Do You Have a Story Idea?
Welcome to Happenings. Here
you will find the latest information on what has been happening at AACS.
If you have an idea for a story, please contact Juliet Wright at jwright@aacsonline.org. Your story idea may appear in a future issue, online, or in our AACS magazine. We look forward to hearing from you. |
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Upcoming Events
November 12 and 13 Parent/Teacher Conferences
Performances at the Kerr Center for the Performing Arts:
November 6 and 7
You Can't Take It With You
November 15/16/17
A Taste of Shakespeare
November 21
Free AACS
Basketball Clinic for boys and Girls (grade 3-8). Contact Coach Scheidt at 410-519-5300 x 150. |
Help Us Spread the News...
Open Houses
Lower School
Fri, October 23
Discover AACS!
Nov 11 at 9:15 am
109 Burns Crossing Road, Severn MD
This event is designed for families of students preK-12th grade.
Come hear from students who will demonstrate aspects of school life. |
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Combined Federal Campaign Acceptances for 2009-2010
South Hampton Roads
AACS CFC code
# 22852 |
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Interested in Getting Involved with the 2010 Auction?
This year's auction will be held on April 10th at the Westin Annapolis. For details about the first meeting planned for the end of October, contact Ashlee Kastendike at akastendike@aacsonline.org |
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Annapolis Area Christian School engages students in an education of excellence enabling them to impact the world through a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. | |
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Espirit de Corps in Homecoming Fashion 
The AACS community came out in full force to celebrate Homecoming, October 9-10, at the Upper School. Each year, Homecoming has two primary points of focus. For students, the weekend serves as an opportunity to celebrate the spirit and life of the school. For alumni, they are given the chance to come home, see familiar faces, and get a first-hand look at the school they once attended. Read More
Every Knee Will Bow
The AACS Marching Band actually began their season last April with the selection of program and music. Existing primarily as a competitive unit, the band competes in two circuits; USSBA, and Tournament of Bands (TOB). The USSBA organization has bands from all over the nation. The Tournament of Bands is primarily in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia and Maryland. The bulk of the competing schools are all large public schools.
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Moms in Touch
 Every Monday morning 8:15 am. until 9:15 am. in the meeting room of the Kilby Athletic Center a group of women meet to stand in the gap for the staff, administration, students and alumni of AACS. Many moms are present every week while some moms are only able to join in occasionally. Some even pray from their homes and jobs! Read More. |
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Lower School
Hornton Lives through Mr. Lawrence 
With a grating Bronx accent, Mayze the Lazy Bird came alive in Mrs. Beall's Kindergarten class as Superintendent George Lawrence read his favorite book, Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss. Mr. Lawrence loves reading to children and especially loves making up special voices for the various characters. He and the children both had a great time. If you'd like to have him read the story for your child, just bring in a flash drive and the lower school office can download it for you. Read More
Blending the Stories of the Past and the Present 
If you have a lower school student, surely you've been asked "In the olden days did you have ....?" Because young people love to hear the stories of an older generation, because our seniors have a multitude of talents and life experiences to share, and because our young brighten the eyes and hearts of our older generation -- the lower school has recently embarked on a new program inviting seniors and retired citizens to become part of the grandfriends program. Read More
Lower School Service Project Helps Smooth the Transition for Departing School Family
As part of their international mission project last spring, the Lower School students chose to help a school family which was relocating to the Middle East for work. Students contributed nearly two thousand dollars (for beds for the family) through offerings during chapel and other fundraisers like candy sales and jeans day. In an email thanking the school, our missionary family said "A HUGE thank you to the kids and teachers who gave so much time and money to help establish us in this land and to smooth our children's transition." |
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Middle School
A Live Backdrop to Learning
On Wednesday, September 23rd, the sixth grade trekked to Strasburg, PA to the Sight and Sound Millennium Theatre to take in a live performance of "In the Beginning." The field trip was an enhancement of the sixth grade Bible curriculum, in which the students are studying Creation, the Fall, and the early lives of God's people. In class following the field trip, students participated in an important exercise in discernment through round table discussions exploring the following question: What parts of the show were Biblically accurate, and what parts were story-telling devices? |
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Our Faculty
While School was Out: Brainfest was In!
 It was the first day off of school for students since the beginning of the year. Just one small reprieve for teachers..... NOT! Instead, the ranks filed through the halls. They came from the Upper School. They came from the Lower School, and they came from the Middle School. They came for Brainfest 2009! Thanks to a core group of wonderful presenters -- teachers from all three AACS campuses were able to collaborate and focus on student success. Featured in the photo is Middle School teacher, Brian Miller who presented on Powerpoint games in the classroom. David Intlekofer, the coordinator of this year's event, said that he is still hearing people talk about the workshops offered. Read More.
The Art (chitecture) of Teaching Reading
 This summer five more AACS Lower School teachers received Architecture of Learning Training. AoL is a method of teaching based on how the brain works. Led by third grade teacher, Donna DeRoo, teachers worked on units of study they will use in their classrooms. In addition, a group of Lower School teachers traveled to the beautiful mountains of North Carolina for a Foundations and Frameworks Reading Retreat. Read More.
Say What?
 On Sept. 29, Upper School faculty members Kim Congdon, Chelsea Woody and Middle School teacher Elisabeth Stone, attended the AIMS Workshop on Ideas for Teaching Foreign Language, held at Indian Creek Upper School. There were sessions on using facebook and other non-traditional approaches in teaching. One of the most fascinating sessions was on sign language taught by a deaf teacher. Without the use of sound, Allen Markel, taught the class to begin to use sign language. This was particularly useful because while most of foreign language teachers already speak two or more languages, this was a completely new approach. Read More
Ms. Leia Bennett Honored with Invitation to Speak at Maryland Music Educators Conference
 Today Friday, October 16, Ms. Leia Bennett, Upper School Choral Conductor, will be speaking during a workshop held by the MMEA (Maryland Music Educators Association) at Howard High School. All of the public school music teachers in Maryland are required to attend and most private school teachers will be in attendance as well. Leaders of the conference invited Ms. Bennett to participate in the workshop following her efforts and those of her choir students during the States Choir event last year. | |
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716 Bestgate Road
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410-266-8251
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