Tag: schools
New historic marker commemorates James Lee Elementary School
Descendants of James Lee pull the cord to unveil a historic marker commemorating James Lee Elementary School. Alma Amaker, who attended James Lee Elementary School when it opened in 1948 in Falls Church, remembers it as the “very best concept of a neighborhood school.” Amaker spoke at the unveiling of a historic marker Oct. 2 … Continued
FCPS will not use Justice Park for parking
Community members gather on the spot in Justice Park where the parking lot was proposed for a presentation Sept. 18 on the Black families displaced when the park was created. In a huge victory for community members, Fairfax County Public Schools has backed away from creating a parking lot in Justice Park to accommodate the … Continued
Virtual learning to be available for quarantined students
Students at Columbia Elementary School in Annandale eat lunch outside. Tents have been set up at many schools for instruction and meals in an effort to limit physical contact indoors. [FCPS] Fairfax County Public Schools plans to provide virtual learning to students who are paused, quarantined, or isolated due to COVID-19. The new system, called … Continued
School news roundup: excellence, fitness, and quarantine
Parklawn Elementary School [Parklawn PTA] The following news items about schools in the Annandale/Mason District area are from Fairfax County Public Schools and school emails to the community. Excellence at Parklawn – The National PTA has recognized Parklawn Elementary School and its PTA as a National School of Excellence.
FCPS speeds up the return-to-class procedure for students in contact with a COVID case
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
FCPS requires COVID vaccinations for athletes
A COVID vaccination clinic at Annandale High School Aug. 28. Fairfax County Public Schools will require proof of a COVID-19 vaccination for any student participating in Virginia High School League winter and spring sports for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year, Superintendent Scott Brabrand announced Aug. 30. The new vaccine requirement takes effect Nov. … Continued
School news roundup: A COVID update and a different kind of board meeting
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
FCPS warns of school bus delays due to driver shortage
A school bus in front of Braddock Elementary School in Annandale. As schools open today for in-person learning five days a week, FCPS expects some bumps in the road due to a severe crisis of school bus drivers. Fairfax County Public Schools warns parents to expect some bus delays and longer bus rides.
School employees must be vaccinated against COVID
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.”
FCPS: Students will be safe in school despite Delta COVID variant
Masks will be required in schools, except when students are eating lunch and playing outdoors. [FCPS] Fairfax County Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand is confident schools will be safe for in-person learning, despite the surge of the Delta COVID variant. The 2021-22 school year starts Monday, Aug. 23.
Bailey’s Rotary Club provides school supplies for the needy
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 has a long history at the 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 who retired after a 45-year career at Westminster, including 29 years as head of school.
Former Columbia ES student returns as principal
When Michael Astudillo started his new job as principal of Columbia Elementary School in Annandale earlier this summer, he had a sense of déjà vu, reports News4 Washington, the local NBC affiliate. That’s because Astudillo was a student at Columbia. On a tour of the school with News4’s Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey, he … Continued
Fairfax County schools adopt universal mask mandate
Students will have to wear masks in the classroom. [FCPS] Faced with a national increase in COVID variant cases, Fairfax County Public Schools is requiring all students and staff to wear face masks indoors and on school buses, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated, the school system announced July 28. Masks are not required … Continued
Britepaths seeks donations for kids in Justice HS pyramid
Customers at Ace Hardware in Fairfax have the option of rounding up their payment to benefit the Collect for Kids Back to School Program. [Britepaths] Britepaths, a Fairfax-based nonprofit, is seeking community support to help stock its emergency food pantry that was closed due to the pandemic and to help purchase school supply kits for … Continued