Parent Blast

Monday, Feb. 17th - All AACPS schools are closed (President's Day)

Congratulations the following students who were accepted into the 2025 Maryland All State ensemble: Elizabeth C. (Jr. Mixed Chorus, soprano), KJ L. (Jr. Mixed Chorus, tenor), and Ethan J. (Jr. Orchestra, string bass). Crofton Middle School was one of three middle school in all of Anne Arundel County to have students qualify for this accomplishment. All State ensembles represent the best of the best 7th through 12th grade student musicians from across the state of Maryland. Thousands of students audition with just over 950 accepted across nine ensembles. It is a tremendous honor for the students and their music educators as well as a credit to their schools. For ticket links and more information about All State ensembles, visit our website: 2025 All State Ensembles | MMEA Website

Please see the Middle School Athletics page on the CMS website for registration and information about Girls and Boys Spring Soccer. There will be a Meet the Coaches Night on Monday, March 3rd - 5:30pm, Crofton Middle School Cafeteria.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need. Since 2000, the Foundation has awarded $304 million in scholarships to more than 3,400 students from 8th grade through graduate school, along with comprehensive academic advising, career pathway counseling and other support services. The Foundation has also provided $136 million in grants to organizations that serve such students. Please click this link for more information and how to apply for a scholarship. Application window open: February 6th - April 30th.

The resources in this link are intended for families looking to get more information related to immigration issues. These resources will be updated as new information becomes available.

On Thursday, May 29th, our school will be hosting a Hoops for Heart fundraising event to support the American Heart Association. This event is to raise awareness to promote a healthy lifestyle and to support heart healthy activities. Through the Month of February, families can use this link  or the QR code below to make donations towards the Hoops for Heart Fundraiser. After the completion of the event, we will compile the donations from each grade level and announce the winning grade with the most donations after Memorial Day weekend. These students will earn an award the following week. Our goal for this year is to raise $2,000.

We are reaching out to let you know that we are in need of donations for the 2025 Regional Science and Engineering Expo. We still have sponsorship opportunities available for this year’s program and would love to save a spot for you.

There are several opportunities to highlight your organization’s commitment to education. Your tax-deductible support for this event will be recognized publicly before an audience of parents, students, and community members at both our Expo and its awards ceremony on March 11, 2025.

Additionally, highlights of both the EXPO and award ceremony are sent to AACPS’ 69,000 Facebook followers and 65,000 Twitter followers.

Please click on this link for more information and how to become a sponsor.

Please check out the "2025-2026 Scheduling Information" page on the CMS website for information regarding next school year scheduling.

Please review the map below for parking locations if you are picking up your student from any after school activities on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays.

AACPS is announcing the launch of #LiftLA, a campaign through which we are asking our students, families, employees, community members, and businesses to contribute what they can to help the students and families of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The campaign will start on January 22, 2025, and conclude on February 28, 2025. 

Those wishing to contribute by check should make those checks out to Education Foundation of Anne Arundel County Public Schools and note #LiftLA in the memo line. Those wishing to contribute online can go to www.aacps.org/liftLA. All donations will go to the Los Angeles Unified School District Education Foundation so that it can support the district’s students and their families as needed.

The Belong, Grow, Succeed mindset we try to impart to students every day is sometimes bigger than our own community and this is an opportunity to step up and help.

The rebuilding of Los Angeles will take years, if not decades. Our efforts can make a difference for children we may never meet, but whose lives can be bettered by our generosity.