
💡 What is a Harbor Light?
At MCPS, a Harbor Light represents a community partner who shines as a beacon of support—uplifting our students, staff, and schools through resources, encouragement, and meaningful engagement.
We are proud to recognize the Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad as a Harbor Light! 🚑✨ Their commitment reflects the spirit of collaboration that helps MCPS grow and thrive—both in and out of the classroom.
#HarborLight #MCPSCommunity #StrongerTogether
At MCPS, a Harbor Light represents a community partner who shines as a beacon of support—uplifting our students, staff, and schools through resources, encouragement, and meaningful engagement.
We are proud to recognize the Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad as a Harbor Light! 🚑✨ Their commitment reflects the spirit of collaboration that helps MCPS grow and thrive—both in and out of the classroom.
#HarborLight #MCPSCommunity #StrongerTogether




Meet Kaitlyn Hargrove, our new Student Representative to the Middlesex County School Board! Kaitlyn will be the voice of our students at the board table this year. Welcome Kaitlyn and thank you for taking on this exciting leadership role! Kaitlyn is pictured here with Dr. Seitz, Division Superintendent.


Work Day
September 22, 2025
September 22, 2025


Middlesex Athletics
September 22-27, 2025
September 22-27, 2025


Early Release for Students


Athletics Update


"September has been full of success at MCPS! 🎉 From Madison DeGraw earning the prestigious College Board National School Recognition Award, to our 4th & 5th graders growing as readers and scientists, to SCW students being celebrated for their Summer DreamBox Challenge achievements—our students are shining bright. Keep up the amazing work!"






Ask a Therapist Live gives you direct access to clinical expertise without the wait list.
Ask a therapist any question about youth mental health or parenting. Participation is anonymous. Register for the live event to get access to the replay. Your relationship with your child is the most important thing. Attend this free webinar to improve it.
https://bit.ly/4mohC5X
Ask a therapist any question about youth mental health or parenting. Participation is anonymous. Register for the live event to get access to the replay. Your relationship with your child is the most important thing. Attend this free webinar to improve it.
https://bit.ly/4mohC5X


All afterschool activities are canceled today, Tuesday, September 16.

Middlesex Athletics
September 15-20, 2025
September 15-20, 2025


September is off to a strong start for MCPS! 🎉
👏 Congrats to Gunnar Marston (6th place) and Darius Jones (15th place) for medaling at the Pole Green Park Classic XC Invitational!
💫 Shoutout to Caroline Entsminger, who’s in the running for Youth Athlete of the Year—cast your vote to support our Colt! 💙🤍🩶 ➡️ https://athleteoftheyear.org/2025/caroline-a511
🏃♂️ Plus, our SCW 6th graders had a blast with their locker race competition!
👏 Congrats to Gunnar Marston (6th place) and Darius Jones (15th place) for medaling at the Pole Green Park Classic XC Invitational!
💫 Shoutout to Caroline Entsminger, who’s in the running for Youth Athlete of the Year—cast your vote to support our Colt! 💙🤍🩶 ➡️ https://athleteoftheyear.org/2025/caroline-a511
🏃♂️ Plus, our SCW 6th graders had a blast with their locker race competition!





🌟 Compass Academy provides a flexible learning environment designed to support on-time graduation—and our students are already shining! From online coursework to hands-on biology trail walks, our 2025–2026 group is starting strong and ready for success. 💻🌿🎓





Middlesex Athletics
September 8-13, 2025
September 8-13, 2025


Access the agendas at https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/mcpsk12/Board.nsf/Public
Live stream and recordings are available at https://www.youtube.com/@sdunkelmcps/streams


✨ The first two weeks at Middlesex Elementary have been filled with curiosity, growth, and learning! From building new friendships to diving into hands-on lessons, our students are off to a bright start. We can’t wait to see all they accomplish this year! 💡📚🌟







We are excited to cheer on our SCW Volleyball team this season. Make us proud!


Middlesex Athletics
September 1-6, 2025
NOTE: The Cross Country meet on September 3rd will be run at Middlesex High School and will start promptly at 4:30 pm due to the start of the JV Football game immediately following the meet.
September 1-6, 2025
NOTE: The Cross Country meet on September 3rd will be run at Middlesex High School and will start promptly at 4:30 pm due to the start of the JV Football game immediately following the meet.


Middlesex Athletics
August 24-30, 2025
August 24-30, 2025


Smiles, new backpacks, and lots of excitement filled the halls this morning as MES students arrived for the first day of the 2025–2026 school year.
Welcome to all of our MCPS students! We look forward to a year full of learning, growth, and great memories. Here’s to an amazing school year ahead!


Open House brought a lot of great information from our families to update our bus routes - please review the updated MCPS Bus Route Information below!
UPDATED MCPS 25-26 Bus Route Information
