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The Next Level, hosted by Katie Holmes, features AACPS Senior Athletes who have played High School sports and are moving on to the next level to compete as a college athlete. Next Level seeks to inspire, motivate and share inspirational messages to our younger Athletes and the Anne Arundel County Communities. This month, we welcome AACPS Superintendent Dr. Mark Bedell to talk about how athletics helped him get to where he is today.
A
A
Welcome
to
the
next
level
a
brand
new
series
on
aacps
TV,
I'm,
Katie
Holmes
I,
have
decided
to
celebrate
march
with
a
March
Madness
special
edition.
I
have
with
me
today
a
former
athlete
who
played
basketball
in
high
school.
He
is
certainly
a
role
model
for
all
Anne
Arundel,
County,
Public,
Schools
athletes
and
students.
He
went
on
to
play
at
the
college
level
with
quite
a
few
accolades
and
holds
records
in
the
NCAA
with
me
today
is
our
new
superintendent
Dr
Mark
Bedell.
A
A
B
Got
involved
in
sports,
probably
when
I
was
four
or
five.
You
know.
I
picked
up
basketball
and
fell
in
love
with
it
at
that
age
and
pretty
much
utilized
the
sport
of
basketball
to
carry
me
through
to
where
I
am
now
today,
even
as
a
superintendent
leveraging
basketball.
B
I
attended
Edison,
Tech,
Vocational
Technical
and
Vocational
High
School
in
Rochester,
New
York,
and
you
know
during
that
time
I
was
an
athlete,
but
I
also,
you
know
developed
a
trade
while
I
was
there,
which
was
electrical
construction.
Okay,.
B
B
Teacher
I
mean
there
was
a
teacher
who
told
me
that
I
was
academically,
talented
and
that
I
was
throwing
it
away
and
basically
said
you
need
to
find
somebody
to
talk
to,
because
I
was
dealing
with
a
lot
of
adversity
outside
of
the
school
and
I
was
trying
to
cope
and
deal
with
it
all
on
my
own,
until
this
teacher
kind
of
called
me
out
on
it
and
a
couple
weeks
later,
I
went
back
to
the
teacher
and
shared
what
I
was
what
I
was
going
through
and
then
it
just
from
there.
B
I
just
became
free
and
really
just
started,
focusing
on
doing
right
in
school,
and
it
just
changed
the
trajectory,
in
my
opinion,
for
my
life.
So.
B
Teacher
has
that
power
I
often
like
to
share
with
people
that
a
teacher
can
be
a
dream,
destroyer
or
could
be
a
Dream
Maker,
and
just
in
some
of
the
words
that
they
say,
I
tell
people
you
can
either
breathe
life
into
a
student
or
you
can
kill
them,
and
so
this
is
an
example
of
a
teacher
who
breathes
life
into
me
and
allowed
for
me
to
be
able
to
pursue
my
dreams.
That's.
B
I
did
I
mean
I
was
real
competitive
with
my
best
friend
and
I
would
probably
say:
I
mean
it
was
our
history
classes,
I
mean
at
the
end
of
the
day.
Mr
Barrett
was
a
history
home.
B
He
was
my
history
Home
Room
teacher,
so
he
never
taught
me,
but
I
was
in
his
home
room
for
all
four
years
and
that's
the
teacher
that
told
me
I
was
throwing
it
all
away,
but
I
did
take
government
my
senior
year
in
high
school
and
I
really
enjoyed
that
class,
but
that
was
also
another
teacher
that
that
took
me
under
her
wings,
along
with
Mr
Barrett
and
both
of
those
teachers
influenced
me
to
become
a
teacher
one
day
and.
A
B
Probably
by
my
senior
year,
yeah
I'm,
one
of
those
people
who
was
blessed
with
a
vertical
to
to
be
able
to
come
in
in
the
ninth
grade
and
and
was
dunking,
not
that
just
wasn't
wasn't.
For
me,
I
was
more
of
a
shooter
than
anything,
but
by
the
time
I
got
to
my
senior
year,
I
was
dunking
and
then,
when
once
I
got
into
college,
that
was,
it
was
a
whole
different
story.
In
terms
of
you
know
my
ability
to
play
Above
the
Rim
right.
