The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will receive a briefing on the educational impact of County Executive Laura Neuman’s proposed Fiscal Year 2014 budget at its next meeting, scheduled for 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in the Board Room at the Parham Building, 2644 Riva Road, … Continue reading
Severna Park, Broadneck, and South River high schools are among the elite when it comes to high schools around the United States, according to a recent study in U.S. News & World Report. In assessing more than 21,000 high schools across the country on a variety of criteria, U.S. News … Continue reading
Corkran Middle School will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Saturday, April 27, with a 5K run and Spring Fair at the school, located at 7600 Quarterfield Road in Glen Burnie. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the school with a 5K race, accompanied by a 1-mile Family Fun … Continue reading
Katherine Langdon of Arundel High School and Eric Stoker-Spirt of Old Mill High School are the most recent county seniors to earn scholarships through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The two are among approximately 8,000 talented students from across the country who have won scholarships totaling nearly $35 million this … Continue reading
The calendar may only say April, but it’s time for students currently in fourth and seventh grades to turn their attention to the possibility of enrolling in magnet programs after next year. Anne Arundel County Public Schools will host a magnet information session for these students and their parents at 6 … Continue reading
Superintendent Kevin Maxwell today reminded high school seniors and their parents that the use or possession of alcohol and other illegal substances can cost students a chance to participate in prom, graduation, and other ceremonies culminating their high school careers. “I do not want to see what should be a … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools continues to be recognized for its work in preparing students for college level exams, with 11 of the county’s 12 high schools – two more than a year ago – placing in the state’s top 50 on the 2013 Challenge Index. The nationally recognized index, … Continue reading
North County High School students Luke Andraka and Dana Lunkenheimer today were named runners-up in the Siemens Corporation’s “We Can Change the World” challenge. They will split the $25,000 prize for their project, which called attention to and attempted to provide a solution for the negative environmental impact of ghost … Continue reading
Arundel High School junior Christian Hodges has been selected to be the 2013-2014 student member of the Maryland State Board of Education. Gov. Martin O’Malley appointed Hodges over Benjamin Feshbach of Thomas S. Wootton High School in Montgomery County. Hodges, 17, will begin his term in July. “I am ecstatic … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the Early Childhood Coalition of Anne Arundel County are co-sponsoring an Early Childhood Summit from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 4, at Old Mill High School. The theme of the summit is “What Every Child Needs: Collaborating for School Readiness.” The free … Continue reading