Due to high temperatures and heat indices forecast for Thursday, June 26, all AACPS-sponsored camps and activities will be held indoors or canceled. Camp and activity organizers will notify participants about cancellations. Movement of camps and activities indoors will be done where feasible given other activities at those sites. AACPS meal sites will operate as normal. For information about camps and activities scheduled by other agencies, please check with those agencies. As a reminder, all AACPS schools and offices are closed on Friday, June 27.

Due to extremely high temperatures and heat indices forecast for Wednesday, June 25, all AACPS-sponsored camps and activities will be held indoors or canceled. Camp and activity organizers will notify participants about cancellations. Movement of camps and activities indoors will be done where feasible given other activities at those sites. AACPS meal sites will operate as normal. For information about camps and activities scheduled by other agencies, please check with those agencies.

Brayden Morgan, a rising senior at Glen Burnie High School, will be sworn in as the 52nd Student Member of the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County (SMOB) during a ceremony at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in the Board Room at the Carol S. Parham Building, located at 2644 Riva Road in Annapolis. Complete information can be found at https://www.aacps.org/article/2283163. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily

Due to extremely high temperatures and heat indices forecast for Tuesday, June 24, all AACPS-sponsored camps and activities will be held indoors or canceled. Camp and activity organizers will notify participants about cancellations. Movement of camps and activities indoors will be done where feasible given other activities at those sites. AACPS meal sites will operate as normal. For information about camps and activities scheduled by other agencies, please check with those agencies.

Anne Arundel County Public Schools' summer meal program begins on Monday, June 16. Please go to www.aacps.org/summermeals for details. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily

In light of the Code Orange air quality alert issued today, June 12, by the Maryland Department of the Environment and out of an abundance of caution for the wellbeing of students and staff, all outdoor activities planned at schools will be moved indoors or canceled. More information on MDE’s air quality alert can be found at https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/airqualitymonitoring/pages/index.aspx.

In this week's edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell discusses the importance of creating opportunities for students to succeed on the SAT. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
https://youtu.be/tZrvPmgfu8w
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will meet in a virtual public session at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, 2025, to consider administrative personnel appointments recommended by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell.
For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2247987.

The Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils, the voice of student government in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, has announced the results of its election of officers for the 2025-26 school year.
For complete information, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2242682.

In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell looks ahead to next week’s 14 graduation ceremonies at the Live! Event Center at Arundel Mills. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
https://youtu.be/lbl2nZVElqc

The average score of Anne Arundel County Public Schools students on the SAT assessment rose 14 points this year to 978, placing it above state, national and global averages for students who took the assessment this spring, data from the College Board shows.
For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2230437.

In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell discusses the first round of high school graduation ceremonies, which begins on Tuesday. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #Classof2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYBErPboRqc
Three county high school seniors who are planning careers in the United States military make up the fourth class of recipients of Military Service Awards, created by the Board of Education to honor the legacy the late Candace C.W. Antwine, a military veteran and former Board member who died in 2021.
For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2216435.

In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell discusses the importance of high school seniors making good choices in the weeks leading up to graduation. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
https://youtu.be/6LKll7aLGcY
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.

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
Applications now being accepted for 4-year-old Pre-K programs for 2025-26 school year. Go to www.aacps.org/earlychildhood.

Brayden Morgan, a junior at Glen Burnie High School, has been elected by members of the Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils (CRASC) to be the 2025-2026 student member of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education (SMOB).
For complete information, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2184167.

On the menu for this week’s Thursday Thoughts with Superintendent Dr. Mark Bedell, students and families get a chance to taste-test potential new school lunch options #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
https://youtu.be/HtUccEksOFs
Jacqueline Sanderson, an English Language Development teacher at Belle Grove Elementary School, tonight was named the 2025 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year. The announcement came before a record crowd of more than 700 people at the culmination of the 39th annual Excellence in Education Awards held at the Live! Event Center at Arundel Mills.
For more details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2171700.
#BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #EiE2025

