Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Parents invited to school boundary study meetings

Modular units handle the overflow at Glen Forest Elementary School. Fairfax County Public Schools is moving into the next phase of the boundary adjustment process for elementary schools in the Justice High School pyramid.  FCPS is considering changes to the attendance areas to accommodate overcrowding at Glen Forest Elementary School in Bailey’s Crossroads and address … Continued

Community members air concerns about plans to use Justice Park as a parking lot for Justice HS

Justice High School PE students use the basketball court at Justice Park.  Fairfax County Public School and Park Authority officials have yet to explain to residents the process involved in their plans to pave a section of Justice Park to create a parking lot for Justice High School in Seven Corners. Community members expressed their … Continued

School board to consider school renovation needs

The design for Falls Church High School. [Perkins Eastman/FCPS] Fairfax County Public Schools’ Capital Improvement Program for 2022-28 outlines projects at six schools in the Mason District/Annandale area.  The school board is holding a work session on the CIP on Jan. 5 and a public hearing on Jan. 7. The school board is scheduled to … Continued

Justice High School musicians and vocalists are keeping the music alive

Justice students present a concert at a senior living facility. By Tara Rethore So many things have been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for appropriate health and safety protocols. With public school buildings closed and learning conducted online, ensemble music groups are especially feeling the impact.  Playing or singing together in person … Continued

Minding the gap: Scholarships help Justice seniors take the last step toward college

Justice High School Scholarship recipients from the Class of 2019. By Jean King and Tara Rethore  Hop on any Underground (subway) train in London and an announcer will tell you to “mind the gap” between the train and the platform. Here at home, the Justice High School Scholarship Fund (JHSSF) has been minding a different … Continued

Teacher arrested for inappropriate sexual contact with student

Spivey [FCPD] Philip Spivey, a special education teacher at Justice High School, is facing four felony charges of indecent liberties by a custodian for an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student, the Fairfax County Police Department reports.  Detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau Child Abuse Squad arrested Philip Spivey, 57, of Falls Church, Jan. 22. … Continued