Tag: schools
Congressional School focuses on STEM
Congressional students work on a community garden. Congressional School, an independent, private school on Sleepy Hollow Road, is expanding its focus on education in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) this year, says Chris Pryor, assistant head for advancement. The school, a Silver-level sponsor of the Taste of Annandale, has a new full-time STEM educator, … Continued
School news: They’re off to a good start
First-graders hard at work at Wakefield Forest Elementary School. An occasional series highlighting programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The information and photos here are from Fairfax County Public Schools. Healthy kids – Bailey’s Elementary School and Falls Church High School are among the 11 Northern Virginia schools awarded Healthy Kids … Continued
Small school has a big impact
Pinnacle Academy students deliver supplies to a village in Burkina Faso. The Pinnacle Academy, a small private, international school founded in Oakton 11 years ago, is the only “early college high school” in Northern Virginia. Under this approach, students take college courses as early as the ninth grade so by the time they graduate, they … Continued
Bren Mar Park principal moves to Poe
Pannutti Jason Pannutti, who has served as principal at Bren Mar Park Elementary School since 2014, has been named principal of Poe Middle School, effective Oct. 1, Fairfax County Public Schools announced. Pannutti succeeds former Poe Principal Maria Eck, who is now the first principal of Justice High School. Before he came to Bren Mar Park, Pannutti … Continued
Grace Christian Academy invites community to Truck & Toss event
Grace Christian Academy invites the community to the Truck & Toss festival Sept. 8, featuring food trucks, cornhole, and craft beer tasting. The festival will be on the grounds of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church and Grace Christian Academy, 3233 Annandale Road, Falls Church, 5-9 p.m. Check out the classic Corvettes from the Old Dominion Corvette Club … Continued
Sleepy Hollow Preschool: a happy, playful place
Children at Sleepy Hollow Preschool spend a lot of time outdoors. Sleepy Hollow Preschool, now its 69th year, invites parents to an open house on Aug. 7 to see how its learning-through-play approach produces happy, resilient children. The open house will be at the preschool’s location in leased space at John Calvin Presbyterian Church, 6531 … Continued
New private school opens in Annandale church
The sign on the right invites parents to enroll their children in the Village School. Registration is under way for the Village School, a brand-new private school in Annandale that will focus on personalized, self-paced, experiential learning. Classes will be held at leased space in St. Alban’s Episcopal Church on Columbia Pike. The first day of … Continued
New agreement clarifies role of SROs
Officer James Cottom, an SRO at Lake Braddock Secondary School. [FCPD] A revised Memorandum of Understanding between the Fairfax County School Board and the Fairfax County Police Department FCPD clarifies the the role of School Resource Officers (SROs), with the goal of better protecting students’ rights. The school board approved the new SRO July 26. … Continued
Volunteers sought for Justice Pyramid School Resource Fair
Members of the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club and other volunteers assemble school supplies for last year’s school resource fair. Families in the Justice High School pyramid are invited to a Back-to-School Resource Fair at the school Aug. 9, 1-4 p.m., to collect free school supplies, get free vision and health screenings, get free haircuts, meet … Continued
Woodburn’s new principal grew up in the area
Richmond Katharine Richman, the new principal of Woodburn Elementary School, is no stranger to the area. Richman grew up in Annandale, and went to Camelot Elementary School, Luther Jackson Middle School, and Falls Church High School. “The Falls Church Pyramid has always been close to my heart,” Richman says. “I’m excited to connect with the … Continued
Tornado damages property at Thomas Jefferson High School
A tornado in Lincolnia damaged a shipping container. [Photos by Andrew Shearer via Twitter] A tornado touched down briefly at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology at 4:54 a.m. July 24, the National Weather Service confirmed. The EF-0 tornado lasted about one minute. According to the NWS, it “touched down briefly just south of … Continued
Edu-Futuro works with Latino families to strengthen relationships
Youths in an Edu-Futuro program write down their dreams and goals. Edu-Futuro obscured their faces to protect their identity. A new program in Annandale is aimed at improving communication among Latino parents and their children. Strengthening Families is presented in Spanish by an organization based in Arlington called Edu-Futuro. Classes for parents and youths age … Continued
Administrative team named for Justice High School
Brooks Outgoing Justice High School Principal Penny Gros announced several new administrators for the school July 15. “Part of my responsibilities over the last few weeks has been to fill vacancies on our administrative team to ensure that we have our administrative team ready to go to support Principal Eck,” Gros wrote in an email … Continued
School supply drives under way
A donation box. The school year ended just a few weeks ago, but it’s already time to start thinking about school supplies for the next term. The nonprofit organization Britepaths has already launched its annual back-to-school drive to benefit needy students in Annandale, Falls Church, and Fairfax public schools. Britepaths is asking the public to … Continued
Maria Eck named principal of Justice High School
Eck [FCPS] Maria Eck, the principal of Poe Middle School, has been named the principal of Justice High School, effective July 23. In an email to the Poe community July 10, Eck wrote: “I will very much miss Poe and the wonderful students you have allowed me to work with each day.” The current principal … Continued