Tag: Poe Middle School
School Board approves AAP Center at Poe
The Fairfax County School Board approved a motion on Dec. 18 to create a full-time Advanced Academic Program at Poe Middle School. The motion, put forth by Mason school board member Ricardy Anderson, calls for the following: This phasing option addresses concerns by Canterbury Woods families about a misalignment in grade-level configurations. Canterbury Woods has … Continued
Additional school boundary changes proposed
Bren Mar Park Elementary School families concerned about a boundary change have been given a reprieve. At a Dec. 10 community meeting on recently announced changes to the Fairfax County school boundary review process, Superintendent Michelle Reid said students at Bren Mar Park (BMP) will stay at the middle and high schools to which they … Continued
Parents air views on an AAP Center proposed for Poe Middle School
Parents who spoke at a Dec. 1 school board hearing on a proposal to establish an Advanced Academic Program at Poe Middle School were split on the issue. An AAP Center in Mason District has long been sought by Mason School Board member Ricardy Anderson. Region 6, which includes the Annandale High School pyramid, is … Continued
Outstanding Annandale educators honored
Two educators from the Mason District were among the 12 employees honored with Outstanding Employee Awards by Fairfax County Public Schools. Essel Linton, the music teacher at Annandale Terrace Elementary School, is the winner in the Outstanding Elementary Teacher category. “Essel’s music class is always filled with students singing, dancing, playing instruments, and, most importantly, … Continued
Poe students learn bike safety
Now that school’s out for the summer, some local kids will be safer riding bikes around their neighborhoods. All sixth-graders at Poe Middle School in Annandale learned how to ride a bicycle for the first time, or if they are more advanced riders, learned about bike safety, as part of their physical education class. Poe … Continued
FCPS considers moving grade 6 to elementary school
Fairfax County School Board member Ricardy Anderson (Mason) invites the community to meetings to discuss whether Glasgow, Holmes, and Poe middle schools should continue to serve grades 6, 7, and 8 or whether 6th-graders should be served in elementary schools. The virtual meetings are scheduled as follows: • Thursday, March 10, 6-7. Register here. • … Continued
Carbon monoxide leak shuts down Poe Middle School
About 30 students were evacuated from Poe Middle School in Annandale this morning due to a carbon monoxide leak, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reported on Twitter. Students were sheltered in a warm location on the school’s property while they waited for their parents to pick them up. There were no injuries.
Art by Poe Middle School students featured at Bradlick Shopping Center
Art by Poe students Gabriela Fernandez and Danae Booker. Artworks by six Poe Middle School students were unveiled at Bradlick Shopping Center in Annandale Sept. 9 and will remain on display in the breezeway next to Gold’s Gym for two years. Poe student Elisha Han, Del. Kaye Kory, and Del. Vivian Watts at the unveiling at … Continued
Bradlick Plaza will display art by Poe students
Bradlick Plaza Poe Middle School students are bringing some art to Bradlick Plaza, the shopping center at the corner of Backlick and Braddock roads. Six artworks by eighth-graders will be converted to 4 foot by 6 foot mini-billboards and installed on a vacant wall in the breezeway between Gold’s Gym and the vacant store formerly … Continued
School news
Second-graders at Annandale Terrace Elementary School check a rain gauge and make notes about the weather as part of a unit on meteorology. [FCPS] An occasional series highlighting information about Fairfax County Public Schools and programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The information here is from FCPS and individual schools. Bailey’s … Continued
Maria Eck named principal of Poe Middle School
Eck Maria Eck has been appointed principal of Poe Middle School, Cluster 3 Assistant Superintendent Douglas Tyson announced in an email to families and staff June 18. Having a new principal in place well before the start of the next school year is critical for a school that has weathered plummeting morale among staff, an … Continued
Local residents weigh options for later high school start times
People hash out the pros and cons of various school schedules at a meeting at Poe Middle School in Annandale. The majority of parents, teachers, community residents, and students who came to a meeting at Poe Middle School June 7 on later high school start times seemed to favor an option calling for high school … Continued
Support group for parents formed
All local parents of school-age children are invited to join Parents Helping Parents, a free support group that meets once a month at Poe Middle School in Annandale. The next meeting is June 17 at 7 p.m. There will be babysitting, translators, and light refreshments. Enter at door 2. The group was started a couple … Continued
FCPS begins principal selection process for Poe Middle School
Poe Middle School in Annandale. Five months after former Poe Middle School Principal Sonya Swansbrough was arrested for embezzlement, Fairfax County Public Schools officials met with Poe parents to explain the process for selecting a new principal. In recent weeks, complaints have surfaced from Poe staff and parents about a lack of communication from FCPS … Continued
Morale, discipline at Poe Middle School plummet since principal’s arrest
Poe Middle School Since former Poe Middle School Principal Sonya Swansbrough was arrested for embezzlement in November, school staff and parents report morale at the school has plummeted, student behavior has gotten worse, and there’s been a lack of effective communication from Fairfax County Public Schools officials. “My son’s teachers have felt pummeled, demoralized, beaten, … Continued