Drawn to the Library
Celebrating National Library Week
April 6-12, 2025
#NationalLibraryWeek
Congratulations to Rachael Bricker of Four Seasons Elementary School, AACPS’ April Volunteer of the Month! To read more about this #AACPSAwesome volunteer, go to www.aacps.org/volunteerofthemonth. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
Congratulations to Sheryl Neville of the Center of Applied Technology North, AACPS’ April Employee of the Month! To read more about this #AACPSAwesome employee, go to www.aacps.org/employeeofthemonth. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
Congratulations to Valerie Gottschalk of Ridgeway Elementary School, AACPS’ April Educator of the Month! To read more about this #AACPSAwesome educator, go to www.aacps.org/educatorofthemonth. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
To accommodate another event in the Parham Building later that evening, the start of the debate between finalists for 2025-26 Student Member of the Board of Education on April 9, 2025, has been moved to 4:30 p.m.
For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2126807.
In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell and Board Member Dawn Pulliam discuss the Board’s Military Service Award in honor of Candace C.W. Antwine. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
https://youtu.be/rDgbNfBaDTk
10 a.m., 4/3/25: Due to a burst water pipe at the school that will need to be repaired this evening, there will be no classes at South River Evening High School tonight, April 3. Classes will resume at the evening high school campus on Monday, April 7. There are no planned interruptions to regular day classes at South River High School today or tomorrow.
SMOB Minute –Quarter 3 recap with Hafsa Hamdaoui, Student Member of the Board
https://youtu.be/uPt0CyEppdo
Congratulations to Lori Fowler, our Manager of Service Learning, for earning the year’s Service Learning Practitioner Leadership Award from the National Youth Leadership Council. The award is presented annually “to a teacher or community member who has created a living legacy through service-learning practice.”
Are you bilingual in Urdu, Arabic, or Spanish?
Then come join our team!
We're looking to hire part-time Urdu and Arabic, and full-time Spanish Bilingual Facilitators to support our families at AACPS.
Visit www.aacps.org/joinourteam for this amazing opportunity! The application window closes on April 5th, 2025.
Part-time positions: https://aacps.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=28168
Full-time positions: https://aacps.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=28167
Join us for the 2nd Annual Multicultural Festival on Thursday, April 3, 2025, 6pm - 8pm at Severn River Middle School! This event is open to all AACPS families! Enjoy games, prizes, food, crafts, music, and dancing from around the world! Register to attend this event or to host a cultural table: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU5vAIr0DCPJtjS1IfTn5wKaW5sBqi9FTYcG-0Fy3iaZUnCA/viewform
Join us for the 2nd Annual Multicultural Festival on Thursday, April 3, 2025, 6pm - 8pm at Severn River Middle School! This event is open to all AACPS families! Enjoy games, prizes, food, crafts, music, and dancing from around the world! Register to attend this event or to host a cultural table: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU5vAIr0DCPJtjS1IfTn5wKaW5sBqi9FTYcG-0Fy3iaZUnCA/viewform
In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell discusses the ongoing construction at the Old Mill complex. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #OurStory
https://youtu.be/9QTwjZ2DV9c
In October, we had nearly 2,100 students with family members whose first language is not English and who had not signed up for our Parent Portal, which we use to deliver important information throughout the year. Our amazing bilingual facilitators got to work on that issue and today, that number is 8. EIGHT.
Thank you to this awesome team for helping international famlies help our students Belong, Grow, and Succeed!
View our April 2025 Family Link Newsletter:
https://aacps.edurooms.com/engage/anne-arundel-county-public-schools/newsletters/family-link-april-2025
Five county high school seniors have been honored for their achievements by earning recognition as Dell Scholars by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. The honors for Aliya Downs, Jaden Gaddi and Brittany Gonzalez of North County High School; Cheyenne Ponder of Glen Burnie High School; and Jax Payan-Hansen of Southern High School each come with $20,000 scholarships in addition to a laptop computer and printer. All five students are enrolled in AACPS’ Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program, designed to provide support to students who are in the “academic middle” and prepare them to be successful in college through career and college exploration.
Details at https://www.aacps.org/article/2110025
#BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #OurStory
The latest episode of “The Next Level” premieres NOW on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/rcebVDyTB4I. This episode features two athletes from Crofton High School.
Join us now for the latest episode of “School Sounds”
This episode features “Here Lies” from Crofton High School
“School Sounds” is produced and directed by student intern Kailyn Beath
https://youtu.be/yOl9Cj8O4_o
Severn Elementary School fifth-grader wins Martin Luther King, Jr., Oratorical Contest
https://www.aacps.org/article/2107640
Anne Arundel County Public Schools was in the spotlight at the Maryland State Board of Education meeting in Baltimore today. Makenzee Adams (Annapolis HS), Derrin Brown (Broadneck HS) and David Ward (Broadneck HS) - all members of the Apex Arts Commercial Band - had the honor of performing and Apex Arts Vsual Arts students James Bates (Annapolis HS) and Colin Sakae Bashor (Annapolis HS) had their original work displayed in the Board's meeting room among the works of other student artists from throughout Maryland. #BelngGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
