By DIANE M. REY, For The Capital
By DIANE M. REY, For The Capital
Capital Gazette Communications
Published
07/23/10
Toss in some basketball terms, and all of a sudden math problems are a lot more fun.
Diane M. Rey - For The Capital
Head coach Mark McCalpin gives student players a pep talk at the first Anne Arundel All-Stars Academy being held for rising sixth-grade boys at Annapolis Middle School. The pilot program combines basketball, academics and character education to give students a head start on middle school.
That's the revelation for a group of boys engaged in the first Anne Arundel All-Stars Academy running through July 29 at Annapolis Middle School.
Although the four "quarters" of their day allow plenty of time for fun and games, there's a serious side to the summer camp that kicked off July 6 at the school on Forest Drive: raising academic achievement for the 25 rising sixth-graders who signed up.
"We wanted boys who we call our 'bubble kids' - those that need just a little push to take them into...
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