Student Brian Ingram Plays with USNA Band

Brian Ingram '11 was the only AACS band member selected to play with the USNA band in their annual side-by-side concert. All Anne Arundel County high school band directors are invited to submit nominations for students to be selected for this honor. Joanne Wenger submitted nominations for Brian and 2 other AACS band students. Each nomination includes information such as instrument played, years of experience, level of expertise in musicianship skills, and participation in special musical.  Brian is 3rd from the left.

Men's Ensemble Participates in U of M Choral Festival

Freshman Brandon Beylo has always been a sports fan.  He lives, breathes, and sleeps sports ... And, now he writes about it too!  Recently, he received his own by-line in The Bowie Blade, the Bowie/Crofton local paper.  After contacting the paper's sports editor, and a brief mentorship, Brandon got an opportunity to write for the Bowie Blade.  Brandon showed his true sports-journalism talents in covering a story about a local middle school and its Haiti fundraising effort.   Brandon's story "Hoops for Haiti Event Highlights Fund raising" was published on February 11 and reports about a staff versus students' charity basketball game.  Read More 

Skeeter, our friend from the Bayou and close companion of Mr. Wheeler, visited us each month in chapel to introduce a new Christian character trait.  Students learned the meaning of the trait along with a Bible buddy to remind them how to use this trait.  We had a theme verse and poster as we tried to build godly character into our students.  Lessons from the Bible showed students how people of God use this trait.  At the concluding service in May, each student  will be awarded a certificate stating the character trait which their teachers have seen them demonstrate this year.

 

Civil War Remembrance

For the six year in a row, Mark Dennis, who is Company Commander of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, Co. F with the North-South Skirmish Association came to share his knowledge about the Civil War.  Four students were selected to serve as the Color Guard:  John Youtsey, Ebenezer Hagan, Noah Mitchell, and Anthony Sita.  The students were able to see supplies and weapons from both the Union and Confederate armies and learned how they were used.  Mr. Dennis also showed a video of competitions in which his unit demonstrated their expertise in civil war cannon and mortar firing.  Each student was given a card with details of famous Civil War battles and people signed by Mr. Dennis.  It was a fascinating afternoon.

 

 

Hearts for Haiti

 

With the Haiti earthquake leaving such a need, the Lower School students and families decided that they would make the Baptist Haiti Mission their new Mission Project. For three weeks they collected money to send directly to this Mission. Activities included selling Heart for Haiti buttons and water bottles, chapels focused on the Haiti Mission, and making valentines for the children of Haiti.  The highlight was a phone call to Haiti and saying hello to an earthquake victim who was coming to Annapolis for surgery.  From generous hearts $1,390.83 was collected and many prayers were offered for those being Christ's hands and feet in Haiti. 

 

Second Grade Sounds

 

The students have had many hands-on opportunities to try out different "sound systems" to learn first-hand what makes sound, and how to change the volume and pitch of the sound that is being made.  As a culmination activity, the children worked in groups to design and build their own "sound systems".  They were very proud of their inventions and were able to demonstrate for the class how the "sound systems" worked