Today we had a visit from Western Governors University who awarded grants to Ms Taylor, our SPED DC, and Ms Miller, our 7th grade counselor! Thank you WGU and congratulations to Ms Taylor & Ms Miller! #aacpsawesome #belonggrowsucceed
22 days ago, MacArthur Middle School
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A huge shout out to our SOAR students of the month!! We are so proud of you! Thank you for Dunkin for donating donuts to our students!! #aacpsawesome #belonggrowsucceed
22 days ago, MacArthur Middle School
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Our ACC students are practicing their real world skills by selling snacks to the teachers every Friday! #aacpsawesome #belonggrowsucceed
22 days ago, MacArthur Middle School
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Congratulations to our Board of Education A+ Award Winners for February 2026!
•Educator of the Month – Rebekah Thompson, Four Seasons Elementary School
•Employee of the Month – Mariana Lathrop, Annapolis High School
• Volunteer of the Month – Karen and Quinn Lucas, Ruth Parker Eason School
#BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSAwesome
23 days ago, AACPS
Educator of the Month – Rebekah Thompson, Four Seasons Elementary School with board member
Board Member and Employee of the Month – Mariana Lathrop, Annapolis High School
Volunteer of the Month – Karen and Quinn Lucas, Ruth Parker Eason School and board member
Volunteer of the Month – Karen and Quinn Lucas, Ruth Parker Eason School
Employee of the Month – Mariana Lathrop, Annapolis High School and manager, Karen McDonough
Educator of the Month – Rebekah Thompson, Four Seasons Elementary School
Family members, staff, and boardmember with Educator of the Month – Rebekah Thompson, Four Seasons Elementary School
Board member and Chief of Staff with Educator of the Month – Rebekah Thompson, Four Seasons Elementary School
Chief of staff, Family, and friends with Employee of the Month – Mariana Lathrop, Annapolis High School
Volunteer of the Month – Karen and Quinn Lucas, Ruth Parker Eason School with Principal, SFP Director, Board Member and Chief of Staff
🌟Out of this world gratitude! Congratulations to Quinn and Karen Lucas, our AACPS February 2026 Volunteers of the Month. Your impact shines brighter than the stars—thank you for all you do! 🚀
23 days ago, Ruth Eason School
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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 Mo Gaba Positivity and Perseverance Awards! These outstanding individuals were recognized at the AACPS Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, February 4, in honor of Mossila Kingsley Gaba’s legacy of courage, compassion, and positivity. AACPS Director of Communications Maneka Monk also received a surprise Legacy Award during the meeting.
This year’s recipients are:
• Primary – Mailén Alvarenga Díaz, George T. Cromwell Elementary School
• Intermediate – Clyde Hicks, Oak Hill Elementary School
• Middle – Riley Whitney, Magothy River Middle School
• High – Kezia Kyei-Boahen, Chesapeake Science Point High School
• Legacy – Ashton Graham, MacArthur Middle School
• Legacy – Maneka Monk, AACPS Director of Communications
23 days ago, AACPS
• Primary – Mailén Alvarenga Díaz, George T. Cromwell Elementary School • Intermediate – Clyde Hicks, Oak Hill Elementary School • Middle – Riley Whitney, Magothy River Middle School • High – Kezia Kyei-Boahen, Chesapeake Science Point High School • Legacy – Ashton Graham, MacArthur Middle School • Legacy – Maneka Monk, AACPS Director of Communications
• Primary – Mailén Alvarenga Díaz, George T. Cromwell Elementary School • Intermediate – Clyde Hicks, Oak Hill Elementary School • Middle – Riley Whitney, Magothy River Middle School • High – Kezia Kyei-Boahen, Chesapeake Science Point High School • Legacy – Ashton Graham, MacArthur Middle School • Legacy – Maneka Monk, AACPS Director of Communications
• Primary – Mailén Alvarenga Díaz, George T. Cromwell Elementary School • Intermediate – Clyde Hicks, Oak Hill Elementary School • Middle – Riley Whitney, Magothy River Middle School • High – Kezia Kyei-Boahen, Chesapeake Science Point High School • Legacy – Ashton Graham, MacArthur Middle School • Legacy – Maneka Monk, AACPS Director of Communications
• Primary – Mailén Alvarenga Díaz, George T. Cromwell Elementary School • Intermediate – Clyde Hicks, Oak Hill Elementary School • Middle – Riley Whitney, Magothy River Middle School • High – Kezia Kyei-Boahen, Chesapeake Science Point High School • Legacy – Ashton Graham, MacArthur Middle School • Legacy – Maneka Monk, AACPS Director of Communications
• Primary – Mailén Alvarenga Díaz, George T. Cromwell Elementary School • Intermediate – Clyde Hicks, Oak Hill Elementary School • Middle – Riley Whitney, Magothy River Middle School • High – Kezia Kyei-Boahen, Chesapeake Science Point High School • Legacy – Ashton Graham, MacArthur Middle School • Legacy – Maneka Monk, AACPS Director of Communications
• Primary – Mailén Alvarenga Díaz, George T. Cromwell Elementary School • Intermediate – Clyde Hicks, Oak Hill Elementary School • Middle – Riley Whitney, Magothy River Middle School • High – Kezia Kyei-Boahen, Chesapeake Science Point High School • Legacy – Ashton Graham, MacArthur Middle School • Legacy – Maneka Monk, AACPS Director of Communications
• Primary – Mailén Alvarenga Díaz, George T. Cromwell Elementary School • Intermediate – Clyde Hicks, Oak Hill Elementary School • Middle – Riley Whitney, Magothy River Middle School • High – Kezia Kyei-Boahen, Chesapeake Science Point High School • Legacy – Ashton Graham, MacArthur Middle School • Legacy – Maneka Monk, AACPS Director of Communications
• Primary – Mailén Alvarenga Díaz, George T. Cromwell Elementary School • Intermediate – Clyde Hicks, Oak Hill Elementary School • Middle – Riley Whitney, Magothy River Middle School • High – Kezia Kyei-Boahen, Chesapeake Science Point High School • Legacy – Ashton Graham, MacArthur Middle School • Legacy – Maneka Monk, AACPS Director of Communications
• Primary – Mailén Alvarenga Díaz, George T. Cromwell Elementary School • Intermediate – Clyde Hicks, Oak Hill Elementary School • Middle – Riley Whitney, Magothy River Middle School • High – Kezia Kyei-Boahen, Chesapeake Science Point High School • Legacy – Ashton Graham, MacArthur Middle School • Legacy – Maneka Monk, AACPS Director of Communications

