Tag: anne arundel county public schools
Excellence In Education Award Nominees Announced
Forty-seven public school teachers and three private school teachers will be honored on April 16, 2012, as Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce celebrate the 26th annual Excellence in Education banquet at the BWI Marriott in Linthicum. The event will also honor local businesses that have [...]
Lindale Middle Aims To Feed The Hungry In A Big Way
A year ago, Lindale Middle School teachers and administrators camped outside for a week as part of a schoolwide effort to collect more than 7,800 pounds of food for the needy. They had so much fun, they’re doing it again. With temperatures scheduled to hover around freezing next week, members of the school’s faculty will [...]
Superintendent Kevin Maxwell Submits $986.2 Million Operating Budget
Requests Authority To Fill 62 Additional Classroom Teaching Positions And Fully Funds Negotiated Agreements Schools Superintendent Kevin Maxwell tonight recommended a $986.2 million Fiscal Year 2013 operating budget that requests the authority to fill 62 additional teaching positions and fully funds negotiated agreements with all four employee bargaining groups. Funding for the teaching positions – [...]
Applications To AACPS Magnet Programs Exceed 2,100
More than 2,100 applications to Anne Arundel County Public Schools magnet programs were received this year, a 17 percent increase from a year ago. The tremendous response means that lotteries will be conducted for at least some of the seats in the following programs: ● BioMedical Allied Health magnet program at Glen Burnie High School [...]
Anne Arundel Schools Win $35K Grant For Arabic Language Program
Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Office of World and Classical Languages has been awarded $35,000 in federal Race to the Top (RTTT) funds to run an afterschool Arabic language program at two county elementary schools. The program is under way at Van Bokkelen and Brock Bridge elementary schools, and is open to students in fifth [...]
Severn School Leads County High School Math Competition
Severn School moved up to first place in round two of the Anne Arundel County High School Mathematics Competition hosted by Anne Arundel Community College, exchanging places with Chesapeake Science Point Charter School (CSP). Annapolis High School retained its third place rank. The Nov. 5 event on the AACC Arnold campus drew 102 participants from [...]
Parent Involvement Conference Scheduled
Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Office of School and Family Partnerships, the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Program, and the Title I Program, in partnership with Anne Arundel Community College, are sponsoring a parent involvement conference focused on eliminating the achievement gap on Saturday, November 5, 2011. The event, titled, “Strong Families, Strong Communities: Working [...]
Midshipman Action Group To Participate In Local Volunteer Projects
The midshipmen members of the Naval Academy’s Midshipmen Action Group (MAG) will participate in numerous local volunteer and community service programs throughout the fall and spring semester. Last academic year, they logged 20,000 hours participating in community service projects, and this year they will participate in 30 core projects. MAG midshipmen will volunteer in the [...]
Schools Seek Input On School Calendar
Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Calendar Committee is currently accepting public input on the calendars for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school years. The committee, made up of school system personnel as well as parents and representatives of employee bargaining units, will submit recommendations on the calendars to Superintendent Kevin Maxwell later this year. Dr. Maxwell [...]
Magnet School Information Session Tonight
Students and parents who want to learn more about the array of magnet programs available in Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) can do so at either of two informational sessions beginning this week. Sessions will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on the following dates and times: ● Thursday, September 22, at Annapolis [...]
Severna Park High Named County’s 11th National Blue Ribbon School
Severna Park High School today was named a National Blue Ribbon School by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, becoming the 11th county school and second county high school to receive the prestigious honor. Severna Park is the third county school in the last four years to receive the distinction. The 1,889-student school is one [...]
13 Area Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists
Thirteen students from five Anne Arundel County public high schools have been selected as semifinalists in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship competition. Annapolis led the way with four semifinalists among county schools this year, while Broadneck and South River high schools tied with three semifinalists. Severna Park had two students on this prestigious annual list, [...]
Parent Involvement Workshop
In partnership with Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS), the Clay Street Learning Center and the We Care and Friends organization, Annapolis Recreation and Parks presents a Parent Involvement Workshop, “How to Get Involved with Your Child’s Education.” Representatives from the Stanton Community Center (SCC), Annapolis Elementary School, Bates Middle School, Clay Street Learning Center [...]
Annapolis: Second Sexual Assault Of Teen
<–Please share this post with your facebook friends, twitter followers, and google by clicking the icons to the left. Parents and children must remain vigilant. The Capital is reporting that a 15-yar old girl was sexually assaulted on Monday morning while on her way to a school bus. The assault was not reported to police [...]
Police Investigating Suspicious Subjects
<–Please share this information with your facebook friends, twitter followers and google by clicking the icons to the left! Anne Arundel County Police are investigating two separate incidents which occurred yesterday involving young children. In Riva, a man approached a 11-year old girl and offered a ride home. In Annapolis, an Hispanic man was reported [...]
Cape St. Claire Crossing Guard Returned To Her Position
Assistant Superintendent Off Hook After a nearly three month investigation into a parking lot dispute, the Anne Arundel County Police have returned school crossing guard Annette Hogan to her post at Cape St. Claire Elementary School. The dust up came when Hogan approached an Assistant Superintendent for the schools about parking in a bus zone. [...]
County School Bans Students From Graduation
<–please share this post wiht your facebook friends and twitter followers by clicking on the icons to the left. WJZ is reporting that a Northeast High principal refused to admit 9 Northeast High students to their prom, suspended them for three days, and has banned then from attending any senior events including graduation. According to [...]
School Crossing Guard Hit
UPDATE 01:40 PM 05/04/2011: From the Anne Arundel County Police Department: SERIOUS BUS / PEDESTRIAN CRASH GLEN BURNIE Type of Collision: School Bus vs. Pedestrian Location of Incident: Furnace Ave @ Sunny Brook Drive in Glen Burnie Date & Time: May 4, 2011 @ 7:41 a.m. Motor Vehicle #1: 2000 Thomas school bus, yellow in color Driver: Linda [...]
Westboro Baptist Church To Target Meade High School
<–You can share this posting with your Facebook friends or Twitter followers by using the icons to the left! UPDATE: Someone has organized a counter protest for Thursday morning. Details can be found on this Facebook Event page. The Westboro Baptist Church, known for picketing the funerals of soldiers, is planning to picket Meade Senior [...]
Comcast Awards Scholarships
The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, is awarding 97 Maryland high school seniors scholarships through its annual Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation’s signature community investment programs, recognizes students’ leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment [...]
16-Year Old Student Assaulted In Eastport On Way To School Bus
<–Please share this article with your facebook friends and twitter followers to see if we can help the Annapolis Police Department find this suspect. UPDATE 04/01/2011: From the Annapolis Police, they have clarified that this was indeed a sexual assault: 900 Block of Bay Ridge Ave – 3/31 at 6:30am: A male subject approached a [...]
8 Students Vie For Student Member Of Board Of Education
Eight county high school juniors have filed applications to be the 2011-2012 student member on the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County. With nominations now closed, the field of candidates consists of: ● Alexander Berman, Annapolis High School ● Jillian Buck, South River High School ● Angela Copes, Glen Burnie High School ● Erin [...]
