Tag: Justice High School
Principal selection process underway for Justice HS
Justice High School The principal selection process is underway for Justice High School. Region 2 Assistant Superintendent Fabio Zuluaga invites parents and staff to apply to serve on the interview panel to screen candidates. If you’re interested, fill out this form. Current Principal Maria Eck is leaving at the end of the school year. The … Continued
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
When Justice Park was created, Black families were displaced
By Marie Reinsdorf As previously reported in the Annandale Blog, Fairfax County Public Schools and the Park Authority have plans to pave over a portion of Justice Park to build a satellite parking lot for Justice High School. FCPS would construct the parking lot, demolish the basketball/multi-use court to make room for the parking lot … 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 elementary school boundary changes
A boundary adjustment could relieve overcrowding at Glen Forest Elementary School in Bailey’s Crossroads. Families in the Justice High School pyramid are invited to a series of meetings March 9 and 10 to discuss a proposal for adjusting elementary school attendance areas. Many of the elementary schools that feed into Justice have experienced an increase … Continued
College in the age of COVID
A screenshot of a Zoom conversation the Justice High School Scholarship Fund hosted for the JHS Scholars from the Class of 2020. By Jean King COVID-19’s impact on the Justice High School class of 2020 was almost immediate: The play was canceled a week before its premiere, sports did not get past the first round … Continued
Plan to turn park space into parking lot angers residents
Local residents and environmental advocates are concerned about a plan to create a parking lot inside Justice Park as part of the upcoming expansion of Justice High School in Seven Corners. The park is on Peace Valley Lane across the street from the school. Under a plan under discussion by Fairfax County Public Schools and … Continued
Wolfpack Theatre at Justice High School presents a virtual play this weekend
The Wolfpack Theatre Boosters at Justice High Schools invites the community to tune in to the virtual performance of “The WP Radio Hour: The Secret Adversary.” The play, written by Agatha Christie, is a classic tale of mystery, intrigue, comedy, and romance. “The Secret Adversary” will be presented in two parts. Part 1 will be … 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
Plans revealed for Justice High School addition
A rendering of the planned addition at Justice High School. Justice High School is getting a new three-story addition. Work is expected to start in fall 2021, and the new space would be completed in time for the start of the 2023 school year, Sunny Sarna, a civil engineer with Fairfax County Public Schools, told … 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
Justice student goes to extremes to raise money for leukemia research
Henry Smith Henry Smith, a junior at Justice High School, is going all out to raise money in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Students of the Year campaign – and he’s inviting the public to contribute, as well. Donations can be made here. Henry appreciates whatever you can do, no matter how much. The Leukemia … 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
Large addition planned for Justice High School
Justice High School A large addition is in the planning stages for Justice High School in Seven Corners. The addition will be about 47,000 square feet and will be at the rear of the school, where the kiss-and-ride area is now says architect Godson Nwosu with the Fairfax County Public Schools facilities department. There will … Continued