In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell gets a haircut from an Arundel High School student is also a licensed barber and discusses the many such opportunities available for AACPS students. #BelongGrownSucceed #AACPSFamily https://youtu.be/QpdLx4hN_o8

Thank you to our wonderful maintenance crew for all their hard work today! We appreciate you! #aacpsfamily #belonggrowsucceed #snowday #thankyou

Save the date for the 2nd Annual Multicultural Festival on Thursday, April 3, 2025, 6pm - 8pm at Severn River Middle School! This event is open to all AACPS families! Enjoy games, prizes, food, crafts, music and dancing from around the world! Register to host a cultural table or to attend this event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU5vAIr0DCPJtjS1IfTn5wKaW5sBqi9FTYcG-0Fy3iaZUnCA/viewform

Due to the school system’s switch to virtual operations, the Dance Festival concert scheduled for Wednesday, February 12, 2025, will be rescheduled for Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Crofton High School. Tickets are non-refundable. However, if you find yourself no longer able to attend this concert, please reach out to your school’s dance company director for additional details. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday for an amazing 2 p.m. concert to celebrate the outstanding work of our teachers and students!

“It’s so fluffy, I’m gonna die!” 🐓 Meet the newest members of our flock! Our silkies are getting acclimated to their coop before 4th grade program starts their spring program this week! We are so excited to have these fluffy ones join our family. #aacpsfamily #belonggrowsucceed #EnvironmentalLiteracy #OutdoorEducation #ArlingtonEcho #silkiechickens

It's Family Academy Friday! Check out the Family Academy Newsletter at https://aacps.edurooms.com/engage/family-academy/newsletters/family-academy-fridays-2-7-25. Visit the Family Academy anytime at www.aacps.org/familyacademy or in Spanish at www.aacps.org/academiafamiliar! #AACPSFamily #BelongGrowSucceed

Is your AACPS high school student interested in backpacking through Shenandoah National Park or canoeing down the Patuxent River as they camp along the way?! Our High Adventure Summer Camps offer our AACPS high school students an incredible and transformative experience. Campers spend a week immersed in nature while connecting and building relationships with peers who they may never have crossed paths with otherwise. While camps will have a cost, we will have limited scholarships available for families with financial needs. Applications are open now until Friday, March 7th. To apply, please visit aacps.org/page/summer-programs. #aacpsfamily #belonggrowsucceed #HAC2025 #summercamp

Our 6th grade Chesapeake Connections team is looking for volunteers for upcoming plant delivery days! If you are interested or have questions please email volunteer-eloe@aacps.org. We'd love to have you! #aacpsfamily #belonggrowsucceed #volunteer #plantdelivery #helpneeded #local

Tell us about your Super School Counselor! Celebrating National School Counseling Week #NSCW25 #BelongGrowSucceed

In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell takes part in a clay art project at Davidsonville Elementary School and discusses the school district’s thriving visual arts program. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily https://youtu.be/H9wEfFYJcBI

Thank you, to all of our amazing School Counselors Celebrating National School Counseling Week #NSCW25 #BelongGrowSucceed

Share a shout-out to your School Counselor! Celebrating National School Counseling Week #NSCW25 #BelongGrowSucceed

The weather forecast is calling for potentially icy road conditions on Thursday morning (2/6). While we do not anticipate any changes in our operational schedule at this time, the possibility of a delay or a shift to virtual instruction does exist. All AACPS employees as well as students with AACPS-issued devices should be routinely taking devices home and charging them nightly. Given the forecast, we thought it prudent to provide this reminder. Any changes to operational schedules, should they occur, will be made through the normal channels. Thank you.

Today is #UnityDay! Don't forget to wear orange to show your support and celebration of Unity Day. Kindness - Acceptance - Inclusion Use our hashtags on X/Twitter to share your Unity Day pictures: #UnityDay #UnityDay2025 #ProjectUnity #BelongGrowSucceed Pictures can be emailed to communications@aacps.org or DM on Instagram

Share why you love your School Counselor Celebrating National School Counseling Week #NSCW25 #BelongGrowSucceed

REMINDER: AACPS’ #LiftLA initiative to help the students and schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District in the wake of devastating wildfires has raised nearly $8,300 so far! The campaign runs through February 28. Students and staff can drop money off at their schools just like in the Harvest for the Hungry campaign. Donations can also be made at www.aacps.org/liftla. Thank you!

Who's ready for summer?! Camp applications are now open! New this year, there will be a cost for summer camps with limited scholarships available for families with financial need. Visit aacps.org/page/summer-programs to apply now through Friday, March 7th! #aacpsfamily #belonggrowsucceed #summerprograms #summer2025 #CampEcho #ArlingtonEcho

Celebrating National School Counseling Week #NSCW25 School Counseling: Helping Students THRIVE #BelongGrowSucceed

#UnityDay is coming! Don't forget to wear orange tomorrow to show your support and celebration of Unity Day #UnityDay #UnityDay2025 #ProjectUnity #BelongGrowSucceed

Scenarios developed by consultant WXY for Phase 2 of Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ comprehensive redistricting process are now available online. Go to www.aacpsredistricting.org to view the scenarios and leave comment by May 1. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily