Friday, May 18, 2012
Annapolis seniors will be heading to the prom on Friday night. Keep Patch in mind after you're all dressed and ready to go and share your pictures here.
Patch wishes all of the Annapolis High School students heading to the prom at the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Friday a memorable and safe prom night. Patch welcomes photos taken by prom-goers and their parents hosting before and after parties. Check out the prom photos on Patch from 2011. Simply upload your photos clicking the “Upload Photos and Videos” button above the main image.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The scholarship goes toward the cost of higher education up to $1 million.
An Annapolis High School student is being awarded for his accomplishments in a big way. Trevor Queen, a senior, received the prestigious Gates Millenium Scholarship for his academic, leadership and extracurricular acheivements, according to a news release from Anne Arundel County Public Schools. The scholarship will pay for Queen's undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate studies up to $1 million, the release states. Some of his accomplishments include earning a 4.0 grade point average, serving as president of the school's National Honor Society and participating in athletic programs. Queen plans to attend Morehouse College in the fall. The scholarship program—which was founded by a $1 billion grant from Bill and Melinda Gates—promotes …
Film crews are on site from May 15-18.
Bates Middle School is being recognized by The George Lucas Educational Foundation as a school that works. According to the school's PTA blog, crews are on site from May 15-18 to film "arts integration at work." "What an honor to be chosen, but of course, we knew already that our kids were getting SMART through ART!!" wrote PTA member Lisa Pline in the blog post. Through the website Edutopia.org, the foundation posts videos and information about best practices at exceptional schools.
About 143 students received degrees at the Sunday ceremony.
On Sunday, St. John's College observed its 220th commencement ceremony. Approximately 143 undergraduate and graduate students participated in the momentous occasion, according to a school news release. The students are from 34 different states and eight foreign countries. Salvatore Scibona, a 1997 graduate and award-winning novelist, served as the featured commencement speaker. Did you attend the ceremony? Add your photos to our gallery by clicking on the "upload photos and videos" button underneath the photo.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Governor calls budget package "good for all Marylanders." Republicans say burden to local governments may force county governments to increase taxes.
The Maryland House of Delegates gave final approval Wednesday to a package of three bills that increases taxes on some state residents, shifts part of teacher pensions to local governments and undoes the so-called "doomsday budget." The votes Wednesday afternoon capped the three-day special session called by Gov. Martin O'Malley in order to override more than $500 million in cuts made in a budget passed in early April. The Senate approved the same three bills Tuesday. As part of the package, legislators approved by a vote of 86-51 what amounts to a 50-50 split of teacher pension costs with local governments. The split will be phased in over the next four years beginning July 1 with the new budget year. That bill also includes a doubling of…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The fourth class midshipmen are undergoing 14 hours of demanding physical and mental challenges.
On a dreary rainy morning, a group of Naval Academy plebes can be seen dragging their weary bodies through freshly dug, muddy trenches covered with barbed wire. A few yards away, another bunch is figuring out how to repair bursting pipes as they may someday have to do on a submarine or ship. Tuesday marked the Naval Academy's annual Sea Trials, a series of grueling physical and mental tests that serve as a "capstone" event for the academy's freshman class. The plebes started the day's activities—which also included a combat fitness test, paintball and underwater challenges— at 3:30 a.m. and will finish up around 6 p.m. "It was an early morning but it's going pretty well," said Greg Fountain, a fourth class midshipman. And though the tasks…
The schools superintendent rails against the county executive in a speech at the second budget hearing.
Hundreds of parents and teachers raised their voices in support of a fully funded school system at the Anne Arundel County budget hearing on Monday night. An estimated 800 people filled the auditorium at Old Mill High School with applause after dozens of parents testified before the County Council during the second hearing on the budget for fiscal year 2013. The County Council holds the purse strings for the school system, which takes up $572 million of the county's proposed $1.2 billion budget. Most who testified on Monday implored council members to fully fund the school budget, but had some additional projects in mind for their local schools. Some of these projects included a replacement for Edgewater Elementary, construction …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Now is the chance to speak up about the county's budget for the coming year.
The second public hearing on Anne Arundel County's fiscal year 2013 budget—which includes the school system's budget—will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Old Mill High School. Sign-ups to speak at the public hearing will begin at 6 p.m. The members of the County Council will be present to hear testimony on the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Later this month, they will be reviewing and voting on the operating budget, which weighs in at $1,243,571,900 (see attached PDF). The first public hearing, held May 7, brought out many Severna Park High School parents asking to secure funding for a new school. The second hearing is expected to draw parents from other schools that need renovated or replaced. Much of the controversy over the …
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Friday, May 11, 2012
The ceremony will also feature a new college tradition.
Caps off to St. John's College graduates! On Sunday, 119 seniors are scheduled to receive their diplomas at the school's 220th commencement ceremony, according to a news release. An additional 24 students will receive master's degrees. Justin Andrew Leishman, Jay Wesley Rohrer and Krista Erica Godwin of Annapolis are included in the graduating class. The featured commencement speaker is Salvatore Scibona, a 1997 graduate and award-winning novelist, the release states. Scibona was chosen by the senior class. The ceremony will kick off at 10:30 a.m. on the college's front lawn. In case of inclement weather, it will be moved to the Francis Scott Key Auditorium. The college is also marking the start of a new tradition with this graduation. …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Funding a replacement for Severna Park High School is currently included in the proposed budget, and parents asked that it stay there.
Supporters of a new Severna Park High School (SPHS) dominated the first public hearing for the county's budget for fiscal year 2013, which starts July 1. At one point during Wednesday’s budget hearing in the Anne Arundel County Council’s chambers, a Severna Park mother asked the audience to stand if they were in favor of a new high school. Nearly everyone in the room got out of their chairs and applauded together. “Okay, so just about everyone in the room,” said Councilman Dick Ladd (R-5th District). For many, ensuring county funding for a replacement to SPHS would be the fulfillment of a promise not kept during last year’s budget season. During the final hours of budget deliberations in May 2011, funding for the project was cut out of the…
carrie thomas
11:06 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
Congratulation to Trevor my son 11 years old had the honor of being in several plays with Trevor what a great role model . My son was excited after hearing about the scholarship. I said to my son that can be u too. Carrie thomas more ›