We appreciate all the work our PPW, Ms. McGhee does for our students at Annapolis Middle School. Well deserving a big shout out for all her work!

Our ELD and HSA students brought history to life at the National Museum of American History! From exploring iconic artifacts to engaging with interactive exhibits, this experience helped our multilingual learners connect language, culture, and history in meaningful ways. 🌎#Smithsonian #LearningBeyondTheClassroom

We celebrate 🎉 our Speech Language Pathalogist on her day at Annapolius Middle School. We appreciate all that she does for our students.

On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent Dr. Bedell reinforces his message regarding the importance of respect and civility throughout the AACPS community. #BelongGrowSucceed

- English: https://youtu.be/9Fk9H77F-8o
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/K8FdKZKknDI

On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent Dr. Bedell highlights the Teacher Academy of Maryland program at CAT North. #BelongGrowSucceed

- English: https://youtu.be/_KKe23mW0d8
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/EWXKZ5SUY_8

The Board of Education today approved an agreement with the Secretaries and Assistants Association of Anne Arundel County (SAAAAC) for the coming fiscal year that provides, subject to county funding, a step increase for eligible Unit IV employees and a 3 percent cost-of-living adjustment for all Unit IV employees.
For more information, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2874675.

The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County today unanimously approved a 2027-2028 school year calendar that calls for classes to begin for students on Monday, August 30, 2027, and end on Wednesday, June 14, 2028.

For complete details, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2874544.

The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County today unanimously approved a 2027-2028 school year calendar that calls for classes to begin for students on Monday, August 30, 2027, and end on Wednesday, June 14, 2028.

For complete details, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2874544.

We love our SCHOOL LUNCH HEROES at AMS!. We are appreciative of their hardwork and efforts to feed our Dragons every day!

The FORCE Is with us!! Thank You to our volunteers from Young Life and our PTSA for our wonderful 🐲 Dragon Treats Cafe Cart! What a wonderful way to start celebrating TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEN and all the WONDERFUL TEACHERS at AMS ! GO DRAGON TEACHERS!!

🎉🌟 Happy Principal’s Day! 🌟🎉
We celebrate our Dragon Principal Ms. Herrera 💙 on Principal’s Day and congratulate her on an incredible first year at Annapolis Middle School! 🐉💫
@aacountyschools @aacpsspanish

On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent Dr. Bedell highlights four schools that were awarded the Purple Star Schools designation, as announced this week by the Maryland State Department of Education. #BelongGrowSucceed

- English: https://youtu.be/9F-x1ohlB6s
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/aogRGEq1nKU

DRAGON PRIDE 🐲
Congratulations on your achievements CROSS COUNTRY TEAM!! Girls took 2nd place and boys their PR!
GO DRAGONS!

🎉📚 Congratulations to our amazing adults who completed the ELD Adult Class at Annapolis Middle School! 🎓👏
This class was offered in collaboration with Annapolis High School and Community School at AACPS, and we couldn’t be prouder of our learners! 💙
Your dedication, perseverance, and commitment to learning English are truly inspiring. ✨ Thank you for showing our Dragons that learning has no limits and that hard work pays off! 🌟🐉
¡Estamos muy orgullosos de ustedes! 💪💬

🐉✨ DRAGON PRIDE! ✨🐉
Congratulations to our very own Ms. Diggs on being a 2026 recipient of the Coretta A. Scott King Award 🏆
We are pround of you.

Joe Bigsby, a STEM teacher at Magothy River Middle School, tonight was named the 2026 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year. The announcement came before a crowd of more than 700 people at the culmination of the 40th annual Excellence in Education Awards held at the Live! Event Center at Arundel Mills.

Bigsby has taught Anne Arundel County Public Schools students since 2018 and has spent the entirety of that time at Magothy River Middle School. During that time, he has built a reputation as a dynamic educator with a passion for student connection and innovation.

For more about Bigsby and all those honored at this year’s event, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2843645.

The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County has been presented with a recommended 2027-2028 school year calendar that calls for classes to begin for students on Monday, August 30, 2027, and end on Wednesday, June 14, 2028.

The Board is scheduled to vote on adoption of the calendar at its May 6, 2026, meeting. It approved a calendar for the 2026-2027 school year in December.

For more information, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2842340.

🎨📚 Learning in action in Ms. Lerro’s class! 🧠✨
Students had a blast creating Body Maps as part of their lesson on analyzing a character! 🙌 Using creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking, they brought characters to life in a fun and meaningful way 🎭🖍️
Hands-on learning + imagination = Dragon success! 🐉💙