- Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Service Learning in our High Schools
Service Learning
- Overview
- Service Learning in AACPS
- Service Spotlights!
- Service-Learning Portal: ServeAACPS!
- Community Partners
- Mentorships in AACPS
- Resources for Students and Families
- Resources for Elementary and Middle School
- Resources for High School
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Service Learning in our High Schools
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Service Learning at Annapolis High School
Service Learning at Annapolis High School includes 40 hours of curricular integrated action. Your student will engage will plan, act, and reflect specifically through course noted below to ensure this graduation requirement is completed. For additional school information on Service Learning, please contact Sherri Billheimer at sbillheimer@aacps.org.
- U.S. Government (Grades 9/11):10 hours
- Health (Grades 9/10): 10 hours
- Science (Grade 9): 10 hours
- English (Grade 11): 10 hours
In addition to the course implementation of Service Learning noted above, students can further their community response through Service Clubs and Organizations. At Annapolis High School this includes:
- Key Club
- Marlene Ramey (mramey@aacps.org) and Carol Ferdock (cferdock@aacps.org)
- Key Club is all about service projects starting in our school and community and extending to global service initiatives. In a typical year Key Club does at least 10 - 12 service projects.
- Special Projects Include: Unicef Vaccinations; Lighthouse Shelter's Thanksgiving Baskets; made dog toys for the Senior Dog Sanctuary in Severn, MD; made fleece scarves for the homeless through Linda's Legacy, collected baby items for the Panther Pantry, written cheerful letters to isolated seniors at a local nursing home; toy collections for disadvantaged children.
- Key Club is all about service projects starting in our school and community and extending to global service initiatives. In a typical year Key Club does at least 10 - 12 service projects.
- Best Buddies
- Heather Zeitlin (hzeitlin@AACPS.org) and Laura Platania (lplatania@aacps.org)
- Special Projects Include: "Spread the Word to End the Sord"; Best Buddies Walk in the Spring
- Wellness Club
- Mary Kay Connerton mconnerton@aacps.org
- Special Projects Include:: Buddy Bowl; ReNew You; Annapolis Runs for Love 5K
- Student Government Association (SGA)
- Mike Zick - mzick@aacps.org
- School beautification/environmental planting; blood drives; Panther Pantry collaboration (food bank at Annapolis High); Polar Bear Plunge (benefits Special Olympics).
- Interact
- Lara Mish lbmish@aacps.org
- Winter Joy Bags in January
- One Love
- Lara Mish lbmish@aacps.org
- Anne Arundel Runs for Love







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For more information regarding opportunities to serve or about required service learning hours visit these sites.
Distinguished Service Learning Website: www.serveaacps.org
Anne Arundel County Public Schools Service Learning: https://www.aacps.org/servicelearning
Maryland State Department of Education Service Learning: http://marylandpublicschools.org/programs/pages/service-learning/index.aspx