Annapolis High School

Anne Arundel County police are investigating a reported sexual assault of a girl at Annapolis High School by a fellow student Friday. Officers were called to the school on Riva Road at about 12:30 p.m. for a report of a sexual assault where the female juvenile student said she was sexually assaulted by a male juvenile student. Police said the students knew each other. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division's Sex Offense Unit are investigating. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective Justin Widup at 410-222-3468.

Orlando Ridout V, a historian of early Maryland buildings who explored crawl spaces and attics for their social and architectural details, died of pancreatic cancer complications April 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The lifelong Annapolis resident was 59. "He literally wrote the book on Annapolis and its 18th-century architectural history," said Pete Lesher, chief curator at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels. "He was one of those persons whose reputations literally did precede him. When I first met him, I expected a button-down look.

A 17-year-old Annapolis High School student was charged Wednesday with raping another student, after police say he lured her into the nearby woods during school. Police said that Troy Traon Reid of Heritage Court in Annapolis led a fellow student from school property to woods off Riva Road across from the Arundel Olympics Swim Center on Sept. 29, when he sexually assaulted her. Police said Reid made advances toward the girl as they walked, and at one point, she tried to run away, but Reid threw a large stick at her. He knocked her to the ground, where he pinned her and sexually assaulted her. The girl returned to school and reported it to the School Resource Officer.

An 18-year old Annapolis resident who last week was arrested and charged with marijuana possession on a school bus at Annapolis High School was arrested on Tuesday night at an apartment and charged with marijuana possession, according to Annapolis police. According to a Wednesday morning police report, Luis Ruiz of Annapolis was arrested after officers received a report around 9:05 p.m. on Tuesday that he was selling drugs on the 1100 block on Madison Street. Officers subsequently approached Ruiz when he left the area and ran into an apartment on the 1000 block of President Street, police said.

A sweeping, sometimes controversial set of reforms to turn around embattled Annapolis High School won the approval of the Maryland State Board of Education yesterday, staving off threats of state intervention. The board backed the three-year restructuring plan by Anne Arundel County school officials, and a report prepared for the board gave high marks to Superintendent Kevin M.

Anne Arundel County schools superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell yesterday tapped a "co-principal" at Annapolis High School as it undergoes a staff overhaul and tries to prevent a state takeover. Joan Valentine, who retired in January as Meade High School principal and previously worked at Annapolis High, will serve under Principal Donald R. Lilley as he fills 144 teaching positions for next school year and puts together a reform plan to turn around the struggling school. Her job takes effect Monday.

An 18-year old Annapolis resident who last week was arrested and charged with marijuana possession on a school bus at Annapolis High School was arrested on Tuesday night at an apartment and charged with marijuana possession, according to Annapolis police. According to a Wednesday morning police report, Luis Ruiz of Annapolis was arrested after officers received a report around 9:05 p.m. on Tuesday that he was selling drugs on the 1100 block on Madison Street. Officers subsequently approached Ruiz when he left the area and ran into an apartment on the 1000 block of President Street, police said.

Everybody noticed the changes at Annapolis High School yesterday, from the girls who arrived at school in midriff-revealing outfits to the boys caught snoozing in class. Yesterday - the day that about 75,900 county students returned to classes after a two-month summer break - appeared to be a fresh start for Annapolis High. The school, which has been troubled by discipline problems in the past, is under new administration for the first time in a decade. Students here had a lot to digest.

Orlando Ridout V, a historian of early Maryland buildings who explored crawl spaces and attics for their social and architectural details, died of pancreatic cancer complications April 6 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The lifelong Annapolis resident was 59. "He literally wrote the book on Annapolis and its 18th-century architectural history," said Pete Lesher, chief curator at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels. "He was one of those persons whose reputations literally did precede him. When I first met him, I expected a button-down look.

Seven students at Annapolis High School could face criminal charges stemming from a Monday morning fracas in the school's cafeteria, according to Anne Arundel County police and school officials. Anne Arundel County police spokesman Justin Mulcahy said officers responded to a call at 7:05 a.m. at the school, where a fight between three students had escalated into a brawl between seven. He said all seven students - including two that are old enough to be charged as adults - will face criminal charges, though he could not immediately say what the charges would be. He said there were no reports of weapons used in the fight, though a chair was apparently thrown, he said.

