Important News

HC DrugFree’s Teen Advisory Council is open to all Howard County high school students and community service hours are available. The next two meetings will be on Monday, October 10 and Monday, November 14 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at The Barn (Teen Center) in the Oakland Mills Village Center. Free pizza provided. Teens need to RSVP to admin@hcdrugfree.org…

Sophomores wanting more information about the academies at the ARL have an opportunity to experience the classes first hand. Shadow Days are scheduled as follows: November 10: AM Programs – Construction Management, Biotechnology, PC Systems, Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Animation and Interactive Media, or Academy of Finance. November 10: PM Programs: Health Professions or Hotel and Restaurant Management. November…

Underclassmen portraits will take place Thursday 10/20 and Friday 10/21. Please order picture packages online at Mylifetouch.com with picture ID MJ016658Q0. We are looking for parent volunteers for picture day. Volunteers will receive a complementary photo package. Please contact Brooke Schneider at Brooke_Schneider@hcpss.org if you are interested in volunteering for a half day or full day. Picture Day Flyer

Are you a family receiving free or reduced meals? Please note that the expiration date is approaching soon! The deadline to turn in a new application or a renewal is October 12. NOTE: It takes the Food and Nutrition Office several days to process the applications. So, please, get your applications in as soon as you can! Need help with…

Dear Long Reach HS, My name is Megha Sharma and I am a junior at Long Reach and I am the Student Government Association President for this school year. As most of you know, the best week of the year is right around the corner: Homecoming Week! Long Reach students and staff have been working hard to make this year…

Interim progress reports will be sent home with Long Reach High students, today October 6, 2016. They are a great opportunity for conversation between parents and children, and between families, teachers and school staff who work with your children. Please take time to read them with your child, look at grades on canvas and ask questions about progress, and support…

LR JV and Varsity Volleyball beat Chesapeake on Tuesday!!! JV Boys Soccer beat Hammond 3-2 JV Girls Soccer and both Varsity Boys and Girls soccer couldn’t pull out wins against Hammond, but played great games! The Field Hockey team beat Meade on Tuesday! Great job!! Freshman Volleyball tied Wilde Lake 1-1 on Thursday, great job girls!! Huge shout out to…

Are you planning to attend the Homecoming Pancake Breakfast? Let us know. Please help us in planning the Homecoming Pancake breakfast by completing this one-question survey. We ask you complete by Friday and thank you in advance! https://surveyplanet.com/57f3b9fbc45a3306bc0ed32a

Dear ARL Parents & Students, After continuing my visitations to several of the ARL Academies during the past two weeks, I wanted to share several amazing experiences in which our students were engaged. Students in one of the Allied Health Academy classes had an opportunity to watch a video and learn about Abby and Brittany Lee Hensel, conjoined-teenage twins, dealing…