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Bailey’s Upper Elementary School offers light-filled, innovative learning spaces
A science lab. The brand new Bailey’s Upper Elementary School, retrofitted in a former office building on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners, offers “a rich environment for learning and a rich environment for teaching,” says Jeffrey Platenberg, assistant superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools for facilities and transportation services. Pointing to all the windows and … Continued
Woodson Principal Jeff Yost announces retirement
Yost Jeff Yost, the principal of W.T. Woodson High School will retire at the end of September. Dan Meir will serve as acting principal until a permanent principal is named. Meir, the former principal of Robinson Secondary School, has been at Woodson since April as part of a mental health support team brought in by … Continued
Belvedere Elementary School is a leader in outdoor learning
The information below is from an article published in the summer 2014 edition of Virginia Parks & Recreation magazine. Students at Belvedere Elementary School in Mason District maintain a garden on raised beds, an adopted trail, and decomposition and lifecycle gardens. They remove invasive plants and replace them with native plants. They share food they raise … Continued
Annandale students ready for school, thanks to huge Resource Fair
Annandale Terrace Principal Andrea Garris (left) and her staff meet a student. It’s still summer break, but Annandale High School was filled with children Aug. 13 for the second annual Back-to-School Annandale Pyramid Resource Fair. According to organizers, at least 4,000 people came. There were free school supplies from Kits for Kidz, clothing from the … Continued
A Fairfax County farmer promotes local, healthy food for children
Chickens on the Guerre farm. By Marie Reinsdorf While Fairfax County farms have virtually disappeared into local lore and historic records, the story of farmer Chris Guerre brings the promise of fresh food grown nearby. It’s a promise of vegetables you can buy directly from the grower; the opportunity to ask questions and get answers … Continued
Help make Annandale Pyramid Back-to-School Resource Fair a success
Volunteers are desperately needed to help make the second annual Annandale Pyramid Back-to-School Resource Fair a success. The fair takes place Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2-7 p.m., at Annandale High School. More than 10,000 students and family members are invited. Fair organizers are putting out an urgent call for volunteers—adults and students—to help out during the … Continued
Back-to-school tax holiday this weekend
School doesn’t start until Sept. 2, but if you want to take advantage of Virginia’s back-to-school tax holiday, you’ve got to start shopping this weekend. Shoppers won’t be charged sales tax for eligible clothing and school supplies purchased on Friday, Aug. 1, through Sunday, Aug. 3. To qualify for the tax break, articles of clothing … Continued
School board approves school schedule
The Fairfax County School Board approved a master calendar for the 2014-15 school year at its July 24 meeting that reduces the number of school days from 183 to 180. Last month the school board eliminated early Monday dismissal for elementary school students. Additional changes in the calendar allow FCPS to comply with the state … Continued
Fire at TJ High School
An accidental fire at Thomas Jefferson High School forScience and Technology in Annandale July 10 was caused by a safety vest drawn into a fan motor, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. The school is undergoing major renovations. Damages are estimated at $15,000.
BoS approves motion to expedite Columbia Pike redevelopment project
This stretch of Columbia Pike is slated for redevelopment. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross last week to “authorize the initiation of the appropriate steps for a plan amendment and rezoning” involving a proposal to redevelop a 7.4-acre property in Bailey’s Crossroads. AvalonBay Communities has assembled … Continued
Help Our Daily Bread provide school supplies to needy students at Stuart HS
Volunteers pack school supplies for Our Daily Bread’s Collect for Kids program. Our Daily Bread (ODB) a nonprofit organization based in Fairfax is seeking volunteers from the community to donate funds, backpacks, and calculators to assist needy children who attend the JEB Stuart and Fairfax high school pyramids. This is the fourth year that ODB … Continued
Volunteers, sponsors needed for Annandale Pyramid Resource Fair
People started lining up for the 2013 Annandale Pyramid Resource Fair two hours early. By the time the doors opened at 2 p.m., more than 1,000 people were waiting to get in. School just let out for the summer, but it’s not too early to start thinking about helping families get ready for the start … Continued
FCPS eliminates half-day Mondays
Parents who’ve juggling childcare and work schedules to pick up their elementary-age children on early Mondays will have it a bit easier next year. The Fairfax County School Board voted June 26 to end the practice of Monday early dismissal. Keeping students in class all day on Mondays would allow for more instructional time plus … Continued
New ‘executive principals’ named
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Garza has announced the new executive principals assigned to the five new regions under the new administrative organization structure put into place earlier this month. Garza has named Jay Pearson the executive principal for Region 2, which covers the Annandale, Stuart, Falls Church, McLean, and Marshall high school pyramids … Continued
New school needed to accommodate Seven Corners redevelopment
The redevelopment of Seven Corners, as proposed by the SevenCorners Land Use and Transportation Task Force, would require the construction of a new elementary school, confirms Jeffrey Platenberg, Fairfax County Public Schools assistant superintendent for facilities and Transportation Services, in a June 23 memo. The task force plan calls for 6,000 new residential units throughout … Continued