With four AACPS schools currently designated as AACPS Wellness Schools of Distinction, the AACPS Wellness Committee proudly announces that the 2013 application (see below) is now ready for completion. The AACPS Wellness Schools of Distinction Award recognizes schools that demonstrate a high priority for the health and well-being … Continue reading
Led by students Jeremy Dy and Lukash Onyshkevych, who both tied for first place in the individual competition, Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School has captured this year’s Anne Arundel Community College Math Competition. The school scored 47.67 points to outdistance Severna Park High School, which finished with 36 points. … Continue reading
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
Forty-five talented young musicians from ten county high schools will perform alongside the members of the Naval Academy Wind Ensemble as part of the band’s annual Side-by-Side Concert 7:30 p.m. this Friday, April 12 at Severna Park High School. The free concert is open to the public and will include … 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