Arundel Community College

Film Trying to be a hip-hop dancer Three young women compete for roles in hip-hop videos in Breakin' In: The Making of a Hip-Hop Dancer, being shown at 12:30 p.m. at Anne Arundel Community College, Careers Center, Room 284, 101 Col lege Parkway, Arnold. The event is free. Call 410-777-2807 or go to aacc.edu/womensinst.

Glen Burnie teacher gets Fulbright grant Erin Sullivan, an ESOL teacher at Glen Burnie High School, has been awarded a Fulbright Teacher Exchange grant to teach English as a second language for six weeks in Missour, Morocco, beginning in early October. Sullivan, 32, is one of approximately 170 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad during the 2007-2008 academic year through the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program. "I was excited when I heard I had received it, but honestly I didn't think I could get it," said Sullivan, who has taught with Anne Arundel County public schools since 2004.

This time three years ago, Van Bokkelen Elementary school was trying to shed its title of Anne Arundel's lowest-performing school. State education officials had labeled it as in need of "restructuring." Its Achilles' heel was fifth-grade math, where the school consistently fell below state benchmarks. This year, fifth-grade math is one of the areas the school is most proud of, with the number of students passing the state test jumping 18 percentage points from last year. The school of 430 students also made solid gains in third-, fourth- and fifth-grade reading.

An impending musical disaster causing reported "hyper-ventilating among musicians" was turned into triumph at a May 20 concert, two weeks after ailing Londontowne Symphony conductor Brenda Leach needed a fill-in. Anna Binneweg, director and conductor of the Anne Arundel Community College Orchestra, agreed to serve as cover conductor, quickly securing missing rental scores to conduct initial rehearsals. LSO president Kathy Solano said she was "impressed at how well prepared she was for her first rehearsal with us."

AACC to present executive training Anne Arundel Community College hosts an executive breakfast and presentation to introduce its "Balanced Scorecard" training for executives of businesses and organizations in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. The Balanced Scorecard system teaches managers and executives to mobilize employees to fulfill an organization's mission and to translate strategic goals into plans. The breakfast and presentation will be from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore, 300 Light St. Registration for the breakfast is $100 per person.

Anne Arundel County, Annapolis and local housing authority officials yesterday proposed flooding the troubled Robinwood community in Annapolis with more police patrols, activities for teens and social services for parents to reduce violence, but have yet to determine how to pay for the initiatives. The panel's recommendations were its first step since announcing a collaborative "full-court press" in the neighborhood. The panel of law enforcement, government, public housing and school leaders also recommended opening a police substation and installing a license plate reader at the entrance of the apartment complex to deter drug dealers and buyers.

Two fifth-graders at Lake Shore Elementary School have been honored for placing first in the state in the Stock Market Game for young investors at Towson State University on May 31. Camden LaMarsh and Kyle Reandeau made up one of several teams at Lake Shore Elementary participating in the game, which was sponsored by the Maryland Council on Economic Education. Each team was given a virtual account of $100,000. Over a 10-week period, students bought and sold stocks while watching the trends and daily closes of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq.

Culinary class -- Anne Arundel Community College will present a "Spring Sizzle" cooking class from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. April 18 in Room 207 of the Humanities Building at 101 College Parkway, Arnold. Chef Terry Antoniuk of House Specials (right) will lead a demonstration on shopping, cooking and serving seasonal meals that are easy and flavorful. Participants should wear pants and closed-toe shoes. Aprons and hats will be supplied. The cost is $38 for county residents and $43 for others. Registration is required for class CUI 313. 410-777-2325 or www.aacc.

Jeannine DiPasquale watched as several middle school students struggled to lift fingerprints off glasses, mugs and a compact disc case. To demonstrate the proper technique, she pressed her finger on a glass and lightly brushed the print with cocoa powder. She pressed tape onto it and then peeled it off and stuck it on a piece of white paper. The result was more of a brown smudge than the swirled loops and lines she had hoped to show them. "TV always makes it look much easier than it is," said DiPasquale, chairwoman of Educational Talent Search's oversight committee.

Gov. Parris N. Glendening has appointed Joshua C. Noland of Annapolis to a one-year term as the student member of the Anne Arundel Community College board of trustees, effective Thursday.Noland is studying public relations, advertising and media. His interest in government and education prompted his candidacy for a board seat.After earning an associate of arts degree, he plans to enter a bachelor's degree program at Towson University in mass media or political science.

