Student Voice

The time to vote for your Top 3 bands is here!
Scan the QR code or click the VOTE link.
You must use your @aacps student ID number for access.
Remember: You can only vote 1 time.
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11 days ago, Anne Arundel County Public Schools

School Sounds Live Voting poster with QR code to vote for bands to perfrom at the concert

🎶 School Sounds Live is coming!

10 bands from Seasons 1 and 2.
1 stage at the Chesapeake Arts Center.
3 will perform live! You decide who makes the stage.

Vote for the Top 3 bands you want to see perform at the concert.

🗳 Voting: March 23–26
🎤 Concert: May 22

Watch the recap video in our Instagram & get ready to vote.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVzVw7bFVa5/?img_index=1

15 days ago, Anne Arundel County Public Schools

5/22/26 School Sounds Live Concert @ Chesapeake Arts Center "Who are your top 3?" in center of screen, Vote 03/23 to 3/26, 4 corners of post showing school sounds students .

This is Gloria from Annapolis Highschool with communications. Check out her intern insight below!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVR2600Efug/

13 days ago, AACPS Student Voice

Gloria Intern Insight Annapolis Highschool, picture of microphone inside colorful circle

This is Celia from Severna Park Highschool with General Council. Check out her Intern Insight!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVRiPFikaPb/

14 days ago, AACPS Student Voice

Celia Severna Park Intern Insight, picture of microphone in circle

This is Annika from South River Highschool with AACPS Mentors. You can check out her Intern Insight below.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVQ5BHckbYC/

14 days ago, AACPS Student Voice

Annika South River Intern Insights, picture of microphone in circle

This is Sydney from North County Highschool with the AACPS Wellness. You can check out her video below!.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVQ5CbNEYlt/

14 days ago, AACPS Student Voice

Sydney North Highschool Intern Insight, picture of microphone in circle

This is Zoe from Annapolis Highschool with communications. Check out her intern insights!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVPSD0FERma/

15 days ago, AACPS Student Voice

Zoe Annapolis High School Intern Insight, picture of microphone in circle.

This is Will from Severna Park Highschool with the AACPS Foundation. Check out his intern insight!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVO9clYkRJT/

15 days ago, AACPS Student Voice

Will Severna Park Intern Insights, picture of microphone in circle.

This is Clare from Severna Park Highschool with Arlington Echo. Check out her intern insight!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVOo0gcEZ8x/

15 days ago, AACPS Student Voice

Clare Severna Park Highschool Intern Insight, picture of microphone in a circle

This is Tola from North County Highschool with Multi Tier Systems of Support. Check out his intern insight below!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVOUPOIEef1/

27 days ago, AACPS Student Voice

Tola North County Highschool Intern Insight, picture of microphone in a circle

This is Andrew from South River Highschool with AACPS TV. Check out his Intern Insight below!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVMtS-8EaOP/

28 days ago, AACPS Student Voice

Andrew South River Intern Insight, picture of microphone in a circle

This is Noor from Crofton Highschool with Legislative & Policy. Check out her intern insight!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVMYqSNEVnV/

29 days ago, AACPS Student Voice

Noor Crofton Highschool Intern Insight, picture of microphone in a circle

This is Miles from Crofton High School with the Office of Equity. You can check out his month 5 intern insight below!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVMEE6vETKL/

about 1 month ago, AACPS Student Voice

Miles Crofton High School Intern Insight, picture of microphone in a circle

This is Mary from Severn Run Highschool's with Design & Print. You can check out her month 5 intern insight here!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVLvfkrEUWD/

about 1 month ago, AACPS Student Voice

Mary Severn Run Intern Insight, picture of microphone in a circle

Zoe had the opportunity to check out this year’s Beautifully Black Expo at Annapolis High School for Black History Month. She spoke with a few of student participants about the event and they shared their opinions here. Check it out.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DU_OpuLDUjd/

about 1 month ago, AACPS Student Voice

Check out these Student Voice interviews from last year and see your local librarian to get more information about Litcon Maryland vol. 8!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUlcMZjEl-F/

about 1 month ago, AACPS Student Voice

As the week comes to a end, AACPS Student Voice reflects on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, which was honored this past Monday, and how Black Student Unions around AACPS uphold his mission.

about 1 month ago, AACPS Student Voice

The Power of Dreaming - Building Community. Student Voices on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Written By: Gloria Owolabi

Earlier this week, on January 19th, we observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist and a pastor, best known for his use of and advocacy for the use of civil disobedience during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. He fought for voter's rights, worker's rights, and more, and spoke for equality for all regardless of race, as shown in his "I Have a Dream" speech.

