Anne Arundel County Public Schools kindergarten registration for the 2013-2014 school year will be held at county elementary schools beginning April 9, 2013. Registration must be done in person at the school in which the child will be enrolled. Children enrolling in kindergarten must be 5 years old by September … Continue reading
Mariessa McKenna, an eighth-grade student at Crofton Middle School, recently was named the national winner of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest. The 13-year-old won a $5,000 scholarship for her essay, written on the theme “What I Would Tell America’s Founding Fathers.” In her piece, Mariessa … Continue reading
Call it a clean sweep for Anne Arundel County Public Schools. The Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals has named North County High School Principal Dr. William Heiser its 2013 High School Principal of the Year and Southern Middle School Principal Jason Dykstra as its 2013 Middle School Principal of … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in the Board Room at the Parham Building, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis. The Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. to vote to go into closed session, during which time … Continue reading
For the third consecutive year, Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ website is atop the state in terms of the documents it makes readily available to the public, according to an examination of governmental websites by Sunshine Review. AACPS’ website, www.aacps.org, received the only A+ rating among the 10 largest school … Continue reading
Three 11th-grade students remain in the running to be named the 2013-2014 student member of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education after a panel whittled the list from five who submitted applications for the post. The finalists are: Scott Lanoue, Broadneck High School Else Drooff, Broadneck High School … Continue reading
South River’s Anna Sappington is second, Broadneck’s Jacob Lettie third North County High School sophomore Jack Andraka claimed his second consecutive grand award tonight at the 46th annual Anne Arundel County Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Andraka shared the award last year for his project that developed a new detection … Continue reading
AACPS social worker Claudette Robinson will receive the Outstanding Contribution to Social Work Award from the University of Maryland School of Social Work at its homecoming celebration tomorrow. Assigned to Van Bokkelen Elementary School for the last 14 years, Robinson has been a steadfast advocate and liaison for the school … Continue reading
Educators from three high schools, one middle school, and one elementary school make up the field of five finalists announced today for the 2013 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year. The educators will be among 52 to be honored at the 27th annual Excellence in Education banquet … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ study of school start and end times and a review of possible options to provide students with later arrival times is now online. The 20-page study reviews the current logistics with regard to school hours and transportation, non-fiscal considerations if start times were to be … Continue reading