B
B
B
It
is
a
historically
black
College,
University
and
so
I
had
an
opportunity
to
play
basketball
there
for
four
years
and
it
wasn't
just
basketball,
I
ran
cross
country
to
get
in
shape
for
basketball
and
then
I
ran
track
in
the
spring.
So
I
was
pretty
busy
all
four
years
in
college
being
an
athlete.
On
top
of
doing
my
schoolwork,
your.
B
It's
interesting
my
my
journey
is
a
lot
different
than
probably
what
some
of
the
viewers
were
here.
I
was
recruited
to
actually
go
to
Buffalo,
State
and
I
was
recruited
for
track,
so
they
wanted
to
offer
me
a
partial
scholarship
to
go
to
Buffalo
State
I
needed
to
get
away
from
Rochester
and
so
I
decided
to
leave,
because
I
really
didn't
even
want
to
be
in
that
part
of
the
country
at
Fisk
University,
because
it
was
division
three,
they
really
don't
offer
scholarships
at
that
level.
B
Now
they
offer
scholarships
now
that
they're
NAIA,
but
for
division.
Three,
they
didn't
offer
scholarships
they
offered.
You
know
packages
of
of
ways
to
help
you
with
financial
aid
and
work
study,
and
things
like
that
that
that
allowed
for
me
to
matriculate
through
but
I,
actually
I
just
went
to
Fisk
University
and
said:
hey
I'm,
going
to
I
still
want
to
play
basketball
and
I
wasn't
being
recruited
for
basketball
like
that
it
wasn't
until
I
got
to
Fisk
University
and
started
playing.
A
B
A
B
Mean
I
leverage,
I
leverage
Sports
to
keep
me
engaged
in
the
academic
process.
I
try
to
tell
people
that
there
is
a
reason
why
we
should
be
pushing
extracurricular
experiences
for
our
students
because
they
really
do
help
you.
They
help
you
develop
a
world
well-rounded
set
of
skills
that
can
go
with
you
for
life
right
and
so
playing
sports.
You
have
to
learn
how
to
collaborate.
You
have
to
learn
how
to
compromise.
You
have
to
learn
that
there's
going
to
be
failure
that
happens
within
the
process.
You're
not
going
to
always
run
every
play.
B
The
right
way,
you're
not
going
to
always
lead
in
the
right
way,
but
you
can
learn
from
those
mistakes
that
will
carry
you
on
throughout
life
and
so
I
I.
Just
think
that
there's
a
lot
of
benefits
that
I
also
know
that
universities
are
looking
for
out
of
high
school
students.
They
want
to
know
how
well-rounded
are
you?
Are
you
in
a
tribunal?
Council?
Are
you
a
part
of
your
your
your
school
council?
You
know
student
council
superintendent's
advisory
committee.
They
want
to
know.
Are
you
doing
those
things?
B
So
it's
not
always
about
playing
sports.
It's
just
about
being
active
and
really
understanding
how
to
collaborate
and
work
with
people
for
the
betterment
of
of
society.
In
the
end.
A
B
B
B
That's
part
of
what
that
teacher
was
sharing
with
me
and
I
said
I
will
about
it,
never
ever
become
ineligible
to
play
a
sport
again,
and
so
just
like
understanding
I
have
my
targets
around
the
work
that
I
need
to
do
on
my
classroom
and
how
do
I
make
sure
that
if
I'm
struggling
I
have
a
schedule
set
to
to
get
in
the
library
do
my
studying,
but
even
to
get
with
my
professors
to
to
get
some
help
if
I
needed
that
help,
but
from
a
sports
standpoint,
when
you
hit
College,
you
know
you're
kind
of
married
to
that
program
and
it
it's
vastly
different
between
a
division,
one
and
two
player
versus
a
division,
three
player,
because
those
division,
one
and
two
athletes
they're
on
a
scholarship,
so
I
know.
B
My
daughter
is
on
a
division,
two
scholarship
right
now
for
volleyball
at
Virginia
Union
and
at
the
end
of
the
day,
ain't
you
know
you're
having
to
do
morning
sometimes
afternoon,
then
you
have
your
tutoring
sessions
and
then
you,
then
you
you're
back
at
a
game
or
you're
back
at
practice
at
night.
