On December 9, 2009, Tim Tooten from WBAL TV 11 News paid a visit to the CRASC General Assembly at the Board of Education. During this visit, Mr. Tooten was able to witness our 200 students engaged in a service project for Toys for Tots.

To see the video of the news broadcast from WBAL, please copy and paste the following link into your browser.
Note: This link will take you to a website outside of crasc-online.

http://www.wbaltv.com/education/21912736/detail.html

In April 2010, CONNECT! will host a Workplace Skills Boot Camp for high school students in Anne Arundel County. This Saturday event will allow students to network and attend workshops on developing skills to assist students in becoming successful members of our workforce. Currently, CONNECT! is looking for middle school and high school volunteers to help with registering students, serving as guides/room captains, introducing workshop speakers, and handing out programs. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Marcia Hall at marcia@reputationcounts.com

CRASC will host its December General Assembly on December 9, 2009 at the Anne Arundel County Board of Education from 9:45-12:45. The theme for this month's General Assembly is service and community involvement. CRASC will be working with Toys for Tots, Happy Helpers for the Homeless, and the Office of Service Learning to provide students with the opportunity to engage in service projects and learn how to effective organize and implement them in their schools.

Please join us in the spirit of our General Assembly by bringing a new toy for donation to the Toys for Tots campaign.

The AACPS Science Advisor Board is searching for student members. Meetings will be held in October, February, and April from 6-8 pm at the Carver Center.

Make your voice heard on the important issues surrounding science education!

The Maryland Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) is currently searching for representatives from MASC and CRASC. Recently created by the Maryland General Assembly, the Council serves as the Governor's advisors on youth issues.

This is a great opportunity, and is a wonderful way to make your voice heard.

AACPS is currently running a survey on the school calendar. They want to know what you think about spring break and other days off!

Take the survey to have your input included in the 2010-2011 calendar!

AFS-USA, America's largest exchange student program, is searching for host families in the National Capital region, especially in Anne Arundel County; as of today, there are NO host families from our entire county!

Each family receives a student like one of those in the attached document, for either a semester or a full school year.

My family hosted a German exchange student this year, and it was one of the best experiences we've ever had. My sister went on exchange to Sardinia, Italy last year and can personally vouch for the value of these experiences.

Please take a look at the attached information and contact Chana Hays if you are interested. She can be reached at 202.265.8744 or fhays1835@aol.com, or you can log onto www.afsusa.org.

Buy discounted tickets for Six Flags America and support student leadership scholarships for graduating seniors.

Ticket Price: $23.00 (regular price $49.99)
Date: Use tickets any day between now and July 31, 2009

To check park operating hours visit www.sixflags.com/america.

Buy your tickets today by completing and mailing in the attached order form or ordering online at www.sixflags.com - promotional code AACPS.

Order form attached.

Applications for next year's CRASC Executive Staff positions are due by Friday, June 1, 2009. A copy of the application is attached.