Save the dates for our Back to School events!

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

REMINDER: AACPS’ Summer Meals Program continues to operate mobile meal delivery to 19 community sites despite the extreme heat advisory. Those sites are:
• North County: Heritage Hills, Pumphrey Center, Willows Apartments.
• West County: Pioneer City, Meade Village, Spring Meadows, Still Meadows.
• Annapolis: Admiral Farragut, Annapolis Gardens, Bywater, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Hilltop Village, Woodside Gardens.
• South County (all sites designated as rural): Boones Mobile Estates, Lyons Creek Estates, Maryland Manor.
• Lothian (all sites designated as rural): Rio Vista, Patuxent Mobile, Wayson Woods.

Complete info: www.aacps.org/summermeals

Ms. Glynail Brown, a Waugh Chapel parent for the last 20 years, supplied the food and drinks today for the 5th grade picnic. Her son is in the 5th grade so these are her last days as a Waugh Chapel parent 🥹
Thank you Ms. Brown - you will be missed at Waugh Chapel! #Belonggrowsucceed

Congratulations to our former students who graduated this week! #Belonggrowsucceed

On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent Dr. Bedell reflects on graduation season and celebrates the accomplishments of the Class of 2026. 🎓 #BelongGrowSucceed

- English: https://youtu.be/rwXLFEnibEY
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/MaE-IqC_xU8

Thank you to the Naval Academy Band for visiting us today to celebrate America 250! #Belonggrowsucceed

On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent Dr. Bedell reflects on the excitement and pride of graduation season across AACPS over the next two weeks. #BelongGrowSucceed

- English: https://youtu.be/E65_9Vs3Tas
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/WWJm5_tP5FA

HONOR AND REMEMBER: Members of the Waugh Chapel Elementary School National Elementary Honor Society spent part of their day on Friday at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville, where they placed American flags throughout the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. Thanks to fifth-grade teachers Sydney Langlois and Kimberly Smolen for their leadership. This is the third consecutive year Waugh Chapel Elementary School students have undertaken this effort. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #OurStory

Congratulations to our graduates from the STAIR Reading program! #Belonggrowsucceed

Friday morning we hosted many of our volunteers for an appreciation breakfast! #Belonggrowsuceed

Our students in the Elementary Honor Society went on a service field trip today to the Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville. They placed flags throughout the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. #Belonggrowsucceed

The link to buy yearbooks will be in the Friday High Five tomorrow!

On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent Dr. Bedell discusses the newly approved policy regarding personal care and toileting needs, formalizing practices already in place across our schools to support all students. #BelongGrowSucceed

- English: https://youtu.be/8H4P-4cQbaw
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/D4EJWS8MG7w

On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent Dr. Bedell reinforces his message regarding the importance of respect and civility throughout the AACPS community. #BelongGrowSucceed

- English: https://youtu.be/9Fk9H77F-8o
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/K8FdKZKknDI

On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent Dr. Bedell highlights the Teacher Academy of Maryland program at CAT North. #BelongGrowSucceed

- English: https://youtu.be/_KKe23mW0d8
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/EWXKZ5SUY_8

The Board of Education today approved an agreement with the Secretaries and Assistants Association of Anne Arundel County (SAAAAC) for the coming fiscal year that provides, subject to county funding, a step increase for eligible Unit IV employees and a 3 percent cost-of-living adjustment for all Unit IV employees.
For more information, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2874675.