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Community - South County
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Published
02/19/09
Of the 1,600 schools in the state of Maryland, only six are named Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence each year. The designation comes from the Maryland State Department of Education, and the school that wins the honor has to meet a rigorous set of standards for student performance. 
Elizabeth Johnson — For Anne Arundel County Public Schools
From left, Southern High Principal Mary Alice Todd, County Schools Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell, State School Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick and Daria Strouse, executive director of Partnerships and Development for Maryland Public Schools, during a reception Feb. 12 recognizing Southern High as a Maryland Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Southern is the 13th school in Anne Arundel County to receive the honor, and the second high school.Find Us On Facebook
The rigors of meeting the criteria are so tough that no high school has won Blue Ribbon status in the past couple of years. That streak ended in December when Southern High School in Harwood was named a Maryland Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Last Thursday, officials from the county and state came to the school to celebrate with...
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