QACPS Board Report

The creative talents of the Upper Shore Literacy Chapter Bookmark Contest winners were celebrated! Their creative literacy achievements were recognized, and they were presented with a certificate and gift card! Elementary School Winners: First Place: Ava DiPietro, Second Place: Charlie Eichler, Third Place: Averie Wagner - Middle School Winners: First Place: Vivian Dorsey, Second Place: McKenzie Frick - High School Winners: First Place: Brooke Register, Second Place: Elsa LaVoie, Third Place: Delaney Thomas. Congratulations to all!

Special thank you to Mrs. Bridget Passyn, Mr. Michael Bell, Ms. Janice Sidun, Mrs. Alice Ticker, Mrs. Kelley Sweiderek, Mrs. Michelle Grimes, & Dr. Jennifer Osborne for their leadership!

Check out the work of our talented student-artists here!

Mrs. Ashley Jones from SES won the February Energizer Bunny Award.

Mr. Joe Nickens from MMS won the February Spirit Award.

Congratulations to the winners of the February Shining Star Awards!

QACHS Dancers Showcased in the QACPS “Artwork of the Month” Spotlight

Catrina Gromley, Kaeli Olin, Addison Redmond, Isabel Ruth, Mia Tucker, Savanah Vega, & Helen Willard - Watch their performance here.

2024-2025 All-State Dance Medalists

QACHS: Catrina Gromley

KIHS: Dylan Miller and Nadia Wilde

Dance Instructors

Kristen Tyler (QACHS)

Amber Wright (KIHS)

Gabby Pfeifer, Choreographer

QACPS has been featured in Forbes! Last spring, the Blueprint Expert Review Team visited Queen Anne's County. Students Haley Gill and Beatrice Holthaus are featured, and speak about the thriving CTE programs within Queen Anne's County Public Schools. Read the article here.

February's Artwork of the Month showcases the Queen Anne’s County High School Dance Performance of "Inner Chaos". This dance was selected for the All-State Maryland State Dance Showcase, held at Goucher College on January 10, 2025. The performance, choreographed by Gabby Pfeifer, features dancers Catrina Gromley, Kaeli Olin, Addison Redmond, Isabel Ruth, Mia Tucker, Savanah Vega, and Helen Willard. Congratulations to this talented group of dancers!

Watch the performance here and read the full news release on our website here.

Matapeake Middle School Band Director Mr. Christopher Flaherty has been selected to perform in the prestigious Band Directors Marching Band at the 137th Rose Parade! On January 1, 2026, Mr. Flaherty will join 500 band directors from across the country in Pasadena, California to participate in the parade. He will proudly represent QACPS, performing on the Alto Saxophone. Congratulations, Mr. Flaherty!

Read the full news release on our website here.

QACPS is thrilled to announce its collaboration with the Sultana Education Foundation and the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center on the innovative Wonders of Wetlands program. This initiative has been made possible through a three-year, $200,000 grant awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and aims to provide all QACPS sixth-grade students with immersive, hands-on experiences exploring the critical role of wetlands.

Read the full news release on our website here.

Photo courtesy of John Mann.

Queen Anne’s County Public Schools is proud to announce that Kent Island High School Principal Dan Harding & Band Director Kimberly Scully have been honored with the prestigious 2024–2025 Maryland Music Educators Association Awards of Excellence! These awards celebrate exceptional contributions to music education and advocacy in Maryland schools.

Read the full news release on our website here.

ArtScene | The Podcast continues its Supervisors Month series with an engaging episode featuring Dr. Darren Guido, Supervisor of Instruction for Queen Anne’s County Public Schools. With over 30 years of experience as an educator and leader, Dr. Guido has dedicated his career to improving instruction in social studies, world languages, service-learning, multilingual learners, and migrant education.

Listen on Spotify here or at https://anchor.fm/artscene.

The Queen Anne's County Library is looking for volunteers for the Book Buddies Program. This is a great opportunity to remind our students that reading is fun! Contact Cait Byrnes at caitbyrnes@qaclibrary.org.

QACPS made waves on January 29, 2025 at the 2025 Cool Schools Plunge, with over 100 QACPS students braving the chilly waters of the Chesapeake Bay at Sandy Point State Park to support Special Olympics Maryland. Together, QACPS students, staff, and families raised more than $15,000 to help provide year-round training and competition opportunities—at no cost—for Special Olympics Maryland athletes and their Unified® teammates.

A huge thank you to all the participants and supporters who made this event a success! Your dedication and generosity continue to make a meaningful impact on the lives of these incredible athletes.

QACPS is proud to announce that Brooke Register, Alexis Detamore, Mark Monroe, and Grace Hartlove from Kent Island High School captured all four finalist spots in the visual art category of the esteemed Saturday ‘Visiter’ Awards, presented by Poe Baltimore! Congratulations to these talented student artists, and a giant thank you to their teacher, Mrs. Andrea Schulte, for her inspiring leadership.

Read the full news release on our website here.

Encourage your middle school & high school students to participate in the 2025 QAC Goes Purple Opioid Awareness Poster Contest! The deadline for all entries is February 14, 2025. For contest rules, suggested messages, and the entry & consent forms, scan the QR code, or visit the website here.

All Queen Anne's County youth groups are invited to participate in the 4th Annual Opioid Awareness Commercial Competition! The deadline for entries is February 14, 2025. Contact Julie Kille with QAC Goes Purple at julie.kille@qacps.org with any questions!

2024-2025 School Board Meeting Schedule

Email: offpub@qacps.org
Website: https://www.qacps.org/
Location: 202 Chesterfield Avenue, Centreville, MD, USA
Phone: 410-758-2403
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