Tag: schools
Annandale schools get grants for environmental projects
Belvedere Elementary School’s outdoor classroom. Two elementary schools in the Annandale area have been awardedgrants for environmental projects from Dominion Power’s foundation. Canterbury Woods Elementary School was awarded $3,500 to create an outdoor classroom and science lab, where students will study the life cycles of seeds and monarch butterflies, learn about the interaction of animals … Continued
FCPS community bids farewell to former Superintendent Jack Dale
Jack Dale at the retirement celebration with a caricature and his official portrait. Hundreds of school administrators, county officials, and education advocates bid farewell to former Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Dale at a retirement celebration Aug. 1 at the Mason Inn. School board chair Ilryong Moon (at-large) and Deputy Division Superintendent Richard Moniuszko … Continued
Michael Yohe appointed principal of Falls Church High School
Michael Yohe has been appointed principal of Falls Church High School, effective July 29, states James Kacur, Cluster 2 assistant superintendent for Fairfax County Public Schools. Yohe takes over from former Principal Cathy Benner, who was appointed principal of Osbourn High School in Manassas in June. Yohe had been assistant principal at Falls Church High … Continued
Synthetic turf fields planned for Annandale and Stuart high schools
A synthetic turf field at Mason District Park in Annandale. The Fairfax County School Board has voted to use one-time funding, identified during a final review of the FY 2013 budget, to support a joint Fairfax County initiative that would fund synthetic turf fields at Annandale, Stuart, and six other high schools, states a FCPS … Continued
Annandale pyramid resource fair will provide school supply kits
Annandale High School Students and parents are invited to the first-ever Annandale Pyramid Back-to-School Resource Fair, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2-7 p.m. at Annandale High School. The fair will offer all sorts of resources—including school supply kits, clothing, haircuts, and vision and hearing screenings for students in need—along with information about school and community resources. The … Continued
Tyson named FCPS Cluster 3 assistant superintendent
Tyson Douglas Tyson, principal of Kilmer Middle School, has been named Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) assistant superintendent for Cluster 3, effective Aug. 1. He replaces Dan Parris, who has been named interim deputy superintendent by Superintendent Karen Garza. Cluster 3 includes the Annandale, Stuart, and Woodson pyramids and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science … Continued
Help Our Daily Bread provide school supplies for needy children
Susan Lydick, Ben Hester, and Jim Holcombe of the Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads pack and distribute school supplies last year. With many families in our community struggling to put food on the table, purchasing the required school supplies for their children can be difficult. Our Daily Bread (ODB), a Fairfax-based charity, along with help … Continued
Proposed bond includes funds for new elementary school
A $250 million school bond on the ballot in November includes $20.877 million for a new elementary school in the eastern part of Fairfax County. A new school is desperately needed. Bailey’s and Glen Forest elementary schools are severely overcrowded, and most of the other schools in that area are over capacity or projected to … Continued
Penny Gros appointed principal of Glasgow Middle School
Penny Gross, meet Penny Gros. Things could get a little confusing around here, as Penny Gros, the newly appointed principal of Glasgow Middle School has a name nearly identical to that of long-time Mason Supervisor Penny Gross. Gros starts her new job July 1, superseding Glasgow Interim Principal Jim Oliver. She has “significant experience as … Continued
Free meals offered to eligible children at local schools, community centers
Free meals are being provided to children this summer at several area schools and community centers through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) summer food service program for children. The program is aimed at ensuring that students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals during the school year continue to receive nutritious meals when school … Continued
Natural, outdoor Discovery Area takes shape at Westlawn Elementary School
Chldren help with the digging and planting. Parents, kids, and school staff have been making lots of progress on a new Discovery Area, a natural, outdoor play area on the grounds of Westlawn Elementary School. The school received a $2,500 grant last fall from the Dominion K-12 Educational Partnership to get the project started. It’s … Continued
Beech Tree teachers bring books to kids this summer
Children select books from the Beech Tree Community Summer Library. Once a week during the summer, teachers from Beech Tree Elementary School will bring a “traveling library” to children at the Willston Center in Seven Corners and the James Lee Community Center and the Summer School-Age Childcare (SACC) program at Westlawn Elementary School in Falls … Continued
Crane falls on roof of Canterbury Woods Elementary School
Crane hits the roof of Canterbury Woods Elementary School [photo from WUSA]. A small crane crashed onto the roof of Canterbury Woods Elementary School in Annandale at about 8:40 a.m., June 4, just before students were scheduled to arrive, according to news reports. Staff members were in the building at the time; no one was … Continued
VA lt. governor candidates Chopra and Northam square off in debate
Left to right: Aneesh Chopra, moderator Rex Simmons, and Ralph Northam. The two candidates running in the Democratic primary for Virginia lieutenant governor—Aneesh Chopra and Ralph Northam—agree on a lot of key policy issues, such as women’s access to healthcare and the need to curb gun violence. One area where they differ is campaign tactics. … Continued
Students honored for achieving IB Middle Years Program certificates
More than 320 high-achieving 10th-graders from Annandale, Mount Vernon, South Lakes, and JEB Stuart high schools were honored at a ceremony May 20 at Stuart for completing the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IBMYP). The Annandale High School Strings Ensemble entertained visitors as they viewed displays of students’ projects. Principals presented certificates to 89 Annandale … Continued