- Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Mentorships in AACPS
Service Learning
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The Next Step Mentorship
Dr. Murray Korman, physics professor at the United States Naval Academy, has designed a dynamic one-year mentorship for 11th grade students of Anne Arundel County Public Schools. The mentorship will expose participants to an array of experiences – from research and data collection to graphic design and service learning – and the opportunity seeks open-minded students who possess a number of the following qualities:
- Interest in mathematics and science
- Interest in art, creative writing, and the humanities
- Experience or interest in research and data collection
- Experience and/or interest in theater arts
- Interest in music and/or learning about building instruments
- Knowledge of or interest in Graphic Design
- Interest in volunteerism and service learning
- Interest in philosophy and/or religious studies
The 2020 - 2021 application will be uploaded as soon as it is available. Check back for more information.





Contacts
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Lori Fowler
Manager of Service Learning and Mentorships
ldfowler@aacps.org
410-222-5391Mary Tillar
Asst. Superintendent, Advanced Studies and Programs
mtillar@aacps.org
410-222-5390
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STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES!
Past Mentees in the who participated in the Next Step Mentorship Include:
Miahanna Nguyen, South River HS class of 2016: Currently studying at the United States Naval Academy
Joshua Lewis, Annapolis HS Class of 2017: Currently studying at the United States Military Academy, West Point
Emily Santos, Glen Burnie HS Class of 2017: Currently a Bio-PreMed major at the University of Maryland, Balitmore County
Blair Lewis, Glen Burnie HS Class of 2017: Currently pursuing a Nursing degree at James Madison University
Ebonie Smith, Glen Burnie HS Class of 2017: Currently a Liberal Arts major at Mount Saint Mary's University
Kate Haas, Broadneck HS Class of 2018: Currently a Bio-PreMed major at Saint Mary's College
Jenna Cartron, Meade HS Class of 2018: Currently a Material Science major at The Johns Hopkins University
Ava Lusby, South River HS Class of 2019: Recently accepted to the United States Naval Academy, where she will commence her studies in the 2019-2020 academic year!
Under the tutelege of Dr. Murray Korman, mentees have co-authored and published posters, abstracts, and papers that have been accepted and presented at national conferences. Feel welcome to peruse the students' work below!
Poster - Vibration experiments using a clamped circular elastic plate - Blair Lewis and Ebonie Smith