So
you
really
do
have
to
build
your
schedule
around
wanting
to
be
the
greatest
athlete
when
you
hit
College
you're,
going
to
college
and
you're
playing
sports,
a
lot
of
your
time
is
going
to
be
dedicated
to
sports.
B
A
To
your
daughter,
you're
right,
you're,
absolutely
right!
You
have
a
lot
of
time,
that's
involved
in
sports,
but
there's
another
piece
of
it:
yeah
yeah
and
that's
your
grades
and
they've
you've
got
to
manage
it's
definitely
a
management
so
some
of
our
athletes.
This
is
a
really
like
I
love.
This
question:
some
of
our
athletes
play
every
second
and
their
top
producers
here
in
high
school,
and
then
they
go
on
to
college
and
they
find
themselves
very
similar
to
every
other
student.
B
I
know
that
feeling,
because
you
go
from
being
on
top
of
the
world
and
being
regarded
as
one
of
the
best
and
then
when
you
enter
into
college
in
most
cases
you're
just
another
person
you're
starting
over,
you
are
in
most
cases
competing
against
people
who
are
grown.
Adults
like
21
22
years
old
that
are
like
seniors
on
your
team
right.
A
B
You're
you're
having
to
come
in
and
try
to
prove
yourself.
It
could
be
very
humbling.
It
was
humbling
for
me
when
I
entered
into
college
and
and
wasn't
starting
as
a
freshman,
a
lot
of
freshmen
generally,
don't
start
and
depending
on
what
level
you
play
in
most
cases,
you're
probably
going
to
red
shirt
and
just
learn
the
system,
because
this
is
the
other
thing
with
Collegiate
Sports
The
Playbook
is
very
complex.
B
The
things
that
you
have
to
understand
in
terms
of
speed
of
the
game,
it's
a
whole
different
world
from
high
school,
and
when
you
get
into
college,
you
go
from
Atari,
2600,
honestly
to
like
a
PlayStation
3
and
then,
and
if
you're
fortunate
enough
to
have
opportunities
to
go
and
try
the
professional
ranks
you're
going
from
a
2600
to
a
Playstation
5..
It's
a
whole
different
world
and
a
whole
different
set
of
variances
that
you
have
to
deal
with
when
you
get
to
those
different
levels.
So
it
could
be.
A
A
B
B
They
talk
about
doing
it
for
the
love
of
the
game
right
and
it's
true
when
you
are
playing
at
the
level
that
I
played
at
where
there
really
wasn't
a
lot
of
implications
in
terms
of
financial
gain,
because
we
were
division,
three
you're
doing
it
for
the
love
now
I
should
I
could
I
have
left
the
situation.
I
was
in
absolutely
I,
don't
know
that
I
would
have
been
happy
going
elsewhere
and
I.
Don't
know
that
I
would
have
had
the
opportunities
to
have
the
accolades
that
you
read
off
earlier.
Had
I
decided
to
transfer.
B
Am
I
I
say
that
to
everybody,
if
it's
not
for
Sports
in
my
opinion,
especially
for
a
kid
growing
up
like
me,
who
didn't
have
a
lot
of
guidance
and
didn't
have
a
lot
of
accountability,
that
accountability
did
come
from
Sports.
It
really
did,
and
you
know
when
you
are
a
starter
in
high
school
and
then
you're
having
to
miss
six
games,
because
you
became
ineligible
it
once
again
that
that's
a
painful
experience
that
I
said.
B
Okay
I
have
to
take
care
of
my
business
in
my
classrooms
and
I
know
when
I
get
into
college
I'm
not
ever
going
to
put
myself
in
a
situation
where
I'm
not
eligible
eligible
to
play
right.
It's
a
valuable
lesson,
but
that
also
forced
me
to
focus
on
my
academics
to
make
sure
that
I
I
didn't
fall
behind.
A
B
The
easiest
thing
that
you
can
do
going
into
your
University
is
really
demonstrate
that
you
have
the
ability
to
work
hard
and
that
you're
going
to
be
a
team
player
get
in
there
and
start
introducing
yourself
get
to
know
some
of
your
teammates.
That
was
one
of
the
things
I
was
trying
to
figure
out
when
I
got
on
campus.
Who
are
the
players
here?
