On Monday, March 18, 2019, the Board of Education of Allegany County hosted the 31st Annual Teacher of the Year Banquet at the Allegany Museum.
On Saturday, March 16, 2019, 36 regional middle school champs and qualifiers from across Maryland met at John’s Hopkins University in Baltimore for the Maryland State Mathcounts Finals.
The Mountain Ridge High School Academic Endowment Committee will hold their annual Craft/Vendor Show on Saturday, April 13, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the school's main and auxiliary gymnasiums.
The Allegany County Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Allegany! Rising, modeled after the successful Leadership Allegany! program, held a graduation ceremony today for the Class of 2019, at the Cumberland Country Club.
Children who will enter public school for the first time in August should be registered on April 4 and 5, 2019, at the appropriate home elementary school as determined by residence.
The Board of Education voted at the February 19th Open Session on several changes to the current 2018-2019 school calendar in order to make up several days lost to inclement weather.
Fort Hill High School recently held the founding and member induction of the first chapter of RHO KAPPA, the National Social Studies Honor Society, in all of western Maryland.
Dr. Cox reminds viewers of a 2-hour delay on March 25; the BOE meeting on March 26; and Biometric Screenings on March 28 and 29. He also congratulates the 2019-2020 TOY and Braddock's Mathcounts team.
The school board met in Open Session on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. The next Open Session of the BOE is scheduled for Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at the Center for Career and Technical Education beginning at 6 p.m.
Children who will enter public school for the first time in August should be registered on April 4 and 5, 2019, at the appropriate home elementary school as determined by residence.
Mountain Ridge's HRM class will premiere this year's documentary on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at The Palace Theatre in Frostburg at 7 p.m.
The School Library Media Program of Allegany County is an integral part of the learning process. The school library media specialist uses state and national standards and curricula to maintain a program that supports life-long learning.
While ACPS utilizes technology in classrooms on a daily basis, teachers also strive to foster a love of reading, for both comprehension and enjoyment.
This video on the framework for active learning was created by Maryland Public Television.
Produced by the Fort Hill HRM class, the documentary will take you through the history, what leads to addiction, science, social impact, family relationships, government intervention, and recovery and treatment.
Inspired by TechActive Classrooms of Tomorrow in the Sarasota School District, ACPS is integrating 21st Century learning skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and communication to create a similar instructional model at several schools.
