Tag: school
Annandale students featured on news program
A news segment that aired on MSNBC July 13 with three rising seniors at Annandale High School illustrates some of the issues students and their families are thinking about as they decide what to about the return to school. Fairfax County families must decide by July 15 whether to spend the entire 2020-21 school year … Continued
Drivers: Watch out for school buses
With school starting next Tuesday, Sept. 6, there will be lots of school buses on the roads and students walking to school – so drivers need to be extra careful. It’s also a good time to review traffic laws, as the Fairfax County Police Department warns its officers will be out in force in school … Continued
Public input sought on Fairfax County schools budget
A community meeting on the FCPS budget. Well over a 100 people showed up at a meeting hosted by school board member Sandy Evans Sept. 28 on the dire state of the Fairfax County Public Schools budget. Evans had organized the meeting to explain why the school system is facing a huge deficit – potentially … Continued
Two candidates seek Democratic endorsement for FXCO school board
Two candidates—Ryan McElveen and Jeannie Armstrong—are vying for a Democratic endorsement for an at-large seat on the Fairfax County School Board. Armstrong In May, the Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC) had endorsed three candidates to run for the three-at large positions, but one of them, Charisse Espy Glassman withdraw June 30 after word got out … Continued
Proposed FX CO charter school would serve disadvantaged youths
Graham Road Elementary School A group Fairfax County residents, several of them teachers, has put forth a proposal to create a charter school in eastern Fairfax County aimed at providing a college prep curriculum to students who might not otherwise consider going to college. The school would have grades 7-12. Key elements of the proposal … Continued
School board candidates to speak at Lacey Center
The two candidates for the Mason District seat on the Fairfax County School Board—Sandy Evans and Samantha Rucker—will speak at the next meeting of the Broyhill Crest Community Association, Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Lacey Center, 3705 Crest Drive, Annandale. All are invited. The school board election is March … Continued
Meeting on Lacey school set for School Dec. 12
Community residents are invited to a meeting Saturday, Dec., 12, 11:30 a.m., on plans for the new elementary school to replace the Lacey Center in Annandale’s Broyhill Crest neighborhood. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross and outgoing school board member Kaye Kory are hosting the meeting, which will include presentations by Fairfax County Public School staff. The new … Continued