Look who stopped by today! 🩵💛 Bob Mosier came down to talk with our team about sharing the AMAZING things happening at Shady Side! 🐦✨ We can’t wait to share all the great things our Seagulls are doing! Be on the lookout 👀 for all the Seagull Scoop on our feed!

🦅❤️🤍💙 Welcome Ms. Hsu, our new 6th Grade Science teacher! After a 20+ year NASA career developing science curriculum and supporting educators, she’s excited to inspire our Eagles with a love of STEM. 🦅#IBworldschool #aacpsawesome #belonggrowsucceed

🦅❤️🤍💙 Welcome Ms. Bloom, our new Special Education teacher! With 12 years of teaching experience and a passion for supporting students, she is excited to begin her first year in middle school. We're thrilled to have her join the MacArthur family! 🦅 #IBworldschool #belonggrowsucceed

🦅❤️🤍💙 Welcome Ms. Pate, our new 7th Grade Science teacher! With 3 years of science teaching experience, she is excited to join AACPS and the MacArthur family. When she's not teaching, she enjoys coaching soccer, spending time with her dog, and going to the movies. 🦅

#IBworldschool #aacpsawesome #belonggrowsucceed

Welcome Mr. Turner, our 7th Grade Science teacher! Returning to AACPS, he brings experience as an educator, youth athletic development coach, basketball coach, and competitive powerlifter. We're excited to have him join the MacArthur family! #IBworldschool #belonggrowsucceed

🦖☀️ What a ROAR-some week at AMS Zoo Summer Camp! ☀️🦖
Our wonderful Dragons had an AMAZING time learning, creating, and exploring with the support of our IB Program and Community School! 💚💛
Throughout the week, students enjoyed:
🧪 Making slime
👕 Tie-dyeing their own t-shirts
🎨 Creating zoo-themed projects and mock-ups
🐾 Participating in hands-on activities and learning adventures
The grand finale? 🎉 A trip to the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C.! 🦁🐼🐘 Students got to see incredible animals up close and bring their week of learning to life.
A huge thank you to everyone who made this unforgettable experience possible. Our Dragons stayed curious, creative, and engaged all week long! 🐉✨

Congratulations to our Best Buddies chapter for being named most outstanding elementary chapter in the nation! #Belonggrowsucceed

Less than three years after launching Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ inaugural elementary Best Buddies chapter, Waugh Chapel Elementary School has brought home another first: best elementary chapter in the nation.
The announcement of the Overall Outstanding Elementary of the Year honor came last night at Best Buddies International’s 2026 Leadership Conference. The organization is dedicated to helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities form meaningful friendships with their peers, secure successful jobs, live independently, and develop self-advocacy and communication skills.
For more details about Waugh Chapel’s #AACPSAwesome story, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/3036329.

#BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #OurStory

"Building Our Best" is the theme for this upcoming school year - inspired by the book The Hard Hat by Jon Gordon. Stay tuned to see which staff members will receive the Hard Hat throughout the school year. #Belonggrowsucceed

Spread the word! Share this post! Marley ES is accepting registrations for the 2026-27 school year!

¡Corre la voz! ¡Comparte esta publicación! La Escuela Primaria Marley ya está aceptando inscripciones para el año escolar 2026-2027.

🦅❤️🤍💙 Welcome Ms. Cyr, our new 6th Grade Math Teacher, to MacArthur Middle! A Maryland native and first-year AACPS teacher, she is excited to support student growth and success. When she's not teaching, she enjoys reading, drawing, writing, and soaking up the sunshine! 🦅
#IBworldschool #aacpsawesome #belonggrowsucceed

Mr. Stanzione (principal) and Ms. Carroll (PTA president) are excited for the upcoming school year! Plans are underway! #Belonggrowsucceed

Congratulations to Crofton High School rising senior AJ Mason, who followed up his record discus throw in the Maryland state championships by setting another record in winning the event at the New Balance National Championships. Mason’s throw of 209 feet, 5 inches (63.83 meters) broke the existing record by about 8 feet!
#BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #OurStory

Save the dates for our Back to School events!

Congratulations to Tamba Elliott, Principal at South Shore Elementary School, for being named the Anne Arundel Alliance of Black School Educators 2026 Leader of the Year, and Delissa Bailey of Glen Burnie Park Elementary School for being named AAABSE's 2026 Teacher of the Year!

Thanks for all you do to help students #BelongGrowSucceed! #AACPSFamily #OurStory

🦅❤️🤍💙 Please join us in giving a warm MacArthur Middle School welcome to Ms. Reynolds, our new 6th Grade School Counselor! ❤️🤍💙🦅
While Ms. Reynolds may be a new face at MacArthur, many of our rising students from Seven Oaks will be excited to see a familiar and trusted counselor supporting them on their middle school journey. Her dedication to student success and well-being will make a wonderful addition to our Eagle family.
We are thrilled to have you with us, Ms. Reynolds, and we know our Eagles will soar with your support, guidance, and care. Welcome to the nest! 🦅✨
#IBworldschool #aacpsawesome #belonggrowsucceed

Waugh Chapel Fun Fact: Our secretary, Ms. Frasier, is the granddaughter of Larry Doby, the 1st African-American baseball player in the American League. She and her family were recognized at the Cleveland Guardians game on July 5th! #Belonggrowsucceed