Five exceptional principals have been named finalists for the 2025–2026 AACPS Principal of the Year Award, also known as the George Arlotto Leadership Award, recognizing their outstanding leadership and dedication to students, staff, and families.
🔗 Meet the finalists and learn more about this prestigious honor: https://www.aacps.org/article/2544752
🔗 Meet the finalists and learn more about this prestigious honor: https://www.aacps.org/article/2544752

So proud of our student athletes! First game and first win for the SPMS Girls Flag Football Team! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed 🏈

6th grade Starfish students honoring Disabled American Veterans with a Field of Flags. #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #VeteransDay


Decades Day was a hit! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #SpiritWeek

It's Family Academy Friday! Check out the Family Academy Newsletter at https://aacps.edurooms.com/engage/family-academy/newsletters/family-academy-fridays-11-7-25. Visit the Family Academy anytime at www.aacps.org/familyacademy or in Spanish at www.aacps.org/academiafamiliar! #AACPSFamily #BelongGrowSucceed


Happy National #SchoolPsychWeek to our incredible school psychologist, Ms. Nadeau! Thank you for all you do for our staff and students each and every day! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed

Everyone, I mean everyone wanted to visit the face painting station in the Fan Zone! Thank you, Ms. Gregg, Ms. Weinstein and our amazing parent volunteers who made this happen! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed

Our 6th Grade Flag Football Team did a great job today! Thanks Coach Spegel and Coach Dugan! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSuceed #TurkeyBowl

So much fun at today’s Turkey Bowl! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #TurkeyBowl

Today was Turkey Bowl Day! Thank you to all the staff and parent volunteers who made this happen! More pictures coming soon! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #TurkeyBowl

Ms. Mutii’s class showing their school spirit on Pajama Day! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #SpiritWeek

More from Teacher/Student Swap Day! These students dress like their 6th Grade Assistant Principal, Mr. Anoff! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #SpiritWeek

It’s Turkey Bowl Day! Check out our Math 7 team’s fit! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #TurkeyBowl #67

Teacher Student Swap Day, wait what? #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed



The Board of Education today eliminated all but one of the six Phase 2 redistricting plans that had been under consideration and created a single amended plan to move forward to public hearings beginning next week.
For details, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2532059 .
For details, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2532059 .

Ms. McGuire’s Project Runway 8 students created monsters for their buddies from Benfield Elementary School! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #MonsterProject


Pajama Day was a hit!! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #SpiritWeek




Shout out to Ms. Weinstein and Ms. Gregg for being selected as our Osprey of the Week! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #OspreyOfTheWeek

Ms. Wachter’s Digital Palette students created graffiti names. Check out their new Photoshop skills! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed



The number of Anne Arundel County Public Schools to earn five stars on the Maryland Report Card rose 36 percent in the 2024-25 school year compared to the previous year, with an AACPS record 15 schools now holding the state’s highest rating, according to data released by the Maryland State Department of Education today.
For complete details, go to the AACPS News Release page.