You
know
honestly
I
want
to
know
who
they
are
and
then
because
the
way
it
works
with
us
at
in
division.
Three,
you
don't
you're,
not
isolated
from
everybody.
B
B
Yeah
like
like
yeah,
this
person
can
play
or
that
person
could
play
or
yeah
man.
If
that
person
on
the
team,
I
probably
have
a
good
chance
of
making
the
team
you
know
so
so,
but
I
think
really
just
getting
in
there
and
figuring
out
who
your
teammates
are
and
then
trying
to
establish
what
your
routine
will
be.
B
You
know
from
a
work
ethic
standpoint,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day,
if
people
see
that
you
are
willing
to
go
above
and
beyond
in
your
work,
ethics
to
be
a
strong
athlete
that
connects
with
people
pretty
pretty
fast.
B
Hi
I'm,
Dr,
Mark,
Bedell
and
I
am
proud
to
be
the
superintendent
of
Anne
Arundel
County
Public
Schools,
a
district
of
85
000
students
and
14
000
dedicated
employees.
We
are
on
our
way
to
being
the
best
school
system
in
Maryland
and
we
could
use
your
help
to
get
there.
Consider
one
of
these
many
careers
with
us.
A
B
Was
when
my
teachers
told
me
in
the
10th
grade,
or
maybe
it
was
the
11th
grade,
they
said
you
know
you're
going
to
make
a
great
you'll
make
for
a
great
teacher
one
day
and
I.
Remember
telling
them
no
I,
don't
know
what
you're
talking
about
I'm
going
to
the
NBA,
and
that
honestly
was
my
dream.
I
think
at
the
Time
Michael
Jordan
was
a
big
deal
and
I
was
trying
to
replicate
everything
that
he
was
doing
on
the
court.
B
Just
didn't
have
the
gracefulness
that
he
had
with
his
ability
to
jump
and
then
just
improvise
and
do
things
that
a
normal
human
couldn't
do.
But
that
was
my
aspiration
for
certain
you.
B
Did
can
you
talk
to
us
about
that?
At
the
end
of
my
senior
year
in
1997,
I
got
invited
to
five
NBA
Pro
camps,
wow
and
I
went
to
one
and
I
shared
with
people
that
somebody
paid
for
that
me
to
go
to
that
camp.
It
was
not
because
I
didn't
have
the
money
I
learned
later
on
that
it
was
my
coach,
and
so
he
paid
for
me
to
go
to
the
camp.
It
was
in
Chicago
and
honestly,
it
was
an
experience
you're
playing
against
people
who
already
have
contracts
overseas,
you're
playing
against
division.
B
One
division,
two
players
that
didn't
make
it
into
that
NBA
top
50
camp,
and
so
it
is
I
mean
it
was.
It
was
just
different.
The
person
that
ran
the
camp
at
the
time
was
an
assistant
coach
for
New,
Jersey,
Net
I
think
it
was
probably
about
60
people
or
so
at
the
camp,
with
only
about
eight
or
nine
that
was
going
to
advance
to
play
in
the
NBA
Summer
League
at
UCLA
and
I
was
one
of
those
people
who
didn't
get
the
phone
call,
but
it
was
an
experience
and
I
just
know.
B
When
we
talk
about
the
pace
of
the
game,
it's
a
whole
different
world.
When
you
talk
about
Pros
I
mean
you
the
second,
they
come
out
and
run
a
play.
They
only
showing
you
how
to
run
that
play
one
time.
You
don't
pick
up
what
you're
supposed
to
be
doing
you're
over
on
the
sideline.
Those
reps
are
critically
important.
If
you
want
exposure
to
to
be
able
to
have
people
make
an
assessment
on
you
and
we're
talking
about
a
two-day
camp
they're,
making
this
assessment
of
you
over
a
two-day
period.
A
B
A
B
B
Of
I
mean
you
still
have
a
lot
of
other
people
like
Elgin
Baylor,
you
got
Kareem,
you
got
Magic
Johnson,
you
there's
a
lot
of
people
who
could
go
on
that
list,
but
I'm.
Also
looking
at
championships
and
Michael
jordan,
six
for
six
LeBron
has
four
Kobe.
Has
five
I
want
to
say
bird
has
about
four
or
so
so
and
then,
of
course,
the
Lakers
I
think
magic
may
have
gotten
four
or
five
but
yeah
I
I.
