Dedication ceremony held for Mason Crest Elementary School
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| Third-graders sing the Mason Crest school song. |
The Mason Crest Elementary School gym was a sea of parents
and teachers, plus a few students, many dressed in the school colors red and
black, as local dignitaries officially launched the new school with a brief
ribbon-cutting ceremony.
and teachers, plus a few students, many dressed in the school colors red and
black, as local dignitaries officially launched the new school with a brief
ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The Sept. 18 dedication for Annandale’s newest school, held immediately before Back to
School Night, was facilitated by Mason school board member Sandy Evans.
School Night, was facilitated by Mason school board member Sandy Evans.
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (11th District) presented an
American flag that had flown over the U.S. Capitol to Principal Brian Butler. Connolly credited the high level of parent support here for helping make the Fairfax
County school system “among the very best in the United States.” Noting that
school bonds generally pass with an 80 percent margin, he said, “our community
gets it.”
American flag that had flown over the U.S. Capitol to Principal Brian Butler. Connolly credited the high level of parent support here for helping make the Fairfax
County school system “among the very best in the United States.” Noting that
school bonds generally pass with an 80 percent margin, he said, “our community
gets it.”
He said Mason Crest’s state-of-the-art technology will “give
students a leg up as they move up in the pyramid” and applauded FCPS for making
Mason Crest the first school in the county with a geothermal heating and cooling system.
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| Kory |
State Del. Kaye Kory presented Butler with a yellow “Build
Lacey Now” poster in recognition of the community leaders who started campaigning
eight years ago to convert the old Lacey school administrative center into a
new elementary school and worked to have the project included in a school bond.
Lacey Now” poster in recognition of the community leaders who started campaigning
eight years ago to convert the old Lacey school administrative center into a
new elementary school and worked to have the project included in a school bond.
“This school has been a dream of this community for a very
long time. You can say, ‘we built this,’ ” Kory said. “It’s so important to have a
school you can walk to and that can be used as a community center.”
long time. You can say, ‘we built this,’ ” Kory said. “It’s so important to have a
school you can walk to and that can be used as a community center.”
Mason Supervisor Penny Gross reminded the audience of the
ground-breaking ceremony two years ago, marking the beginning of the
construction process, noting that the site had been school property for decades and “will
serve the community for decades to come.” Gross donated a guide to Mason District historic sites to the school library.
ground-breaking ceremony two years ago, marking the beginning of the
construction process, noting that the site had been school property for decades and “will
serve the community for decades to come.” Gross donated a guide to Mason District historic sites to the school library.
Butler thanked members of the community, the Parent
Teacher Organization, the staff, and FCPS leaders for their support. “We have
the most amazing kids,” and while educating them will be “a huge job,” it will be a
bit easier, thanks to the way “you prepared your kids,” he told the parents,
citing the students’ “willingness to lend a hand to a friend and their enthusiasm for learning.”
Teacher Organization, the staff, and FCPS leaders for their support. “We have
the most amazing kids,” and while educating them will be “a huge job,” it will be a
bit easier, thanks to the way “you prepared your kids,” he told the parents,
citing the students’ “willingness to lend a hand to a friend and their enthusiasm for learning.”