Monthly Archives: March 2015

South River High School sophomore Ava Grounds claimed the grand award Thursday night at the 48th annual Anne Arundel County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, and schoolmates Ashlee Brennan and Hannah Hall made it clean sweep of the two awards by taking second with their joint project. Both projects will now … Continue reading →

Tema Encarnacion is getting the opportunity of a lifetime. The Glen Burnie High School English Language Acquisition teacher is one of just 35 educators from the United States and Canada to be named a 2015 Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellow. As part of the program, Encarnacion will … Continue reading →

It turns out 13 is a lucky number for the South River High School Power Hawks First Robotics Team. In its 13th year of existence, the team joined the ranks of the world’s elite by earning the Regional Chairman’s Award at the recent New York Tech Valley Regional FIRST Robotics … Continue reading →

Nearly 80 students who will be in first through fifth grades when school opens in August 2015 will learn the basics of Spanish and develop cultural awareness June 29 through July 2 at Campo del Bosque, Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Spanish immersion camp held at the Arlington Echo Outdoor … Continue reading →

Milestone Communications will host a community meeting next week about a proposal for a cell phone tower at Corkran Middle School. Under Milestone’s proposal, the marquee style tower would also contain signage for the school. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at the … Continue reading →

The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will conduct a public hearing on April 14, 2015, on five redistricting options involving Annapolis-area schools, four of which are aimed at relieving overcrowding at Tyler Heights Elementary School. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of … Continue reading →

Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Office of School & Family Partnerships, in collaboration with the school system’s AVID program, is sponsoring a Family Involvement Conference on Tuesday, March 24, 2015. The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at Abundant Life Church, located at 7305 E. Furnace Branch … Continue reading →

MGT of America, the company charged with conducting the new school facilities study for Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the Anne Arundel County Government, will host two public meetings later this month to provide an opportunity for county residents to voice their feelings about how the county should proceed … Continue reading →

The Anne Arundel Regional Science and Engineering Fair, postponed earlier this month because of inclement weather, will now take place on March 21 at South River High School. Students will register and set up their projects from 9 to 11 a.m., and the public will be able to view the … Continue reading →

The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will receive an update on the progress of education-related legislation in the General Assembly and vote on changes to six policies at its next meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. The meeting will be held in the Board … Continue reading →