Important News

Delayed opening 1/5

2 Hour Delay Schedule at ARL Today is a B Day Students will eat during Period 4 A Lunch is 11:10-11:40, then Board buses for ARL

Holiday Arrangements

Support Howard County Agriculture Education and FFA. Order your holiday arrangement made by our Agriculture Academy students. Accepting orders beginning Nov. 18, 2021 Pick up on Wednesday or Friday of each week beginning Friday, November 19, 2021 until 4pm @ the ARL Greenhouse or Room B60. Thanksgiving orders must be picked up by Nov. 23, 2021-Thanksgiving orders will be limited…

Thanksgiving Basket Program

Please consider providing donations to the Agricultural Program's Thanksgiving Basket Program. Items needed include: -$25 Grocery Gift Card -Aluminum Disposable Roasting Pan -Boxes of Mashed Potatoes -Boxes of Turkey Stuffing -Jars of Turkey Gravy -Cans of Cranberry Sauce -Cans of Green Beans -Cans of Corn -Large Can of Yams -Large Can of Fruit Cocktail -Container of Apple Cider/Juice -Box of…

Thankful for our HCPSS Community Partnerships

Our students are so lucky to have the many amazing business partners to assist in their educational experience. Take a look at the many entities that continue to share their knowledge here, https://www.hcpss.org/about-us/partnerships/

Introduction to the Career Academies

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…

ARL Team Places 2nd in National Personal Finance Challenge

The Academy of Finance team from the Applications and Research Laboratory (ARL) ranked as first runner-up in this year’s National Personal Finance Challenge. The team earned second place in showcasing their understanding of an essential life skill: how to manage money, whether you have a lot of it or not much at all. Nearly 10,000 students from more than 350…

Graduation Honor Cords

Below is the link that Balfour sent for Career Technology Education and Early College students to order their CTE completer honor cords for Graduation. CTE cords are “Turquoise and White," and Early College honor cords are “Burgundy and Gold.” The cost of the cord is $8.50 plus $6.50 mailing and must be ordered on-line. Cords will be sent directly to…

Biotech Kits

In case you missed it, https://news.hcpss.org/news-posts/2021/03/biotech-kits-enable-sophisticated-science-at-home/