Tag: Annandale High School
Socially conscious organizations sought for Annandale HS Just World Festival
The 2012 Just World Festival at Annandale High School. Organizers of Annandale High School’s ninth annual Just World Festival are seeking exhibitors who would like to share their socially conscious programs, causes, and issues with the community. The festival is Feb. 28, 2:30-6 p.m., at the school. It’s open to the public, as well as … Continued
Broadway Desserts this weekend at Annandale HS
UPDATED Jan. 23: This concert is postponed to some time this spring. A date hasn’t been set. Annandale High School’s 16th Annual Broadway Desserts opens this Thursday, with additional shows on Friday and Saturday. Enjoy an entertaining evening while showing your support for talented local youths. This cabaret-style show, presented by the school’s Choral Department, … Continued
DVD captures Annandale High School’s preparation for 1972 championship game
The Marching Atoms in 1972. [This photos and the others with this article are from the 1972 film.] Annandale High School graduate Reuben Weaver (Class of 1980) has been working on a project to convert movies of old Atoms football games to DVDs. Most high schools have long thrown out their old football films, but … Continued
Help Annandale High School, Rotary Club collect funds for ShelterBox
A family on Guintican Island, Philippines, in front of a ShelterBox tent next to the ruins of their house destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan. Do you want to help the victims of the typhoon in the Philippines? Or refugees from the conflict in Syria? Annandale High School is teaming up with the Rotary Club of Annandale … Continued
Conflict at an Annandale HS football game: coaches kick band off field
The Marching Atoms [Photo by Briar Creek Photography, published in the A-Blast] Actions by Annandale High School football coaches—along with some players and parents—to force the AHS Marching Atoms off the field during half time at the Nov. 8 football game has generated a huge amount of attention. An editorial published in the student newspaper, … Continued
FCPS Superintendent urged to consider needs of Mason District schools
Garza addresses a parents and teachers during a Listening Tour session at JEB Stuart High School. Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Garza, who’s only been on the job since July, is in the midst of a “listening tour” at area schools to hear from the community about their issues and concerns. At the most … Continued
Annandale High School seeks contributions to help pay for turf fields
The Annandale Atoms football team on the school’s practice field. Annandale High School has an opportunity to get two synthetic turf fields—if the school can come up with $100,000 by Nov. 1. That’s a daunting challenge, as the school community has only been able to come up with $32,000 so far. The AHS Athletic Booster … Continued
Support the Annandale HS Orchestra on Tag Day Oct. 5
The AHS quartet. Saturday, Oct. 5, will be Tag Day for the Annandale High School Orchestra programs. When AHS music students knock on your door, please give generously. This important fundraiser helps the orchestra programs purchase sheet music, repair instruments, and support other needs not covered by the school system budget. You can also make … Continued
Support high school band programs on Tag Day, Sept. 7
The Marching Atoms in the Chapel Square Halloween Parade. Saturday, Sept. 7, is Tag Day, when high school band students will be knocking on peoples’ doors asking for donations to help support band and other music programs. In the Annandale/Mason area, band students from Annandale High School, Falls Church High School, and Stuart High School, … Continued
Annandale kids ready for school
Students pick up free backpacks full of school supplies. Thousands of Annandale kids are ready for school, thanks to the many donors and volunteers who took part in the first-ever Annandale Pyramid Back-to-School Resource Fair Aug. 21 at Annandale High School. Kids and their parents started lining up two hours before the doors opened at … Continued
Carwash tomorrow to support AHS band
Members of the Annandale Marching Atoms will be washing cars on Saturday, Aug. 17, at two locations to support the band programs at Annandale High School. The car washing will be taking place at the Pinecrest Exxon at 6566 Little River Turnpike and the Ravensworth Sunoco at 8011 Braddock Road, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Annandale pyramid resource fair will provide school supply kits
Annandale High School Students and parents are invited to the first-ever Annandale Pyramid Back-to-School Resource Fair, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2-7 p.m. at Annandale High School. The fair will offer all sorts of resources—including school supply kits, clothing, haircuts, and vision and hearing screenings for students in need—along with information about school and community resources. The … Continued
Annandale High School reunion planned for classes of 1970-77
The Annandale High School Class of 1973 is hosting a multi-class reunion for people who graduated in 1970-77 July 26 and 27 at the Doubletree hotel at Dulles Airport (21611 Atlantic Blvd., Sterling). The cost is $73 per person, which includes a beer/burger night hosted by a classmate in Herndon (five minutes from the hotel) … Continued
Students honored for achieving IB Middle Years Program certificates
More than 320 high-achieving 10th-graders from Annandale, Mount Vernon, South Lakes, and JEB Stuart high schools were honored at a ceremony May 20 at Stuart for completing the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IBMYP). The Annandale High School Strings Ensemble entertained visitors as they viewed displays of students’ projects. Principals presented certificates to 89 Annandale … Continued
Annandale stakeholders consider needs of local youths
Youths walk along Medford Drive in Annandale. After several meetings, the Annandale Youth Engagement Community Planning Group has come up with lots of good ideas, but which ones should they focus limited resources on? What do young people really need? What assets already exist in the community? And should they develop a long-term or short-term … Continued