Announcement
All-County Chorus Postponed
Due to ongoing positive cases of Whooping Cough in our communities, ACPS will, as a precaution, postpone the All-County Chorus event planned for November 9–10. A new date for All-County Chorus will be shared soon. Thank you for your understanding.
Upcoming Events
ACPS Board Meeting
November 10 | 5PM
The Allegany County Board of Education will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. The meeting agenda will be posted closer to the meeting date. Dates and times are subject to change.
Focus on the Future Event
November 17 & 18 | 9-11:30am
The 19 Annual Focus on the Future Showcase initiative seeks to raise student awareness regarding the importance of academic achievement related to career preparedness and to promote economic growth in Allegany County by keeping Allegany County Public School graduates locally employed with the necessary expertise to enter the job market.
ACPS achieved a 93.1% four-year cohort graduation rate for 2025
ACPS had a total enrollment of 8,081 in 2026
ACPS achieved a 89.7% attendance rate in 2026
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🏆 GROUP 3A ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONS! 🏆
The Mountain Ridge High School Marching Miners took 1st place at the 2026 Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championships in Hershey, Pa., with a score of 91.22 and an undefeated season! 🎺🥁
They also won:
🎵 Best Musical Effect
👀 Best Visual Effect
🚩 Best Color Guard
Congrats to Band Director Roger Walker, his music and color guard staff, and every member of the band! 👏
📣 Shoutout to our other fantastic marching bands who competed at Hershey!
🎶 Fort Hill: 3rd in Group 2-Open (89.2)
🎶 Allegany: 5th in Group 1-Open (88.5)
Read the full release at acpsmd.org.
#atlanticcoastchampionships #bandlife #musiceducation #colorguard
🪶 ACPS proudly celebrates Native American Heritage Month! 🪶
Did you know?
🦣 Maryland’s first inhabitants were Paleo-Indians. More than 10,000 years ago they came from other parts of North America to hunt mammoth, great bison and caribou.
🏕️ By 1,000 B.C., more than 8,000 Native Americans from 40 different tribes lived in Maryland.
🤝 Maryland officially recognizes three tribes: the Piscataway Indian Nation, the Piscataway Conoy Tribe and the Accohannock Indian Tribe.
📜 The Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs serves eight tribes: the Accohannock Indian Tribe, Assateague Peoples Tribe, Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians, Piscataway Conoy Confederacy, Cedarville Band of Piscataway Indians, Piscataway Indian Nation, Pocomoke Indian Nation and Youghiogheny River Band of Shawnee Indians.
We encourage families to explore our region’s history. Visit the Paleo-Indian exhibit at the Allegany Museum, or find online resources from the National Museum of the American Indian at americanindian.si.edu 🔗
#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NAHM #AlleganyCounty #MarylandHistory
🚌 📢 Bus Announcement 🚌 📢
If your student rides Bus 166 to Mount Savage School, please make plans to transport them to and from school on Monday, Nov. 9.
We're very sorry for inconvenience, families.
News Releases
Mountain Ridge High School Band Becomes Group 3A Atlantic Coast Champions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CUMBERLAND, Md. (Nov. 10, 2026) — The Mountain Ridge High School Marching Band took first place in its group at the 2026 Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast…
Allegany County Board of Education Meets on Nov. 10
CUMBERLAND, Md. (Nov. 5, 2026) — The Allegany County Board of Education will meet Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the Washington Board Room at the Board of Education Central Office, 108…
ACPS Demonstrates Positive Progress According to Maryland Report Card
Ninety-one percent of the district’ schools earned three or four stars ratings, according to Maryland Report Card data. CUMBERLAND (October 29, 2026) – Allegany County Public Schools (ACPS) is pleased…
Patience, Kindness and Safety: What I Learned Riding ACPS School Buses
For School Bus Safety Week (Oct. 19-23), we spent a day on two routes with drivers and staff who greet students with jokes, notice who’s having a hard time, and say the job gave their retirement special purpose.
ACPS Presents First State of the Schools Address
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOct. 15, 2026 ACPS Presents First State of the Schools Address CUMBERLAND, Md. — Allegany County Public Schools (ACPS) Superintendent Dr. Michael Martirano delivered the district’s first State…
ACPS Board of Education meets on October, 13th
The Allegany County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 in the Washington Board Room at the Board of Education Central Office, 108 Washington St., Cumberland, MD 21502. At that…
National Merit Scholarship Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COMMENDED STUDENTS IN THE 2027 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Dr. Kendra Kenney, of Mountain Ridge High School, announced on Friday, September 18, 2026 thatEthan Kwok has been…
ACPS Focus on the Future Seeks Employers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CUMBERLAND, Md. – September 21, 2026 – Allegany County Public Schools (ACPS) is recruiting local employers for its Focus on the Future event in November. Employers will…
State of the Schools Set for October 15
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CUMBERLAND, Md. – September 17, 2026 – The Allegany County Chamber of Commerce and Allegany County Public Schools (ACPS) will host a State of the Schools presentation…
