Five Things You Need to Know in Hyattsville Today (the Hy-Five)

NWHS is having a coat drive. Find out more about how you can donate below.

Morning, Hyattsville! Here are five things you need to know today: 1. There’s a City Council meeting tonight. Check back a bit later on for the agenda highlights. 2. Know someone who decks their halls really well for Christmastime? Nominate them for the city’s Claus Applause award this year. 3. Hyattsville sends out two newsletters each month—one in the Hyattsville Life & Times and one directly to your mailbox. If you miss one, you can catch up with the latest city news right from your computer. 4. The National Honor Society at Northwestern High School is holding a coat drive until Jan. 27. Drop off your donations at the school’s main office. 5. Would you like a conference with your student’s teacher at Hyattsville Middle School? Find out …

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Five Things You Need to Know in Hyattsville Today (the Hy-Five)

About Bingo, chorus and church.

Happy Monday, Hyattsville! Here are five things you need to know today: 1. There’s a city council meeting tonight. Check back here a bit later for the details. 2. Check out some of the latest videos from the Hyattsville Middle School CPA Chorus. 3. The WCAC Soccer Championship featuring DeMatha High vs. Gonzaga High is tonight at 8 p.m. at the Maryland SoccerPlex Stadium in Germantown. 4. Have you checked out First Baptist Church of Hyattsville’s website lately? It’s rockin! 5. Seniors, are you into Bingo? Games are held each Wednesday at the recreation building at Magruder Park. The fun starts at 10:30 a.m.

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GOALS: New HMS Principal Outlines A Few Top Non-Academic Goals

Patch is following up with Washington about the current status of Hyattsville Middle School's academics. We will let you know more information as it becomes available.

As the new principal at Hyattsville Middle School, Kimberly Washington already has some goals she’d like to see rolled out this school year. Here are some of the ideas she mentioned to the school’s PTA at a meeting last week: Patch is following up with Washington about the current status of HMS's academics. We will let you know more information as it becomes available.

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Week In Review: Buildings, Fire and Priorities.

Here's a roundup of what happened in Patch land last week.

Here’s a quick look at what happened this past week:   Monday: Chef Rasheed Abdurrahman of Wild Onion was featured at the “Buy Local Challenge” on July 21 in Annapolis. The Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department snuffed out a blaze that tore through a home on 43rd Place.   Tuesday: Hyattsville police gave tips about how residents can avoid being robbed. The Hyattsville City Council heard from an engineer who offered an update on city-owned buildings.   Wednesday: This week’s Talk About Towns question featured the topic of youth curfews. Police made an arrest in the June 30 stabbing death of Leonard Raynod Smith-Matthews.   Thursday: Columnist Tanecia Britt wrote about relationships and Elevation Burger. Parts of University Town Center go up…

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New Hyattsville Middle Principal, PTA Members Talk Shop

The county cut after school sports for middle schools, but new HMS Principal Kimberly Washington said she would like to offer intramural sports and partner with Nicholas Orem Middle School for that.

Despite some cuts around the county school system, Hyattsville Middle School is fully staffed with instructors this year. Members of the school’s PTA met with new principal Kimberly Washington Wednesday to talk about their goals for the 2011-2012 school year. There are three new staffers at the school this year and two of them are secretaries. Prince George’s County Public Schools slashed one-half of a dance instructor and one-half of an orchestra instructor. But Washington said she’s asking the teachers that remain to pick up that slack and offer rich, well-rounded classes, and perhaps offer a hip-hop type dance class. The county cut after school sports for middle schools, but Washington said she would like to offer intramural sports and …

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Hyattsville Middle School PTA Names New Principal

The school's former principal, Susie Long, stepped down after just one year.

According to a post on the HOPE listserv, Hyattsville Middle School’s new principal will be Kimberly Washington, a former administrator at two Baltimore schools. Washington, a native of Norfolk, VA, earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics-Secondary Education from Norfolk State University and a Master of Arts degree in Educational Leadership and Administration from George Washington University. Before this post, Washington was an assistant principal at William C. March Middle School and interim principal at Booker T. Washington Middle School. She also served as an administrator at Fairmont Heights High School. The HMS PTA is planning an informal meeting with Washington and a few parents next week. For more information contact you can …

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Teacher's Pet?

Here's a snapshot of Hyattsville Elementary School Jeanne Washburn walking down Baltimore Avenue in Hyattsville.

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Sarah Nemeth

4:01 pm on Thursday, July 21, 2011

Hi Principal Washburn! Thanks so much for the details here! You both looked so happy walking down the street together. Do you have any more information about the STEM fair winners? I'd love to talk to them about their projects ;-) Thanks again! Sarah (PS that lemon, coconut cake sounds so yummy!)   more ›

Slice of Hyattsville Life

For Annie

Love can get no more real than what I had with my grandmother.

This week has been a sad week. I must say it is one of the hardest weeks I have ever been faced with. I find myself typing this column wondering, “How I am even able to speak about this subject matter?” I know I have written about her briefly before but at this time my grandmother is no longer with me. I feel like I’m in a surreal place, as if at any minute I will wake up and say, “That was a weird dream.” The reality is the person that brought me back to this place I call home is gone. She was a pillar of strength, what an independent woman should be. She took care of her responsibilities and her family and I never heard her complain about it. Of course as a family we all had our moments where we got of her nerves. But she loved us dearly…

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Five Things You Need To Know Today (The Hy-Five)

About council, goldsmithing and lost dogs.

Hope you had a great weekend, Hyattsville! Here are five things you need to know today:   1. Per usual Monday nights, there’s a City Council meeting at 8 p.m. City Hall. Check back a bit later today for a preview of this week’s meeting and the council’s schedule for the coming weeks. 2. If you’ve ever lost a dog, you know how stressful that situation can be. Here’s a great resource for finding Fido in the Washington, D.C. area. 3. Looking for something light and fun to do tonight? Head on over to the New Deal Café in Greenbelt for Trivia Game Night. The featured game is Wits & Wagers. The New Deal Cafe will sell food and drinks as usual. 4. School’s almost out for the summer, but if you go to Hyattsville Middle School, you can get help …

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