Tag: Annandale High School
AHS Regional Planning Study Committee urges FCPS school board to consider non-boundary options
The committee exploring options for reducing overcrowding at Annandale High School and Poe Middle School puts forth several non-boundary options, as well as plans to shift the boundaries among area schools. “The committee strongly believes that the non-boundary solutions present a new approach that will relieve the overcrowding at Annandale High School and future overcrowding at Poe … Continued
AHS Regional Study Committee preparing final report
As the Annandale Regional Planning Study Committee prepares its final report, committee members have been giving presentations to parents at affected schools about the process to address overcrowding at Annandale High School and determine the boundary for the new school being built at the site of the Lacey Center. At a meeting for parents at … Continued
AHS student is All-American runner
Ahmed Bile at finish line. Annandale High School’s champion runner Ahmed Bile started the cross country season this fall with a sprained foot that kept him out of most meets, then finished up as an All American, coming in 14th in the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships in San Diego Dec. 11. That … Continued
Public invited to meeting tonight on Annandale Regional Planning Study
Parents of students in Annandale public schools are invited to a community meeting tonight on the Annandale Regional Planning Study. The meeting will be held at Annandale High School’s Clausen Hall, 7-9 p.m. Several members of the study committee, including Annandale High School PTSA President Emily Slough, will provide an overview of what the study … Continued
Annandale community dialogue explores the meaning of diversity
What does diversity mean to the people of Annandale? This was the focus of a community dialogue last night conducted by the Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services. A cross-section of people various backgrounds discussed the issue in small groups than reported back on their feelings about diversity. Many spoke about differences in … Continued
Annandale residents invited to take part in a dialogue on diversity
The Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services is sponsoring a forum aimed at improving the quality of life in Annandale by exploring the meaning of diversity. The session, “Annandale Dialogue on Diversity: What Does Diversity Mean to You?” takes place Oct. 20, 6:30-9 p.m., in the Annandale High School cafeteria. Community residents are … Continued
Seven Annandale High School students selected for Virginia Honors Choir
Congratulations to seven Annandale High School choir students for being selected for the 2010 Virginia Honors Choir: Anne Hruskoci, Elliot Kiemel, Joseph Mazzara, Benjamin Odom, Lydia Pion, Molly Sgrecci, and alternate Victoria Clodfelter. The choir will perform at the Virginia Music Educators Association convention Nov. 20 in Norfolk. The 130-member choir includes 39 students from … Continued
Students at Annandale High School are learning how to be entrepreneurs
Annandale students who want to some day own and run their own business can get a head start, thanks to a new course on entrepreneurship at Annandale High School. Teacher Stephanie Harmony of the AHS Marketing Department says the course “really gets students engaged in school.” These kids “want to open their own business and be … Continued
Annandale Regional Planning Study Committee briefed on capacity, enrollment issues
Members of the Annandale Regional Planning Study committee pored over large school boundary maps last night as they grappled with what factors should be considered when the Fairfax County school board redraws the attendance areas for public schools in the Annandale area. The ad hoc committee was created to advise the school board on how … Continued
School board member Sandy Evans wants to hear from constituents
Got an issue or question about your child’s public school experience? You can bring it directly to Fairfax County school board member Sandy Evans at one of her upcoming community sessions, held jointly with State Del. Kaye Kory. Here is their schedule for October: Oct. 2 – 10 a.m.-12 p.m., George Mason Regional Library, 7001 Little … Continued
AHS grad wins big on Jeopardy
Congratulations to Annandale High School alumni Roger Craig (class of 1994) for winning big on “Jeopardy!” Craig, 33, a graduate student at the University of Delaware, made “Jeopardy!” history by earning the show’s highest one-day total with $77,000 in cash winnings Tuesday night. Craig surpassed “Jeopardy!” champion Ken Jennings, who held the highest one-day record … Continued
Annandale student Mitchell Frank reaches third round at U.S. Open
Very few top athletes stick around their hometowns once they hit the big time. Junior tennis star Mitchell Frank is an exception. Frank, age 16, grew up in Annandale and still lives here with his parents. He attended Wakefield Forest Elementary and Poe Middle School and is a senior at Annandale High School. Although with his busy … Continued
Fairfax County high school students face new fees
Annandale High School As students head back to Fairfax County schools tomorrow, many parents of high school students are facing new fees: a $100 athletic administrative fee (AAF) charged per student, per sport for participation in Virginia High School League sports and a $75 fee for each Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) test. … Continued
Keep an open mind, Annandale school boundary committee urged
Several members of the Annandale Regional Planning Study Committee said they are cautiously optimistic about the group’s ability to come up with workable solutions for readjusting school boundaries to relieve overcrowding at Annandale High School. At the group’s second meeting, last night at Annandale High School, there seemed to be a general feeling that committee members … Continued