Families who wish to apply for their student to attend Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ prekindergarten program in the 2024-2025 school year may do so online beginning at noon on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. AACPS offers prekindergarten programs for 3-year-olds in 12 schools and 4-year-olds in 64 schools. As called … Continue reading
Fourteen county public schools have been recertified as Maryland Green Schools, and two additional schools earned their initial Green School certification this year, the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) has announced. Under the Green Schools program, schools are recognized for their exemplary work in environmental education, sustainability … Continue reading
Twenty-eight Anne Arundel County Public Schools secondary students won their respective categories, 22 more finished second, and 11 others placed third at the recent SkillsUSA Maryland Leadership and Skills Conference. The student winners represent both centers of applied technology and Old Mill and Severna Park high schools. In addition, three … Continue reading
Bodkin Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Bradley Absher arrived at an assembly today expecting to celebrate the school’s recent gifted and talented accomplishments as well as hear from State Interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carey Wright. However, shortly after the program began, the true purpose of the assembly was revealed. In … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) has again been recognized as among the best school systems in the nation for its efforts to serve nutritious and appealing meals to children through the summer months when school is not in session. The school system is the only one in the state … Continue reading
Brock Bridge Elementary School fifth-grader Alfred Obisesan has earned the top spot in the 2024 Martin Luther King, Jr., Oratorical Contest sponsored by the Anne Arundel Alliance of Black School Educators. Jasmine Barney, a second-grader at Meade Heights Elementary School, finished second and Paige Jones, a fifth-grader at Brooklyn Park … Continue reading
Three county high school seniors have been honored for their achievements by earning recognition as Dell Scholars by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. The honors for Jaydy Mayancela-Chimborazo of Annapolis High School, Ali Shaalan of North County High School, and Cheyenne Reid of Southern High School each come with … Continue reading
“Belonging,” an Anne Arundel County Public Schools exhibit celebrating the artistic growth, decision-making, communication, risk-taking, and perseverance of more than 60 graduating high school seniors in 2024, is now open for the public to view at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis. Displayed in the Earl and Martino … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will receive an update on key education-related legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly during its 2024 session at its next meeting, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The 90-day session of Maryland’s legislative body ended on Monday, April … Continue reading
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell’s Community Conversations events, designed to provide updated information on the performance of Anne Arundel County Public Schools and give members of the public the opportunity to speak with key school system leaders, resume next week with an event at Northeast High School. Each of … Continue reading