Think
those
four
that's
my
list.
That's.
B
Right
now
MJ
it's
hard
to
to
beat
six
for
six
and
everybody
needs
to
understand
this
too
MJ
took
two
years
in
the
prime
to
go,
play
baseball
right.
So
just
imagine
what
his
numbers
could
have
looked
like
had.
He
played
those
two
years,
understanding
that
in
those
two
years,
they're
probably
extending
their
season
going
deep
into
the
playoffs
and
probably
could
have
won
eight
in
a
row.
Yeah
that's
I
mean.
B
A
Absolutely
I'm
going
with
Jordan
too
yeah
I'm,
going
with
Jordan
too,
so
we
are
going
to
play
a
little
question
and
answer
a
little
mini
series.
I
have
invited
some
of
my
previous
guests
back
on
to
ask
you
a
question:
they
loved
that
they
had
this
opportunity
with
you,
so
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
allow
them
to
ask
you
the
question
and
feel
free
to
answer
them
and
give
them
the
best
advice
that
you.
E
B
That's
a
great
question:
Michael
one
of
the
things
I
I
tried
to
do
as
an
athlete
was
to
prioritize
my
schedule
around
my
requirements
as
an
athlete
so
I
understanding
that
I
had
to
work
out
early
in
the
morning.
There
probably
was
opportunities
to
work
out
again
in
the
in
the
evening
or
I
would
say
afternoon,
and
then,
of
course,
we
probably
would
have
our
official
practices
at
night.
So
we
have
a
lot
of
flexibility
in
how
we're
able
to
build
our
schedules
in
college
and
so
working
with
your
advisor
helping
them
to
understand.
B
B
Sometimes
people
will
come
in
and
they
want
to
take
18
hours
or
15
hours
and
maybe
you're
starting
off
reasonably
with
a
12
hour
schedule
and
then
working
your
way
up
and
building
your
stamina
up
to
15,
but
then
understanding
that
that
might
have
to
shift
at
the
height
of
your
season.
So,
depending
on
what
sport
you
play
will
generally
dictate
what
type
of
credit
hours
you
want
to
build
out
in
your
schedule.
For
that
first
or
second
semester,
hi.
F
B
Natalie
the
biggest
challenge
that
I
faced
was
probably
the
semester
when
I
was
in
college
and
now
I'm.
On
top
of
that
trying
to
be
an
athlete
I
also
pledged
during
my
sophomore
year
and
that
inserted
a
lot
of
adversity,
because
some
of
the
requirements
of
pledging
definitely
created
conflicts
with
with
my
requirements
of
of
being
an
athlete.
In
addition
to
doing
the
academics
and
I
will
tell
you,
I
took
a
hit
that
semester
on
my
grade
point
average.
B
It
didn't
drop
me
to
where
I
was
ineligible,
because
I
had
built
it
up
strong
enough,
but
that
was
probably
the
most
adverse
time.
That
of
me,
being
a
college
student
was
trying
to
balance
all
three
of
those
those
entities
around
the
same
time,
but
all
of
that
made
me
a
lot
stronger
as
I
as
I'm
doing
the
work
that
I'm
doing
now
as
a
superintendent
with
having
so
much
on
your
plate.
I
think
that
period
really
taught
me
how
to
overcome
adversity.
Hello,.
G
Dr
Bedell,
my
name
is
Amari
Porter
and
I
attend
Glen
Burnie
High
school.
This
fall
I'll
be
at
California
State
University
Bakersfield.
As
someone
who
has
sat
in
your
seat,
would
you
say
having
to
maintain
a
high
GPA
as
well
as
being
a
successful
athlete,
helped
you
to
be
more
efficient
in
multitasking
in
your
current
career
amore.
B
It
was
hard
but
I
didn't
quit
and
I
think
having
that
balance
of
being
able
to
be
a
strong
student
while
also
being
a
strong
High
performing
athlete,
definitely
prepares
you
for
the
kind
of
things
that
that
you
will
do
in
the
future
and
for
me
being
a
leader
being
a
superintendent
responsible
for
85
000
students
responsible
for
over
12
000
employees,
yeah
you,
you
have
to
be
able
to
have
that
balance.
