Education
EDC Presents Check To Georgetown East Elementary
On Tuesday, April 9th, the Eastport Democratic Club honored Georgetown East Elementary School, a public school established in 1972, for many years of invaluable service to the community. Club President, Valerie Mills-Cooper presented Principal T. Andre Dillard and PTA President, Irene Ruth Cooper with checks totaling $1,650.; the sum represents proceeds generated from the club’s [...]
A Sticky Wicket On Tap For Croquet Match
Bring your picnic baskets, fancy hats, dancing shoes, and all the family. The annual croquet match between the Johnnies of St. John’s College and the Midshipmen of the Unites States Naval Academy is on tap for Saturday, April 20th (rain date April 21st). This is the 31st meeting of the two teams which has largely [...]
Old Mill High School Teacher Under Investigation
Katie Snyder, a Social Studies teacher and track coach at Old Mill High School in Millersville, has been relieved of her duties and reassigned pending an investigation according to school officials. In a letter sent home this afternoon, Principal James Todd stated that the teacher’s leave would be indefinite and they were working to arrange long term [...]
18, 14 Year-Old Arrested On Weapons Charges And Trespassing At Old Mill High School
On April 10, 2013, at approximately 8:50 a.m., the School Resource Officer assigned to Old Mill High School located at 600 Patriot Lane in Millersville, Maryland, was alerted to a possible trespasser on school property. The SRO along with assistance from Eastern District patrol officers began an extensive search of the school and surrounding communities [...]
Making Wishes Come True, A Night To Celebrate Dr. Jane R. Snider
On Saturday, April 13, The Summit School will celebrate the work of Founding Executive Director, Dr. Jane R. Snider. The event will take place at The Westin Annapolis and will include a live auction, cocktails, raffles, dinner, music, dancing, and a few surprises! The evening will kick-off with a cocktail reception sponsored by Annapolis Subaru. [...]
Dress Parades Scheduled At USNA
The Naval Academy Brigade of Midshipmen will present formal dress parades on the following dates at 4 p.m.: Wednesday, April 10; Friday, April 19; and Friday, April 26. The parades will take place on Worden Field at the Naval Academy. The public is invited to attend without charge. Parades are a visual presentation of the [...]
St. Vincent de Paul Society Collects Over 14,000 Pounds Of Food For The Light House
705 bags weighing over 14,000 pounds, of non-perishable food were donated to the Light House: A Homeless Prevention and Support Center in Annapolis through a March food drive organized by The Saint Vincent de Paul Society at St. Mary’s Parish in Annapolis. The 705 bags weighed in at 14,000 pounds, equal to 7 tons of food. [...]
Tickets On Sale For The 47th I-Ball
Tickets are now on sale for the Naval Academy’s 47th annual International Ball to be held Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall; doors will open at 7 p.m. This event is open to the public, ages 18 and up. Tickets are required and can be purchased for $15 each until Wednesday, April [...]
Classical Guitarist And Vocalist Give Master Class And Concert At AACC
Classical guitarist Troy King and mezzo soprano Leneida Crawford will give a master class and a concert April 12 and 13 at Anne Arundel Community College. The master class is free and will meet from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, April 12, in the Cade Center for Fine Arts Room 224. The concert begins at [...]
Scholarships Available From CFAAC
The Community Foundation of Anne Arundel (CFAAC) is currently accepting applications from eligible Anne Arundel County high school seniors for three scholarships focused on student-athletes: Name of Fund: Collegiate Scholarship Fund School: Old Mill High School Scholarships: A $4,000 scholarship is being given to one boys’ varsity lacrosse player and one girls’ varsity lacrosse player at [...]
Seeds 4 Success To Host Fundraiser
Seeds 4 Success, which began in 2007 as the Eastport Girls Club is an after-school tutoring program for elementary and middle school girls from public and subsidized housing in Annapolis, I Am A Reader is an after-school reading intervention program for second- and third- grade boys at Eastport Elementary School, and a Parent Challenge program [...]
Student Brings Loaded Gun To Glen Burnie High School
UPDATE: The school has posted a letter to parents on the website, however it was not sent home with students. According to Principal Vickie Plitt, “at this time, we have no information that any other student was involved or that the student whose bookbag contained the gun threatened anyone on our campus. However, possession of a [...]
AACC To Showcase 90 Students’ Artwork
Around 90 students’ artworks will be featured in the annual Student Art Show April 15-May 8 in the Cade Center for Fine Arts Gallery at Anne Arundel Community College. Work shown will include art in all media. The art is selected by juror Ledelle Moe, a sculptor and professor of art at the Maryland Institute [...]
County Executive Neuman Announces Student Art Exhibit and Contest Challenge
Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman announced that a special reception will be held this week to honor elementary school students by exhibiting their art work in the Arundel Center. “This art work will delight and also inspire us to look to the future,” County Executive Neuman said. “As part of our fresh start for Anne Arundel County, we need [...]
Friends & Farms Partners With CAT North
Friends & Farms announces a partnership with the Anne Arundel County based Center of Applied Technology North as it becomes a bi-monthly food source for the center’s Culinary Arts Program. Twice a month, Friends & Farms will supply a basket of fresh, seasonal and regionally sourced ingredients to the school’s Culinary Program for the student’s [...]
Fireworks Explode Over USNA To Celebrate 1812 Exhibit
To celebrate the opening of the ne “Seas, Lakes & Bay: The Naval War of 1812” exhibit at the United States Naval Academy, a special reception was held last night in Mahan Hall and concluded with a stunning fireworks display over the Academy grounds. The actual event wil be open to the public beginning April [...]
Novelist Ralph Peters To Speak At Joint St. John’s College And U.S. Naval Academy Lecture Series
Novelist and retired U.S. military officer Ralph Peters will give a lecture titled “The Price of Historical Illiteracy: Wishful Thinking and the Death of Strategy” at St. John’s College. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Great Hall of McDowell on Wednesday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. [...]
AACC Truck Pull Calls Attention To Transportation Programs And Careers
Can you and four other teammates pull a delivery truck with a rope and your bare hands? Come participate or cheer on your friends at the 2nd Annual Anne Arundel Community College Truck Pull Thursday, April 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Arnold campus, 101 College Parkway, Parking Lot C. Sponsored by [...]
The Underpants Now On Sale
Tickets are available for Theatre at AACC’s production of “The Underpants,” a comedy about the calamities that occur when a woman’s bloomers accidentally fall off when she waves at the King, which opens in April. Anne Arundel Community College is using comedian Steve Martin’s adaptation of the Carl Sternheim comedy. Performances will be at 8 [...]
Comcast Awards $109K In Scholarships
The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, is awarding 100 Maryland high school seniors scholarships through its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation’s signature community investment initiatives, recognizes students’ leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment [...]
Olivia Constants Foundation Awards Grants
The Olivia Constants Foundation, Inc. (OCF) a 501c3 public charity, recently awarded grants to both the Severn River Middle School and Arnold Elementary School to support their bullying prevention programs. The Foundation is excited about their respective programs, Girl Talk and Small Croup Bullying Prevention, and their efforts to combat bullying and help to provide an environment that allows each [...]
Annapolis Tours® by Watermark® Awards 2nd Annual African American Heritage Award To Magothy River Middle School Student
In conjunction with Maryland History Day, Annapolis Tours® by Watermark® awarded the second annual African American Heritage Award to Cameron Terrelonge, a student at Magothy River Middle School in Arnold, Maryland for his project on Jackie Robinson and Baseball. The award was presented to Cameron Terrelonge for having the outstanding student project dedicated to the [...]
