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The South County Pre-Kindergarten Co-op in Davidsonville recently hosted a fifth grade reunion for its class of 2007 who are set to graduate from elementary school this June. The reunion is a tradition at the Co-op, where alumni and parents gather to share memories and re-connect before heading off to middle school. Teachers Barbara Freeman [...]

** Mom always did love you better. ** Magnet schools in the Anne Arundel County Public School (AACPS) system are giving students lots of options. Unfortunately, mixing students among established school clusters has created an unintentional side effect: conflicting graduation ceremonies. In the past few years, the growth of these magnet schools has helped to [...]

Tracey’s Elementary School hosted their first-ever STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) night last Thursday. There were hands-on stations for the kids to learn and get excited about these subjects. It was a unique opportunity for parents and children to be in the school learning, side-by-side. Experts say that one of the keys to academic [...]

Davidsonville Elementary and South River High School recently co-hosted their second annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) night. In Davidsonville, hundreds of students and parents gathered to participate in fun and creative activities that required problem-solving and critical thinking. Davidsonville’s assistant principal, Pat Keffer coordinated the evening with help from teachers, STEM students from [...]

Prekindergarten registration begins on Feb. 5 for the 2013-2014 school year. To register, your child must be four years old on Sept. 1, 2013.  There are two schools that offer public pre-kindergarten services in South County. Lothian Elementary School and Central Special School. Pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Central Special do not have to be special [...]

The short-list for Teacher of the Year candidates just got shorter when 17 public school educators and four private-school teachers, five from South County, were named as semifinalists. The four public and one private school teachers from South County schools are: Lori-Ann Balzano, a second grade teacher at Davidsonville Elementary School Danielle Bender, third grade [...]