Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ kindergarten registration for the 2021-2022 school year will get under way next week, and parents and guardians can reserve their child’s seat by enrolling online beginning on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Children enrolling in kindergarten must be 5 years old on or by September 1, … Continue reading
The AACPS Wellness Council is excited to announce that Ferndale Early Education Center, Maryland City, Riviera Beach, and Waugh Chapel elementary schools, Brooklyn Park and MacArthur middle schools, and Annapolis and Broadneck high school are the 2020 winners of the AACPS Wellness School of Distinction award. The award recognizes schools … Continue reading
It may have been the Maryland Association of Student Councils convention, but it was Anne Arundel County Public Schools that took center stage last week. Meade High School junior Justin Peleska was elected president of the statewide organization for the 2021-2022 school year and South River High School sophomore Caroline … Continue reading
Members of the public can submit suggestions for new names for George Fox Middle School in what is the first step in the renaming of the 72-year-old building mandated by the Board of Education earlier this month. Suggestions can be emailed to schoolname@aacps.org or mailed to the school at 7922 … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will meet in a virtual special session at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, to discuss the impact of the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) distancing guidelines on the school system’s Spring 2021 reopening plan. The meeting will … Continue reading
Citing the continuing COVID-19 restrictions on venue usage and physical distancing and a priority to focus on planning graduation exercises and other celebrations for seniors, Anne Arundel County Public Schools will not hold traditional high school proms this spring, Superintendent George Arlotto announced today. “We had certainly hoped that as … Continue reading
Board of Education President Melissa Ellis and Superintendent George Arlotto released a statement today regarding hatred against Asian Americans Statement ME GA Asian American support 3-23-21
Seven high school juniors from across the county have been nominated to be the 2021-2022 Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) of Anne Arundel County, the Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils announced today. The nominees are: Katie Lewis, Southern High School Aaron Meier, Severna Park High School … Continue reading
Acting on a recommendation from a diverse committee of community members, parents, historians, and school system officials, the Board of Education tonight unanimously voted to rename Pasadena’s George Fox Middle School, a building that has borne the name of Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ first superintendent since it opened in … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools will allow student-athletes, team managers, and coaches to invite up to two spectators to each contest in which their team participates during the upcoming fall athletics season, Superintendent George Arlotto announced today. The plan will allow for invited fans from both home and visiting teams … Continue reading