Important News

Congratulations to Kathy Wojcik, Maryland's Ag Educator of the Year! Ms. Wojcik not only won this year's "Golden Owl" award but also brought home The Maryland Agriculture Teacher's Association Outstanding Program Award for the ARL's Agricultural Science Academy and Howard County FFA! ARL's Award Winning Academy Prepares Students for Careers in Animal, Plant & Environmental Sciences The award-winning Agriscience Academy…

Agriscience Academy students won 1st place in the county Envirothon competition on April 29, 2025. The team will represent Howard County at the Maryland Envirothon competition on June11-12, 2025 in Western Maryland. The team consists of (from L to R) Maia Shoots, Lillian Jerez-Roemer, Gavin Nystrom, Joel Smith, and Bryden Stallings.

One of our amazingly talented Animation and Interactive Media alum are presented in this article about how Gabby's project focuses on understanding viewer behaviors and introducing innovative storytelling techniques to engage younger audiences. https://news.northeastern.edu/2025/04/07/animation-student-gabby-aidam/

In partnership with @Nationwide, the MD Farm Bureau was proud to announce Kathy Wojcik as a finalist for the Golden Owl Award, honoring hardworking agricultural science educators. Congratulations to Kathy for her tireless work teaching students about Ag!

Congratulations to the ARL Cybersecurity Networking students who recently earned their Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) certification in computer networking. The CCST certification demonstrates students are prepared for high-demand roles in tech support, networking, and cybersecurity. The networking exam covers basic security principles, how networks operate, including the devices, media, and protocols that enable network communication, as well as, how…

Congrats to Class of 2026 ARL Cybersecurity Networking students and CyberPatriot semifinalists: Sean Cabaniss(Glenelg High School), Jay Patel (River Hill High School), Andrew Patrone (Glenelg High School), Musab Mohammad (Atholton High School), Ivan Opare (Guilford Park High School), and Brian Zhang (Mt. Hebron High School)! At the recent Maryland State Cybersecurity Championships for CyberPatriot XVII, Team 17-1563 was ranked 41…

Congratulations to Mr. Zoltoski and Mrs. Wojcik! The students of your programs are going to have even more rewarding experiences participating in the Civil Engineering and Agricultural Sciences collaboration. Learn more about the Bright Minds Foundation and grants here, https://news.hcpss.org/news-posts/2024/09/2024-bright-minds-grants-support-innovative-classroom-projects/

Parents/Guardians are Welcome to transport their students to the ARL. There is a designated Student Drop-Off Lane closest to Route 108 (please follow the signs). Please don’t pull into the bus lane that is directly in front of the building. Students are bussed to the ARL from each of their home schools and back to their home schools. ARL Parking/Driving…

April 29 - May 10 Proceeds benefit Agriscience and FFA Veggie plants and flowers available! Email Kathy_wojcik@hcpss.org and/or see the flyer for all the details... plant sale.png

Enrollment The Career Academies @ the Applications and Research Laboratory are 2-year programs beginning in the 11th grade. Each ARL academy may have limited seats available at each grade level. Students may request courses online through the regular high school registration window, and the option to include alternate courses is available. If there are more requests than there are seats…