Important News

The links for ordering the CTE & Early College Cords are active @ www.balfourmd.com Deadline to order is Friday, May 10.

Students Leanna Byrum and Gabrielle Aidam took second place in the SkillsUSA Regional Competition for Interactive Application and Game Design. Their educational game, PHeroes, about water neutralizing acids and bases, will go on to compete in the SkillsUSA State Competition On April 13. Joining them will be students competing in the Health Knowledge Bowl and 3D Animation Comeptitions. More information…

The 2nd Annual T-Shirt Contest is up and running! Submit your design here, (https://goo.gl/forms/fk06ghTzknGPL2gq1) We would like you to create a t-shirt that commemorates our 2019 ARL school year! Submission is easy and due by March 8th. There are two requirements: -Use no more than two colors -Represent ALL academies Students will vote for their favorite and the winning design…

Three ARL Agriculture Science students spoke at a senate hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 13, describing the importance of agriculture education in Maryland Schools. Members included Makenzie Hereth, Kelly Spicer, and Grace Maisel.

On Saturday February 9, 2019 the annual Howard County Brain Bee was held a Howard Community College. The Brain Bee is a knowledge bowl contest focused on Neurobiology. Questions included brain anatomy, neurotransmitter functions, neural degenerative diseases, and much more. Students from the Biotechnology II GT On Campus experience participated in this contest. The winners of the contest were: 1st…

Gabrielle Aidam, an Animation & Interactive Media II student at the ARL, received two Gold Key awards in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. (https://www.artandwriting.org/) She will move on to National Judging in New York City and be considered for Gold, Silver, or National Achievement Awards. Final results will be announced March 13, 2019

Newly certified students of the Automotive Technology Career Academy have recently achieved national recognition by passing the National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Entry-Level certification exam. During the most recent test taking opportunity, twenty-two students passed the exam and can now claim the title of being ASE certified. The final testing window will take place at the end of…

Interested in exploring a more defined career pathway during your high school experience. The state of Maryland has recently unveiled the Maryland CTE Works website with a variety of resources to see which career is right for you.

We are pleased to provide an amazing educational experience to all of our students, across all academies. However, we are especially proud to have some recent honorees which include: Dr. Maddy Halbach, HCPSS Teacher of the Year Mr. Roy Rosnik, Outstanding Teacher, Project Lead the Way Mr. Bob Leiby, National Teaching Excellence Award Winner

Wednesday 12/12 Leadership and Service Opportunity for All Middle and High School students interested in -Sharing the Student Voice on HCPSS Policy and Community Issues -Gaining Leadership Skills -Practicing Community Service -Working with student leaders from across HCPSS We welcome all interested students to attend Howard County Association of Student Councils (HCASC) meetings throughout the year on the second Wednesday…