May 18, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: schools

Youths are creating a vision of community through art

#arts, #community events, #higher education, #schools, #youths
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Some of the students involved in the GMU art project with Officer Kathleen O’Leary (center).  Local residents are invited to a community dialogue and pop-up art exhibit on the theme “Youth Re-imagining Community” May 3 at the DarAl-Hijrah Islamic Center in Seven Corners. The event, hosted by the Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community … Continued

Gangs actively recruiting in local schools

#Board of Supervisors, #crime, #gangs, #homicide, #immigration, #police, #schools
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Roessler There’s been a resurgence of gang activity in Fairfax County, along with “heavy recruiting in our schools,” Jay Lanham, director of the Northern Virginia Regional Gang TaskForce, said at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety Committee March 21. The meeting featured a presentation on law enforcement policies on undocumented immigrants, as … Continued

School news: Big winners

#Annandale High School, #arts, #Falls Church High School, #schools, #sports, #Stuart High School

Weyanoke students dressed up for the annual Heritage Festival. 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 and individual schools. A cultural celebration – Nearly 100 nationalities were represented at Weyanoke Elementary School’s annual Heritage Festival, which took place … Continued

Immigration policy has huge impact on local community

#Board of Supervisors, #Bulova, #community events, #community organizations, #crime, #immigration, #police, #religion, #schools
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Government leaders and representatives of nonprofit organizations are reaching out to calm fears following the Trump Administration’s hard-line approach to immigrants and travelers, which is encouraging a rising tide of hate crimes. Panelists at March 11 forum hosted by the Fairfax County NAACP at the Kings Park Library spoke about how children are afraid to … Continued

Bleak funding outlook presented at Budget Town Hall

#budget, #government services, #schools, #taxes
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Fairfax County’s financial situation remains stagnant, as cost pressures rise, revenue isn’t expected to increase much, and there aren’t any new funding sources available. That’s the bleak picture of the FY 2018 advertised budget presented by County Executive Ed Long at a Town Hall hosted by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross March 9. The county’s needs are greater … Continued

School news: Rocket science

#Annandale High School, #education, #schools

Students at Luther Jackson Middle School teach art to classmates with disabilities. [FCPS] An occasional series highlighting programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The information here is from Fairfax County Public Schools and individual schools. Annandale High School students are taking part in the Team America Rocketry Challenge, one of the world’s biggest … Continued

The school year won’t end early

#schools, #weather
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Remember snow? This was Annandale in February 2014.  Since it’s been an unseasonably mild winter with no now and thus no school closures due to bad weather – at least, so far – does that mean the school year could end earlier in the June? The answer from Fairfax County Public Schools is “no.” Here’s … Continued

School news – Lego logo

#arts, #education, #Falls Church High School, #Glasgow Middle School, #Mason Crest Elementary School, #schools
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A Lego creation by professionals.  An occasional series highlighting information about Fairfax County Public Schools and programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The information here is from FCPS and individual schools. A representatives from the Lego company’s U.S. headquarters in Connecticut visited Mason Crest Elementary School Feb. 21 to present a … Continued

FCPS says schools are safe in wake of ICE raids

#immigration, #schools
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A newsletter from Woodburn Elementary School ensures parents that “schools are safe” and aren’t expected to be targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Children who live in the Fairmont Gardens apartments in Annandale, where there have been ICE raids in recent days, attend Woodburn. The raids have led to fear among the … Continued

Montessori school in Annandale expanded

#children, #education, #schools
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The new addition at the Montessori School of Northern Virginia.  The Montessori School of Northern Virginia is bigger and better now that a renovation and expansion of the Hillbrook campus at 6820 Pacific Lane, Annandale, has been completed. The improvements include a new large multipurpose room that can be used for art, music, extended after-school … Continued

Students are building a house in Annandale

#education, #housing, #schools
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The construction site on Holyoke Drive, Annandale.  Students with special needs have started construction on a new house in Annandale. The students are in the Building Futures program at schools run by Phillips Program for Children and Families. The students, along with Phillips administrators, teachers, parents, and business and civic leaders, gathered at the house, at … Continued

School news

#Bailey's Elementary School, #Poe Middle School, #schools

Second-graders at Annandale Terrace Elementary School check a rain gauge and make notes about the weather as part of a unit on meteorology. [FCPS] An occasional series highlighting information about Fairfax County Public Schools and programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The information here is from FCPS and individual schools. Bailey’s … Continued

Growth in public school enrollment slowing down

#Annandale High School, #Falls Church High School, #school board, #schools, #Stuart High School
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A modular unit is proposed to relieve overcrowding at Glasgow Middle School. The soaring enrollment growth in Fairfax County Public Schools in recent years is slowing down, reports the Capital Improvement Program for 2018-22 approved by the school board Jan. 26. Since the 2008-09 school year, FCPS has seen an average increase of 2,400 students … Continued