Ms. Graziano's Math 6/7 students are really factoring in some fun today! 🔢 We kicked it old school with some DIY fortune tellers to practice breaking down expressions. I’d say the future of their math skills is looking pretty bright! 🔮✨#aacpsawesome #belonggrowsucceed

23 days ago, MacArthur Middle School
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Led by Meade High School’s Top Magnet School of Excellence Honor, six county schools have earned national awards of merit from Magnet Schools of America, the national association for magnet and theme-based schools.

Meade, which hosts one of three International Baccalaureate high school programs in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, is the only one in Maryland and one of about six dozen across the nation to earn MSA’s top honor. Glen Burnie High School, which hosts the county’s lone Biomedical Allied Health magnet program, earned a Magnet School of Excellence award.

Four schools – Annapolis and Broadneck high schools, Wiley H. Bates Middle School, and the Center of Applied Technology South – earned Magnet School of Distinction honors. Annapolis, Broadneck and Wiley H. Bates each host portions of the Apex Arts Magnet Program. CAT-South earned the award for its “Turning Passions into Professions” theme.

To read more about the awards, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2689973.

#BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #OurStory

23 days ago, AACPS
Magnet Schools of America Awards art
Congratulations to our 8th grade student Ashton who won the Mo Gabba Award for Perseverance this school year! We are so proud of you! #aacpsawesome #belonggrowsucceed
23 days ago, MacArthur Middle School
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8th Grade Riverhawks students had a great day in NYC!! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #TheOutsiders
23 days ago, SPMS
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Our students had a great time at our first Career Speaker Series event. Students got to hear from Erin Corcoran from The LEGO Group! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #CareerSpeakerSeries #EverythingIsAwesome https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUW7H-rDYRh/?igsh=dWVxaHB2bTFod290
24 days ago, SPMS
Career Speaker Series: The LEGO Group
Career Speaker Series: The LEGO Group
Career Speaker Series: The LEGO Group
Career Speaker Series: The LEGO Group
Congratulations to Mailen for winning the Mo Gaba Positivity & Perseverance Award! Your resilience, kindness, and joyful spirit inspire us all. 🌟 #MoStrong
@AACountySchools #BelongGrowSucceed
24 days ago, George Cromwell Elementary School
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Five high school students from across Anne Arundel County have advanced as semifinalists in the 2026-2027 Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) selection process. To learn more about the semifinalists, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2679174. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #OurStory

26 days ago, AACPS
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Thanks to the Anne Arundel County Council for taking time at its meeting Monday night to recognize nine members of our #AACPSFamily and their teams for earning state or national awards. They are:

• Dr. Ryan Durr, Meade High School, Maryland High School Principal of the Year
• Lyndsay Heurbin, Arundel County School, Maryland High School Assistant Principal of the Year
• Andrea Cannady, Northeast Middle School, Maryland Middle School Assistant Principal of the Year
• Rachel Kennelly, Severn Run High School, Maryland Music Educators Association Award of Excellence
• Danielle Crankfield, Crofton High School, National School Counselor of the Year
• Katy Kelley, Broadneck High School, National Girls Lacrosse Coach of the Year
• Dr. Christa Kulp, Virtual Academy, Maryland School Psychologist of the Year
• Mary Jo Childs, Director of Purchasing, National Procurement Institute Award of Excellence
• Not pictured is Jamie Miller, Broadneck Elementary School Maryland Music Educators Association Award of Excellence

#BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #OurStory
26 days ago, AACPS
County Council honors AACPS employees
Shoutout to our Operations Staff! While the snow kept us home last week, they were shoveling and salting! IB Design students spent their virtual day creating thank-you cards to show our appreciation. It’s all about that IB principle of Caring! #aacpsawesome #belonggrowsucceed
26 days ago, MacArthur Middle School
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thank you letters
Inquiry in Action: 6th Grade IB Design Students investigated the global issue of food deserts through a local lens. They designed nutritional food trucks aimed at providing equitable access to healthy meals for all. #ibworldschool #AACPS awesome #belonggrowsucceed
26 days ago, MacArthur Middle School
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Please welcome Mr. Nilsson to Central Middle School! Mr. Nilsson will serve as the administrator to students in the 7th grade. Welcome!!

27 days ago, MELISSA PFISTERER
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Thank you South County Café for recognizing our custodians for all of their hardwork and tirelessly to ensure that our building is safe and ready for our students, staff, and families! We appreciate you!
29 days ago, Tracey's Elementary
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Thank you to our Building Services team for all of your hard work this week! #Belonggrowsucceed
30 days ago, Waugh Chapel Elementary
Unsung Heroes
Thank you Mr. Powell, Ms. Quinn, and Mr. Kitt for all of their hard work getting our school clear of the snow and ice. @AACountySchools #BelongGrowSucceed
30 days ago, George Cromwell Elementary School
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