Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Parklawn has a new principal

Forgy [FCPS] Rebecca Forgy was named principal of Parklawn Elementary School in Lincolnia, effective July 24, Fairfax County Public Schools announced Aug. 17. Forgy was formerly at Dogwood Elementary School in Reston, where she had been an assistant principal since 2012 and, before that, an instructional coach. At Dogwood, Forgy helped establish a STEAM (science, technology, … Continued

Does your student need a backpack?

Del. Kaye Kory is hosting a backpack giveaway Saturday, Aug. 19, 1-5 p.m., at Woodrow Wilson Library in Bailey’s Crossroads. The giveaway of 150 backpacks for students in kindergarten through grade 3 is sponsored by the Office Depot Foundation and the National Foundation for Women Legislators. Only two women legislators in each state have been selected to … Continued

Stuart pyramid families get a jump start on school at School Resource Fair

JEB Stuart High School was full of students and their families Thursday afternoon as they dropped in to pick school supplies and books and get health screenings and haircuts. All of it was free of charge. Belvedere Elementary School Assistant Principal Kevin Sami (left) with other Belvedere staff. Everyone in the Stuart High School pyramid … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club hosts ‘Great Assembly” to package school supplies

Rotary club members package school supplies. Members of the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club and other volunteers packaged more than 2,300 school supply kits for distribution to students at the Stuart Pyramid Back to School Resource Fair next week. The Resource Fair, Aug. 10, 1-5 p.m., at JEB Stuart High School, is aimed at making sure … Continued

Stuart Pyramid School Resource Fair scheduled for Aug. 10 at Stuart High School

Crowds gather at Stuart High School at a previous Stuart Pyramid School Resource Fair.  Families served by all the elementary and middle schools that feed into JEB Stuart High School are invited to the third annual Stuart Pyramid School Resource Fair Aug. 10, 1-5 p.m., at Stuart. The fair will have free school supplies, books, … Continued

Donations of school supplies sought for Annandale/Mason District students

During Britepath’s 2016 Collect for Kids program, Bailey’s Rotary President Pat Borowski (left) joined Britepaths Seasonal Programs Manager Dawn Sykes (second from left) and volunteers at Oak View Elementary School in Fairfax to pack school supplies for students in the Stuart High School pyramid. Britepaths is once again working with Fairfax County’s Collect for Kids … Continued

The horses are back for the summer

Preschoolers at Congressional School enjoy rides on Tinkerbell, seen here with camp counselor Julia Utting.  Back in the day when the Annandale area was dotted with farms, horses were a common sight. They’re gone now, as the area has urbanized. But there is still one place left in Mason District where you can find horses … Continued

Proposed school bond would include projects in Annandale/Mason area

Annandale Terrace The Fairfax County School Board is requesting the Board of Supervisors place a school bond referendum for $315 million on the ballot for the general election in November. The bond would provide funds for many school construction and renovation projects, including several schools in the Annandale/Mason area: Renovations of Annandale Terrace Elementary School. … Continued