🌱 Patch AM: How did Severna Park High break into Maryland’s top 10 rankings?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Severna Park High break into Maryland's top 10 rankings?
• How a sudden I-97 "blowup" near Severna Park became a warning

Also on today's calendar: Successful Women in Business at The Blended Essentials and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 71 degrees.
• Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 78, low: 69.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DC, Virginia Schools Go Back-To-Back In Top 10 Of New National Rankings (dailyvoice.com) — Severna Park High School just cracked Maryland's top 10 in U.S. News' new 2026–27 rankings, coming in at No. 9 statewide and tops in Anne Arundel County. The report also spotlights strong showings from DC and Northern Virginia schools, and explains how college readiness, test performance, and graduation rates factor into the national list.
   

• Why one highway exploded this summer — and why many more are at risk (inquirer.com) — A recent pavement "blowup" on Interstate 97 near Severna Park briefly shut lanes and caused several nights of follow-up work, highlighting how extreme heat is straining roads nationwide. The piece explains how hotter summers are buckling highways, warping rails, and forcing engineers to rethink how they design and maintain critical transportation infrastructure.
   

📸 Around Severna Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Severna Park

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Monday August 24
• Conferences/staggered openings for ECSE, Pre-K, and Kindergarten
  Oak Hill Severna Park, MD 21146
• đSchools open for grades 1â5 and grades 6 and 9 only.
  Severna Park (Middle) Severna Park, MD 21146
• Schools Open Grades 1 - 5
  Millersville , MD 21108
• Kindergarten Conferences
  Millersville , MD 21108
Tuesday August 25
• đSchools open for grades 1â12.
  Severna Park (Middle) Severna Park, MD 21146
Wednesday August 26
• Kindergarten Staggered Entrance
  Millersville , MD 21108
Thursday August 27
• Successful Women in Business at The Blended Essentials →
  The Blended Essentials, 562 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd, Severna Park
  4:00 pm
• Back to School Night
  Severna Park (Middle) Severna Park, MD 21146
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Wheelchair Tennis Exhibition and Tennis Classes →
  Naval Academy Brigade, Annapolis
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• CAAL Quarterly Meeting →
  Annapolis, MD Calendar
  9:00 am
• Virtual Car Seat Inspection Appointment
  Maryland State Parks Virtual
  10:30 am
Monday August 24
• Kindergarten Conferences
  Millersville , MD 21108
• Conferences and Staggered Entry for PK and K
  Germantown Annapolis, MD 21401

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Severna Park PatchAM possible:

• MacGillis Global Academy — (443) 393-0892
• Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks — (410) 222-7300
• Kielbasa Factory — 2404539090
• Adam N. Green - New York Life Insurance Company — (610) 716-9471
• The Beauty Office & CO — (443) 548-1148

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Had to put the wallpaper down for a minute today and look at the whole thing from farther back.
  Up close I was focused on one tiny detail that kept bothering me. From a few steps away, I could finally see exactly what needed adjusting. Sometimes… (Nextdoor Stewart's Landing)

• Wendy's - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Pasadena. Apply here.
• Friendly's Restaurants Company posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Pasadena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Severna Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Crownsville

• Anne Arundel County Fair Returns to Crownsville for Five Days of Family Fun (eyeonannapolis.net)

Pasadena

• From 1976 to Today: Chesapeake High School Celebrates 50 Years in Pasadena (realpasadenamd.com)
• What's Up? This Weekend 8/19 (whatsupmag.com)
• Labor Day Fun in the Chesapeake (chesapeakefamily.com)

Glen Burnie

• Rent Dispute Leads To Gunfire At Glen Burnie Complex: Police (patch.com)
• VSU Student From Glen Burnie Charged With Helping Suspected Campus Shooter Hide (wolbbaltimore.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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