May 17, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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FCPS speeds up the return-to-class procedure for students in contact with a COVID case

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Students at Weyanoke Elementary School can take a weekly STEAM class, covering science, technology, engineering, art, and math. [FCPS] Fairfax County Public Schools is speeding up the return to the classroom for fully vaccinated, asymptomatic students.  FCPS has heard from many parents concerned about the amount of time fully vaccinated students are being paused from … Continued

School news roundup: A COVID update and a different kind of board meeting

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FCPS Superintendent Scott Brabrand and school members visit Columbia Elementary School in Annandale on the first of school on Aug. 23. From the left: school board member Rachna Sizemore Heizer (at large), school board member Ricardy Anderson (Mason), Brabrand, and Columbia Principal Michael Astudillo. The following news items are from Fairfax County Public Schools and … Continued

School employees must be vaccinated against COVID

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All Fairfax County Public Schools employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to routine negative COVID tests by late October, FCPS announced Aug. 20.  “Vaccination is the most effective way to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and prevent severe illness, FCPS state. “We must take every measure possible to keep our schools safe.”

Bailey’s Rotary Club provides school supplies for the needy

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Volunteers stuff backpacks with school supplies at the Great Assembly. By David F. Borowski On Aug. 7, after last year’s COVID-19 hiatus, the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club resumed its Great Assembly school supply project.  With the help of 70 volunteers, including more than 35 Rotarians and their friends and family members, the club assembled 2,300 … Continued

Westminster School’s new head of school is a former student, long-time administrator, and sister of the previous head

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Nancy Schuler, the new head of Westminster School, with her brother Ellis Glover, the former head of school. For only the third time in its 59-year history, Westminster School has a new leader.  Nancy Schuler, the former director of admissions, started a new position as head of school on Aug. 1. She succeeds Ellis Glover … Continued

FCPS Superintendent Brabrand announces departure

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Brabrand Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand announced July 15 that he will be leaving FCPS at the end of the 2021-22 school year when his contract expires. Brabrand, a career changer who was inspired by doing volunteer work in the schools, began his career in FCPS as a social studies teacher in 1994. … Continued

COVID vaccine clinic at Justice High School July 14; students age 12 and up need to get vaccinated as soon as possible

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A school-based COVID vaccination clinic in Fairfax County [WJLA] The Fairfax County Health Department and school system are hosting three vaccination clinics for youths age 12 and up this week, including one at Justice High School, 3301 Peace Valley Lane, Falls Church, on Wednesday, July 14, 2-7 p.m.  Schedule an appointment at a school clinic … Continued