Seven students at Annapolis High School could face criminal charges stemming from a Monday morning fracas in the school's cafeteria, according to Anne Arundel County police and school officials. Anne Arundel County police spokesman Justin Mulcahy said officers responded to a call at 7:05 a.m. at the school, where a fight between three students had escalated into a brawl between seven. He said all seven students - including two that are old enough to be charged as adults - will face criminal charges, though he could not immediately say what the charges would be. He said there were no reports of weapons used in the fight, though a chair was apparently thrown, he said.

When John Thompson was growing up in a blue-collar area of Pittsburgh, he knew he likely wouldn't become a third-generation steelworker. Buoyed by his father's belief that teaching was an important profession, he took a circuitous route toward education - and he discovered a drive and desire to help the underprivileged and underserved. Currently, Thompson is assistant principal at Phoenix Center Annapolis, the state's only school that serves students with disabilities from kindergarten through the 12th grade.

Robert Tomkies raced yachts in his native New Zealand, with a reputation respectable enough to be hired to work for a fellow named Ted Turner. But as Tomkies' dreams grew, so did his family, until he figured that he had to do something else to take care of his wife and four kids. Tomkies opened a shop in Wellington selling lighting and electrical parts, and bought a small farm off Moonshine Road. Tomkies never got rid of the racing bug, designed and built a 30-foot yacht he named the "Moonshine Express" and tried to pass his passion for fast boats and the open sea on to his brood.

John B. "Jack" Owens, who had been a principal in the family-owned Owens Yacht Co., the legendary Annapolis boat builder, and later established a real estate firm, died Saturday of heart failure at his Naples, Fla., home. He was 96. Mr. Owens was born in Detroit, where his father was a vice president of Westinghouse Electric Corp. and his mother was a homemaker. After his wife's death in 1918, the elder Mr. Owens moved his children to Spa Creek in Eastport, Annapolis, so relatives could help him raise his daughter and four sons.

Anne M. Simmons, a homemaker, educator and artist, died Wednesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center of complications from a fall. The longtime Severna Park resident was 88. A daughter of a salesman and homemaker, Anne McKay was born in Baltimore and raised in Roland Park and Severna Park. After graduating from Annapolis High School in 1939, she attended Goucher College and the Maryland Institute College of Art . She was married in 1951 to William W. Simmons, who owned Fawcett's Boat Supplies in Annapolis.

The Annapolis boys basketball team will host a team Saturday led by one of the top senior guard prospects in the country. Upper Room Christian Academy in Raleigh, N.C., will travel to Annapolis for a 7:15 p.m. showdown against the Panthers. Upper Room is led by Rodney Purvis, the No. 1 shooting guard prospect in the country according to Rivals.com, and the No. 16 player in ESPNU's Top 100 for the 2012 class. Purvis, who averages 28 pionts, seven rebounds and five assists, has committed to North Carolina State.

The Volunteer Center for Anne Arundel County and the Anne Arundel Mentoring Roundtable recently announced the winners of their fourth annual Mentoring Poster Contest. All school-age children in the county were invited to submit poster designs that displayed how a mentor has helped a child be a better person. The winning designs will be showcased in Marley Station mall on the second floor between the Footlocker and Oriental Treasures stores through the end of the month. The Anne Arundel Mentoring Roundtable is an organization whose mission is to match Anne Arundel youth with adults who can offer a quality mentoring relationship, empowering kids, raising their self-esteem and enhancing their career options.

Every other Monday night, Annapolis Alderman Kenneth A. Kirby, dressed in a suit and tie, takes his seat on the dais at City Council meetings, discussing community issues and voting on legislation. Afterward, the others head home from City Hall. And Kirby wanders. Kirby, who grew up in public housing in the capital city, is without a permanent place to live. He stays with a network of friends and family who open their homes to him — a niece in public housing, a friend in Annapolis' moneyed downtown.

Nick Good-Malloy, a former All-County lineman at Annapolis, has left Glen Burnie to take over the football program at his alma mater. “Any time you have a chance to coach at your alma mater, that's an exciting opportunity,” Good-Malloy said. “Playing at Annapolis and growing up in the city of Annapolis, Annapolis High School is a place I take great pride in. I think there's a lot of potential and based on talking to athletic director [Dave] Gehrdes and Mr. [Donald] Lilley, the principal, they seem extremely focused on supporting the football program and getting things going in a great direction.” Gehrdes said he received a number of applications, but Good-Malloy was offered the position Tuesday.