Tag: schools
School calendar adopted for 2020-21
The Fairfax County School Board has adopted a calendar for the 2020-21 school year, Fairfax County Public Schools reports. The first day of school for students will be Tuesday, Aug. 25. The last day is Friday, June 11. Here are the highlights: There will be a three-day break for Thanksgiving – Nov. 25-27. Winter break … Continued
Britepaths collects school supplies for kids in need
The nonprofit organization Britepaths is seeking donations of funds, backpacks, and calculators through Aug. 16 to help 2,500 local students in need. Britepaths is partnering with Fairfax County’s Collect for Kids initiative to assist as many students in need as possible. There are 56,000 students eligible for free or reduced-price meals in Fairfax County public … Continued
Jackson MS has a new principal
Magliola Michael Magliola has been named principal of Luther Jackson Middle School. During the past four years, Magliola was an assistant principal in the San Juan Unified School District in Sacramento, Calif. Magliola invites parents to meet-and-greet sessions at Jackson on July 25, 5-7 p.m., and at the Graham Road Community Center on Aug. 1, 5-7 … Continued
Interim principal named for Annandale HS
Merrell Mark Merrell will serve as interim principal of Annandale High School until Fairfax County Public Schools fills the position. Tim Thomas, who had been AHS principal for four years, retired July 1. Merrell was principal of James Madison High School for 14 years before retiring in 2015. Before that, he was an assistant principal at … Continued
Ravensworth principal is leaving
Salata Ravensworth Elementary School Principal Roxanne Salata is moving on. In a June 28 message to Ravenworth staff and families, Salata announced she has accepted the position of principal at Clermont Elementary School in Alexandria, effective July 15. The Region 4 leadership team will work with the staff and the community to find the next … Continued
Few Mason District students get into TJ
The lobby at TJ. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is one of the top high schools in the country and it’s right here in Mason District. Yet relatively few students from Mason District are accepted to the school. Of the 1,623 students who applied to be part of TJ’s Class of 2023, … Continued
Firefighters surprise students at Annandale Terrace
Steve Urban and Raihan [FCPS] Annandale Terrace Elementary School second-graders got a surprise visit from members of Fairfax County Fire Station 8 in Annandale earlier this month. Firefighter Steve Urban has been coming to the school for weekly lunches with second grader Raihan since October, when school counselor Ann Miller matched the two through the … Continued
Renovation of Falls Church High School to start in 2021
An illustration of the facade of the renovated Falls Church High School. [Perkins Eastman] Falls Church High School will be totally upgraded and expanded, with the work scheduled to begin in 2021. “Everything is going to be new. Every space will be totally renovated,” says Godson Nwosu, of the facilities department at Fairfax County Public … Continued
New principal named for Jackson Middle School
Michael Magliola has been appointed principal of Luther Jackson Middle School in Falls Church, succeeding Acting Principal Rohini Tohan. Magliola’s official start date is July 10. Parents and staff are invited to a meet-and-greet with Magliola in the cafeteria today at 2:30 p.m. Magliola has been an assistant principal at the Winston Churchill International Baccalaureate Middle … Continued
Candidates for board chair outline priorities
From the left: Ryan McElveen, Jeff McKay, and Alicia Plerhoples. Three of the Democratic candidates for chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors sparred over taxes, school funding, and much more at a forum hosted by the McLean Chamber of Commerce May 30. The Democratic primary is June 11. The presumed frontrunner, Lee Supervisor … Continued
Boundary adjustment process starts for Glen Forest
Glen Forest Elmentary School. Parents of children at Glen Forest Elementary School and community members are invited to a meeting to discuss a boundary adjustment that could possibly move some students to Bailey’s Primary, Bailey’s Upper, and Parklawn elementary schools. The meeting is June 10, 7 p.m., in the school cafeteria, 5829 Glen Forest Drive, Bailey’s … Continued
Selection process under way for new principal of Annandale High School
Thomas Fairfax County Public Schools invites the Annandale High School community to a meeting May 15, 5:30 p.m., at the school to review the process for selecting the school’s next principal. The current principal, Tim Thomas, is retiring, as of July 1. Thomas has been at AHS since the start of the 2015 school year. … Continued
School news roundup
Jim Acosta speaks at Annandale High School. Law Day at AHS – Annandale High School hostied CNN’s Jim Acosta, an alumnus of AHS who worked on the student newspaper, the A-Blast, and American Bar Association President Bob Carlson on May 1 for Law Day. Law Day is an annual event established in 1959 to promote civic … Continued
Evans proposes leveling the playing field for school sports funding
Schools in Mason District, such as Annandale High School, are able to raise much less money that schools in more affluent areas. The top priority for school board member Sandy Evans (Mason District) during her last year on the board is a plan to bring equity to funding for sports and other extracurricular activities. Some … Continued
Glen Forest Odyssey of the Mind team to compete in World Finals
The Glen Forest Odyssey of the Mind team. An all-girls Odyssey of the Mind team from Glen Forest Elementary School in Bailey’s Crossroads is heading to the World Finals during Memorial Day weekend at Michigan State University. Odyssey of the Mind is an internationally run competition that calls for students to solve problems related to … Continued