Maryland Blue Ribbon distinction awarded to 3 Anne Arundel schools

"It was long in coming and well deserved," one principal said after her school earned the Maryland Blue Ribbon.

Three schools in Anne Arundel County earned the 2026-2027 Maryland Blue Ribbon: Severn River Middle School, Monsignor Slade Catholic School and School of the Incarnation.

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