Cierra Carter of North County High School and Jasmyn Mackell of Annapolis High School have been named 2013 Dell Scholars by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, earning $20,000 scholarships each in addition to a laptop computer and printer. The Dell Foundation awards 300 scholarships annually. Since 2004, the Foundation … Continue reading
Crofton Elementary School parent Carol Streeter has been named a semifinalist for the Maryland Parent Involvement Matters Award, a statewide honor designed to recognize parents who go to incredible lengths to help schools in their communities. Streeter has taken the lead in creating and enhancing STEM programs at Crofton Elementary. … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hear a presentation on the ways in which the Anne Arundel County Public Library system partners with Anne Arundel County Public Schools at its next meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in the Board Room at the … Continue reading
Two Anne Arundel County Public Schools seniors have received scholarships through the National Achievement Scholarship Program to pursue post-secondary endeavors. The students are among a group of approximately 800 talented African-American students from across the country to be awarded scholarships totaling more than $2 million this year. Phylesia Fralin of … Continue reading
Riviera Beach Elementary School Principal Kay Panagopulos was recently named as one of three recipients of the Arts Education in Maryland Schools (AEMS) Alliance’s 2013 Alvin and Louise Myerberg Arts Leadership Recognition Awards. Panagopulos has been principal at Riviera Beach since 2006. The school integrates the arts throughout its curriculum … Continue reading
Germantown Elementary School Principal Walter Reap has been named a recipient of the Distinguished Educational Leadership Award by The Washington Post. Reap is one of 21 principals representing Washington-area school districts to receive the award. “It’s very exciting to be recognized and it means a lot to me,” Reap said. … Continue reading
Southern High School art teacher and department chairman Michael Bell has been named Anne Arundel County’s winner of the 2013 Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award by The Washington Post. Bell is one of 21 winners of the honor, awarded annually by the newspaper to outstanding teachers. The awards are named … Continue reading
Else Drooff, a junior at Broadneck High School, was elected by members of the Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils today to be the 2013-2014 student member of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education (SMOB). Approximately 290 students attended today’s election at South River High School, and 270 students … Continue reading
Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School (CSP) students Jeremy Dy and Anthony Krieger earned the right to represent Maryland at the Raytheon National Mathcounts Competition next month by finishing second and third, respectively, at the state competition recently. The eighth-graders will be part of a four-member team at the national … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools students entering grades 4 through 12 in the fall of 2013 can enroll in AACPS’ Summer Dance Intensive to learn a variety of styles of dance including ballet, modern, and jazz. Dancers can sign up for one or both four-day sessions, scheduled for July 8-11 … Continue reading