Tag: Lacey Center
School board to vote on ‘Mason Crest’ as name of new school
If you’re still unsure about calling the new elementary school at the Lacey site in Annandale “Mason Crest,” you have one more day to voice your opinion. The Fairfax County school board is scheduled to vote on the name at its Thursday evening board meeting. At a community meeting on the name last month, Mason … Continued
Community input sought on name for Annandale’s new elementary school
Fairfax County Public Schools invites local residents to a meeting at Falls Church High School Wednesday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m., to discuss a name for the new elementary school under construction on the Lacey site in Annandale. “The purpose of this meeting is to determine what proposed names are most popular within the community,” states … Continued
Principal Butler wants teachers to stress teamwork
Brian Butler poses with twins Sophia (left) and Liliana Reyes, first-graders at Belvedere Elementary School, who will attend the new school next fall. Brian Butler, the newly appointed principal of the elementary school under construction in Annandale on the site of the old Lacey center, told parents he wants to hire teachers who can work … Continued
Brian Butler named principal of new Annandale elementary school
Butler Brian Butler, the principal of Mount Eagle Elementary School, has been appointed the first principal of the new elementary school under construction at the Lacey site in Annandale. Butler will begin his new job Jan. 3, 2012, Dan Parris, Cluster III assistant superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools announced Nov. 18. “With a focus … Continued
Parents begin organizing PTA for new elementary school
Annandale’s new elementary school isn’t completed yet but parents are already starting to get organized. Parents whose children will attend the K-15 school are invited to a meeting next Thursday, Nov. 15, 7 p.m., at Falls Church High School to talk about setting up a new PTA. The school’s attendance area was approved by the … Continued
FCPS outlines procedure for hiring a principal for the new school
A principal will be hired for the elementary school under construction in Annandale by early December, says Dan Parris, Fairfax County assistant superintendent for Cluster III. The new principal will start work by Feb. 1, which will provide plenty of time to organize the school before it opens in September 2012. Parris and Beth Boivin … Continued
Former students have fond memories of Masonville Elementary
Masonville Elementary in 1974-75. Former Annandale resident Carol Morris Dukes has such fond memories of the long-gone Masonville Elementary School in Annandale, she created a Facebook group for alumni to share their memories. She believes it’s especially important to reconnect now that the building has been torn down. A new elementary school under construction on … Continued
Exterior walls up on new elementary school in Annandale
Lots of progress has been made at the new elementary school at the Lacey site in Annandale, although the project is still a bit behind schedule. It’s expected to be completed in February and will open for business in September 2012. The roof framing is done, and workers have started installing the roof decking, says … Continued
FCPS staff reports on ‘scope of study’ for school boundary review
At a Fairfax County school board work session April 4, FCPS staff presented its recommendations on the “scope of study” for relieving overcrowding at Annandale High School and setting boundaries for the new elementary school at the Lacey site. The most noteworthy aspects of the staff report are the recommendations that the board consider a … Continued
Evans seeks feedback on options for new elementary school
The construction site for the new school. “We’re on a very fast train” for making key decisions about the new elementary school in Annandale, Mason District school board member Sandy Evans told residents of the Broyhill Crest neighborhood at the community association’s annual meeting March 22. The new school, under construction on the site of the former … Continued
Walls going up on new school at Lacey site
Work is under way on the walls of the new elementary school under construction on the Lacey site.
Progress being made on Lacey school
Work on the new elementary school on the site of the former Lacey Center is a little behind schedule due to the bad weather, says Joseph Krzywicki, the on-site field construction representative for Fairfax County Public Schools. The construction site is at the end of Crest Drive in the Broyhill Crest neighborhood in Annandale. About … Continued
Public invited to comment on Annandale Regional Planning Study
Members of the Annandale Regional Planning Study Committee who explored boundary options and grade configurations for the new elementary school under construction on the Lacey site explained their report to a small group of parents last night at Woodburn Elementary School. Both that group and the group that examined options for addressing overcrowding at Annandale … Continued
Boundary scenarios for new school at Lacey site included in Annandale Regional Planning Study Committee’s final report
The Annandale Regional Planning Study Committee has offered a series of options for the new elementary school under construction at the Lacey site. This report, as well as the report addressing options for relieving overcrowding at Annandale High School and Poe Middle School, will be presented to the Fairfax County School Board Monday, Jan. 10. … Continued
2010 was an eventful year in Annandale
These are the most popular posts from the Annandale blog in 2010: The Annandale cat hoarders and their neighbor explain how they ended up with a house full of cats – Nov 21. Eventually, animal control would remove 161 cats from the house on Village Drive. The organizer of the annual KORUS Festival offers a … Continued