESTOVER, MD, November 14, 2023 – Somerset County Public Schools’ (SCPS) educators recently received over $9,000 in educational grants from the Community Foundation of the Eas...

SCPS is excited to announce the launch of the SchooLinks College and Career Readiness Program that will be implemented with students in grades 6th-12th for the 2023-2024 academic ...

The November 2023 Regular meeting of the Somerset Board of Education has been rescheduled from the 21st to the 14th due to the Thanksgiving holiday. All regular meetings shall...

A Reminder to all Parents and Guardians: Somerset County Public Schools requires an annual update to your student's most vital forms in the PowerSchool Parent Portal . Updati...

Do you know when your student's first day of school is? Students of Somerset County Public Schools will begin 2023-2024 year in a "staggered" fashion again this year, welco...

WESTOVER, MD, August 15, 2023 – Somerset County Public Schools (SCPS) recently announced changes to school administration teams for the coming 2023-2024 school year. Somer...

From work, to home, to school, our phones are a key tool to navigate and communicate throughout the day. The custom-built Somerset County Public Schools mobile app makes it easy ...

Adverse Childhood Experiences are the most powerful determinant of the public's health but ACE’s (Adverse Childhood Experiences), though common, do not have to determine ones futu...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD, June 29, 2023 – Somerset County Public Schools’ (SCPS) recently completed a lighting retrofit project at Washington Academy & High School (WAHS) expected to...

At the June 20, 2023 regular open meeting of the Somerset Board of Education, Somerset County Public Schools FY 2024 budget was approved. Click here to view the FY 2024 SCPS Bud...

The FY'24 budget is available for public review and will be addressed in the June 20, 2023 Regular Open Meeting of the Somerset Board of Education. Click here to review the propo...

A public work session will be held at the Somerset Board of Education on the FY 2024 budget on Friday, June 2, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. A draft budget will be available following the wor...

PRINCESS ANNE, MD, May 10, 2023 – Washington Academy & High School’s (WAHS) Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) club was recently named a National Chapter of Merit; ...