I know that we celebrated the holiday for Dr. King at the beginning of the week, but after reflecting, I couldn’t let the week end without sharing some student insight on how impactful the holiday is to today's students. I think it's been at least two months since I had a real dream. That is, if you only think of the amalgamation of day-thoughts your mind smashes together at night. The ones that make virtually no sense but leave you with chills all the same. Daydreams though? I've had plenty, and even as I write this article, my mind wanders every time I take a step back.

Martin Luther King Jr. 's delivery of his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 is probably one of his most fabled acts of his fight for civil rights. Maybe more so than his Selma to Montgomery March, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, or even his nearly 30 arrests for civil disobedience. But his aspirations and his actions shouldn’t be viewed separately when looking back on his legacy. Martin Luther King Jr. didn't just fantasize about a better, more united future. He, and many others forged it, in a variety of ways. His impact can still be greatly felt, especially in the classroom. One of the many ways AACPS schools strengthen unity is through clubs. With high schools home to many Black Student Unions across the county, Black students and even students of other racial identities are connecting more deeply with one another, and extending that new level of understanding outside of those spaces..

Zora Jakes is a student at Annapolis High School who is a member of one such Black Student Union (BSU), serving as its secretary. When asked to describe the BSU’s mission, she spoke on how it created connections not only between students of different races, but even among the Black community at AHS. She explains, “We get to have all of these good discussions about how our Blackness affects us differently and how it affects us in similar ways, and the different ways we view the world. It’s about creating a solid community of people.” These weekly discussions cover a multitude of topics surrounding not only current events, but even the past. From the history of voter suppression, to the growth of African American influence in films, club leaders teach a diverse body of students the nature of the country they live in and its effect on the people they are surrounded by every day. But discussions are not all the BSU does to facilitate this. Over the years, the club has been on many field trips to view exhibitions and performances by Black creatives. They’ve hosted holiday kickbacks for club members to bond with one another, and organized community service projects like Blessing Bags to help others in the Annapolis community. One of the biggest events the BSU hosts, according to Zora, is their annual Black History Month Expo, where student members get to perform, present art, and celebrate together.

In a world constantly overloading us with misfortune, pushing us to disillusionment, it's hard to feel like dreams are worth the time spent. Dreams simply stay dreams without action, but it’s important to remember that action hasn’t stopped. People are working to maintain freedom and opportunity for all. Misfortune persists anyway, but small changes still can and have been made. Just like Dr. King had smaller successes and lots of pushback before the Civil Rights Bill was passed, a BSU can make smaller connections and smaller efforts to create unity in school, that translates into the real world. As Zora puts it while reflecting on Dr. King’s mission, “We should be able to find unity both within our community and outside of it,” And as Dr. King explains in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, "Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”

Writer: Gloria Owolabi Communications Office Apprentice (Writing & Video) Annapolis High School - Apex Arts

Clare is back to talk about how her internship journey is going. She shares about the opportunities she’s had to teach classes and strengthen the ways she helps elementary students connect with and appreciate outdoor education in Anne Arundel County. Clare is from Severna Park High School and interns at Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center as part of the Environmental Literacy and Outdoor Education Office. You can check it out using the link below!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DT3abTAFSe0/

about 1 month ago, AACPS Student Voice

Clare Severna Park Intern Insight, picture of microphone in a circle

Say hello to Miles, a student at Crofton High School. He interns in the AACPS Office of Equity, where he’s gained meaningful experience and new perspectives on advocacy, access, and representation.
In his Intern Insights, Miles shares how the internship has pushed his personal and professional growth and opened doors to unexpected opportunities. You can learn more about his intern insight using the link below.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DT28diAjTeW/

about 2 months ago, AACPS Student Voice

Milles Crofton High School Intern Insight

Meet Annika from South River High School. She’s an intern in the AACPS Office of Equity. She is sharing how she’s helping expand the office’s social media reach while contributing to meaningful projects that support equity across the school system. Check out student voice in action in the link before.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DT1Km7gkrs_/

about 2 months ago, AACPS Student Voice