Language classes The Center for World Languages at Anne Arundel Community College offers comprehensive eight-course sequenced foreign language instruction in nine languages. These no-credit, continuing-education language series are available in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. The center is offering classes at the Arnold campus and the Arundel Mills facility from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. two nights a week. Depending on the language, sessions run for six weeks; more time is allotted for the Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Russian courses.

ACC brown-bag discussion Anne Arundel Community College President Martha Smith and community leaders will hold a panel discussion, "Looking to the Future - Anne Arundel County and Anne Arundel Community College," from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in the Cade Center for Fine Arts, Room 219 on the campus at 101 College Parkway in Arnold. Free. Information: 410-777-2407. Reading screenings The Summit School, 664 E. Central Ave. in Edgewater, will conduct complimentary reading screenings for grades 1-8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 3. Screenings are administered by the school's staff using standardized tests to assess specific reading skills, decoding and comprehension.

Brown-bag discussion Anne Arundel Community College President Martha Smith and community leaders will hold a panel discussion, "Looking to the Future - Anne Arundel County and Anne Arundel Community College" from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Sept 24 in the Cade Center for Fine Arts, Room 219 on the campus at 101 College Parkway in Arnold. Free. Information: 410-777-2407. Language classes Starting this month, the Center for World Languages at Anne Arundel Community College offers comprehensive eight-course sequenced foreign language instruction in nine languages.

Joseph Blackwell, Arundel, football In his first game as a Wildcat, Blackwell gained 257 yards and scored four touchdowns as No. 3 Arundel defeated Anne Arundel County foe and No. 6 Old Mill, 34-27. Blackwell, a running back who transferred last winter from Archbishop Spalding, carried the ball 28 times for 174 yards and one touchdown and caught five passes for 83 yards and three touchdowns. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound junior, who hopes to play Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football, has a 3.8 grade-point average and is considering a pre-med major.

Brown-bag discussion Anne Arundel Community College President Martha Smith and community leaders will hold a panel discussion, "Looking to the Future - Anne Arundel County and Anne Arundel Community College" from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Sept 24 in the Cade Center for Fine Arts, Room 219 on the campus at 101 College Parkway in Arnold. Free. Information: 410-777-2407. Scholarships at AACC The IKO Foundation Inc. has donated $100,000 to scholarship funds at Anne Arundel Community College and contributed to a student emergency fund.

Scholarships at AACC The IKO Foundation Inc. has donated $100,000 to scholarship funds at Anne Arundel Community College and contributed to a student emergency fund. The college plans to award 25 scholarships of $1,000 each toward students' fall and spring tuition. For more scholarship information, call the foundation at 410-777-2515 or go to www.aacc.edu/foundation, or www.aacc.edu/aid/scholarships.

Four candidates have applied for the seat on the Anne Arundel County School Board vacated two weeks ago by Tricia Johnson, who was appointed to the County Council, according to the county's School Board Nominating Commission. The candidates are: Michael Leahy of Severna Park, whose term on the board recently expired; Andrew Pruski of Gambrills; Janet R. Pogar of Glen Burnie; and Paul Rudolph of Severna Park. The School Board Nominating Commission is scheduled to hold two public hearings next week, before forwarding nominees to Gov. Martin O'Malley, who will appoint a new board member to the at-large seat.

AACC College 4-A Day seminars Residents wishing to expand their learning, but not have to take an exam, can attend one or more of Anne Arundel Community College's College 4-A Day seminars. The next program will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday on "Financial Planning in Today's Economy." Experts will offer tips on managing your budget better, including debt, and what retirees need to know about income planning. Reverse mortgages and what is involved in estate planning are also covered.

In its first eight regular-season games, the No. 11 South River girls lacrosse team has had only one close one, so the Seahawks relished the chance to play some tough nontraditional rivals at the annual Anne Arundel Community College tournament. On Saturday, making up the game that had been rained out the Saturday before, they nipped No. 12 Fallston, 12-11, as Brooke Griffin scored five goals and dominated the draws while goalie Kim Kolarik made 14 saves. In Monday's tournament game, the Seahawks (9-1)

Registration for pre-K, kindergarten Anne Arundel County public schools will hold pre-kindergarten and kindergarten registration for the 2009-2010 school year during regular school hours at the elementary schools Tuesday through Friday. * Pre-kindergarten registration: The pre-kindergarten program selects children 4-years-old on or by Sept. 1 based on economic and educational needs. Parents should check with schools offering pre-kindergarten for registration times or access to translators.