May 18, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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New principal sought for Bailey’s Lower Elementary School

#Bailey's Elementary School, #parents, #schools
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The lower campus of Bailey’s Elementary. Fairfax County Public Schools plans to hire a new principal for the original Bailey’s Elementary School, which serves prekindergarten through grade 2. Parents are invited to a meeting on the principal selection process March 7, 7 p.m., at Bailey’s Lower. Marie Lemmon will continue as principal of Bailey’s Upper … Continued

10 schools benefit from Harris Teeter’s sale of winning lottery ticket

#lottery, #schools, #shopping
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Harris Teeter presents $5,000 to 10 local schools Feb. 23. [Tara Rethore] The Harris Teeter grocery store in Barcroft Plaza has donated its incentive payment for selling a winning lottery ticket to local schools. Ten schools, including five in Mason District, each received $5,000. The store’s customer service manager, Michael Donnelly, won the Cash4Life lottery … Continued

School overcrowding not a problem any more? Enrollment growth slows

#Falls Church High School, #school board, #schools, #Willston Center
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Modular units, like these classrooms at Glen Forest Elementary School, don’t count when determining whether a school is overcrowded. For the last couple of years, there were lots of complaints about how nearly all the schools in the Annandale/Mason District area were overcrowded and getting worse.  Now, it doesn’t seem to be such a problem … Continued

Therapy dog helps children connect

#animals, #children, #pets, #schools
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Katie Miller, who uses a therapy dog, Ryder, to connect with children at the Phillips Special Education Day School in Annandale, was named “Related Services Provider of the Year” by the National Association of Private Special Education Centers. Ryder, an affectionate golden retriever mix, was trained as a service dog. Miller uses Ryder as a  … Continued

The Congressional Schools give back

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More than 100 students and volunteers took part in the second annual Service Day hosted by The Congressional Schools of Virginia on Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 18. Participants made 240 “power packs” full of snacks for students at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School, delivered five boxes of clothes and shoes to the Willston Multicultural Center … Continued

Glasgow Middle School is National Demonstration site for AVID

#Glasgow Middle School, #higher education, #schools
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Glasgow Middle School has again been designated a National Demonstration School by AVID, reports Principal Shawn DeRose Dec. 7. The AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program provides extra support to students in kindergarten through postsecondary education aimed at motivating underperforming students to consider going to college and prepare to succeed once they get their. Glasgow … Continued

Children’s Science Center brings hands-on fun to Columbia Elementary School

#children, #community events, #education, #schools
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An experiment with paper airplanes at the science fair at Columbia Elementary School in Annandale. Science can be lots of fun – at least that’s how it looked at Columbia Elementary School’s science fair Nov. 17 as kids enthusiastically clustered around a dozen tables with hands-on activities like aviation with paper airplanes, 3D math with … Continued

Congressional School gets an upgrade

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Left to right: Jim Frye, president of Congressional’s Board of Trustees; Sally Cole, executive director of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce; Marybeth Connelly, Falls Church City Council; Janet Marsh, Congressional Head of School; Tavis Laws, director of athletics; and Chris Pryor, director of advancement.  The Congressional Schools of Virginia, the private school on Sleepy … Continued

Stuart HS fails to achieve full accreditation

#schools, #Stuart High School
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Despite indications that JEB Stuart High School would be deemed fully accredited by the Virginia Education Department this year, it turns out the school missed by just one-half of a percentage point. Stuart is now considered to be “partially accredited: approaching benchmark-graduation and completion index.” The slip happened because too many students earned a certificate … Continued

Gross, Loeffler clash over school plan for Willston Center

#Board of Supervisors, #budget, #elections, #Gross, #politics, #redevelopment, #Sandy Evans, #school board, #schools, #taxes, #Willston Center
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From the left: Penny Gross, Mollie Loeffler, Sandy Evans, and a League of Women Voters representative. Plans for a school at the Willston Center in Seven Corners drew the most heat at a candidate forum featuring Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, challenger Mollie Loeffler, and school board member Sandy Evans Oct. 21 sponsored by the League … Continued

School board race in Providence heats up over LGBT issue

#elections, #politics, #Providence District, #school board, #schools
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Dalia Palchik (center) at the Merrifield Fall Festival. The school board race in Mason District is not getting much attention, as the incumbent Sandy Evans, is running unopposed, but the contest in Providence is drawing some heat over the LGBT issue. The incumbent, Patty Reed, did not vote to expand Fairfax County Public Schools’ nondiscrimination … Continued