So.
H
B
Be
my
motivation
is
I
believe
in
shooting
for
the
moon
in
everything
that
I
do
understanding
that,
while
I
may
not
ever
land
on
the
moon,
if
I
fall
short
of
that
I'm
going
to
land
on
a
few
Stars,
and
as
a
result
of
that,
that
means
that
I'm
I'm
doing
better
than
what
anybody
ever
thought
I
could
do.
That
means
that
also
the
impact
that
I'm
going
to
have
on
anything
that
I
touch
is
going
to
result
in
some
type
of
positive
net
gain,
and
that
is
really
how
I
operate.
I
B
Sean
I
would
say
back
then
you
know
it
was
no
limit
soldiers
from
New
Orleans.
It
was
Wu-Tang
Clan
from
New
York
yeah
I
was
really
into
that.
It
was
Outcast
Goody
Mob,
because
those
were
some
of
the
Southern
rappers,
because
you
know
when
you're
working
out
and
you're
playing
sports
like
that
generally
you're
listening
to
a
lot
of
rap
music,
because
that
that
was
our
era
of
growing
up
I
would
say
now:
I
still
listen
to
rap
I
I,
but
I
mean
my.
B
My
playlist
is
just
different,
like
I'm
in
the
Jazz.
Now
it
just
depends
on
the
move.
When
I'm
cutting
my
grass,
it
may
be
that
I'm.
Turning
on
some
r
b
I
have
soft
rock
on
my
playlist
I
have
a
rock
and
roll
playlist
I,
just
love,
music
and
so
I.
It
just
depends
on
the
mood,
but
when
it
comes
to
getting
ready
to
play
sports
or
basketball,
I
tend
to
to
go
to
to
some
of
my
rap
music
hi.
C
Dr
Bedell,
my
name
is
Lexi
gpack
and
I'm.
A
senior
at
Broadneck
High
School
in
the
fall
I'll
be
attending
the
University
of
Maryland,
where
I'll
be
playing
women's
lacrosse
I.
Once
sat
in
that
same
seat
and
now
my
question
to
you
is:
what
is
the
best
piece
of
advice?
You
could
give
a
high
school
senior
that's
going
to
college
next
year.
B
You
know
as
a
five-star
athlete
who's
being
highly
recruited
and
don't
take
any
of
it
for
granted.
You
know
I
watch,
Second,
Chance,
University
or
second
chance.
You
I
watch
that
on
Netflix
and
I,
listen
to
some
of
these
athletes,
who
were
highly
regarded
as
potential
folk
kids
that
we're
going
to
go
to
the
NBA.
But
then
weren't
coachable
weren't
open
to
the
criticism
that
came
with
it
or
just
weren't,
humble
enough
to
wait
until
it
was
their
time.
So
that
that
would
be
my
advice
for
you.
D
B
Ethan
I
would
say
when
I
work
out
my
music
at
probably
listen.
I
didn't
talk
about
this
in
one
of
the
previous
questions,
but
I
do
have
a
robust
old
school
playlist
with
the
Commodores,
with
Con
Funk
Shun,
with
Earth
Wind
and
Fire
cooling,
the
gang
and
I
I
love
that
music
right.
So
if
I'm
like
working
out
lifting
weights
or
on
a
treadmill,
sometimes
I
will
turn
into
that
and
tune
into
that
playlist.
But
if
I'm
getting
ready
to
get
into
some
competition,
yeah
I'm
gonna
go
back
to
my
music.
B
That
gets
me
really
excited
and
get
me
energized
to
get
out
in
and
really
compete
at
a
high
level.
Generally
I'm
gonna
go
to
my
rap
playlist
and
listen
to
some
of
the
songs
that
I
have
on
that
playlist.
Thank.
A
A
Thank
you
I
like
to
close
our
show
with
a
quote
from
an
inspiring
athlete.
Today.
I
chose
a
quote
from
an
inspiring
coach.
Don't
let
what
you
cannot
do
interfere
with
what
you
can
do
said,
the
Legend
John
Wooden,
who
is
considered
the
greatest
NCAA
basketball
head
coach
of
all
time.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
on
the
next
level,
I'm
Katie
Holmes,
and
hope
that
you
will
join
us
next
time.
Thank
you
for
watching.