
Celebrating Our Amazing Pupil Personnel Workers This Week
PPW Week
May 12-16, 2025


What makes our Teacher of the Year Finalists and Principal of the Year so special? The audience at the recent Excellence in Education Awards found out from the people these amazing educators impact the most. Take a look at what makes them so special. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL63heeIfctOvKfq60QWuNcTwa5UTjU_1M

To all of our AMAZING Moms,
Happy Mother's Day!
#AACPSFamily


The Mental Health Awareness Family Fun Day is today, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at CAT North! This free event is in partnership with the Center of Applied Technology North and will include resources and fun activities for all ages. More information at https://aamentalhealth.org/news/save-date-our-annual-mental-health-awareness-family-fun-day-event-may-10th.


Three Anne Arundel County Public Schools earned inaugural Maryland Green School status, one renewed its status, one earned a Sustainable School designation and another reached the Sustainable Bronze level in the 2025 honors bestowed by the Maryland Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education (MAEOE).
For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2205341.


What do you do if one of your students, just because they felt like it, shows up to school in a suit to be dressed for success? If you're Old Mill Middle School South Principal Linda Chandler, you go to your costume closet and let him pick out a tie to add to his outfit! #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily


Seniors, we are so excited to celebrate YOU…
Share your future plans with us.
Post your picture on X using #ProudAACPSGrad or email them at
communications@aacps.org subject:
#ProudAACPSGrad
You can also DM them on Instagram.


7:05 a.m., 5/9/25: Due to a lack of water, North Glen Elementary School will be closed for students and staff today. All other schools are operating on normal schedules at this time.


How does your teacher help you #BelongGrowSucceed?
Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
#BelongGrowSucceed


Our teams prefer to be behind the camera rather than in front of it, but we want to take a minute to thank all of the communications professionals who work so hard to provide information to all of our communities every day! #SchoolCommunicatorsDay2025


Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell spent time at Monarch Academy in Glen Burnie, relaying his life story to students and urging them to work hard to overcome challneges. Dr. Bedell also took time to attend the school's Career Fair. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily

It's Teacher Appreciation Week and Odenton Elementary School's PTA partnered with Coffee and Paws Rescue, Inc., to show the school's staff some puppy love! The school was full of wagging tails and happy hearts as staff enjoyed some well-deserved puppy snuggles! Thanks to the PTA and Coffee and Paws Rescue Inc! #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
(Photos from Odenton Elementary PTA)





We want to see how much our students have grown. Share your #TBT posts with us. Post a picture from PreK/K and a picture from the current school year on X using #BelongGrowSucceed
You can also send pictures to communications@aacps.org or DM the pictures on Instagram.


In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell gets a lesson in lacrosse from the eight-time defending state champion Severna Park High School boys lacrosse team. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily https://youtu.be/nDdhvomo3zk

Who are the Rock Stars at your school?
Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
#TeacherAppreciationWeek
#BelongGrowSucceed


Join us NOW for the latest episode of TeenTalk! In this new episode of Teen Talk, guest host Will Andrione, from Severna Park HS, will dive into the music and magic behind “School Sound.” https://youtu.be/ZcrGplhs_Qs

The Mental Health Awareness Family Fun Day is this Saturday, May 10th, 2025, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at CAT North! This free event is in partnership with the Center of Applied Technology North and will include resources and fun activities for all ages. More information at https://aamentalhealth.org/news/save-date-our-annual-mental-health-awareness-family-fun-day-event-may-10th.


We are so proud to be a part of initiatives like Challenger Baseball run by the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks, this, which help everyone Belong, Grow, and Succeed! Thanks to the Old Mill HS baseball program for stepping up to the plate and being a huges part of this. More photos below in comments. To learn more about Challenger Baseball, please visit: https://ayrs.io/vZ90iw







Congratulations to Rachel Place of Southern Middle School, AACPS’ May Educator of the Month! To nominate someone for this award, go to https://www.aacps.org/page/board-recognitions. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily

Congratulations to Krista Boyd of the Community Schools Program, AACPS’ May Employee of the Month! To nominate someone for this award, go to https://www.aacps.org/page/board-recognitions. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily