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Students, parents celebrate Meade Cluster Schools at the spring event

By Fort George G. Meade Public AffairsMay 17, 2023

Fort Meade Cluster Spring Event
1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Ellie Mullen, assistant branch manager, Severn Library, speaks with a child at the Fort Meade Cluster Spring Event Saturday, April 29, at Meade Middle School. More than 45 organizations provided information tables to expose students and families to the vast network of resources available. (Photo Credit: Shaun Herron) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort Meade Cluster Spring Event
2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Ellie Mullen, Severn Library assistant branch manager, points out the free books available at the Fort Meade Cluster Spring Event Saturday, April 29, at Meade Middle School. More than 45 organizations provided information tables to expose students and families to the vast network of resources to help students in the AACPS Meade Cluster succeed. (Photo Credit: Shaun Herron) VIEW ORIGINAL
Meade High School unveil new school colors
3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Students and administrators of Meade High School unveiled the new school colors following voting of current students and alumni who chose black and grey – the current school colors. Dr. Ryan Durr, Meade High School principal, far right, and Dr. Mark Bedell, superintendent of AACPS, left of Durr, took part in announcing the choice of colors for Meade High School. (Photo Credit: Shaun Herron) VIEW ORIGINAL

More than 1,200 students, parents, administrators and teachers, and 45 community organizations and businesses showed their support for Meade Cluster schools during the Meade Cluster Spring Event, Saturday, April 29, 2023.

Held at Meade Middle School, the event featured performances by dance teams, step teams, band and chorus performers from nearly all the schools that make up the Meade Cluster.

“I was blown away with not only the turnout, but the interest in the information and resources that our vendors provided at the Meade Cluster Spring Event,” said Hannah Thompson, community engagement officer for the Office of County Executive Steuart Pittman.

Several public officials shared a few words in support of the event, including Col. Michael Sapp, Fort Meade Garrison Commander, Mark T. Bedell, superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Jeff Amoros, chief of staff for County Executive Steuart Pittman; and AACPS School Board members Melissa Ellis and Gloria Dent.

During the event, Sapp and Bedell joined Monique Jackson, deputy superintendent of AACPS, and Ryan Durr, principal of Meade High School, in unveiling Mustang Way as the new street name for Meade High School and Meade Middle School, replacing 26th Street. The new street sign will go up after construction of the high school is completed in 2024.

“This is what fills my heart, because this is all of us putting time and effort into the future of America and into the future of Central Maryland, Anne Arundel County,” Sapp said. “Every one of you is doing something to make this better and I appreciate it. Fort Meade has an incredible relationship with Anne Arundel County. Part of stepping up is being present, we can be Meade Strong, it all works together.”

Bedell, Jackson, Durr and several Meade High School students also revealed the new school colors for the high school – black and gray.

Multiple venues provided food and beverages during the event, which ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free hamburgers, hot dogs and other refreshments were provided by the Friends of Meade and the Anne Arundel County Police Department.

Participating organizations provided information on how they support students, services they offer and different resources available to them.

“We're lucky to be able to partner with our federal agencies and public school system to bring these resources to this vibrant and unique community here in Anne Arundel County,” Thompson said.

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