Anne Arundel County

Founded in 1998, Meade Middle School provides learning opportunities to more than 800 students in grades six through eight. Its academic curriculum includes several subjects, such as math, language arts, social studies, science, Spanish and French. The school s media center is a learning-centered facility that stocks a range of books, magazines, research materials and electronic resources. It has a parent-teacher-student association that organizes various fundraising programs. Meade Middle School offers several student organizations, including the National Junior Honor Society and art, reading, keyboarding and piano clubs. It also offers a special education program and conducts family life skills classes for students with special needs. The school s campus includes a planetarium, kitchen, three 33-station computer laboratories, gymnasiums and a weight room, music suites, and art and sewing rooms. Meade Middle School is administered by Anne Arundel County Public Schools and is located in Fort Meade, Md.

Crofton Middle School offers academic programs and extracurricular activities to more than 900 students. The school, located in Crofton, Md., serves students in grades six through eight. It has art, band, foreign language, language arts, and family and consumer science departments. Crofton Middle School also offers classes in math, music, science, social studies, and technology and physical education. The school s guidance department sponsors several programs, including peer mediation, student ambassadors and advisory lessons for classroom teachers. Its extracurricular activities include chorus, orchestra, yearbook and student-government association. Crofton Middle School provides membership for diversity, eagle, electronics, spelling and builders clubs. The school is governed by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.