Important News

Thank you to all of the home schools, students, and parents for encouraging students to explore the career academy options here at the Applications and Research Laboratory (ARL). All of our Howard County students were engaged and were able to gain insight into their particular fields of interest from our instructors and the students currently enrolled in the programs.

Beginning fall 2015, HCPSS will be using Synergy Conference Management to schedule parent–teacher conferences. Synergy Conference Management provides a simple user interface and easy navigation. Starting November 12, parents can log into HCPSS Connect to view and select from the time slots provided by the teacher for the conference. Parent Teacher Conferences are now scheduled online beginning November 12th. Please…

Our students and staff at the ARL are supporting the fight against breast cancer this October. Every Wednesday we are seeking as many of our community members to wear PINK in support of this cause. On Wednesday, 10/21 we will take our #PinkPic to show our unity in this cause.

Our Construction Management Academy makes building look and sound easy. Many think of simply swinging a hammer and working a saw when it comes to construction, but these students dive deep into the math in order to accurately and efficiently construct buildings! Watch this video to learn more about the Senior Project in this latest edition of the Applications and…

The second in a series, John Hauserman, an Academy of Finance advisor and Certified Financial Planner, discusses the importances of work place skills and college entrance. He writes, "The Academy of Finance Gives Students Essential Job Skills and a Competitive Edge in College Admissions “As a volunteer member of the advisory board for the Howard County Public Schools Academy of…

Skills USA Applications are due Monday!

All classes are cancelled today due to a power outage at the ARL. see Facebook and Twitter for picture. fb.com/hcpssarl

Our morning classes are cancelled due to a power outage. Tune in to Facebook or Twitter for updates.

To continue the series of Why Career Academies?, Academy of Finance student, Ramya Vemuri writes, “When you initially hear about the Academy of Finance, you automatically surmise that it is solely centralized on developing the financial skills of high school juniors and seniors. You assume that we learn how to construct personal balance sheets and cash inflow/outflow statements. You can…

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